Brown University Women's Lacrosse

Brown University's Chancellor Samuel M. Mencoff '78 Vice President for Athletics and Recreation M. Grace Calhoun '92, Ph.D. named Katrina Dowd the head coach for Women's Lacrosse on June 21, 2023. One of the most decorated players in the sport's history, Dowd is a World Cup medalist and a five-time national champion, winning three titles as a student and two as a coach. She has previously coached at Army West Point, the University of North Carolina, the University of Oregon, and Syracuse University. "I am honored to be named the Women's Lacrosse Head Coach at Brown University," said Dowd. "I want to thank Grace Calhoun for this opportunity. I am excited to join the Brown Athletics family and the future of Brown Lacrosse. I am looking forward to building a winning culture, developing student-athletes on and off the field, and providing an amazing team experience." "Katrina is the definition of a winner. She has been a part of not one, but several, outstanding programs, and we are thrilled that she will bring her championship pedigree to Brown. Her knowledge of the game, offensive creativity, and ability to lead in high-performing team cultures are truly impressive," said Calhoun. "Her achievements as a student-athlete and coach are exceptional, and we couldn't be more excited to welcome her to College Hill." In May 2025, Dowd was appointed the head coach of the Australian Women's Lacrosse Sixies for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Brown went to new heights in Dowd's second s

Crawley joined the Brown staff in Fall 2022 and serves as the athletic trainer for the men's soccer program. A 2019 graduate of Merrimack College, Crawley ea...

Assistant Vice President for Athletics and Recreation Sport Supervisor: Men's Basketball, Football, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Men's Hockey (co), Women's Soccer, Club Men's and Women's Golf

Brown head coach Katrina Dowd announced the addition of Jake Versprille as assistant coach in June 2024. He spent the 2024 campaign at Tufts as an assistant coach, pacing the program to a 16-4 record and an NCAA quarterfinals appearance. He served as an assistant at Bryant in 2022 and 2023. Before Bryant, Versprille spent the previous five years as an assistant at MIT. During his time in Cambridge, he coached a USILA First Team All-American, three Academic All-Americans, and numerous All-NEWMAC selections. In 2022, he helped lead them to an 8-0 conference record, 17-1 overall record, and an appearance in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. He's also coached for six years at Franklin High School, where he helped lead the team to three Division I section championships and a Massachusetts Division I state runner-up finish. A four-year student-athlete at Springfield College, he helped lead the Pride to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Versprille graduated in 2016 with a degree in sport management.

Brown head coach Katrina Dowd announced the addition of Jason Frezza as assistant coach with an emphasis on goalkeeping in October 2024. As a coach for Manha...

Sal Gualtieri joined the Brown University Athletic Communications staff in August of 2024. Prior to arriving on College Hill, Gualtieri served as the Associa...

Taylor Scotton was named an assistant coach in August of 2023. Scotton joins the Bears after a stellar playing and coaching career at the University of North Carolina. As a player, she was a team captain and four-year starting defender from 2008-11. She helped lead UNC to the NCAA Championship Game in 2009 and the national semifinal in 2010 and 2011. Scotton set a then-UNC record by starting 80 career contests, including 70 in a row beginning late in her freshman year. As an assistant coach from 2015-18, Scotton helped lead the Tar Heels to the 2016 National Championship, three ACC Tournament Championships, and four regular season ACC Championships. Over the four seasons, she helped UNC amass a 72-13 overall record and a 25-3 ACC mark. During the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Scotton and Dowd coached together on UNC's staff. Most recently, Scotton served as a certified official with the CWLOA.