Marquette University Women's Lacrosse

Meredith Black completed her 13th season and 14th year at Marquette in 2025. She was named the first head coach in Marquette women's lacrosse history on Feb....

Annie Carroll completed her first season on the Marquette women's lacrosse staff in 2025. Carroll, who was hired as an assistant coach for the program on Mon...

Marquette University women’s lacrosse head coach Meredith Black announced Chrissy Thomas as assistant coach for the program on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. “We are very excited to welcome Chrissy to the Marquette women’s lacrosse family,” Black said. “Her successful playing experience at Maryland and her high lacrosse IQ will translate directly to coaching. I’m confident she’ll elevate our offensive unit and help our student-athletes grow both on and off the field.” Thomas comes to Milwaukee after graduating from Maryland in the spring of 2025. Thomas played four seasons for the Terps, playing in 67 games with 25 starts. “I am grateful for the opportunity to join the Marquette women’s lacrosse family,” Thomas said. “I look forward to learning from Meredith and Annie, connecting with the team, and helping the team reach its goals on and off the field.” The Riverhead, New York native finished her career with 156 points (58g, 98a) and was named to the 2023 All-Big Ten Tournament team.

Devon Ortman is in her first season as student assistant coach at Marquette. Ortman came to Marquette after playing three seasons at Colorado College (2022-24) and one at Fresno State (2021). The Oakland, California native started in 56-of-57 games at Colorado College where she was a 2024 IWLCA Third-Team All-American. She was named First Team All-WIAC and selected to IWLCA All-West Region First Team her last two seasons. Ortman tallied 278 draw controls, 124 ground balls, 56 goals, 66 assists and 39 caused turnovers in three seasons at Colorado College. She played for Team Germany at the Super Sixes event in Hong Kong in December of 2023.

As the academic counselor for the women's basketball, men's soccer, and women's lacrosse team, Meaghan assists student-athletes throughout their academic careers. She also serves as the tutor coordinator for all student-athletes. A proud alumna of Marquette, Meaghan graduated in January of 2018 with her bachelor's degree in secondary education and history. Throughout her undergraduate career she spent time in the Al McGuire Center as both a tutor and academic enrichment coach, as well as a member of the Marquette Dance Team. Meaghan returns to Marquette after working at the University of Maryland, serving as the academic counselor and learning specialist for the Terps Football team. She has her M.S. in Leadership and Policy Studies concentrating in student personnel from the University of Memphis.

Rahul Katbamna is entering his seventh year as an assistant athletic trainer with Marquette University Athletics in 2025-26. He currently works with the women's lacrosse team and assists with the cheer squads.. Prior to working at MU, Katbamna worked for the athletic training staff at UMass-Lowell (2016-19), serving the volleyball and women's lacrosse teams. He also spent two seasons at Florida Gulf Coast University (2014-15), working with the volleyball and cheer teams. Originally from Irvine, California, Katbamna earned his bachelor's degree in athletic training from Michigan State University in 2014. He went on to earn his master's in athletic training from the University of Virginia in 2016. He now resides in Franklin, Wisconsin.

Sam Lebowitz currently serves as Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Marquette University. In his role, he works with the women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's cross country teams. Lebowitz arrived at Marquette after spending two years at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During this time, he worked as the Director of Strength and Conditioning. He was primarily in charge of men's basketball, men's soccer, women's volleyball, and track and field. Prior to Milwaukee, Lebowitz served as both Assistant and Director of Strength and Conditioning at the University of California, Riverside. During his six-year tenure at UC Riverside, he trained all sports teams. While in California, he also earned his master's degree in exercise science from California Baptist University in 2019. Lebowitz is originally from Fayetteville, New York and now resides in New Berlin with his wife Jess.