Jessica Omrod

Bio

Jessica Ormrod was elevated to head coach of the UB women's lacrosse program in 2023 and will begin her fourth season at the helm this spring. She was previously the Purple Knights' associate head coach in 2022.

Ormrod has led the Purple Knights to 23 wins and three CACC playoff berths during her first three seasons at UB. Bridgeport’s conference record since Ormrod took over as head coach sits at 14-14.

The Purple Knights’ 10 victories in 2024, Ormrod's second at the helm, signified their highest total in a season since 2015. Additionally, UB's 14 conference wins since 2023 are the most for the program in a three-year span.

Individually speaking, Ormrod has seen a total of nine Purple Knights earn CACC All-Conference accolades, consisting of two in 2023, three in 2024 and four in 2025. 

Ormrod originally came to UB in the summer of 2021 after serving as the assistant women's lacrosse coach at the University of Montevallo in Alabama since August of 2017.

The West Haven, Connecticut native also served as a graduate assistant women's lacrosse coach at King's College in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, her alma mater, from May 2014 through May 2017.

A 2014 King's College graduate, Ormrod was a four-year starter who played defense her first three years before moving to the midfield as a senior. During her intercollegiate career, she tallied 24 goals, 127 ground balls, and 70 caused turnovers. She also earned two All-Academic team awards in 2012 and 2014, a 2014 All-MAC Freedom Conference honorable mention, and the Monarch Merit Award in 2014.

Along with her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Psychology, Jessica also holds a Masters of Education degree from King's College.