Women's Lacrosse Hires Boerger as Assistant Coach
9/19/2023 11:13:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan women's lacrosse head coach Hannah Nielsen announced Tuesday (Sept. 19) the hiring of assistant coach Nora Boerger.
Boerger comes to Ann Arbor from Grand Valley State University where she was the associate head coach for the last five seasons. Her main responsibilities will include working with associate head coach Ana Heneberry on the defensive end of the ball and playing a role in player development.
"I am thrilled to welcome Nora into the Michigan program," said Nielsen. "Nora has seen tremendous success in Division II and on the international stage in her coaching career. Most recently at Grand Valley State, she was a part of a historic season and was an integral part of taking the team to the national semifinal. I am excited to have her knowledge and experience on our sideline this season!"
Boerger served as coordinator for a GVSU defense that ranked 15th nationally in scoring defense last season, allowing fewer than 10 goals in a game. The Lakers ended the year ranked fifth nationally after winning their first Midwest Regional Championship and making their first-ever NCAA semifinal. In her first season with the Lakers, Boerger's backline ranked second in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Aathletic Conference in goals against average and reached the GLAIC Tournament Championship. Additionally, she coached 44 All-GLIAC honorees, 24 IWLCA All-Region honorees and two IWLCA Defensive All-Americans in her five seasons with the program.
Prior to her time at Grand Valley State, Boerger spent two seasons at Lenoir-Rhyne, where she helped lead the team to its first-ever South Atlantic Conference regular-season championship.
Boerger's other collegiate coaching experience include stints at Findlay and Ohio State. At Findlay, she helped the Oilers to the most wins in school history as her defense had the fewest shots on goal allowed in program history and the fewest goals allowed. During her time at Ohio State, the Buckeyes made an NCAA Tournament appearance after making it to the Big Ten Tournament finals.
In 2020, Boerger was hired as the head coach of the Swiss Women's National Team, after serving as the associate head coach in 2018, and is prepping the team for the 2022 World Championships. At the club level, Boerger has coached for REV Lacrosse, AC Lacrosse Club, Major Force Lacrosse and MLXA.
Boerger is a 2013 graduate of Urbana University where she played both lacrosse and basketball. She was a USACollegeLacrosse.com Honorable Mention All-America honoree in 2011 and ranked fifth nationally in ground balls in her senior season. Boerger earned her bachelor of science in exercise science from Urbana and went on to earn a Master of Arts in University Leadership from Lenoir-Rhyne in 2018 and a Master of Science in Communication from Grand Valley in 2023.
