Porretto spent the prior two seasons as the Offensive Coordinator at Holy Cross.

At Holy Cross, Porretto helped to improve the Crusaders' scoring output and mentored attacker Julie Creo to the Patriot League lead in goals and points per game this past spring. She was previously the Offensive Coordinator at Cal, also engineering an offensive resurgence as the Golden Bears rose from 6.8 goals per game before her arrival to 11.6 markers per game in her first campaign in Berkeley.

Porretto also served as Recruiting Coordinator during her tenures with both Cal and Holy Cross.

Porretto began her coaching career as a volunteer at her alma mater, Ohio State. As a student-athlete with the Buckeyes, she was a member of the inaugural All-Big Ten team in 2015. Porretto was a part of the winningest class in Ohio State history and finished off her career as a two-year captain with back-to-back NCAA postseason appearances in 2014 and 2015.