Coach Stef started playing lacrosse in 4th grade. She played club lacrosse throughout middle school and high school for Jackals. She attended Good Counsel High School, where she played lacrosse, field hockey and track. Stefanelli graduated in 2010 and went on to attend West Virginia University. She played lacrosse at West Virginia University, where she graduated from in 2014. She has played every position except goalie.
Following college, Stefanelli immediately began coaching lacrosse while starting a career in marketing. She has been coaching for 10 years. She has helped her players get recruited to Virginia Tech, Longwood University, Shepherd University, Delaware State University, McDaniel College, and Bridgewater College. She has worked in education for the last 5 years serving in administrative roles. She began Savage Sports in 2023 to better serve athletes in different states, focusing on skill development and player personal growth. She is currently the Varsity lacrosse Head Coach at Georgetown Visitation and coaches the 2028s for M&D DC. She is USA Lacrosse certified.
Georgetown Visitation, Washington, DC - Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach
August 2025-present
Georgetown Visitation, Washington, DC - Varsity Lacrosse Assistant Coach
January 2024-August 2025
M&D DC Club Lacrosse, Bethesda, MD - 2028 Assistant Coach (current)
Pride Club Lacrosse, Virginia - 2027 Head Coach (2024)
Concordia Prep School, Towson, MD - Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach
July 2019-September 2023
Concordia Prep School, Towson, MD - Middle School Soccer Coach
August 2021-December 2021
PlayHer Sports, Rockville, MD - Program Director/Coach
August 2017-August 2021
Quince Orchard High School, Gaithersburg, MD - Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach
December 2017-May 2019
Quince Orchard High School, Gaithersburg, MD - JV Field Hockey Head Coach
April 2018-May 2019
Blake High School, Silver Spring, MD - Varsity Lacrosse Assistant Coach
November 2015-December 2017
Blake High School, Silver Spring, MD - JV Lacrosse Head Coach
November 2014-November 2015
Coach Margi started playing lacrosse in 4th grade and field hockey in 5th grade. She soon fell in love with both sports and played club lacrosse for Rebels Lacrosse Black from 2011-2018. She was an attacker in lacrosse and forward in field hockey. She played both lacrosse and field hockey at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, making the varsity teams her junior year. She then was nationally awarded for her outstanding performance for the Good Counsel Varsity Field Hockey team, as she scored 10 goals in her junior year and 14 goals her senior year. Numerous of these goals were scored as tie breakers in sudden-death WCAC games.
Margarite received offers to play at the collegiate level and decided to follow her sister’s footsteps at West Virginia University. She played 3 years of lacrosse there, beginning as an attacker and excelling to a full-time midfield. She was elected the roles of Treasurer in 2020 and would later become the Vice President in 2021. In 2022, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology and a minor in Human Services. After graduating, Margarite returned to her alma mater to be the field hockey JV head coach for the 2022 season. She then went to get her masters of science in Sport Coaching at WVU.
Coach Margi currently resides in Austin, TX. She works at Crunch Fitness and coaches Club lacrosse for Grit and JV lacrosse at Andersone HS.
Crunch Fitness (TX) - Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer
Grit Austin Lacrosse (TX) - 2028 Coach/U14 Coach
Anderson High School (TX) - Junior Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach
Saint Mary’s School, Raleigh, NC - Varsity Lacrosse Assistant Coach, Junior Varsity Field Hockey Head Coach
October 2022-May 2024
Ultimate Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC - Ultimate 2027 Head Coach
August 2023-May 2024
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Olney, MD - Junior Varsity Field Hockey Head Coach
March 2022-March 2023
PlayHer Sports, Rockville, MD
January 2018-August 2021