Nielsen Announces Hiring of Pearsall as Assistant Coach
7/12/2022 9:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan women's lacrosse head coach Hannah Nielsen announced the hiring of Casey Pearsall as an assistant coach Tuesday (July 12).
"I am so excited to welcome Casey to Michigan," said Nielsen. "Casey has seen success at the highest level as a player and has been an integral part of Vermont's success working with the offense and draw unit. It was clear in the interview process that our values and vision truly align. I am excited for her to come in and make an immediate impact on our program and our student-athletes."
"I am extremely honored and grateful for the opportunity that Hannah and Michigan women's lacrosse has given me," said Pearsall. "I am excited to join a university and program rich in tradition that strives for success on and off the field. I am thrilled to work with this talented, hardworking and passionate group and look forward to helping build upon the continued success of Michigan women's lacrosse. Go Blue!"
Pearsall comes to Ann Arbor after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont, where she worked on implementing offensive strategy and concept development as well as managing the draw unit and gameday performance. She will work primarily with the Michigan offense and draw-control team.
During her time with Vermont, Pearsall helped the team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2022 after the team went 14-4 in the regular season and won its first America East championship. In her first season, the Catamounts saw their first America East playoff berth since 2016 and Pearsall coached Vermont's first America East first team All-Conference nominee since 2015.
Along with her collegiate coaching experience, Pearsall was the head coach of 802 Lacrosse Club, leading both middle school and high school athletes. She also has spent time coaching at the high school level and various club lacrosse programs, while coaching Team Tennessee at the national tournament.
Prior to her coaching days, Pearsall was a three-time All-America honoree at Notre Dame, where she also was named to the Tewaaraton Watch List in her senior season and collected All-ACC first-team honors. Following her collegiate playing career, Pearsall played professional with the Long Island Sound in the Unites Women's Lacrosse League and with the Upstate Pride and Command in the Women's Professional Lacrosse League.
