Kelly Lickert-Orr took the reins of the Cortland women's lacrosse program in 2015 and in her first season led the Red Dragons to a 22-1 record and the program's first-ever NCAA Division III title. She was named the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) National Coach of the Year and Empire Region Coach of the Year after Cortland won five NCAA playoff games, capped by a 17-6 victory over Trinity University (Conn.) in the national title contest. She also led the Red Dragons to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) crown and was voted as the league's Coach of the Year as well as the ECAC Div. III Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year.
Prior to coming to Cortland, Lickert-Orr served as women’s lacrosse head coach from 2011-14 at Keuka College, where she posted a 52-11 overall record, including a 32-1 mark in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC).
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Lickert-Orr earned NEAC Coach of the Year honors in both 2013 and 2014 after guiding Keuka to back-to-back league titles and NCAA Div. III tournament appearances. Keuka won a school-record 16 games in 2014 and was the NCAA Div. III leader in scoring defense at 5.47 goals per game allowed. She also was NEAC Coach of the Year in 2011 as the Storm won the NEAC title, although the league did not have an NCAA automatic berth that season.
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In the summer of 2012, Lickert-Orr led a U.S. travel squad that finished in third place at the annual European Championships. Lickert-Orr served as an assistant coach at Nazareth College in 2011, and she has coached the Finger Lakes Flamingos club lacrosse team since 2012.
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Lickert-Orr earned a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness from Limestone College (S.C.) in 2009 and is the school’s all-time scoring leader with 259 points (121 goals, 138 assists). A three-time All-America attacker, she helped the Saints win three Conference Carolinas titles and earn three trips to the NCAA Div. II Final Four.
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A native of Penn Yan, N.Y., Lickert-Orr graduated from Penn Yan Academy in 2005 and helped the Mustangs win the 2004 New York State Class B girls’ lacrosse championship. She currently resides in Penn Yan with her husband, Jarrod.
