Shanta Loecker

Directing camp this summer is Shanta Loecker, head women's lacrosse coach at Albion College.

Shanta Loecker developed the Albion program into a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion squad in just four seasons.

Taking over a program that did not win a game in 2012, she worked tirelessly to grow the roster and she had the drive and patience to teach the most basic skills to her student-athletes. Her teaching paid off in the form of five victories in her first season (2013) and the win total has continued to rise. The Britons finished 8-8 in 2014, 15-3 in 2015 and 10-7 in 2016. The 2015 squad won the MIAA Tournament to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship. The 2016 team completed an undefeated run through the MIAA during the regular season to achieve the program's first league championship.

Her record at Albion stands at 43-37 after five seasons.

Loecker's student-athletes are known for being students of the game, committed and hard working.

Under Loecker's guidance, Albion student-athletes have achieved three MIAA Most Valuable Player awards, 25 all-MIAA awards and three all-region selections.

In 2014, Loecker was appointed Offensive Coordinator of Scotland's Senior National Team as they prepare for the 2017 FIL Senior Women's World Cup. She continues to serve as coach of Briton Women's Lacrosse in addition to the position.

Loecker led one of the nation’s premier club programs at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) before receiving her appointment at Albion on July 19, 2012.

Under Loecker’s guidance, the Bruins competed in the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) Division 1 National Championship in 2011 and 2012. UCLA defeated the University of Michigan, the top-ranked University of Colorado, and Santa Clara University to reach the WCLA tournament championship match in 2011.

Led by four WCLA All-Americans, Loecker’s 2012 squad posted a 7-1 record in the Western Women’s Lacrosse League (WWLL) and it compiled a 2-2 record in the WCLA tournament. She was named the WWLL’s Division 1 Coach of the Year.

A mass communication studies major at UCLA, Loecker started at attack for the Bruins’ “A” Team from 2003-2006. The captain and team president, she was awarded first team all-league status her senior year.

In addition to coaching at UCLA, Loecker has coached for the Michigan Cyclones, Starz lacrosse club and West LA Lacrosse, as well assisted with clinics and camps throughout the Midwest and California. She spoke at the 2012 U.S. Lacrosse National Convention representing the WCLA.

Loecker began her lacrosse career in the Midwest, where she played four years at Evanston (Ill.) Township High School. A four-year varsity starter, she was placed on the All-State second team her junior year, and the All-State first team while serving as captain her senior year. Loecker played with Team Illinois at various national tournaments, including the All-Star Express, Vail Shoot-Out, and USL Women’s Division National Tournament