#25 Defender
Katie Hertsch
Hofstra University
Brooklyn, New York
2018 WPLL Champion
Playing for
The Surfrider Foundation (opens in new tab)
Biography
Hertsch is a former assistant coach for the University of Southern California lacrosse program. She left the coaching profession to begin a career in…
Hertsch is a former assistant coach for the University of Southern California lacrosse program. She left the coaching profession to begin a career in real estate in New York during summer 2020. She has also coached at Rutgers (2014-2018), Hofstra (2013) and Boston University (2012). She is the director of her self-founded clinic and training company Hertsch Lacrosse.
Hertsch was drafted by the Philadelphia Force in the United Women’s Lacrosse, where she spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons. She won the 2018 Women’s Pro Lacrosse League Championship with the New England Command and was named a 2018 All-Star. Hertsch was also a member of the United States National Team from 2010-2015, and helped the team to a gold medal at the 2013 FIL World Cup.
- Two-time All-Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team
- 2010 First team IWLCA All-Region selection
- 2010 First team All-Colonial Athletic Association pick
- 2010 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection
- 2010 CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient
- 2009 CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient
- 2008 CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient