Ultimate Events and Sports Management

at will offer athletes an opportunity to play competitive games at all levels in an optimal environment that will allow the athletes to perform their best while having a lot of FUN! The Directors of UESM have a true passion for athletics, the sport of girl’s lacrosse, and the role they play in a young athlete’s life. They have joined forces to bring quality lacrosse tournaments at a reasonable cost to the national and local communities. Co-Directors:
Michele DeJuliis

Michele DeJuliis was the assistant women’s lacrosse coach at Princeton University for over 8 years. DeJuliis was also captain of the 2009 US Women’s World Cup team that won the 2009 FIL World Cup in Prague. She has been a member of U.S. National Team program since 1994 and recently retired from her playing career after winning the gold. She is the current assistant coach for the USA Women’s National Team. DeJuliis played at Penn State University as a four-time All-America. She finished her career eighth on the school’s all-time scoring list with 142 goals and sixth with 203 points. She led the Nittany Lions to the semifinals of the 1995 NCAA Tournament. DeJuliis served as a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater in 1998 while completing her degree in kinesiology. Before entering the coaching profession in 2004, DeJuliis spent five years as a member of the Baltimore City Police Department and was a member of its SWAT team. Joining the department in 1999, DeJuliis spent time as a patrol and tactical officer before moving onto the detective ranks, completing her service as a detective with the Executive Protection Unit. She earned a Meritorious Conduct Award and the Police Commissioner’s Award of Excellence while serving the department. DeJuliis is the founder of Ultimate Lacrosse, established in January 2001. Ultimate Lacrosse, based in Philadelphia & New Jersey, develops and organizes clinics, camps and tournaments for adolescent and high school aged players. A native of Baltimore, DeJuliis was inducted into the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2008. She recently served as the chair of the IWLCA’s Recruiting Education Committee, IWLCA Tournament Committee and as a member of the Mid-Atlantic All-Region Committee. Recently, in 2011, DeJuliis was recognized as the IWLCA Assistant Coach of the Year. Rebecca Wells

Grew up playing lacrosse in Coatesville, PA and went on to play collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh where she was team captain her senior year. While earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Exercise Physiology from PITT, she worked on a state funded research grant examining risk factors for Heart Disease. Parts of her responsibilities were to run community wellness seminars, events, and fairs for the Cardiovascular Institute. In addition, while in Pittsburgh, she coached for and was a board member for the lacrosse club Intrepid, and was the head varsity coach at Shaler High School, where she earned 2005 WPIAL Coach of the Year honors. She eventually moved on to be the Head Women’s Lacrosse and Field Hockey Coach at Seton Hill University, a NCAA DII institution, for 3 years, before moving back to the Chester County Area. She later became the Women’s Lacrosse Program Director at United Sports in Downingtown, PA for 4 years, where she was the Director of some of the nation’s most premier events: IWLCA Champions Cup, All American Showcase – Champions Cup, IWLCA Capitol Cup (before becoming the Nation’s Capitol Cup), Girls Upper Atlantic, and Fall Classic. In addition, she was most recently the Head Coach at Kennett High School before taking time off from coaching to spend more time with her family.