Division II Women's Lacrosse · Sunshine State Conference

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Women's Lacrosse

Daytona Beach, FL · Private university · 12–6 (4–3 SSC, 2026)

Open Spots This Cycle

Computed from Embry-Riddle's real roster — graduating players net of public commitments. A spot already filled by a commit is not counted.

Attack~1 open

3 graduating − 2 committed = ~1 likely open

Goalie~1 open

1 graduating · ~1 likely open

Class Commitments

2027 Taylor Edwards (Defense, MD) committed to Embry-Riddle (D2)
A new women's Defense commit at Embry-Riddle — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Dec 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view
2027 Brooke Johnson (Attack, FL) committed to Embry-Riddle (D2)
A new women's Attack commit at Embry-Riddle — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Nov 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view
2027 Chiara Marjaniemi (Midfield, CO) committed to Embry-Riddle (D2)
A new women's Midfield commit at Embry-Riddle — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Nov 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view
2027 Lyla Long (Midfield, NY) committed to Embry-Riddle (D2)
A new women's Midfield commit at Embry-Riddle — tracked from public commitment data. Use it to gauge where the class is filling at your position.
Committed Nov 2025 · Source: public commitment data · view

About Embry-Riddle

Location

Daytona Beach, FL

Setting

Suburban · 185-acre campus

Type

Private university

Founded

1926

Undergrads

9,139

Cost & admissions · College Scorecard

Cost

~$19k/yr net avg · $25k sticker

Getting in

Admits 58% — Selective

SAT (mid)

1148

Graduates

21%

Net price is the average a family actually pays after aid — not the sticker.

Coaching staff

Who runs the program, how they got here, and the ground they cover.

Head coach

Christina Nikolai

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Head coach since Aug 2024 · 2nd season in 2026

Played at Stetson (5-yr starter, 1st Team All-ASUN 2021)

All-time winningest ERAU women's lacrosse coach (29 wins in 2 seasons); led program to first national tournament berth (2025), first SSC regular season title, and back-to-back NCAA II regional appearances; 2025 SSC Coach of the Year.

Where they recruit

Maryland / Chesapeake Bay corridorFlorida in-stateColorado / Mountain WestNew EnglandSoutheast (Georgia, Tennessee)

How they got here

Head Coach @ Embry-Riddle 2024–present
Assistant Coach @ Embry-Riddle 2022–2024
Head Coach, Burning River Lacrosse (club, Ohio)
Played @ Stetson 2018–2022 (5-yr starter, 1st Team All-ASUN)

Recruiting coordinator

Haley Cummins

Assistant Coach

Assistant coach since Dec 2024 · 1st season in 2026

Played at Oregon '24 (4-yr starter, 43 G in 61 games, 2024 All-PAC-12 Tournament Team)

Former Oregon attacker and 2024 All-PAC-12 Tournament Team honoree; 2024 IWLCA Honor Roll; mental-health advocate (Morgan's Message) with prior camp coaching experience at Oregon.

Where they recruit

Maryland / Mid-Atlantic (hometown)Pacific Northwest / California (Oregon pipeline)Florida in-stateSoutheast

How they got here

Assistant Coach @ Embry-Riddle Dec 2024–present
Camp/clinic assistant coach @ University of Oregon
Played @ University of Oregon 2020–2024 (All-PAC-12 Tournament Team)

Contact details are not published here. They unlock in the app once your profile is coach-ready — which is also when writing to them is worth doing.

Embry-Riddle recruiting map

Red = states this women's roster actually comes from, darker where there are more of them. Pins are events this program is tied to; the white-ringed pin is campus.