College
Florida '16Messina led St. Anthony’s, her alma mater, to undefeated seasons and the No. 1 spot in the USA Lacrosse National Girls’ Top 25 in each of her first two seasons as head coach. She spent the 2023 season as the school’s JV coach and before that was the head coach at St. Andrew’s School (Fla.) from 2016 through 2021 while also coaching on the club level with the Florida Select Lacrosse Club. Messina is a 2016 graduate of Florida, where she helped the Gators reach the NCAA tournament in each of her years with the program while winning three league championships. She was a two-time USA Lacrosse All-American as a player at St. Anthony’s.