"Out of her element coaching a once top 25 D2 team. No experience and it shows. Offensive is pathetic, defense looks lost, clears and rides are really bad. Looks like a mediocre high school team playing. So much talent being wasted on the roster because of the coaches. Should have hired a tenured coach to get the most out of these girls. "

"The Anderson girls lacrosse team was on the rise and a few pieces from competing to get into the NCAA tournament. Coach Wallach left for Furman and the assistant coach was promoted. Was she ready? Was it a risk hiring an inexperienced coach to get this rising team to improve? The core of coach Gail’s teams were the strong defense. However, this year’s team has taken a big step backwards on defense. The scheme changed and the players look out of place and there have been no changes. The defenders need to stop trying to run the ball end to end setup a simple ladder to pass the ball on clears… these girls are tired. You have bench depth that is not used with the same girls playing middie on both sides of the ball and by the 3rd/4th quarters are worn out and it shows when they can’t cover their cutters. Coach Gail had a nice 3 girl rotation that kept them fresh. However, current coaches dont adapt and it’s cost them 2 SAC games. The offense is stagnant. There is zero off ball movement and a few ball hogs who shoot from mars, with each of them turning the ball over 5-6 times a game and nothing is done about it. Turnovers and the draw are killing this team. They rank at the bottom in D2 in draws and no changes have been made. Without ball possession it’s always an uphill battle. The team is loaded with talent to have 2 rotations on offense but they are not being utilized correctly and there are some girls are playing out of position. I wish this coach the best but she is over her head for a program that was knocking on the door of NCAAs. It’s now a middle of the SAC team. "

"Nicole genuinely cares about all of her players not just the top scorers. She makes herself available and works toward building a positive team culture. She is honest when you ask for an evaluation and doesn’t tell you what you want to hear like the previous head coach. Give the opponent it’s the team will exceed expectations due to the positivity Nicole brings to the team. "