Staff

Ava is a Milford native, and attended Medway High School where she played lacrosse, soccer, and ran indoor track for the Mustangs. Ava is a generational talent… she tallied 323 points, 237 goals, 86 assists, and 432 draw controls in four years of varsity lacrosse. She is Medway’s all-time leader in points, goals and draw controls. Ava’s high school lacrosse awards include:

Tri-Valley Champion Sectional finalist (2019), U.S. Lacrosse All-American (2019), EMGLA Coaches Association First Team All-Star (2018, 2019), Tri-Valley league MVP (2018, 2019), MetroWest Player of the Year (2019), Tri Valley League All-Star (2017-2018), Boston Herald All Star (2019)

Ava went on to have an amazing career at Vermont where she set the new Vermont all-time records for goals (219) and points (269). Her college accolades include:

America East Co-Attacker of the Year (2023)
• America East All-Conference First Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• IWLCA All-Northeast Second Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
• ILWomen All-America Honorable Mention (2022)
• America East All-Championship Team (2022)
• America East All-Rookie Team (2021)
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
• America East All-Academic Team (2024)
• IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)

We are lucky to have our Gold Star girls learning from coach Ava!

Averie graduated from Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy, but played lacrosse at Providence Country Day School. She earned four letters in lacrosse for PCDS and was named to the All-State Team Second Team all four years. She finished her career with more than 600 saves and a 61% save percentage. Fun fact – Averie is a Gold Star alum!

Averie went on to play at Wheaton College where she is majoring in nursing. She was a standout for one season, before being sidelined due to multiple concussions. Averie currently coaches with the Easton select program.

Meg graduated from Natick High School in 2021 where she was a three-year letter winner in lacrosse. She went on to play at Wheaton College, where she also majored in mathematics and Secondary Education with a minor in Psychology. Fun fact – Meg is also a Gold Star alum!

Meg is currently a high school teacher, as well as an assistant coach at Natick High School with Coach Tanner.

Savanna  is a 2019 graduate of Milford High School where she played four years of varsity lacrosse for the Hawks. She was named a Hockomock League All-Star as a junior and a senior, as well as a Boston Globe All-Star, and team MVP as a senior. She graduated with 1,031 career saves in high school.

Savanna went on to play at Worcester State University, where she also majored in business administration. Savanna was a four year standout in net, where she accumulated 392 saves.

Savanna primarily works with our Gold Star goalkeepers.. we are so lucky to have her as a coach!

Kayleigh Hacker, a native of Natick MA, recently finished a stellar career at Babson College. She started every game for the Beavers on defense from 2021-2024, while also leading the team to three NEWMAC Championships, and three NCAA tournament appearances. Kayleigh garnered several personal accolades throughout her time at Babson including:

• 2021 IWLCA All-Berkshire Region first team
• 2022 IWLCA All-Berkshire Region second team
• 2021, 2022 All-NEWMAC first team
• 2023 All-NEWMAC second team
• 2023, 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• 2023, 2024 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
• 2022, 2023, 2024 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference

Sarah Giardino is a native of Foxboro, and a Westfield State alum where she played attack. Sarah has been coaching youth lacrosse in Middleborough for several years, and was recently named the Middleborough High School head coach. We are so excited to have Sarah’s positive attitude and energy on our coaching staff

Marisa Remley is a native of New Fairfield CT and a Western Connecticut State University alum. As WestConn, she played both midfield and goalie, racking up 18 goals, 5 assists and 61 saves. Marisa is in her second year as head coach at Hopkinton High School… we are so excited to have her as a coach at Gold Star!

We are excited to welcome goalie coach Maggie Roberts to our staff! Maggie was a standout goalkeeper for both Bishop Feehan High School and Lehigh University. In high school she was named an Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Maggie was also named an EMGLCA All-Star in 2018.

Maggie excelled in the classroom and was a member of the National Honor Society, graduating seventh in her class. She was honored as a National Merit Scholar student. In college, she was a two time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll student.

We are so happy to welcome former Gold Star player, Katy Garvin back as a coach! Katy graduated from Mansfield High School in 2019. In her senior season, she captained the girls lacrosse team, and earned Hockomock League and Sun Chronicle All Star honors. Katy went on to play lacrosse at Endicott College as an attacker, where she was a consistent starter all four years. In 2022 she was an All-CCC second team member, and in 2023 an All-CCC First team member. Katy also excelled in the classroom as a phycology major and was a 2021-2023 CCC Academic All Conference honoree.

Katy is now the head girls lacrosse coach at her alma mater, Mansfield High School. Welcome back Katy!

Taylor is a native of Rutland VT. She has been involved with lacrosse since 2002 as a player, official, and coach. She started playing in second grade through her recreation department. As a high school sophomore, she was a varsity starter as well as a senior captain.

Taylor attended Mount Holyoke College and graduated with a degree in philosophy and psychology in 2017. She was a four-year starter and two-time captain on the lacrosse team. She was also on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and a campus tour guide. After Mount Holyoke, she returned to Vermont to start her position as an Assistant Director of Admissions at Norwich University. Taylor was the Assistant Varsity Coach at Rutland High School for 2019, and the head coach of Crystal Springs (CA) from 2020-2021.

Taylor has her masters in Business Administration, and is currently seeking her doctorate in education. She also currently offers private lessons in the RI area.