LA ROCHE COLLEGE NAMES NELLIE KRAUS FIRST-EVER HEAD WOMEN'S LACROSSE COACH

La Roche College is excited to announce that Nellie Kraus has been named head coach of the women's lacrosse program. Kraus is the College's first women's lacrosse coach and has the unique task of building the program through her vision.

"We're very excited to welcome Coach Kraus to La Roche College," Director of Athletics Jim Tinkey said. "She brings with her an outstanding career as a student athlete at Allegheny College and a very successful coaching career at Quaker Valley High School. We have complete confidence that Coach Kraus will develop our women's lacrosse program into a viable contender in the AMCC."

Kraus comes from Quaker Valley High School where she has headed the women's lacrosse program since 2012. Kraus won a WPIAL Championship while at Quaker Valley and made appearances in the playoffs four times. She also coached three All-Americans and over 25 academic All-Americans.

Kraus graduated from Allegheny College where she enjoyed a distinguished soccer career. While at Allegheny, she was a three-time All-American, three-time All-NSCAA Mideast Region and a four-time All-NCAC performer. She is the school's all-time leading scorer and was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

The Redhawks will compete as a club team this spring and then join the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference as a member for the 2017-18 season. The AMCC will be a five-team league (D'Youville, Franciscan, Hilbert, La Roche, Medaille) and will host a conference championship game to determine the league's winner.

The women's lacrosse program is actively recruiting current students for the club team in the spring and new students for the 2017-18 season. If you are interested, please contact Head Coach Nellie Kraus at Nellie.Kraus@LaRoche.edu.