2026 COACHING STAFF

As coaches, we will encourage the development of each girl to reach their highest potential as a lacrosse player. We are educators of the game and have the responsibility to not only teach our players the skills and strategy necessary to succeed but to do so while maintaining a positive and fun learning environment. As coaches we will also encourage the girls to have the “will to win” attitude while advocating good sportsmanship at all times.
Jaclyn Collins, Varsity Head Coach

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This is Jaclyn’s first year as Head Coach of Conestoga Girls Lacrosse, after spending 13 years with the program as both the Junior Varsity Head Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach. She served as Conestoga’s JVA coach for eight seasons before moving into the Varsity Assistant role for five years, helping guide the team to three state championships (2016, 2022, and 2024).

A proud Conestoga graduate from the Class of 2007, Jaclyn was part of two PIAA State Championship teams and three Central League title runs during her time as a player. She later went on to play Division I lacrosse at Drexel University, where she served as team captain her senior year. Jaclyn helped lead Drexel to the CAA Championship Tournament for the first time in program history during her junior season and again as a senior. She earned the Commissioner’s Academic Award in all five seasons at Drexel.

Off the field, Jaclyn is currently a 2nd grade teacher at Valley Forge Elementary School. She also serves as Youth Director for Phantastix Lacrosse and runs the local Little Laxers Camp for kindergarten through fifth grade boys and girls, helping introduce young athletes to the game while emphasizing fundamentals and fun.

Jaclyn is passionate about building strong relationships, developing confident athletes, and creating a positive team culture rooted in effort, accountability, and respect. She is excited to lead the next generation of Pioneers while continuing the proud tradition of Conestoga Girls Lacrosse.

Jaclyn was teammates with Varsity Assistant Coach Charlotte Neser at both Conestoga High School and Drexel University. She is also a new mom to her daughter, Lola.

Elise Bendinelli - Varsity Assistant Coach

A native of West Chester, PA, Elise Bendinelli was a four-year letter winner at Villa Maria Academy where she graduated in 2011. At Villa Maria, she scored 106 goals during her junior and senior seasons and served as a 2011 team captain. Elise’s additional high school accolades include: 2011 PASLA Student-Athlete of the Year, 2011 Academic All-American, 2011 and 2010 AACA All-League, and 2011 Army National Reserve Scholar-Athlete.

Elise moved on to play Division I lacrosse at Villanova University, where she graduated in 2015 with a BBA in Finance and Marketing. During her collegiate career, Elise was named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team all four years (’12, ’13, ’14, ’15). In addition, Elise was a representative of Villanova’s Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and helped lead Villanova to the program’s first Big East Tournament in school history during her senior year.

Charlotte Neser, Varsity Assistant Coach
Coach Charlotte is in her first year as a Varsity assistant after 4 years of being the JVA coach. A native of Paoli and a graduate of CHS. Charlotte was teammates with Varsity head coach Jaclyn at both Conestoga and Drexel University. She had a standout career at Drexel before playing and coaching in Europe as part of the Global Players Student Athlete Exchange program. She was the first-ever player at Drexel to be named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List and was among the team's top-three scoring leaders all four years. She concluded her career with 142 goals and 168 points, leading Drexel in both goals and points as a junior and senior, while she was also named to the CAA's All-Rookie Team in 2009 and to the league's second team as a junior. Coach Charlotte graduated from Drexel in 2012 with a degree in Sports Management and earned her Master's degree in Higher Education, also from Drexel in 2014. In addition to playing and coaching for Phantastix, Coach Neser spent time traveling Europe, coaching throughout Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic. She has also worked as a graduate assistant in academic advising and life skills for Drexel student-athletes. Prior to joining the Conestoga staff she was apart of the Loyola lacrosse program where she was on their staff as the Director of Operations from 2014 to 2021. Since joining the Conestoga coaching staff Coach Charlotte has been a part of 2 PIAA State Championships, 1 PIAA District 1 Championship, and 1 Central league title. Coach Charlotte resides in Berwyn and is raising her three children Carson, Luke, and Lily along side her husband Jarrod.
Corey Anderson - JVB Coach

Coach Anderson graduated from Wilmington Friends School in Delaware before going on to play for Temple University. She earned a degree from Temple's School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management in 2007.

