North Central College Women's Lacrosse

Vasiliki Berkman joined the North Central College staff prior to the 2022-2023 academic year as head coach for the Cardinals’ women’s lacrosse program.  North

Ellie Gosselin 24'/25’ joined the North Central women's lacrosse coaching staff as an assistant coach in the fall of 2025. As a undergraduate at North Central,

Berkman joined the Cardinal lacrosse program prior to the 2022-2023 season. He has 15 years of coaching experience across all levels of lacrosse including a decade at the collegiate level. He was the former Men's Head Coach at Aurora University with a 113-28 overall record and 56-2 in the Midwest Lacrosse Conference with six regular season and tournament championships as well as 3 NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances. Berkman was drafted to play Major League Lacrosse in 2009 by the Baltimore Bayhawks and also played LXM Pro as well as Semi-Professional Box Lacrosse. As a player for the Salisbury University Sea Gulls, Berkman had a tremendous four-year career having been named the NCAA National Lacrosse Player of the Year in Division III as a junior in 2008. He was also a three-time NCAA Most Outstanding Midfielder, three-time Division III All-American, three-time All-Capital Conference first-team selection, two-time captain and was multiple times selected the Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Week. In addition to his on field accolades at Salisbury, Berkman was an NCAA Academic All-American, Capital Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete and served on the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC). Berkman earned a bachelor's degree in business management (2008) with a minor in coaching and earned his MBA with a focus in Leadership in 2015. Currently a VP at True Lacrosse, overseeing the midwest territories.

Sandy Stasaitis, 14' was a four-year member of the women's lacrosse program. She was second in the MWLC in goals against average, named to the MWLC Sportsmenship team, and currently still in the record books for North Central today. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Exercise Science from North Central in 2014. A Master of Science degree in Athletic Training from the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, MN in 2016. A Doctor of Health Sciences Degree from AT Still University in Mesa, Arizona in 2021. She has had the opportunity to be at the collegiate and high school levels as both an athletic trainer, adjunct professor, and lacrosse coach. Today, she works for Midwest Orthopedics at Rush in Chicago, Illinois and has the opportunity to work with both the Chicago Bulls and White Sox.