Brooke Shriver joined the Navy women’s lacrosse program as the associate head coach in August of 2021. In her role, Shriver works with the Midshipmen’s offense after spending the first two seasons of her time with the Midshipmen overseeing the defense.
Navy concluded the 2024 season with a 15-4 overall record, including an 8-1 mark in the Patriot League. The Midshipmen advanced to the Patriot League Championship for the 12th time in program history. Navy was ranked throughout the 2024 season in the ILWomen / IWLCA Division I Poll, finishing the year ranked #20. The Mids entered the rankings at #25 (preseason), rising as high as #16 (March 4).
Navy earned the No. 2 overall seed and a first-round bye in the Patriot League Tournament. The Midshipmen advanced to the Patriot League Championship with a 19-5 victory over No. 4 seed Holy Cross in the semifinals. The Mids were edged 12-11 in overtime to top-seeded and #7 Loyola in the Patriot League Championship. Following the conclusion of the conference tournament, the Patriot League announced its All-Tournament Team and Alyssa Daley, Emily Messinese, and Caroline Stefans were named to the 11-person team.
Juniors Alyssa Daley (draw specialist) and Emily Messinese (midfield) were tabbed Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse All-Americans as honorable mention selections. Daley and Messinese became the sixth and seventh Midshipmen, respectively, to be named IL All-Americans, joining Jenna Collins (2017, '18), Julia Collins (2018), Blake Smith (2018), Kelly Larkin (2017, '18, '19, '20), and Ava Yovino (2023) in the Navy annals, while it was the second consecutive season that Navy had someone on the USA Lacrosse All-America list as then-freshman Ava Yovino was an honorable mention selection in 2023.
The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) named its All-Region teams, including Alyssa Daley and Emily Messinese who were named to the second team of the Mid-Atlantic Region. It was the first time since 2018 that Navy had multiple IWLCA All-Region selections.
Six (6) Mids were named to the 2024 All-Patriot League Team. The Midshipmen tallied four first-team selections, including attacker Tori DiCarlo and midfielder Emily Messinese, while also claiming a pair of second-team honors with attacker Lola Leone and midfielder Mikayla Williams. Additionally, Williams was selected as the Patriot League Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Midshipmen to earn Rookie of the Year accolades since Kelly Larkin ('20) earned the honor as a plebe in 2017.
As a team, the Midshipmen tallied 300 goals with 120 assists, including 152 goals and 65 assists in conference games. The Midshipmen concluded the year ranked among the NCAA’s top 10 in clear percentage (5th / .935), scoring margin (6th / 6.89), scoring offense (8th / 15.79), and scoring defense (9th / 8.89). Individually, Emily Messinese ranked in the NCAA’s top 25, coming in 13th in goals (68) and 19th in goals per game (3.58).
Emily Messinese and Tori DiCarlo led the team with 86 and 72 points, respectively. Messinese had 86 points with on a team-best 68 goals, while adding 18 assists. DiCarlo was second on the team with 72 points on 58 goals with 14 helpers. Messinese posted a team-best 16 hat tricks in 19 games, while DiCarlo registered 14 hat tricks during the season.
Kat McAteer was third on the team with 50 total points. The sophomore had a balanced 25 goals with a team-high 25 assists to her credit. Lola Leone was fourth on the squad with 47 points on 40 goals and seven assists, while Mikayla Williams followed with 25 goals and 16 assists for her 41 points. Maggie DeFabio had 26 goals with 12 assists for 38 points to round out Navy’s 30 or more-point scorers. Emma Kennedy finished with 29 points on 20 goals and nine assists, while Lindsay Beardmore notched a balanced 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 total points. Anna Gotterup closed out Navy’s double-digit point scorers with 14 points this season on 13 goals and a helper.
In the classroom, a pair of Midshipmen student-athletes were selected to the 2024 Academic All-Patriot League Team. Attacker Tori DiCarlo led the duo of academic achievers as the 2024 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year. DiCarlo's selection as Scholar-Athlete of the Year is the second in Navy history and the first for the Midshipmen since Mary Ruttum ('10) earned the honor as a senior in 2010. DiCarlo was among the five Navy female student-athletes who garnered Academic All-District accolades for at-large sports from the College Sports Communicators (CSC).
Navy finished the 2023 season 13-6 overall with a 6-3 record in the Patriot League. Women’s lacrosse finished as the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, advancing to the semifinals.
Four (4) members of the Navy women's lacrosse team were named to the 2023 All-Patriot League Team with defender Athena Corroon, attacker Leelee Denton, midfielder Emily Messinese, and midfielder Ava Yovino being selected to the first team. Additionally, attacker Charlotte Ryan was named to the Academic All-Patriot League team.
Defensively, Emma Richardell has logged nearly 1,125 minutes between the pipes for the Midshipmen. The sophomore goalkeeper notched 133 saves with 39 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers. Corroon led the team with 48 ground balls, while Richardell and Grace Peterson followed with 39 and 37 GBs. Corroon led the team with 30 caused turnovers, while Yovino followed with 20. Katie Golbranson and Erin Carson caused 18 and 17 turnovers, with Gabby Lavin, Peterson, and Messinese have registering 12, 11, and 11 CTs, respectively.
Additionally, Alyssa Daley led the team with 77 draw controls, while Messinese was second with 62 DC and Yovino added 51.
Navy spent eight weeks ranked in the ILWomen / IWLCA Division I Poll during the 2023 season, finishing the year ranked # 25. The Mids entered the rankings at #25 (March 20), rising as high as #20 (April 3).
