Becca Block, the 2013 IWLCA Defender of the Year and a U.S. Lacrosse National Team member, enters her first season as an assistant coach at the University of Florida. A 2013 graduate of Syracuse University, Block had coaching stops at Vermont (2014) and Michigan (2015) en route to Gainesville.
In addition to two years as an assistant coach under her belt, Block is in her fourth year as a member of the U.S. Lacrosse National Team after first making the team in 2012 following her junior season at Syracuse. Block has been a mainstay on the squad for the past four years.
Block arrives in Gainesville after spending the 2015 campaign an assistant coach at Michigan, where she helped guide the Wolverines to a conference tourney berth with the No. 6 overall seed in the inaugural Big Ten tournament.
Prior to her stint with the Wolverines, Block got her coaching career started as an assistant coach/defensive coordinator at the University of Vermont. She was the 2013 IWLCA Defender of the Year at Syracuse University.
In her first season as a collegiate lacrosse coach in 2014, Block helped guide Vermont to a 12-6 overall record and an appearance in the America East Tournament championship game. Under Block's guidance, the Catamounts' defense allowed just 9.50 goals per game, while their offense averaged 14.33 per outing.
The Stratham, N.H., native and 2013 team captain capped a four-year career at Syracuse in 2013 with Defender of the Year an All-America honors by both the IWLCA and Synapse Sports. The BIG EAST Conference also selected Block as its Defender of the Year and a member of the All-BIG EAST first team. Throughout her career, Block helped the Orange qualify for the NCAA Tournament on three occasions (2010, '12, '13). Under her watch, Syracuse advanced to the Final Four in 2010 and the national championship game in 2012. In 2012, Syracuse also captured the BIG EAST regular-season title.
Block, a two-time BIG EAST All-Academic honoree, graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in health and exercise science in May 2013.
In addition to Block's collegiate playing and coaching experience, she was also a coach and counselor for the Syracuse University Elite Lacrosse Camps and helped organize and run the Laxfest Lacrosse Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y., from 2010-15.
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BECCA BLOCK FILE
COACHING EXPERIENCE:
- 2015: University of Michigan, Assistant Coach
- 2014: University of Vermont, Assistant Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
- 2012-present: U.S. Lacrosse National Team
- 2010-2013: Syracuse Lacrosse
EDUCATION:
- Syracuse University: Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Exercise Science, 2013
