In 1983, faculty member Pete Corey sponsored the creation of the UAHS Women's Lacrosse Team. At the time, only two local programs were fielding women's lacrosse teams: Worthington and CSG. From 1983-1986, UA alumnus, Dan Paoletti, served as coach. In 1987 Tom Stout, the former Jones boys' coach, was appointed to head the team. He lead the Golden Bears to a 3rd place finish in the Midwest Schoolgirl's Lacrosse Tournament in 1991. Shortly after, the MSLA grew from 16 teams to over 70 teams. This rapid growth precipitated the development of the Ohio Schoolgirl's Lacrosse Association, in which UA is a member. Since the creation of the OSLA, the Golden Bears have won 4 state championships.

In 1992, Wendy Pinta Gallapoo moved from JV to varsity coach, where she served 16 seasons as the head coach of the Golden Bears. During her tenure she amassed a 213-78-12 record leading the Bears to state championships in 2002, 2004, and 2005. UA was also nationally ranked in the top 25 by US Lacrosse Magazine and Lax Power polls the same years it garnered state titles. In 2009 Coach Gallapoo was inducted into the Ohio Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

UA's most recent state championship was coached by one of Gallapoo's former players, Lynda McCandlish.

Coach McCandlish made history in 2008 by being the first in Ohio to win a state titles as both a player and as a coach. She was also the first rookie women's lacrosse coach to ever win a state championship in Ohio.

Since 1993, nineteen UA players have earned All-American distinction, and many others have been honored with All-Ohio and All-League awards. Currently, nine former Golden Bears play for Division 1 programs and three for Division 3 squads. The UA class of 2008 saw four of its five members go on to play college lacrosse. This year's class of 2009 currently has three of its players, Rosie Knisley (Roanoke) Kelly Mason (Colgate), and Marissa Henderson (Kenyon) committed to play next year.