Virginia Tech Lacrosse

OUR PROGRAM

At Virginia Tech, we compete in the country's toughest lacrosse league - the ACC.

ACC clubs have won three of the last four NCAA national titles. In 2026, six ACC teams earned bids to the postseason tournament, the most of any conference.

Kristen Skiera - Head Coach

Head Coach | 5th Season

Owns four ranked wins, including over No. 11 Syracuse in 2025
Trained two All-Americans at Virginia Tech and seven different All-ACC athletes

Success under Skiera

The Hokies won the program's second ever ACC Tournament game under her leadership in 2023.
Led Tech to three of the program's four seasons with three or more ACC victories (2023, 2025, 2026).
Several athletes have put their name in the program record book for individual records including top tens in points in a game, assists in a game, goals in a game, goals in a season and Skiera's athletes own the top four spots in the VT record book for draw controls in a single season.

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH SHANNON JACOBITTI

Mia Pozzi's 2026 on the draw circle was one of the best in program history as she had 104 draws, the third-most in program history. In 2025, Jacobitti mentored Pozzi who earned All-ACC and All-Conference recognition after recording 37 goals and 17 assists on the season. She was also a member of the draw team, leading the squad with 51 draw controls. Working primarily with midfielders, Jacobitti was integral in Virginia Tech’s most successful season with draw controls in program history during the 2023 campaign. Sarah Gresham’s 111-mark broke Virginia Tech’s single-season draw control record, while Olivia Vergano eclipsed 106. The Hokies were the only team in 2023 in NCAA DI women’s lacrosse with two players with over 5.5 draw controls per game.

ASSISTANT COACH MOLLY DUNPHEY

During the 2025 season, Dunphey's defense helped hold a potent Syracuse offense to just 11 goals in the program's biggest upset in years as the Hokies took down the 11th-ranked Orange at Thompson Field. Some standout performances from the defense came from Caroline Little who recorded 38 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers and Zoee Stencil registered 30 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers. Dunphey, a native of Ridgewood, N.J., wrapped up her collegiate career in the spring of 2024 with the Hokies following a four-year stint at Villanova. In four seasons of play, the defender appeared in 68 contests and made 65 starts.

ASSISTANT COACH GRACE WEIGAND

A pro, Weigand competes for the California Palms of the WLL. A former standout athlete at Notre Dame, brought ACC experience, championship pedigree and experience working with young women from her time as a club team coach in addition to an internship with the athletic department in South Bend. when she was hired in 2025. During her senior season, she was a Tewaaraton Award Watch List member in the preseason and was also a team captain who earned second team All-ACC. In the postseason, she earned USA lacrosse All-American honorable mention status.

THOMPSON FIELD

The home of the Hokies features seating for more than 2,000 fans, with open areas around the venue allowing for another 1,500 to watch. The facility also features an operations center for the broadcasting of games on the ACC Network, a bluegrass playing surface, and recently enhanced lighting and audio systems.