The most experienced and well rounded coaching staff Oregon has to offer. All of our coaches are former collegiate lacrosse players - each bringing a unique coaching style and different perspective of the game. Our coaches have played lacrosse at every level in the game: DI, DII, DIII and NAIA. We are diligent in retaining Pride graduates who are current NCAA lacrosse players to come back to Pride in coaching roles.
Above all else our coaches truly care about developing players and passing the game to the next generation!
LAUREN BENNER - 2027 AA HEAD COACH
- Former DI Associate Coach at Notre Dame; 10 years D1 coaching experience
- Played at UVA and DU; STX sponsored athlete
- 2x ACC Champion, IWLCA All-Region, ACC Honor Roll, IWLCA Honor Roll
- Current Girls Lacrosse Director at Oregon Episcopal School
SIDNEY DERING - 2029 AA / 2032 AA HEAD COACH
- Played at Kent State University
- Second Team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC Team
SHARON ZEMP - 2030 A HEAD COACH
- Current Central Catholic Varsity Head Coach
CAROLINE DIGIACOMO - 2031 AA HEAD COACH
- Played midfield at the University of Denver; continued career with UVA Club Lacrosse
- Recently moved to OR after coaching high school lacrosse in Virginia for 4 years
KRISTEN ZIMMER - 2033 AA CO HEAD COACH
- Team Captain, All-American & All-Ivy at Dartmouth College
- 2x Ivy League Champion, Dartmouth Athletic Hall of Fame and U.S. Developmental Team athlete
- Coaches youth girls’ lacrosse for Oregon Episcopal School
DEVAN SPILKER - COACH
- Former All-American & 2x National Champion at Limestone College
- Limestone College Hall of Fame
- Played in the MLL for Charlotte
MARIAH GATTI - 2028 AA HEAD COACH
- Played at the University of Oregon; Second-Team All-Pac-12, Captain
- Former UCLA Club Lacrosse Head Coach
TIA KRATS - 2029 AA ASSISTANT COACH
- Current Willamette University Assistant Coach
- Played at Regis University (CO)
NORA ZEMP - 2030 A ASSISTANT COACH
- Former Central Catholic varsity player
- Current Oregon State University Club player
- Active member of the Army ROTC
GRACE WARNER - 2031 AA ASSISTANT COACH
- Former Captain at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
- SCIAC All-Academic and Division III Academic Honors
- Current St. Mary’s Varsity Assistant Coach
MARYE KELLERMANN - 2034/35 A CO HEAD COACH
- Played attack at the University of Virginia
- 2x ACC Champion; NCAA Runner Up
- Current middle school coach at Oregon Episcopal School
- Has worked with teams at varsity, youth, and club levels
MEREDITH PRIMM - GOALIE COACH
- Played club at Florida State
- Oregon Episcopal School Varsity Asst Coach
LILLIAN STUMP - 2028 AA CO HEAD COACH
- Former DIII Coach
- Played at the University of Oregon
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
JOHN TAMERLANO - 2030 AA HEAD COACH
- Played at Butler University
- EPL President & U14 Girls’ Head Coach
JAMIESON WILSON - 2030 A ASSISTANT COACH
- Lakeridge High School JV Coach
- Played club at SDSU
LANA WEBER - 2033 AA CO HEAD COACH
- Former 2x Captain, All-American and All-Ivy player at Dartmouth College
- Ivy League Champion, Tewaaraton nominee and member of the U.S. Developmental team
- Coaches youth girls’ lacrosse for Oregon Episcopal School
STEPHANIE DYTHAM - 2034/35 A CO HEAD COACH
- Played at Lafayette College
- Current Eastside Portland Lacrosse coach
- Longstanding coaching career in the state of Oregon holding previous roles at Oregon Episcopal School, Cleveland HS and Clackamas HS
GRANT PHILLIPS - COACH
- Played at Westminster University
- First Team All-RMAC, RMAC Defenseman of the Year
- Jesuit HS Assistant Coach