Following the 2023 season, nearly 100 of the nation's top women's lacrosse players were selected for tryouts for the 2024 U.S. Women's U20 National Team at the USA Lacrosse headquarters with Navy midfielder Maggie DeFabio was among the 99 selected. Shriver joined DeFabio in Sparks, Md. as one of the U20 National Team evaluators.
During the 2022 season, Navy registered a 15-5 overall record with a 7-2 mark in the Patriot League. The Mids finished as the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, but victories over American and Army lifted the Mids into the championship game.
Six members of the Navy women's lacrosse team were named to the 2022 All-Patriot League Team, including four – Alexis Bell, Gil Eby, Christine Fiore, and Reagan Roelofs – selected to the first team. In addition, Roelofs was named to the Academic All-Patriot League team, while six women’s lacrosse players combined for nine Patriot League weekly honors.
Defensively, the Mids picked up 393 ground balls, won 309 draw controls, caused 162 turnovers, and tallied 168 saves. Christine Fiore grabbed a team-high 45 ground balls, while Grace Loughery added 42. Gil Eby and Jo Torres picked up 34 GBs apiece, while Alexis Bell added 30 ground balls. Alexis Bell led the team with 25 caused turnovers, while Grace Loughery, Erin Carson, and Christine Fiore followed with 23, 20, and 16 CTs. Jo Torres led the team with 155 of Navy's 168 saves in 1,199 and a half minutes of action. Torres earned 14 victories with a 47.7 save percentage and a 9.12 goals against average. Emma Richardell was second on the team with a victory in nine appearances with 13 saves, a 61.9 save percentage, and a 6.37 GAA in just over 75 minutes of action.
Prior to joining the Navy women’s lacrosse staff, Shriver was an assistant athletic director and varsity lacrosse coach for the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Md. She helped the Mawrtians to a 21-17 overall record in four seasons, which included a shortened season due to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to her coaching responsibilities, Shriver served as a scheduling coordinator for all sports. She scheduled all games for all teams, as well as organized and planned athletic-wide events, including NLI Signing Day, sports assemblies and spirit days. Shriver also ran a leadership program for team captains of every sport and led discussions on ways to improve leadership.
Shriver served as an assistant coach for the USA U-19 Women’s Lacrosse Team (2018-19), helping the U.S. win the gold medal at the 2019 World Cup Championship in Peterborough, Ontario. Shriver primarily coached the defense and assisted with scouting and film breakdown sessions.
Shriver worked as an assistant coach at Penn State for five years (2012-17). She helped lead the team to an overall record of 71-31 with five NCAA Tournament appearances, including four NCAA Quarterfinals (2013, ’15, ’16, ’17) and a pair of Final Fours (2016, ’17). Penn State won the 2015 B1G Tournament Championship, while earning a share of the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) regular-season title and reaching the ALC Tournament semifinal game in 2013.
In 2017, Penn State went 17-4, finishing second in the Big Ten and securing the second-most victories in program history, reaching the NCAA Final Four for the second straight season. The Nittany Lions had three IWLCA All-Americans during the 2017 season including the program’s 43rd first-team All-American, Steph Lazo, and the first in 13 seasons. Katie O’Donnell and Madison Carter earned second-team recognition.
The Nittany Lions set program records for goals with 303 and points with 427 while their 124 assists were the second-most in a single-season in program history. Penn State earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and hosted the first three rounds and advanced to the Final Four at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.
In 2016, Penn State went 14-7 finishing second in the Big Ten. The squad earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and caught fire outscoring their opponents 38-23 en route to the Final Four, bowing out to eventual National Champion North Carolina, 12-11. Madison Carter was the 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, while two players earned IWLCA All-America status and five earned IWLCA All-Region accolades. Penn State finished fourth in the final IWLCA national poll.
During the 2015 season, the Nittany Lions posted a 16-5 mark, capturing the Big Ten Tournament Championship. Penn State went 13-1 late in the season to reach the NCAA Quarterfinals. PSU had three IWLCA All-Americans, six IWLCA All-Region players, and five All-Big Ten honorees including Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Emi Smith.
Prior to Penn State, Shriver served as an assistant coach at Mount St. Mary's. In 2012, she helped The Mount win eight games and reach the Northeast Conference championship game.
Collegiately, Shriver was a four-year starting midfielder for Northwestern (2008-11). She was a part of 85 wins, three national championships (2008, ‘09, ‘11) and four American Lacrosse Conference titles (2008, ’09, ’10, ’11). She finished her career with 106 points (88 goals, 18 assists), including a career-high 32 (25 goals, 7 assists) in her senior season, 74 ground balls, 34 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers. Appearing in four-consecutive NCAA Championship contests, Shriver totaled 14 goals in 16 NCAA postseason games. An excellent student, Shriver was a three-time ALC Academic Honor Roll and Academic All-Big Ten honoree, and a two-time recipient of the Big Ten Distinguished Honors Scholar Award (2009, ’10).
She received a degree in communication studies from Northwestern in 2011, and went on to earn her master’s degree in education leadership from Penn State in 2016.
A native of Baltimore, Md., Shriver gained experience as a coach with the Wildcat Elite Club, TLC Lacrosse and at the Amonte Sports Lacrosse Camps. The former Brooke Matthews is married to David Shriver, who is an assistant men’s lacrosse coach at Georgetown. The couple has one son, Lane, and currently resides in Annapolis.
