Meet the Coaches
Caroline Tesar..Head Coach / Director of Coaches
Lake Bluff, Illinois
Northwestern University graduate. Played lacrosse on two National Championship teams. High school All-American and multiple State Championships at Loyola Academy. She helped launch the Bandits in 2012 before moving out of the area. She is currently a kindergarten teacher.
Elizabeth O’Connor, Head Coach
Lake Bluff, Illinois
Boston College graduate. Played lacrosse and was Captain of the Boston College team. Loyola Academy as a player and as an assistant Varsity coach on the girls lacrosse team. Elizabeth lives in Lake Bluff with her husband Ben and three children.
Jenna Zilka….Head Coach (5th/6th grades)
Lake Forest, Illinois
Jenna has coached with the Bandits beginning Spring 2021 when she was head coach of the 4th grade Bandits. Fall 2021 Jenna moved over to head coach of the 5th/6th grade Bandits. Prior to Bandits, Jenna was an Assistant coach Girls Lacrosse at Lake Forest High School. Jenna lives in Lake Forest with her husband, John, and their four children.
Coaches
Coach U9, U11, U13, & U15
Lake Forest College Women’s Lacrosse Players have been helping coach the Bandits for two years. Also coaching are Lake Forest College Athletes—-
Annie Dalton (6 years), Emma Tryder (4 years), Karya Dean (4 years),
