Karen Borbee, the reigning Centennial Conference Coach of the Year, is entering her 20th season as head coach of the women's lacrosse program.

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 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 190-141, the second best among all current coaches in the Centennial Conference.

Kathy Krannebitter is in her second year with the Garnet.  

In addition to graduating from West Chester University, Krannebitter coached both field hockey (26 years) and lacrosse (12 years) before retiring in 2011 from the University.  

While at West Chester, she led the lacrosse program to 8 straight PSAC Conference Championships, and an ECAC Championship ('91).  She was Coach of the year twice (‘94, ‘97), and was IWLCA Division II Coach of the Year in 1987.  Following the 1997 season, Krannebitter stepped down from her coaching duties in lacrosse to focus her energies full-time to the Division I Field Hockey Program.  Krannebitter was a dual sport athlete at West Chester.  She played Field Hockey and lacrosse there, winning an AIAW National Championship in 1978 and her lacrosse team finished 7th in the AIAW National Championship in 1982.

Anita Deasey is entering her 9th year as an assistant coach with the Swarthmore Lacrosse team. 

A graduate of Lower Merion High School, in Ardmore, Pa. and Ursinus College, Deasey played field hockey, basketball and lacrosse at both schools.  She is a member of the Ursinus College Athletics Hall of Fame and has previously coached at the Episcopal Academy, Ursinus College, including being a part of two NCAA D3 National Championships, and Harriton High School.  

Deasey recently retired from the Lower Merion School District after teaching 35 years.

Marie Mutryn is entering her first year as assistant coach for the Garnet.

A standout attacker and 4-year starter for the Garnet from 2009-2012 amassing a total of 131 goals, 36 assists, 167 points, and 73 ground balls during her career. As a captain her senior season, she help lead the Garnet to their first Centennial playoff berth since 2006 and first-ever playoff win in program history.

Mutryn was the recipient of the May E. Parry Award, which is presented to the senior woman who, by her loyalty, sportsmanship, and versatility in athletics, has made a valuable contribution to Swarthmore College.

Mutryn was also a 3-year starter as goalkeeper earing all-conference honors for the Swarthmore women’s soccer team and helped lead the team to an ECAC championship in 2009 as well as multiple conference playoff births.

A native of Rexford, N.Y., Mutryn graduated from Swarthmore in 2012 with a degree in Biology. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Animal Science at the University of Delaware.