KATIE CONOVER

Head Coach, Owner

Katie (Lambert) Conover, '03, one of Stonehill's most decorated student-athlete alumnae, is entering her 16th season as head women’s lacrosse coach at her alma mater in 2023.

Since returning to Stonehill as head coach, Conover has led the Skyhawks to a record of 168-86 (.661), 12 Northeast-10 Conference postseason appearances, three conference titles and four NCAA Tournament bids. She owns a career coaching record of 203-106 (.657) over 19 seasons, which includes 45 wins over four years leading Merrimack College. Conover led Stonehill to a 123-46 (.728) mark in NE10 play prior to the program elevating to NCAA Division I status in the Northeast Conference in 2022-23, winning regular season championships in 2008, 2009 and 2022, having posted a career mark of 154-54 (.740) in NE10 play over her career.

Prior to Stonehill, Conover spent four seasons as the head coach at Merrimack, compiling a 45-20 overall record and making back-to-back NE10 Championship appearances. Under Conover's watch, Merrimack set records for most wins in a season (12 in 2005 and 2006), produced four All-Americans, and posted their best conference record (9-1 in 2006.)

Conover enjoyed a Hall of Fame career at Stonehill, capped by an NCAA Championship in her senior season. She was named to the IWLCA All-America first team all four years, making her the first Stonehill student-athlete to become a four-time All-American in any sport. She was the NE10 Player of the Year in 2001, 2002, and 2003, following her selection as the NE10 Rookie of the Year in 2000. Conover was additionally honored as the IWLCA Attacker of the Year as a senior.

Conover finished her career as the NCAA Division II all-time leader in goals (220), assists (106), and points (326). The Skyhawks went 60-16 during her four years, posting a 34-1 record in conference competition and winning the NE10 regular-season and tournament titles all four years.

Conover was inducted into the Stonehill Athletic Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility in the fall of 2008, becoming the second lacrosse player to enter the Hall of Fame and is the first women's lacrosse player enshrined in the Northeast-10 Conference Hall of Fame in 2010.

A native of Milton, Mass., Conover graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business management. She currently resides in Milton with her husband, Justin, and their son, Justin, Jr. (12), and daughter, Lila (10).