Rachel Dell

John Carroll University Athletics

home of the Blue Streaks

Title

Head Coach
Email

rdell@jcu.edu
Phone

1795

Rachel Dell begins her eighth season at the helm of the John Carroll Women's Lacrosse program in the 2021-2022 school year.

Hired as the program’s first head coach on May 25, 2013, Dell has made OAC Tournament appearances in each season of her tenure (except for COVID-shortened 2020). Dell steered the Blue Streaks to the program's first OAC Championship in 2021, capturing the regular season and tournament crowns. Under Dell's command, the Blue Streaks earned an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, winning the program's first NCAA postseason game and advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.

Career Accomplishments at JCU

2021 OAC Regular Season & Tournament Championships
2021 NCAA Tournament appearance and Second Round victory
2021 OAC Coach of the Year
14 IWLCA Great Lakes All-Region selections: 1st Team (7), 2nd Team (7)
43 All-OAC Selections: 1st Team (17), 2nd Team (11), Honorable Mention (15)
43 OAC Players of the Week award winners
3 IWLCA National Players of the Week
1 IWLCA All-American (Colleen Grombala, 2021 3rd Team)
5 IWLCA Academic Merit Squad Honors (2015-19)
6 Zag/IWLCA Academic Honor Roll members (2015-20)
31 Academic All-OAC winners (2015-21)
2 OAC Offensive Players of the Year (2021, 2017)
2 OAC Defensive Players of the Year (2021, 2018)
2 OAC Rookies of the Year (2019, 2016)
1 OAC Goalie of the Year (2021)
2021 US Lacrosse Top 20 Ranking (program's first top 20 ranking)
2018 IWLCA Senior All-Star (formerly North-South) Game participant
2018 NCAA D3 Mid South Region 5th/50 ranking (program's first ranking)
2018 IWLCA D3 Top 25 "others receiving votes (first time appearing in poll)
2017 NCAA D3 Statistical Champion, Assists Per Game (3.88)
Six OAC Tournament appearances

Coaching Career

2013-present: Head coach, John Carroll University
2007-13: Head Coach, Hartwick College
- Posted program's best record in 10 seasons (2011)
- Produced 24 Empire 8 All-Conference Selections
- IWLCA Merit Squad Honors (2011)
2005-07: Elmira College, Head Coach: 2005-07 / Assistant Coach: 2004-05
- First-ever winning season and Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Championship Game appearance (2006)
- First-ever Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Tournament appearance (2005)
- Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Player of the Year (2005)
- 16 Empire 8 All-Conference selections (2005-07)

IWLCA (Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association) Leadership

Secretary Executive Board position (2016-17)
Great Lakes All-Region/All-American Committee (May 2021-present)
Senior All-Star Game Committee Member (November 2017-present)
Nominating Commitee Chair (December 2013-June 2016)
OAC Liasion (December 2015-2019)
OAC Women's Lacrosse Chair (June 2017-December 2019)

Playing Career

2000-03: St. Bonaventure University: Inaugural class for women’s lacrosse

Dell, who holds undergraduate degrees in French and English from St. Bonaventure University, completed her master's degree in Education from Elmira College in June 2007.

In addition to coaching, Dell is committed to the development of the sport in a number of ways, including as a leader at the OAC and IWLCA levels. She is also a 2012 NCAA Women's Coaches Academy graduate.

Year	Overall	Conference	OAC Tournament	NCAA's
2022	3-5	2-1	N/A	N/A
2021^	17-2	9-0	2-0	1-1
2020*	4-2	0-0	N/A	N/A
2019	10-7	5-3	0-1	0-0
2018	14-3	7-2	0-1	0-0
2017	11-5	6-2	0-1	0-0
2016	11-5	5-2	0-1	0-0
2015	10-5	4-2	0-1	0-0
JCU Totals	77-29	36-11	2-5	1-1
Career Totals	117-110

^OAC-only regular season due to COVID-19
*Season ended due to COVID-19

Dell departed John Carroll on 4/20/2022, coaching her last game vs. Capital on 4/2/2022

Sponsors