Maura Carapellotti

Biography

Maura (Conant) Carapellotti served as Head Coach for Franciscan for 10 seasons from 2012-2022. She returned in 2024 as the Director of Lacrosse Development. Under her direction, the Lady Barons made the PAC semifinals three times in school history, with the 2022 season seeing Grace Deegan and Elizabeth Dudas earn First Team All-PAC honors. Carapellotti has guided 23 players to earned all-conference honors, including five All-PAC honorees in 2019. The women's lacrosse team earned seven IWLCA team academic awards and had 10 players named to the IWLS All-Academic Team over her ten seasons. In 2017, the Lady Barons set the program's win record with a 9-7 slate. Carapellotti grew up in Stirling, N.J., and played field hockey for four years during high school. She attended The County College at Morris in New Jersey and taught physical education for grades K-12 from 2005-2008 at Koinonia Academy in Plainfield, N.J. In 2006, she established two girls' club field hockey teams at the academy and coached them for two years. She transferred to Franciscan University in 2008, earning a BA in history and MA in counseling.

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