Hope College

Keagan (Pontious) Pieri was named Hope College's third varsity women's lacrosse coach on June 20, 2019.

Pieri has guided the Flying Dutch to a 61-29 record over six seasons, including a program-bests in the past two seasons: 13-6 in 2025 and 13-5 in 2024.

The 2025 season marked a historic one as Hope became the first MIAA women's lacrosse program to three-peat as MIAA regular-season champion and sweep regular-season and tournament titles in three consecutive seasons. The Flying Dutch also became the second in MIAA history to win three consecutive MIAA Tournament titles.

In August 2022, Pontious added a role as the college's Athletics Liaison for Corporate Sponsorship and Stewardship. Before that, Pontous served as the college's equipment manager for 1 1/2 years.

In 2021, Pontious guided the Flying Dutch to the third MIAA Tournament championship game appearance in team history and a 11-3 overall record.

The Caledonia, Michigan, native is a former NCAA Division II Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse All-American at Seton Hill University (Pennsylvania).

As a senior, Pontious made the IWLCA's All-America third team in 2019 after scoring 58 goals as an attacker. She helped Seton Hill advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time.

Pontious earned her MBA from Seton Hill in 2020 and her bachelor's degree in business administration in 2018. 

Pontious was active in coaching lacrosse before coming to Hope. She was an assistant director and instructor for Grand Rapids-based Pure Advantage Lacrosse club.