Hawk Women's Lacrosse Camps & Clinics Staff
Head Coach • Alex Kahoe
A five-time National Champion, three time All-American, and two-time NCAA Goalkeeper of the Year, Alex Kahoe enters her 11th season as the head coach of the Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse program in 2025.
At Saint Joseph's, Kahoe has coached 40 Atlantic 10 All-Conference selections, including the 2019 and 2021 Atlantic 10 Offensive Players of the Year and the 2023 and 2016 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, 13 Academic All-Conference selections, three IWLCA All-Region honorees and a Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention.
Kahoe became the first coach in program history to lead SJU to back-to-back postseason appearances, in 2016 and 2017, and has since led the Hawks to seven postseasons in a row, including the A-10 title and the programs first NCAA berth in 2022.
The Hawks continued success in 2023, the sixth-straight full season played in which St. Joe’s tallied double-digit wins. Despite key injuries, a young roster gelled into another top A-10 program, finishing 6-3 in conference play and 10-9 overall. The Hawks recorded just the fourth win in program history against a ranked team when defeating #18 Princeton on Sweeney Field. Under Kahoe, St. Joe’s provided another historical landmark after earning the first shutout in program history, dominating A-10 foe George Mason in a 19-0 victory. Kahoe’s tutelage saw Alexa Capozzoli earn Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year accolades, while Jorden Concordia’s 177 saves - third-most in program history - earned her First Team conference accolades along with Bonnie Yu, who led the team with 53 points. Capozzoli and Kate Fuhrman tallied 38 and 39 points, respectively, in their rookie seasons as Maddie Yoder led the Hawks with 40 goals, one of six Hawks with at least 24 goals.
Nikki Grote • Associate Head Coach
Grote comes to Hawk Hill in 2023-24 after stops at Lehigh, Penn State, La Salle, American and Iona. Most recently with the Mountain Hawks, Grote helped Lehigh to the Patriot League semifinals with a pair of attackers making all-conference honors. Grote helped coach Gabby Schneider to a First Team All-Patriot League selection, finishing her career as the all-time assist leader and top three in points at Lehigh. Olivia Memeger also earned Second Team honors, one of three Mountain Hawks with 50 points on the season.
Prior to her time at Lehigh, Grote spent two seasons at Penn State as offensive coordinator for the Nittany Lions. The Ellicott, Md. native helped guide Kristin O’Neil to 59 goals in 2023, earning Tewaaraton Watch List honors. In her two seasons at Penn State, the Nittany Lions recorded eight All-Big Ten, five All-Region and three All-American selections.
Grote returns to Philadelphia after a two-year stint at La Salle as the offensive coordinator. In the two seasons with the Explorers, La Salle averaged 12.67 and 11.64 goals per game in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Before 20th and Olney, Grote spent two seasons as an assistant at American in 2018 and 2019. Grote helped direct the Eagle offense to some of its best production in over five years in the 2019 season, helping guide three players to recording 30+ goals.
Grote made her start in the collegiate ranks at Iona, spending a season with the Gaels in 2017. Prior, Grote made her start in coaching at the youth and high school level where she was a head coach and an assistant coach at Mesa Lacrosse and Triple H Lacrosse.
A four-year starter at New Hampshire, Grote was a captain and earned America East Second Team All-Conference honors in her senior season.
Katie Detwiler • Assistant Coach
Katie Detwiler joined the Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse coaching staff in August 2023 after a standout collegiate career at Loyola (Md.).
Detwiler, a three-time IWLCA All-American (1st Team – 2022, 2nd Team – 2023, 2021) spent five seasons on the sidelines with the Greyhounds, starting in all 85 games in her career while compiling a 72-13 record overall and an unblemished 32-0 record in Patriot League action.
A stalwart in the Loyola defense, Detwiler helped her squad to four consecutive Patriot League Championships, earning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year on three separate occasions. Her squad made postseason in all four seasons, tallying a 6-4 record with two quarterfinal appearances. The Greyhounds never finished outside of the top ten in the end-of-season rankings, coming off an eighth-ranked finish after falling to eventual champions Northwestern in the NCAA quarterfinals in 2023.
The two-time Tewaaraton Award Top 25 semifinalist collected individual accolades along with her team success, including four All-Patriot League selections (1st Team – 2023, 2022, 2021). Detwiler earned Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in 2023.
Detwiler finished her career ranking fifth in program history in draw controls (197). Over her career, Detwiler compiled 86 ground balls, 65 caused turnovers and six goals.
Detwiler is a native of Devon, Pa., graduating from Archbishop Carroll in 2019.