Candace Taglianetti Bossell is a former 2 sport athlete, field hockey and lacrosse at The Ohio State University.  A Former decade-long DI Head Coach, who also launched the program at Notre Dame College (4 seasons) while earning her Masters degree in Sports Management at Kent State University. Bossell leaves La Salle as the All-Time Winningest Coach in program history.

Since taking over NXT LC Girls Club and educational programming, the club has grown to double in size, and has emerged as the #1 Girls Lacrosse Club in the State for 5 years straight and counting, with teams 2026-2030 being the top team in the state. Each of the top teams have a national presence in their respective grad years. 

• The Ohio State University, Scholarship Player, 2 Sport Athlete
• Co-Captain, Sr Class
• NCAA Tournament Participant
• Former DI Head Coach, La Salle University (10 seasons)
• IWLCA- 100 career wins
• IWLCA Mid Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year Nominee
• A10 Coach of the Year (2X)
• Produced A10 Rookie of the year (2X), Defender of the Year,
• All-Time Winningest Coach, La Salle Lacrosse
• HHS, District 1 Runner Up, 2X Undefeated Central League Champs
• Merry Tropp Award Winner for Women’s Athlete
• Clutch Award Winner for Women’s Lacrosse
• All Mainline, All Delco, All Philadelphia, All-Area
• USA developmental ID evaluator
• All America Games Senior Game Coach '25
• Event Coaching: Open Series, Inside Lacrosse ID, All America Games
• Hometown: Philly
• Alma Mater: The Ohio State University
• Sports Team: Ohio State Football and the Eagles
• Favorite Athlete: Bo Jackson
• Best Advice: prove them wrong

EMAIL: candace@nxtsports.com

• Archmere HS, Assistant Coach (present)
• Boston Guard WLL, Head Coach (present)
• Director of Lacrosse Operations, Duke University (2015)
• Assistant Coach & Defensive Coordinator, Cornell University (2002-2008)
• Led GK Maggie Fava `06 to become 3rd-team All-American & Ivy League Co-Player of the Year (2006)
• Coached Cornell to a share of it’s 1st  Ivy League Championship (2006)
• Co-Founder, Ithaca Little Red Lacrosse (2010)

At The University of Delaware:

• 3rd Team IWLCA All-America Goalkeeper (2002)
• 4x Starter & Captain as a Senior
• 3x 1st-Team All-Region
• 1st-Team CoSIDA Academic All-America (2002)
• 1st-Team America East (2001)
• America East Rookie of the Year (1999)

Delaware Lacrosse All-Time Records:

•  2nd  Place in Career Saves (754), GAA (9.35), Save Percentage (.560) and Minutes Played (3,797)

Haverford High School

• HHS Hall of Fame (2017)
• All-America (1998)
• District 1 Runner Up (1998)

EMAIL: laurie.deluca@nxtsports.com

• Bloomsburg Lacrosse ’15
• Director, Girls Lacrosse
• Former DII Head Coach, Chestnut Hill College
• Former Assistant Coach, Bloomsburg (DII), Widener (DIII), and Washington College (DIII)
• 2012 PSAC Champion

EMAIL: patrice.coleman@nxtsports.com

Penn State University Lacrosse, Captain (’05-’10) 
Assistant Coach, George Washington (’10-’12) 

Head Coach, The Baldwin School (‘14-‘17) 

Hometown:?Pittsburgh, PA 
Alma Mater:?Penn State 
Walkout Song:?Renegade by Styx 
Sports Team:?Steelers 
Favorite Athlete:?Michael Jordan 
Jersey Number:?15 
Nickname:?Reese 
Best Cheesesteak:?Primanti’s sandwich all day 

EMAIL:?marisa.lozano@threestep.com 

Garnet Valley High School State Champion (‘11-’12) 

Penn State University Lacrosse, Captain (’12–’16) 

Assistant Coach, La Salle (‘16-’19) 

Assistant Coach, Rutgers (‘19-’25) 

Assistant Coach & Director of Operations, University of Penn (‘25-’26) 

Hometown: Garnet Valley, PA 

Walkout Song:  

Favorite Sports Team: Eagles – GO BIRDS! 

Favorite Athlete: Dawn Staley  

Jersey Number: 26 

Nickname: Ally 

Best Cheesesteak: Angelo’s or Jim’s on south street! 

Email: aheavens@nxtsports.com