Posts by Hilary Dougherty

Coach Amanda graduated from North Rockland High School in 2018 where she was a two year captain and received all-league and all-section honors. She helped the team to win three sectional titles and reach the state final-four three times. After high school, coach Amanda played as a defender on the women’s lacrosse team at SUNY Cortland. She was a two year captain and as a freshman she was a finalist for the C-Club Freshman Athlete of the Year Award. She earned All-SUNYAC honors, All-Empire Region honors, SUNYAC All-Tournament Team, USA Lacrosse All-America Third Team, and SUNY and SUNYAC Spring Scholar Athlete of the Year. She was also awarded the C-Club Unsung Hero Award in 2022. Coach Amanda earned a Bachelors degree in Physical Education with a minor is Sport Management as well as a Masters degree in Teaching Students With Disabilities. Coach Amanda is the head coach of the Metro 2032 team.

Coach DeSimone was a defender for the Suffern Varsity lacrosse team from 2006-2010. She served as captain her final two seasons as she earned All-County, All-Section and All-American accolades. She also played on the NYS team in the Women’s Division National Tournament and the Hudson Valley team in the Empire State Games in her sophomore and junior year, and most recently was named a member of the Section 1 “All-Decade team” in 2020. After high school Coach DeSimone went on to be a four year starter at defense, and a 2x Captain at Union College where she studied English. After Union, Coach DeSimone attended the University of Pennsylvania in pursuit of a Masters Degree in the Science of Education. While there, she served as the girls lacrosse Varsity coach at The Taft School, as well as the head coach of girls JV basketball, and girls modified volleyball. Following her completion of her Master’s, Coach DeSimone moved on to be the JV girl’s lacrosse coach for the 2016-2017 season leading them to a 12-2 final record. As Coach DeSimone continued her teaching journey into NYC, she moved to Queen’s where she continued coaching girls volleyball, girls basketball, and the occasional boys baseball game. At present Coach DeSimone works in Community Engagement for Boston University.