Deanna Loukas joined the coaching staff of the Cortland women's lacrosse team in the fall of 2026.
Loukas most recently spent two years at Division II Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio while pursuing a graduate degree. She served as an assistant coach during the spring of 2026 after one season as a student-athlete in 2025.
As a coach, Loukas helped Walsh reach the semifinals of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) in 2026 and mentored four student-athletes earn All-GMAC honors, including the Midfielder of the Year and the Defensive Player of the Year. As a midfielder/attack in 2025, Loukas played in 18 games for the Cavaliers, contributing 61 points on 27 goals and 34 assists and recording at least one point in 17-of-18 contests. She earned her master's degree in Occupational Therapy from Walsh in 2026.Â
Prior to Walsh, Loukas was one of the top midfielders in program history at Baldwin Wallace in Berea, Ohio from 2020-24. She was a four-time All-Ohio Athetic Conference (OAC) selection, and finished her career with 195 points in 65 career games played. Loukas became the Baldwin Wallace all-time goalscoring leader with 159 career goals, and holds school records for career goals per game (2.45), career shots on goal (240), and career free-position shooting percentage (.619). She's also second in program history in career draw controls (200), second in career free position goals scored (26), third in career caused turnovers (85), and third in career points (195).Â
Loukas also has previous coaching experience as the girls' middle school and high school coach at Ohio Premier from May of 2022 to July of 2025.Â
A native of Tuckahoe, New York, Loukas graduated from Eastchester High School in 2020, where she was a five-year member of the lacrosse team and earned all-league honors. She also played four years on the basketball and soccer teams, and was a one-year member of the volleyball team.Â
