"Our daughter has played for Gina for 5 years. It was not an easy path with covid and injuries, but the one thing we maintained focus on for our daughter is what was she doing to be better, to get healthy, and what can she do to be a leader and contributor on the team. I think because of this Gina time and again believed in and pushed our daughter to be better, and trusted her in critical situations. It’s impossible to believe that you’ll agree with every coaching decision a coach makes…but I will say we tried our hardest to trust the woman who has played and coached at the highest levels and dedicates her life to the sport. In our book, Gina has earned that trust and respect. We found Gina not only to be a mentor for our daughter but honestly was there for her both on and off the field. If we had a family issue, we’d call Gina first so she could keep an eye out in case our daughter was having an off day, she’d have some context. She was always there for her and our family (and we dealt with some tough stuff no one should have to experience in their lifetime.) We always found Gina to be direct and fair, from the recruitment process to stepping on the field. I know not everyone perceives her that way, but honestly, our family has been involved in college sports as players and/or coaches for several decades and the current environment of entitlement and playing the victim is such a disservice to the sport and its coaches. Parents you are not preparing your kids for the real world by thinking you’re going to be able to question and undermine their future bosses. You either teach them to adapt to the situation or help them move on to a situation that is a better fit for them. Everyone has choices. Coaching at this level is not just for tailgates and funsies so parents can live vicariously, it is a business. Coaches are in the business of winning and losing, the business of developing players and people, and of generating the next leaders. That’s what Gina does. This program has improved exponentially in our time here, and the wins/losses are reflective of playing better caliber teams to continue to push and challenge the team to be better. I feel like a lot of players and parents feel like as soon as their daughter signs, their job is done and things are just handed to them. The expectations of being catered to and entitlement of playing time. When playing college sports is actually a privilege they should be working for everyday to be a part of. We had such an amazing experience for our daughter on and off the field at Cincinnati, and even with all the challenges we would 100% recommend she choose UC and play for Gina again. It was not always easy…but it was worth it and Gina was a big part of that. "

"Our daughter’s decision to attend UC and play lacrosse for Coach Gina has proven to be one of the best decisions she has made in her young life so far. As parents we recognized years ago that her lacrosse journey would eventually end like it does for 99.9% of Women’s Lacrosse Student Athletes, but our daughter’s development and lessons learned while playing in college would last a lifetime. We have found through our own interactions with Coach Gina and with what our daughter has shared with us that Gina is extremely knowledgeable, motivational, direct and genuinely cares about all her players and the team. Coach Gina and her staff helped our daughter recover from an accident (not lacrosse related) both physically and mentally. They helped teach our daughter life long lessons like over coming adversity, working hard and setting goals so much so that by the end of her career, she was in the best shape mentally and physically that she had ever been in. If ever asked, we would absolutely recommend a young student athlete to play for Coach Gina. Gina and her staff have had a positive and profound impact on our daughters life! "

"I played 4 years under Gina and wouldn't change my college experience at all. As a division 1 athlete, I expected to be pushed to my highest potential every single day and that's exactly what she did. Gina was always direct and honest when it came to playing time and performance which I appreciated and made me a better player. Yes, we had "punishment workouts" aka EIs but they were to hold us accountable for things we were supposed to do (be on time, wear the correct practice clothes that day, etc.) so when those standards weren't met, we had a consequence just as you would for anything else in life. At the same time, we were also rewarded for things and did A TON of fun activities. Red/Black days where we competed in fun activities as a team, went to Disney World, cool restaurants on the road, etc. Gina is tough and hardcore but by no means a "bully" or inconsiderate to player's feelings or health. I sustained an injury during two seasons and was never expected to play hurt, come back too early or push myself to a point of anther injury. The coaching staff, strength and conditioning staff, and athletic training staff all worked together and were all more than supportive in my recovery and getting me back on the field. I feel as a head coach, Gina's leadership is top notch and she also focused on building us as young women preparing for the real world, not just lacrosse players. As a captain, we focused a lot on leadership techniques which I have very much so taken into the professional world and has helped me greatly in my career. I give a lot of credit to Gina and UC lacrosse when it comes to my success as an adult, being able to manage my time, and navigate the real world. I would 10/10 recommend Gina as a coach and like I said, wouldn’t change my college experience at all. I could go on and on, but I think there are people who expect to have their hand held in college athletics and while Gina won’t do that, she will push you to be the best version of yourself which will get you much further in life than being coddled. "