North Shore Lacrosse

A graduate from St. Johns Prep last year, Jimmy O'Connell has had lacrosse in his blood since the third grade. At The Prep O'Connell played Varsity al four years and was a star athlete his junior year when he was named an All-Catholic Conference All-Star. Going into his senior year O'Connell was named Captain and helped lead his team through a tough and successful season. 

In 2008 Ian Pickrell started playing lacrosse for the Homegrown club and quickly fell in love with the sport. In High School Pickrell also played football and basketball but his passion was with lacrosse. He started doing individual lessons and clinics to help advance his skills and joined the North Shore Lacrosse family in 2009 when he played on one of the summer teams. Pickrell has also played for other teams such as Top Gun

Currently living in North Andover Ian graduated from Pingree School this past year and will be attending Trinity College in Hartford this coming fall. He will be playing club at Trinity where he will be competing in the NCLL, but Pickrell hopes to take it to the next level and might try out for the varsity program.

From Longmeadow, MA, Michelle Loizzo is currently a Junior at Endicott College. She is studying Graphic Design and plays for the Women’s Lacrosse team. She is a strong midfielder who has helped the Gulls win two conference championships and is looking to capture her third as she helps her team breeze through the Commonwealth Coast Conference playoffs this season.

Off the field Michelle is quite active on the Endicott Campus. She works in the Office of Admissions as a tour guide, is a student Orientation Leader, and is part of the art, fitness and community services clubs. Last year Loizzo traveled to Florence, Italy for a semester and prior to that in 2008 she completed an internshop in London, England.

This will be Loizzo’s second year coaching for North Shore Lacrosse. Last summer she coached the Beverly team and this year she hopes to lead her team to the NSL championship.

 Growing up in Hollis, New Hampshire, Lauren Carelli started lacrosse when she was 14 and instantly fell in love with the game. She played High School Varsity all four years and earned several honors throughout her HS career. Freshman year she was named All-State honorable mention, sophomore year named All-State first team and junior and senior year she traveled to Bethlehem, PA to play in the National Tournament at Lehigh University. 

Starting the game at an early age of 8, Cam has always had a passion for lacrosse. He played all the way through High School where he attended Tabor Academy, but decided last minute to put a hold on his lacrosse career and not play at the varsity level in college. Instead he moved to Utah to play for the University of Utah’s MCLA top 20 Club Team and pursued a career in the snow.

Named the womenslacrosse.com Division II National Coach of the Year in 2010, Corinne Baker is now in her fourth year as Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Merrimack College.

A 2006 graduate from Bridgewater State, Baker currently has the school record for draw controls in a game, season and career. She was a two-time captain and 2006 Prague Cup selection. While at BSC, Baker also was the head coach of the Bridgewater Youth Lacrosse Team from 2004-2006.

Baker has also coached at numerous camps and clinics in every off-season, from private camps like Top Gun and Player’s Choice, to university run clinics at Johns Hopkins, Duke University and Brown University. She is a NCAA Women Coaches Academy Graduate as well, having attended the 2007 Academy in Indianapolis.

Currently, Baker is coaching at Merrimack but also devotes her time to the Homegrown Lacrosse Program, where she passes along her passion of the game to high school girls.

From Wells, Maine Kate Colley played lacrosse at Wells High School and was a key player all four years. She was a two-time all conference player in Western Maine and she was also selected to participate in the Maine Senior All-Star game.

Colley then went on to become part of the Endicott College Women's Lacrosse program, where she played all four years of her college career. She was an aggressive attacker her freshman and sophomore year and eventually moved to become a full-field threat junior and senior year. She helped lead the Gulls to four TCCC Conference Championships and four appearances in the NCAAs. She was a prominent player on the field as well as in the classroom, as she studied Advertising in the field of Communication. Currently, Colley is an Inside Sales Rep for Converse Inc. where she handles the Midwest territory. She is also Head Coach for the NESLL U-15 Northeast girls team and hopes to pass her knowledge and love of the game to everyone she coaches.

Jeff Abbott

Currently playing at Endicott College as a Senior, Jeff Abbott started his athletic carrier playing soccer and lacrosse for Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, VT. There he excelled at both sports, helping his teams win four state championships in soccer and 2 state championships in lacrosse. Abbott also received numerous individual awards during his High School career. He was received honorable mention All-State in 2005, 1^st Team All State in 2006  and 2007 and All American in 2007.   

Abbott is now one semester away from receiving a degree in History and is a defenseman for the Endicott Gulls. During his summers Abbott plays for a variety of club teams including Vertex, Team Vermont, Team Muscular Dystrophy Association, he also participates in the North Shore Men’s League and plays in tournaments throughout the Cape Ann area.

Abbott hopes to receive his masters in History and tech at the High School level. He would also love to coach at the High School level and spend summers working as a summer league coach. He hopes in the future that he can spread his knowledge and love for the game to as many people as possible.

Kristen Micho

A recent Endicott College Alum, Kristen Micho has been playing lacrosse for the past ten years. She played for Westhill High School in Syracuse, NY and was named Varsity Captain her senior year. In college she was a strong, contributing attack player and helped her team to win four conference championships. Her Senior year Micho was repeatedly named ‘Offensive Player of the Week’, was named 2nd Team All-Conference, and was the third leading scorer. She was part of the team that traveled cross-country to Clermont, California to challenge the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the first round of the NCAA. However, like previous years the Gulls fell short and made a quick return home.

In 2009 Micho was selected to travel to England and Ireland and play for the American International Lacrosse Team. While traveling, Micho learned about different cultures, communities and levels of lacrosse. 

Off the field Micho studied Health Promotion and Psychology and is currently working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Micho has been coaching for the past two years and hopes to continue coaching for the next several. She enjoys spreading her knowledge and likes to help younger players reach the next level. Outside of lacrosse her hobbies are running, skiing and being with her closest friends, most of which are her teammates from her college career. 

Ross Marchegiani

Currently at Springfield College, Ross Marchegiani is a strong defenseman for the Lions and has started since his Sophomore year. He has helped his team to three NCAA appearances but the Lions have always fallen short in the second round.

Marchegiani began his lacrosse career at North Andover High School, where he started as a Sophomore. Throughout his career he made the CAL All-Star Team and was named MVP his Senior year. He was also named local All-Star to 1st Team, 2nd Team and Honorable Mention.

Off the field Marchegiani is studying Applied Exercise Science. He has coached for the past few years and his goal is to help kids prepare the needed skills that will make them get to the next playing level. He also wants to teach kids the key characteristics that coaches look for in individual players. Marchegiani hopes to influence kids not only by helping them improve their skills on the field, but also by helping their overall athletic performance and health off the field.

Marchegiani currently wants to pursue a doctorate in Osteopathy and obtain a business in the Sport Performance Industry.

Bobby Smith, UMass Dartmouth

Lauren Carelli, Endicott College

John Smythe, Merrimack College

Nick Vazquez, Merrimack College

Collin Rossano, Roanoke

Tucker Garfield, St Lawrence

Brendan McCarthy, Endicott College

Jeff Abbot, Endicott College

Kate Colley, Endicott College

Joe McCarthy, Walsh University (Ohio)

Mike Sciammana, UMass Amherst

Bryan Brazill, Merrrimack College

Dan Flynn, St. Anselm's College

Ross Marchegiani, Springfield College