At Temple, Coach Anderson's team won multiple conference championships, earning NCAA Tournament bids. She received multiple Conference Player of the Week, All-Conference First Team and Conference All-Tournament Team honors and was selected to the IWLCA Farewell Festival North/South Game. As a senior captain, Coach Anderson led the Owls in scoring ending her career with over 100 goals. She went on to coach at Avon Grove before getting involved with Conestoga. She is now on the board of local youth lacrosse organization Quix Stix and volunteers with the girls club team, Philly Blast.

Coach Anderson and her husband Shawn own a farm in Berwyn that she manages. Along with their menagerie including their pet camel Luna, they have 3 children. Lila (9), Tyler (7) and Keira (5).

VOLUNTEER COACHES

Regan Marscher

Coach Marscher is thrilled to return to Stoga lacrosse after spending the 2019 season as the head coach of the Baldwin School. A graduate of Conestoga (and teammate with Coach Orcutt), she continued her playing career at Rutgers University. In her senior year she was captain of the most successful team in the programs’ history, as well as a defense which finished #1 in the Nation. Coach Marscher still holds the Rutgers record for most Caused Turnovers in a single game. After college she moved to Boston and began her coaching career as the 1st ever girls lacrosse coach at Bedford High School in Massachusetts. She also held the position of first assistant coach at Boston College for one season before moving to Brooklyn and serving as the head coach of the new Division One program, LIU-Brooklyn, for four years. Before returning to the Main Line, Coach Marscher spent 6 years as the head coach of the Holmdel HS girls lacrosse team in New Jersey. She also implemented, developed and ran the girls youth program in Holmdel. She has directed several camps and clinics, and truly loves to share her passion for the great sport of lacrosse with girls of all ages. Coach Marscher is also the head field hockey coach at Conestoga.

Taylor DeBernardi, JVA Head Coach
Coach DeBernardi is a Health and PE teacher at TE Middle School where she also coaches basketball. She played lacrosse at Ursinus college and graduated with a degree in Health and Exercise Physiology in 2018. Coach DeBernardi was a 4-year starter at Ursinus. Her senior year she was named captain and was nominated to the Centennial Conference all academic and all sportsmanship teams. She is a 2014 graduate from Springfield High School where she played both field hockey and lacrosse. She is a Phantastix alumni. Taylor is also a member of the Conestoga Field Hockey Coaching Staff.
Annie Nikolic
Coach Nikolic graduated from Conestoga High School in 2020, where she played for Coach Orcutt and Coach Collins all four years while also competing in basketball, ice hockey, and soccer. She continued her lacrosse career at Gettysburg College as a defender and draw specialist, graduating with a degree in Health Sciences. During her time at Gettysburg, she helped lead the team to a Centennial Conference Championship, earned All Centennial Conference honors, and made two Final Four appearances, finishing as both a semifinalist and finalist. Annie is currently studying Nursing at Villanova University and is on track to earn her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in July 2026. This is her second season coaching with the Pioneers as the Varsity Defensive Coach. She is also a Phantastix alumni and currently coaches within the Phantastix program under Coach Collins. Annie continues to be excited to have the opportunity to give back to the program and is passionate about developing confident, discipled defenders and well rounded student athletes!
Sam Murphy

This Coach Murphy’s seventh year coaching with the Conestoga girls lacrosse program. This isn’t Coach Murphy’s first time on the sidelines for the Pioneers, as graduate student during the 1994 and 95 seasons, she was the JV girls lacrosse coach and assisted the Varsity as well. After she received her masters degree, she became a high school guidance counselor and Varsity Assistant at Brandywine High School in Wilmington, DE for two years. From Brandywine she went to Lower Merion High School where she was a guidance counselor, the Varsity Assistant for the girls lacrosse team during the1998-99 seasons and the Varsity Coach seasons 2000-2002. Coach Murphy continues to volunteer her time in the community through her position on the Quix Stix lacrosse board. After graduating from Conestoga in 1987, Coach Murphy went on to play field hockey and lacrosse at the University of Richmond. She was a four year starter and was named to the 1st team All CAA Conference her junior year, and selected to the Division I Senior All Star Game her senior year. Samantha and her husband Peter currently live in Berwyn and are the proud parents of three sons, Brendan, Toby and Brody.