Ritchie Assini finished her sixth season as an assistant coach with the Union College women's lacrosse team in 2024.
Assini completed her third two-year stint working with the women's lacrosse program this season, having previously spent two years with the team in both 2016-17 and 2019-20 before returning again in 2023. She works primarily with the team's defensive unit and midfielders.
Assini graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. She spent three seasons on the Division I lacrosse team before a career-ending injury during her senior season.
Assini was a two-time US Lacrosse All-American and US Lacrosse All-American Scholar-Athlete at Niskayuna. She also was an ESPN HS Top 25 Defensive Midfielder, four-time First Team Suburban Council All-Star, three-time First-Team Times Union Selection and won three sectional titles in lacrosse. Assini also was a three-time All-Conference Team in field hockey. She was a two-time captain for both lacrosse and field hockey.
Active on the local club lacrosse scene, Assini previously coached for the Albany Power Lacrosse Club for three seasons.
