Posts by Hilary Dougherty

Meghan recently wrapped up her collegiate lacrosse career at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), where she majored in Elementary Education and Psychology. During her time with the Lions, she earned First Team All-NJAC and Second Team IWLCA All-Boardwalk Region honors. Prior to TCNJ, Meghan graduated from Ramapo High School (NJ), where she earned two First Team All-Conference selections, First Team All-Group honors, First Team All-State recognition, and was nominated for North Jersey Player of the Year. As a coach she is passionate about helping young athletes build confidence, develop strong fundamentals, and grow their love for the game.

Coach Gizzi has more than a decade of girls lacrosse coaching experience, including the past eight years with Metro. Throughout his career, he has coached athletes at both the youth and high school levels, providing him with a broad perspective on player development and the game. He prides himself on building strong relationships with his players while fostering a team-first culture centered on accountability, trust, and relentless effort. In addition to coaching lacrosse, Coach Gizzi is a Physical Education teacher in the North Rockland CSD, where he has taught students at every grade level. He also serves as a Varsity Assistant Football Coach, earning recognition as the New York State Assistant Coach of the Year and a recipient of the High School Broyles Award.

Coach Mike Sullivan has spent more than 25 years coaching high school lacrosse and 30 years as a science educator in Rockland County, working with both boys and girls programs at Pearl River and Suffern High Schools. Throughout his career, he has been committed to helping student-athletes develop their skills, build confidence, and compete with integrity. Mike currently serves as the Varsity Boys Lacrosse Head Coach at Pearl River High School after previously spending two decades coaching in the Suffern High School girls lacrosse program at the modified, junior varsity, and varsity levels. He has been fortunate enough to help teams compete for Section 1 and New York State championships while working alongside outstanding coaches, dedicated families, and talented student-athletes. Many of the players he has been privileged to coach have gone on to earn All-League, All-Section, All-State, and All-American honors. Coach Sullivan is committed to creating a positive, energetic environment where players are challenged, encouraged, and supported. He believes the best coaching helps athletes not only become better lacrosse players, but also develop confidence, resilience, leadership, and a lifelong love for the game.

A former Metro player, Coach Lexie Mottola brings nearly a decade of coaching at the youth and high school levels to Metro. She graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 2018. She was a four-year varsity starter as a goalie and earned multiple First Team All-League and All-County honors, MVP awards, as well as being named “The Best Girls Lacrosse Goalie in the American Conference”. She became the first lacrosse goalie in Fair Lawn High School history to surpass the 500 career save mark and finished her 4 years with a total 529 saves. Coach Lexie continued her lacrosse career and education at Quinnipiac University, where she played club lacrosse and earned her Masters of Occupational Therapy degree. While in college, Coach Lexie became the youth goalie coach at Metro. After graduating college in 2024, Coach Lexie began coaching girls lacrosse at Ramsey High School alongside a fellow Metro coach, Kelsey Rehain. She is a varsity assistant and the JV coach. This past 2026 season, she coached her JV team to an undefeated 13-0 record. When not working with the high school players, Coach Lexie volunteers with the Ramsey Junior Lacrosse program to encourage and develop the skills of the youngest Rams. Coach Lexie works as an Occupational Therapist in Oakland Public Schools where she treats Pre-K to 8th grade students. In both areas of work, Coach Lexie believes in encouraging kids to reach their fullest potential through hard work, persistence, and challenging themselves while creating a positive, supportive, and fun environment. Coach Lexie has supported our youngest girls at the 3rd and 4th grade level, as a co-head coach, for the past 2 years.  The Fall 2026 season will be the start of Coach Lexie’s 8th year coaching at Metro.

Coach Molly McCarren is a graduate of the University of Scranton, where she was a four-year midfielder and senior captain for the Royals. During her collegiate career, she helped lead Scranton to multiple Landmark Conference Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances while earning Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll and IWLCA Academic Honor Roll recognition. She finished her career as a consistent two-way midfielder known for her work ethic and leadership. Off the field, Molly is an elementary school teacher and currently serves as an assistant coach for Warwick Valley Varsity Girls Lacrosse. In her first season with the program, she helped guide the Wildcats to a 17-2 record, a Section title, and a Regional Final appearance. Molly is passionate about developing fundamentally sound, confident athletes and loves helping players grow both on and off the field.

Justin Henry is currently an assistant coach for the Suffern High School Girls Lacrosse team and a coach with Suffern Girls Youth Lacrosse. He helped coach Suffern to a Section Championship while developing players at both the youth and high school levels.

Coach Henry is also the former High School and Recruiting Director for Riot North Lacrosse Club, where he helped identify, recruit, and develop high-level student-athletes while guiding families through the college recruiting process.

Previously, Coach Henry coached boys lacrosse at North Rockland High School, Nyack High School, and Fordham Prep. During his coaching career, he has been part of teams that won two Rockland County Championships at North Rockland and two NYC CHSAA Championships at Fordham Prep.

A two-time USA Lacrosse Assistant Coach of the Year, Coach Henry has coached and developed numerous All-Americans, All-State, and All-League players throughout his career.

Coach Fox graduated from North Rockland High school in 2016. In high school she received All Section, All County, and All League honors and played on the National Tournament team. Coach Fox graduated from Dominican College in 2020 where she played midfield for 4 years and garnered several honors including CACC Rookie of the year, First Team All CACC all four years and First Team All EACC.  As a junior, she broke the records for all time leading draw controls, assists and points at Dominican. Coach Fox is currently a Physical Education Teacher at North Rockland High School. She is also the Assistant Varsity Coach for both lacrosse and field hockey at North Rockland and has coached metro for 8 years!

Coach Fitz graduated from Valley Central HS in 2013 where she was a four year Varsity basketball player and two year Varsity lacrosse player. At VC, she was a Section IX Girls Basketball champion and received All-Section in basketball and lacrosse. She attended Dominican College and played for four years at midfield. She received First team All-Conference and was Top 10 in Career Points, Assists, and Ground Balls for Dominican College. At Dominican, she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training and earned a Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Manhattanville College. Currently, she coaches the Valley Central JV Girls’s basketball and lacrosse teams and is a Physical Education Teacher at Valley Central HS. She has coached metro for three years.

Graduating from Suffern High School with All-American honors in 2026, Nevin Sullivan will be heading to Rutgers  this fall as a defensive standout and draw specialist. Nevin’s years at Suffern were nothing but outstanding as she helped guide the Mounties to four straight NY State appearances. Additionally, during her tenure at Suffern, Nevin earned All-League, All-Section and All-American honors. Nevin has been surrounded by the game since birth and has been coaching SGYL since 9th grade, which has been an incredible opportunity for her to make connections with the community and continue to grow the game. Nevin not only brings her experience to the turf, her ability to break down skills and technique make her a valuable asset to the staff. 

In her time as a five year Varsity starter, Michaela Fay left her mark as a 2x All-American and four year All-Section player for the Mounties. Michaela has been known for her tenacity, quickness, and distinct athleticism on both sides of the field. Michaela’s ability to use her footwork and dodge anywhere on the field combined with her ability to perform at the elite level within the 8 meter, makes her one of the top lacrosse players ever to come out of Suffern High School. Michaela will be heading to University of Maryland this fall to continue her lacrosse career at the highest level.