Jessica Ormrod Joins UB Women's Lacrosse Coaching Staff
West Haven Native Will Serve As Head Coach Kate Smullen's Top Assistant
Bridgeport, Conn.-University of Bridgeport head women's lacrosse coach Kate Smullen has announced that Jessica Ormrod will join the Purple Knights' staff as assistant coach. Ormrod comes to UB after serving as the assistant women's lacrosse coach at the University of Montevallo in Alabama since August of 2017.
The West Haven, Connecticut native also served as a graduate assistant women's lacrosse coach at King's College in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, her alma mater, from May 2014 through May 2017.
Said Smullen, "We are excited to have Jessica join our program. She will bring a great deal of enthusiasm both in practice and at games, plus her knowledge of sport both on offense and defense; plus her local ties, will be a big plus."
A 2014 King's College graduate, Ormrod was a four-year starter who played defense her first three years before moving to the midfield as a senior. During her intercollegiate career, she tallied 24 goals, 127 ground balls, and 70 caused turnovers. She also earned two All-Academic team awards in 2012 and 2014, a 2014 All-MAC Freedom Conference honorable mention, and the Monarch Merit Award in 2014.
Along with her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Psychology, Jessica also holds a Masters of Education degree from King's College.
