?

Tara Prosak

 
Profile
Tara Prosak enters her first season with Siena Women's Lacrosse in 2019.

Prosak returns home to the northeast after spending the 2017-18 academic year earning her master’s and playing for Durham University in the United Kingdom, where she assisted the team in capturing the 2018 British University National Championship.

Prosak spent the 2017 season as an assistant coach with Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, CA, assisting the Gaels in defensive coordination, game strategy and goalkeeper development.

Her work across the pond began in 2014, when she spent two years as the lead development officer for the English Lacrosse Association in Reading, UK. Prosak was responsible for spreading the sport by recruiting players, arranging lacrosse related events and managing up to seven teams at one time, which included a season at Oxford University coaching the school's first and second teams. Additionally, Prosak had the opportunity to work with the U19 Development Team for the English National Academy as a Goalkeeper coach, as well as the Scottish National Team.

Prior to her time in England, Prosak was involved in various youth programs and camps throughout her collegiate career.

A four-year letter winner at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY, Prosak started all 64 career games from 2011-14, captaining the squad during her senior season. A two-time Empire 8 Goalkeeper of the Year in 2013 & 14, she earned First Team All-Conference honors in each of her final two campaigns, receiving Honorable Mention nods her first two seasons. A participant in the 2014 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Star Game, she finished her career ranked second in program history with 517 saves.

A native of Jamesville, NY, Prosak received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in sports management in May 2014, graduating with a 3.7 GPA and earning a spot on the Dean’s List each semester. She earned her master’s in business management from Durham in September 2018.