Karen Borbee
| Title: | Assistant Athletic Director/Head Women's Lacrosse Coach |
| Phone: | 610-328-8209 |
| Email: | kborbee1@swarthmore.edu |
| College: | Delaware '84 |
Entering her 19th season, Karen Borbee leads the Garnet with a wealth of experience, both as a player and as a coach. A member of the United States Women's Lacrosse Team from 1981-1984 and 1988-1993, Borbee has competed internationally on many occasions, representing the U.S. against Canada, Scotland, Wales, England, and Australia. She was also a member of the 1989 World Cup team which won the World Championship in Perth, Australia.
In 1984, Borbee graduated with honors from the University of Delaware, where she had an outstanding lacrosse career. In 1997, she was inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Delaware Hall of Fame. She was a three-time All-American and was a member of the 1981 and 1982 AIAW Division II national championship teams and the 1983 NCAA national championship team. She served as team captain during her senior year and was also named Most Valuable Player at the NCAA tournament. In 2001, Borbee was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
After spending six years as a mathematics teacher and coach at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford, PA, Borbee joined the faculty at Swarthmore College in 1990. In addition to coaching lacrosse, she is a professor of physical education. Since becoming the head lacrosse coach at Swarthmore in 1993, Borbee totes an overall record of 179-135, the second best among all current coaches in the Centennial Conference.
Anita Deasey
| Title: | Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach |
| College: | Ursinus |
Anita Deasey returns to the sidelines for her sixth season as an assistant coach. Anita's coaching experience ranges from high school to college to the United States World Cup-level. She brings a plethora of talent to the team, specializing in defensive strategy. An Ursinus College graduate, Anita played field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse while in college. She was inducted into the Ursinus College Hall of Fame in 2001. Anita is currently an elementary physical education teacher in the Lower Merion School District.
Carin Heller-Crawford
| Title: | Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach |
| College: | TCNJ '04 |
Carin Heller-Crawford, a 2004 graduate from the College of New Jersey, returns for her fourth year on the Garnet staff. While playing for the Lions, Heller was a three-time NCAA All-Tournament Team selection (2001, '02, '03), first-team All-America, Division III North/South Senior All-Star, and two-time Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Player of the Week. She played in four Division III NCAA Lacrosse Final Fours and two National Championship games. Carin was an assistant coach of the 2005 Lions' women's lacrosse squad, the 2005 Division III National Champions.
Carin currently works at the Woodlynde School in Strafford, PA as a Special Education Teacher and is continuing her education at West Chester University, working towards a Masters in Reading. Carin also works as an instructor, in both field hockey and lacrosse, at United Sports Training Center in Downingtown, Pa.
Kathy Krannebitter
| Title: | Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach |






