Corzel spent four seasons as a lacrosse student-athlete at Cal from 2016-19 before serving as an assistant coach at Quinnipiac in 2020, where her first season of collegiate coaching was cut short after seven games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I am thrilled to have Caroline coming back to Cal," Eubanks said after the announcement of Corzel's hiring on August 5, 2020. "She has gained experience and knowledge while away from Berkeley and proven to be a great lacrosse mind. Caroline will have an immediate impact on our team and continue to help us grow into better students, athletes and people. There is no one else out there we could have brought in who has more loyalty, knowledge and passion for the Cal lacrosse program than Caroline."

"I am extremely excited to return to Cal," said Corzel, who filled a position vacated by Paige Soenksen after she accepted an offer to attend Air Force Officer Training School. "I would like to thank the University of California, Cal Athletics and coach Eubanks for the opportunity to coach at Cal. I am looking forward to learning from coach Eubanks and coach [Denise] Wescott, and adding to the success of the program. It is an honor to coach at my alma mater and in the Pac-12 Conference."

Corzel had a record-setting season as a team captain in her final campaign as a student-athlete in Berkeley in 2019, starting all 19 games and taking a single-season school record 127 shots while scoring 40 points (34 goals, 6 assists) to rank second on the squad. Corzel scored a career-high-tying five goals against Colorado, while adding four in wins over UC Davis and Arizona State. She also had five goals and a career-high seven points in a win over the Aggies as a 2017 sophomore. Corzel finished her career at Cal with 93 points on 80 goals and 13 assists over 56 games played and 31 starts. She took 271 career shots including 179 on goal with her average of 4.84 shots per game the most in school history.