Meet The Coaches

Rachel Hutchinson Andrea - Varsity Coach

Rachel grew up in Anne Arundel County, MD, a hotbed of lacrosse. She began playing in 1993, earning two county championships with the Pasadena Shore Shot, and was named the MVP of the All-Star Tournament.

Rachel was a 2003 graduate of Chesapeake High School, where she played varsity lacrosse for 4 years and captained both the lacrosse and volleyball team her senior year. Rachel was honored as an Anne Arundel County first team selection by the Maryland Gazette and an Anne Arundel County second team selection by the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun. Rachel played club lacrosse with CCLax of Annapolis and competed in the All-Star Express and National Draw tournaments.

Rachel was recruited at the Division 1 level by Quinnipiac, Duquesne, Northwestern, UMBC and St. Joseph’s. Knowing she wanted to be a multi-sport athlete (lacrosse and volleyball), she chose to attend Roanoke College where she had an outstanding career. Rachel was named a womenslacrosse.com player of the week, she earned All-ODAC honorable mention in 2004, and 2nd team honors in 2006. In her senior year, she led Roanoke College to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Rachel has played post-collegiate lacrosse in Maryland with the Heroes team, winning the Charm City Classic, and with the Charlotte Women's Lacrosse Club. She coached the Weddington High School JV girls in 2007 and 2008. In addition to coaching at Weddington High School, Rachel has been the women’s program director for Planet Lacrosse based in Tega Cay, SC since the summer of 2008. Rachel is also the head coach of the Planet Lacrosse Galaxy travel team in their inaugural season.