via FIT press release/website, by Alex Henderson

MELBOURNE, Fla. –  Florida Tech head coach Kelsey Richardson has announced the hire of Hanna Hilcoff as assistant coach of the women’s lacrosse program.
 
“I am excited to welcome Hanna to the Panther family!” Coach Richardson stated. “Hanna is coming off an amazing collegiate career at Clemson University that gave her a wealth of knowledge and experience of success at the high level of lacrosse.
 
“Hanna’s energy, competitiveness, and passion for coaching will be tremendous assets to our program. I can’t wait to see the impact she has on our program!”
 
Hilcoff joins the Panthers coaching staff having previously worked with Clemson Sports Performances since May of 2024. There she assisted sports performance coaches in designing and implementing personalized training programs for athletes.

“I’m excited to join Florida Tech Lacrosse as an assistant coach alongside Coach Richardson.” Stated Hilcoff.  “I look forward to contributing to the program and supporting growth both on and off the field. Go Panthers!”
 
Prior, Hilcoff worked as an Olympic Sports Nutrition Internship at Clemson during the Fall 2023 semester where she engaged in active sports nutrition shadowing and was tasked with gaining further knowledge in ways to fuel athletes of various sports for peak performance.
 
During the summers of 2019 and 2021, she spent her time as a camp counselor and lacrosse instructor at Camp Metaponi in Naples, Maine. There she upheld responsibilities for campers while gaining listening and problem-solving skills along with preparing new lacrosse-related daily activities.
 
Her coaching experience extends to working with LaxMania Club Lacrosse in her hometown of Jupiter, Florida during the summer of 2020. Her responsibilities included organizing and instructing practices and games while teaching new skills to players and guiding young women while establishing excitement for the athletes around the sport.
 
A successful Division I scholar-athlete, Hilcoff spent two seasons at Clemson University following her transfer from the University of Oregon.
 
Throughout her combined five seasons, two at Clemson and three at Oregon, she played in a total of 69 games, scoring 168 goals with 29 assists for 197 points with 293 shots on goal, with a 0.771 shots on goal percentage, and a 0.442 shooting percentage. Defensively she finished her career with 212 draw control wins, 45 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers.
 
In 2024 she was named a USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American Honorable Mention after she led the Tigers with a career-high 51 goals a year prior. in 2023, the Tiger’s inaugural season, Hilcoff scored the first goal in Clemson Lacrosse history in just under 40 seconds of the program’s first game.
 
During her time at Oregon, Hilcoff was named Second Team All-Pac 12 during her sophomore (2022) and junior (2021) years. In Eugene, Oregon she became the fastest player in Ducks history to record 100 career goals scoring 101 in 37 career games.
 
Since 2021 Hilcoff has also made appearances for the Israeli National Team in which she holds dual citizenship. In 2022 she competed World Games as her team finished 5^th place in the world among over 100 competing countries.
 
She has earned both an NFHS Coaching Certification and an NFHS Strength and Condition Certification from Clemson University.
 
A Jupiter, Florida native, Hilcoff earned her Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology from the University of Oregon in 2022. She is currently working towards her Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a concentration in Pre-Professional Health Studies at Clemson University which she is expected to graduate in August 2024.
 
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