Recruiting Coordinators

Morgan Molinari O’Connor

Morgan Molinari O’Connor is a lacrosse coach and former athletic director and teacher at Sacred Heart
Academy. She served the Director of Athletics, Athletic Advisor and Camps Director for 16 years. As the
Director of Athletics she oversaw 24 teams, 60 coaches and over 500 student-athletes. She served as the NSCHSGAAC Chairwomen of the Soccer and Lacrosse leagues.

O’Connor has been involved in athletics her entire life. She attended Sacred Heart Academy where
she participated in Swimming, Basketball and Lacrosse. Upon graduating she attended the University of Notre
Dame. At Notre Dame she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and played lacrosse. She holds a Masters
of Science in Secondary Education from Molloy University.

Since graduating from Notre Dame, O’Connor has been involved in the sport of lacrosse as a coach on
numerous levels: LISGYLL, PAL, high school, club, regional and national teams. She served as the varsity coach
at Sacred Heart Academy for 14 years and is involved with numerous professional organizations. She currently
is on the Board of Directors of the Long Island Metro Foundation chapter of USA Lacrosse, is the USA Lacrosse
All-American Chair, and serves as the Director of Port Washington PAL and Director of Port Washington Field
Hockey.

At Sacred Heart O’Connor built the lacrosse program to become a USA Lacrosse top 20 nationally
ranked program. In her 14 year coaching career, O’Connor coached 78 players who moved to play collegiate
lacrosse, 16 All-Americans, 40 Academic All-Americans, 7 Newsday All-Long Island players and 2 Jackie Pitts
Award winners.

Mrs. O’Connor grew up in Manhasset, NY with her 5 siblings who all played Division 1 lacrosse
respectively at: UMass, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard and Bucknell. She is married to Bobby O’Connor and they
have three daughters, Ella, Grace and Sophie. They live in Port Washington, NY.

 

Gina Leake

Gina Sambus Leake will be on the recruiting coordinating team as well as O'Connor. Leake is a Virginia University Women's Lacrosse Alumni and currently on staff for Garden City Varsity Lacrosse and Team 91 2031 Crush. Leake is a current Garden City community member and a teacher in the district.

Gina brings a ton of knowledge and a massive network to our program. Having close ties in the NCAA she provides insight that is incredibly helpful for our athletes. 

Grace Beshlian 

Grace Beshlian is the newest addition to the Team 91 Recruiting Coordinator team. Grace is fairly fresh out of the UCONN Women's Lacrosse Program, has coaching experience at the collegiate level at Xavier University and currently at St. Joseph's College. Beshlian is also on staff for the Garden City Varsity Lacrosse Program as well as Team 91 2029 Thunder. 

This powerhouse team of women is a great source of guidance, knowledge and networking for our players. This journey is about helping these players achieve their dreams and with this team we can help be there every step of the way for the player to make the best choice for them.