Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 10/4/23 – From Staff Report
Former Merion Mercy Academy coach and college assistant Emily Considine has been named head girls’ lacrosse coach at defending PIAA Class 3A champion Owen J. Roberts.
Considine served as head coach at Merion Mercy in 2023 after spending a year as an assistant at Lafayette and three years as an assistant at Manhattan. She played college lacrosse at Syracuse and Hofstra.
A native of Rockville Centre, N.Y., Considine played at South Side High on Long Island.
Considine replaces David Schlesinger, who guided the Wildcats to a 27-1 record, a Pioneer Athletic Conference title, a District 1 crown, and the school’s first state title. Schlesinger, who was named Phillylacrosse.com Co-Coach of the Year, is now an assistant coach for the Ursinus College women’s team.
Considine was the top assistant under South Jersey native Katie McConnell at Manhattan, helping to lead the Jaspers to an 11-6 record in 2019 and the team’s first postseason appearance since 2009. The 11 victories were tied for the most in program history. Considine then followed McConnell to Lafayette before being named coach at Merion Mercy in January of 2023.
Considine also coaches with NXT and has coached club lacrosse with the Long Island Top Guns and 91 Tri-State. Before starting with NXT almost a year ago, she helped found a branch of True Lacrosse in the Lehigh Valley.
Considine played for Syracuse and Hofstra during her playing career, named to the CAA All-Rookie Team at Hofstra in 2013. Her team made back-to-back appearances in the semifinals and finals of the CAA Tournament during 2013 and 2014. She got her Masters in School Counseling from Manhattan College in 2019.
Considine said she welcomes the challenge of coaching at Owen J. Roberts, which lost a large amount of elite seniors, including Phillylacrosse.com Co-Players of the Year Gabbi Koury and Alexa Vogelman.
“I’m a strong proponent fundamentals and I want to tap into the youth program at Owen J. Roberts,” she said. “Obviously, Owen J. has had much success, so I think maintaining and building from there is my goal.
“They were state champions, but this year we’ll have a completely new team since we lost nine Division I players. That’s a handful of experience lost. There’s a lot of talent and gaps of experience that we need to foster. I am really excited.”
Considine, who works fulltime as a content writer and editor at Inside Lacrosse, believes her experience as a college coach and player has given her a strong background for coaching high school players.
“I look at playing a sport as an opportunity to learn to be a leader,” she said. “It is something a little bigger than yourself and foster’s discipline, and time management. Playing and coaching in college gave me that perspective. This isn’t about you, it’s about us. That’s something I want to instill and have been instilling.”
