Massachusetts Institute of Tech

MIT Engineers Athletics
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Division 3 Massachusetts Northeast

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Anne Versprille

Anne Versprille, the 2022 NEWMAC and 2022 IWLCA Regional Coach of the Year, enters her seventh season as the MIT women’s lacrosse head coach. Under her tutelage, the Engineers have made four appearances in the NEWMAC Tournament semifinals and collected 79 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference, 24 NEWMAC All-Conference, two NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, 45 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll, eight IWLCA All-Region honors. MIT has received IWLCA Academic Merit Squad recognition three times for having the highest team grade point average among all Division III programs.

Versprille came to MIT from Endicott College, where she served as an assistant coach for the Gulls for two seasons. At Endicott, she was responsible for coaching the goaltenders, film breakdown and assisting with recruiting, practice planning and coaching. In both of her two seasons, the Gulls advanced to The Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament, including reaching the league finals in 2016. Versprille also coached six IWLCA All-Region selections, 12 All-Conference players, one ECAC New England All-Star and one conference Defender of the Year.

In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, Versprille was a four-year standout goaltender at Springfield College, where she graduated from in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in movement and sports studies. A two-year team captain, she was a three-time NEWMAC All-Academic selection, the 2013 NEWMAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player and was named to the All-Conference Second Team in both 2012 and 2013.

In her final season in 2014, Versprille was named as the NEWMAC Player of the Year and was a First Team All-Conference honoree, IWLCA Berkshire All-Region First Team selection and member of the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll.

Versprille was selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Women Coaches Academy.

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Kelly Dean

Kelly Dean joined the MIT women’s lacrosse coaching staff at the start of the 2017 season. After playing the 2011 season at Sacred Heart University, she continued her college career at Mary Washington University where she made 15 appearances in net and generated a record of 6-4 during her senior year.

Dean graduated from Mary Washington in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a minor in business administration.