Ries has more than 25 years of coaching and athlete development experience that has ignited change and impacted girls lacrosse in Montgomery County. In 2002, she founded the first travel lacrosse club in the county and is the co-founder of MC Elite. Both were created to develop and mentor female youth athletes by raising the quality of performance and opportunities for female athletes. Ries has tenured success in both Montgomery County Public Schools and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. Ries has been recognized three times as a Washington Post All-Met selection, is the first person to be named All-Met as both a player (1988) and a coach (2001, 2012). Through her relentless focus on guiding players to achieve athletic benchmarks and involvement in the coaching community, Ries has helped more than 250 athletes play lacrosse at the collegiate level.

Paige Reese (2027 Age Group Coach)

• Standout Howard County athlete for the Glenelg Gladiators
• 2017 Maryland State Champion
• Baltimore Sun Player of the year
• 3 consecutive Howard County Championships in 2014, ’15 and ’16. ’16 and ’14
• Regional Champion, First Team All-State selection, All State Player of the Year Finalist. 2017 Howard County Player of the Year
• First Team Mid-Atlantic honoree
• First Team Baltimore All-Metro in 2016 and 2017
• First Team All-County
• Played lacrosse for M&D and Hero’s
• Played field hockey at Towson
• Senior Year Captain and versatile powerhouse for the Towson Tigers