Melissa Villanti

Orlando 2026 Black Head Coach, Club Director, Recruiting Director

Melissa is from Rochester, New York, a part of a New York State Class C powerhouse, Honeoye Falls-Lima. She was a 3 time state finalist throughout her High School career. She went on to play Division 1 Lacrosse at High Point University in North Carolina, winning the Big South Championship her freshman year.

She has coached at Southwest Guilford High School, Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, Panther Lacrosse Club, and Monster Elite Lacrosse Club. She spent her summers playing for LadyRoc lacrosse club, a nationally recognized club organization out of Rochester.

Melissa has been the Offensive Coordinator for the Girls Varsity Lacrosse program at Lake Highland Prep, and the Director of Operations for Sol Blazers Lacrosse, a Non-Profit Youth Lacrosse Program in Orlando since 2018. In the past four years at Lake Highland Prep, Melissa has coached alongside Chris Robinson as his Assistant and has helped lead the team to the 2019 Florida State Championship & 2nd in State in 2021 with a 20-1 overall record. 

In the Summer of 2021, Melissa was named Youth Coach of the Year by Corrigan Sports.

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Brittany Kearns

Orlando 2026 Black Assistant Coach

Brittany is a native of Oswego, New York where she was a 4-year Varsity player for Oswego High School. In high school, she was a two-time All-CNY Second Team Selection and two-time state finalist. She played club lacrosse for Star Riders, based out of Syracuse NY. She went on to play defense collegiality at Division 1 Syracuse University, where she was a part of the 2014 National Championship Runner-Up team. She also competed in three NCAA Tournament Final Fours (2013, 2015, 2016), and was a 2014 & 2015 ACC Tournament champion. Brittany was named to the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll at Syracuse. She has coached for many years in her hometown of Oswego, as well as the Nike Cup camps at Syracuse from 2013-2016. Brittany moved to Orlando in 2017 and is currently the supervisor of the software renewal team for Bosch Automotive’s Diagnostic Tool division. She moves into her 2nd Year as the 2026 Black Team’s Defensive Coach. 

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