Shoreline Director

Taylor has been coaching Nor’easter lacrosse since 2022 and was a Nor’easter Native having also played since 6th grade. Taylor Graduated from Guilford High school in 2022 as a two sport varsity athlete in soccer and lacrosse, earning 2 state championships with the lacrosse team and 1 state championship with the GHS soccer team. Taylor continued her lacrosse career at Sacred Heart University graduating in 2026 with a degree in both Finance and Marketing and was named Captain her senior year. At SHU Taylor was an NEC Champion her freshmen season in 2023 and in 2024 was an NEC Regular Season Champion. Following the program's transition to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Taylor helped guide Sacred Heart to a MAAC Tournament appearance in 2025. On top of her athletic achievements Taylor earned Dean's List recognition throughout her academic career. Post college Taylor will be returning to Sacred Heart University as the NCAA D1 Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach. Taylor is excited to bring Nor’easter Lacrosse to the Shoreline as the new Shoreline Director. 

Coach

Jill Temple has been with the Nor'easter family since it first started when she was  a player in high school.  After graduating Jill went on to college to play at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. She coached up in New Hampshire before returning back home to CT. Jill's coaching experience is at the youth and high school levels and she now is coaching the college level. She was an assistant at Madison High School in Connecticut from 2013-2016, and from 2022 to present Assistant Coach at Southern Connecticut State University. Along with coaching lacrosse Jill is also a  certified personal trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine and a Certified Functional Strength Coach. Jill teaches fitness classes for all age groups for the Branford, North Branford, and Old Saybrook recreation departments and also does at home personal training sessions. We are extremely thrilled to have Jill a part of our Nor’easter Shoreline coaching staff. 

Coach

Brinley Anderson has been a part of Nor’easter since 2010 as both a player for 6 years and coach for 10 years. She graduated from UMass Amherst in May 2022, where she was a part of the women’s lacrosse team for 5 seasons. She was selected as a 3-time captain. In addition, in 2022 she was an Atlantic Ten First Team selection, a Second Team All-Region selection and an Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American. She is currently working at ESPN in Bristol, CT. At ESPN she works on College Lacrosse, College Volleyball and both the Premier Lacrosse League and the Women’s Lacrosse League.