Eastern Michigan Athletics
Lacrosse Announces Hiring of Morgan Gott as Assistant Coach
11/15/2021 10:15:00 AM | Lacrosse
Gott will serve as the defense/goalies coach
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University Head Lacrosse Coach Alicia Groveston Jackson announced the hiring of Morgan Gott as assistant coach today, Nov. 15.
"We are so thrilled to have Morgan join our coaching staff," said Coach Jackson. "She is such a passionate, supportive and dedicated coach, we are extremely lucky that she is bringing that fire to our team here at EMU. Her history of working with goalkeepers, defenses, as well as her playing experience as a member of a first-year program, make her uniquely qualified to help us launch our program. We cannot wait to get started as a staff!"
Prior to Ypsilanti, Gott was a vital member of Denver's Summit Lacrosse Club, where she was the head coach of the 2024 black team and the speed and agility coach. In these roles, Coach Gott helped implement offensive and defensive strategies while conditioning her players for the collegiate level. She also performed similar responsibilities for the Yellow Jackets Mid-Atlantic lacrosse club where she mentored multiple age groups.
Before she helped develop high school athletes, Gott served on George Mason University's coaching staff as an assistant coach from 2018-20. With the Patriots, Gott worked closely with the goalies and assisted with practice plans, gameday operations, travel plans, scouting reports, film, and recruiting.
Under her tutelage, goalkeeper Melissa Semkiw made First Team All-Atlantic 10 in 2019 and was selected to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 team in 2020. Semkiw tied her career-high in saves with 19 against Duquesne, April 7, 2019. In 2021, the keeper was ranked as the sixth-best Division I goalie by USL Magazine. Additionally, Gott mentored attacker Deanna Balsama, who was honored as the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in 2019.
From summer 2018 through fall 2019, Gott served as the Head Coach of the CRASH Lacrosse Club. There, she coached weekly clinics for middle school and high school girls where she focused on fundamentals.
Gott joined the University of Mary Washington staff where she worked with the draw takers, goalies, and defense. During her time in Fredericksburg, Va., Gott assisted with recruiting, practice, plans, gameday operations, and travel plans for the program.
Before joining the Eagles, Gott spent fall 2016 through summer 2017 as an assistant coach at Roanoke College where she specialized in mentoring the draw specialists. In addition to normal coaching responsibilities, Gott was responsible for the lifting and conditioning programs. During the same time span, she was the head lacrosse coach of the Midwestern Force club where she instruct 2018 graduates in tournaments.
As a student-athlete, Gott played in 61 games for Coastal Carolina from 2013-2016 and was a member of the Chanticleers' inaugural season. In the Teal and Gold, Gott helped her team win 32 games in the program's first four seasons as a midfielder.
"I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the lacrosse staff at EMU," said Gott. "Alicia Groveston-Jackson has a vast knowledge of the game and a great understanding of how to start a new program. I am looking forward to being a part of this inaugural team and guiding these young women through this journey."
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The Morgan Gott File
Name: Morgan Gott
Hometown: Georgetown, Mass.
College: Coastal Carolina – B.A. of Science in Business management - 2016
Professional Experience
Year School/Company Position
2021 Denver Summit Lacrosse Club Head Coach
2021 Yellow Jackets Mid-Atlantic Head Coach
2018-20 George Mason University Assistant Coach
2018-19 CRASH Lacrosse Club Head Coach
2017-18 University of Mary Washington Assistant Coach
2016-17 Roanoke College Assistant Coach
2016-17 Midwestern Force Head Coach
What They're Saying About Morgan Gott
"Morgan is a passionate coach. She cares immensely about her students. She is willing to go above and beyond to make sure they are being cared to on and off the field. She is going to be an incredible asset to the program." - Jessy Morgan, former Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at George Mason
"Morgan was my assistant for over a year at Roanoke College. What was special about Morgan was her desire to learn and to apply what she learned to the young women she was teaching and mentoring on the field in such a unique way! She spent summers working with me at our TGS goalie schools and became a master goalie coach. Her attention to detail with the goalies was incredible and has developed her into a top goalie coach at the collegiate level!" - Mary Schwartz, former Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at Roanoke College
