Welcome to the home of the Upper Arlington High School Women's Lacrosse Team.

The UAHS Women's Lacrosse Program began in 1983 under the sponsorship of UAHS faculty member and Coach Pete Corey. Wendy Gallapoo then led the UA Women’s LAX program as head coach for fifteen years and three State Champion titles. Coach Gallapoo built the program at Upper Arlington and established a reputation throughout the state and the Midwest as the team to beat. Upon her retirement in 2007, the team wondered how she would ever be replaced.

Lynda McCandlish, UAHS & Northwestern University graduate, took over as head coach in 2008. In her first and only season as Head Coach at Upper Arlington, Coach McCandlish won the State Championship. Lynda McCandlish also made history by being a State Champion as both a UA player (2002) and as an Upper Arlington head coach.

The team is led by Head Coach Kim Rocheleau.

Since 1993, nineteen UAHS players have earned All-American distinction, and many others have been honored with All-Ohio and All-League awards.

They waited a year, but they made good use of the time. The Upper Arlington Golden Bears avenged their 2007 Championship game loss to the Sycamore Lady Aves with a 14-8 win, which included an almost flawless second half on both ends of the field. The teams traded goals early. Emile Hunter had three early scores for the Aves while juniors Kelly Mason and Avery Toothman and senior Lindsay Godard led the Bears. With 9:49 Lilly Ricci scored for Sycamore to tie the game at 5-5. From the point the Bears took control of the game. When Erin Junk fired a shot past Sycamore keeper Brett Yenger with just :23 on the clock, UA was on their way.

Following the break it was more of the same for the Bears. As in State Finals past, it was a punishing and swarming defense that won the title. Tournament Defensive MVP Megan Knoop took control of Hunter and the Aves would not score again until 10:16 remaining in the game and UA leading 12-6. Godard finished the game with 4 goals and 3 assists to earn Tournament Offensive MVP honors.

The Title is the Bears' fourth in the last six years, but it will certainly be a sweet one for first year Coach and UA alum, Lynda McCandlish. McCandlish made history as the first person to win an OSLA State Championship as a player (2002) and a coach (2008). With the talent that will return in 2009 for both of these teams, the rubber game in the State Finals of 2009 is certainly a possibility.