FIRE LACROSSE

COACHES

MAC MCDONOUGH

Since taking over at Fire, Mac has put her stamp on the program. She brings a wealth of knowledge from her own lacrosse career to help make each player the best version of themselves. Mac played Division I at Jacksonville and helped lead her team to 3 conference championships between 2015-2018. She is on the active roster for Team Israel, which ranked 5th at the 2022 World Games. Prior to joining Fire, Mac was a coach at Claremont Mudd Scripps, a Division III program in Claremont California, where she specialized in goalie development and offense.

JESS SLOAN-COOPER

Jess is originally from Illinois, where she had a storied HS lacrosse career. She moved to California to pursue her dream of attending school on the left coast. Jess is a defender for the Claremont Mudd Scripps program and has joined us as a defensive coach.

MIA FLEMING

Mia is originally from New Jersey, where she had an outstanding HS career that included being team captain, All-American, as well as sectional champion. She is a goalie at USC and will focus on working with our goalies.

MIA TRIOLO

Mia is from New York and is currently a defender at USC. Prior to joining USC, Mia prepped at Harborfield HS, where she was a state champion and on the academic honor roll. She played her club lacrosse with Yellow Jackets under Coach Carol Rose. Mia works with our defenders and midfielders.

CHRISTINA GAGNON

Christina is a midfielder/draw specialist at USC and moved to SoCal from the lacrosse hotbed of Baltimore, MD. Prior to joining USC she had an extensive lacrosse career, prepping at St. Paul’s School for Girls Lutherville-Timonium and playing club lacrosse with M&D. In high school Christina was 2021 US Lacrosse Player of the Year, 2021 Under Armour All-American and she was on the academic honor roll all 4 years. Christina works with out draw takers and midfielders.

CATE LORD

Cate hails from Indianapolis and made her way to CA via Denver, CO. She comes from a highly athletic family and has already accumulated a bounty of accolades at USC, including Pac-12 tournament MVP, 3x Pac-12 defensive player of the week and Pac-12 All-Conference First Team. At Fire, Cate is a defensive coach with the Fire HS Red team.

CAL FILSON

Cal hails from Williamstown, MA and spent his college years playing at Oberlin College. He has been a coach with the organization since 2021 and loves being part of the game

HARMONY HALL

Harmony is an alumni of Royal HS and she has a strong interest in helping lacrosse in her home town prosper. She was a top LA midfielder during her high school and club career in LA and she plays her college lacrosse at Mercer College. Harmony work with our Simi Valley program.

CATIE SHIN

Catie graduated from CSU Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a minor in human development. She already has a wealth of experience. She has been playing since 3rd grade, played varsity at Culver City HS for 4 years, two of which she was captain. Her coaching career started as a junior in HS working with recreational players in West LA. Her next stint was as assistant coach at Culver City HS, where she is now the head coach. Catie has been a Fire coach since 2020 and has found a passion for coaching girls lacrosse and teaching them the game, but most importantly, having fun while doing it.

HANNAH NEWHALL

Hannah hails from Cape Elizabeth, ME. She attended Colby College, where in 2017 she was part of the team that won the NESCAC Championship. Hannah’s specialty is midfield and draw and she has a background in outdoor education. She joined Fire in 2022 and has brought her entire skill set to the field to help players leap forward in their development.

SYDNEY SHIN

Sydney currently plays on the Women’s Lacrosse team at Cal Lutheran University while studying Sports Management. She has been playing since 2nd grade and played varsity at Culver City HS for 4 years, two of which she was captain. She is a fire alum, playing for Fire from 7th grade until her senior year of high school. She began coaching K-2 at West LA as a senior in high school and began coaching with Fire the summer of 2023.

BELLA BRAVO

Bella hails from Northern California and has 10 total years of playing experience between high school, club and NCAA. She is the goalie at Cal Lutheran University and in the summers she coaches at True Lacrosse in NorCal. Bella will be working with our goalies in Simi Valley.