This is Coach Greene's 1st season as Head Coach. Prior to that, she was the head JV coach at Blake for four seasons. Greene came to Blake from Hill-Murray where she helped take the team to its first ever section final appearance. 

In high school Lauren played club lacrosse until junior year when she played on the inaugural varsity team for Hill-Murray. She was captain for the first two years of the sport’s varsity tenure. In college, she started, managed, and coached the inaugural club team. Greene is a graduate of Ripon College with a Communication and Business Management Degree. In addition to the Head Coaching duties at Blake, Lauren works at Macalester College and coaches club lacrosse. She and her husband, Kyle Greene ‘11, live just north of Minneapolis with their two dogs, Theo and Gus.

Emily is originally from Okemos, Michigan and moved to the twin cities in June of 2022. Emily began playing lacrosse in middle school and continued her career at DII Northern Michigan University where she was an attacker for four years. In addition to playing lacrosse at NMU, she studied Sports Public Relations and Marketing and graduated in May 2022. The speed and pace of the game, the ability for players to be creative on the field, and the overall growth of the sport are a few reasons why she loves the game of lacrosse. Emily is excited to be apart of the coaching staff at Blake, getting to know and work with the players, and looking forward to a great season.

Tanya Barakat recently graduated from Hamline University majoring in Marketing and Management and a minor in Psychology. Tanya is originally from Phoenix, Arizona, where she attended Xavier College Preparatory for high school and played lacrosse and basketball all four years. She went on to played lacrosse at Hamline University for one year and then continued to play basketball for two years there. Throughout her career she was the goalie of her team. She loves the fast paced nature of the game and loves the mental and physical challenge of being a goalie. Tanya is excited to join the Blake program and looks forward to an amazing season.