Carly Ritchlin brings with her a wealth of collegiate coaching experience and success to the University of Rochester lacrosse program. She completed her fourth season with the Yellowjackets in 2025.
Rochester saw four 'Jackets earn All-Liberty League honors in 2025, as UR went 5-12 (2-8 LL). Alyssa Gorny turned in a record-breaking campaign en route to Second-Team All-Liberty League honors, setting new single-season records for goals, draw controls, shot and shots on goal. Gorny and Gracie Giannettino also became just the third and fourth student-athletes in program history to reach the 200-career point mark, while first-year Isla Ablin ranked seventh in NCAA Division III in saves.
In 2024, the Yellowjackets went 9-9 (5-5 LL) and make the Liberty League Tournament for the first time since 2017. UR also defeated its first nationally-ranked foe in 15th-ranked St. John Fisher since 2003, and saw a pair of Yellowjackets in Second-Team All-Liberty League honors. As a team, Rochester also set new single-season records for points, goals and assists, while Grace Crochiere set a new single-season and program record for draw controls, and also broke the program record for caused turnovers.
During 2023, Rochester finished above .500 for the first full season since 2017, ending with a 9-8 record. The Yellowjackets set a program-record with 25 goals in a win over SUNY Morrisville on April 12 and finished the season with four All-Liberty League performers and one All-Region honoree.
While on the River Campus, she has coached 20 players to IWLCA Academic Honor Roll distinction and saw her team earn the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad every year.
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Ritchlin has amassed over 200 career victories over her 23-year coaching career, with 18 being at nearby SUNY Geneseo. She ranks among the top-20 active coaches in Division III in career wins. Her career record following the 2025 season is 232-128, for a winning percentage of .644.
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While at Geneseo, Ritchlin led the Knights to the NCAA Division III Tournament twice in 2013 and 2014, earning the schools first ever NCAA appearances. In addition, she guided Geneseo to the SUNYAC Championship game six times and was named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year twice, in 2013 and 2018.
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After joining the Geneseo coaching staff in 2004, Ritchlin immediately helped the Knights reach the SUNYAC final and advance to the ECAC Tournament. The following season, Geneseo again reached the SUNYAC title game and were ECAC Tournament champions.
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She led the Knights to ten or more wins 13 times, including a program-record 17 wins in 2014.
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Individuals under Ritchlin also have succeeded in a multitude of ways. Five were IWLCA All-Americans, 27 were selected as All-Region and 91 were members of the All-SUNYAC squad.
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Prior to joining Geneseo, Ritchlin was head coach at RIT for one season in 2003, leading the Tigers to five wins while having three players garner All-Empire 8 status.
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A 2019 US Lacrosse Rochester Regional Hall of Fame inductee, Ritchlin has served on both the NCAA Regional Selection Committee and the IWLCA All-American Selection Committee.
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Ritchlin attended SUNY Cortland where she was a four-year letter winner in lacrosse for the Red Dragons. She was team captain as a senior and helped Cortland earn three SUNYAC titles and three appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
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She amassed 118 total points, including 52 goals and 66 assists during her career. At the time of her graduation, Ritchlin held the Cortland single-season assist record with 33 in the 2001 season. She also sits sixth in program history with 212 career ground balls.
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The two-time All-SUNYAC performer graduated from SUNY Cortland in 2002 with a bachelors degree in Physical Education.
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| YEAR BY YEAR COACHING RECORD |
|
|
OVERALL |
CONFERENCE |
|
| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
WIN |
LOSS |
WIN |
LOSS |
POSTSEASON |
| 2003 |
RIT |
5 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
None |
|
RIT TOTALS |
5 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
|
| 2004 |
SUNY Geneseo |
10 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
ECAC SF |
| 2005 |
SUNY Geneseo |
14 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
ECAC Champions |
| 2006 |
SUNY Geneseo |
12 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
SUNYAC Final |
| 2007 |
SUNY Geneseo |
11 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
SUNYAC SF |
| 2008 |
SUNY Geneseo |
11 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
None |
| 2009 |
SUNY Geneseo |
10 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
SUNYAC SF |
| 2010 |
SUNY Geneseo |
8 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
SUNYAC SF |
| 2011 |
SUNY Geneseo |
12 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
SUNYAC SF |
| 2012 |
SUNY Geneseo |
9 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
None |
| 2013 |
SUNY Geneseo |
13 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2014 |
SUNY Geneseo |
17 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2015 |
SUNY Geneseo |
14 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
SUNYAC SF |
| 2016 |
SUNY Geneseo |
12 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
SUNYAC SF |
| 2017 |
SUNY Geneseo |
9 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
SUNYAC SF |
| 2018 |
SUNY Geneseo |
13 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
SUNYAC SF |
| 2019 |
SUNY Geneseo |
14 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
SUNYAC Final |
| 2020 |
SUNY Geneseo |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
None |
| 2021 |
SUNY Geneseo |
6 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
SUNYAC SF |
|
SUNY GENESEO TOTALS |
199 |
84 |
94 |
37 |
2 NCAA Appearances |
| 2022 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
None |
| 2023 |
University of Rochester |
9 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
None |
| 2024 |
University of Rochester |
9 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
Liberty League QF |
| 2025 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
None |
|
ROCHESTER TOTALS |
28 |
38 |
13 |
27 |
0 NCAA Appearances |
|
ROCHESTER PERCENT |
.424 |
.325 |
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
232 |
128 |
112 |
68 |
2 NCAA Appearances |
|
 GRAND TOTAL PERCENT |
.644 |
.622 |
|
(Updated 6/2025)
