Coaching Staff
Luciano DeDonatis
Head Coach
Coach DeDonatis brings a strong track record of success at both the collegiate and professional levels. Most recently, he served as an Assistant Coach with the Philadelphia Waterdogs in the PLL. At the collegiate level, he was the Head Coach at Boston College (MCLA), where he led the program to a PCLL Championship, a national tournament appearance, and consistent top-10 rankings.
As a player, DeDonatis was a 3-time All-American long stick midfielder at Grand Canyon University and helped capture the 2015 MCLA National Championship.
Travis Mayor
Assistant Coach
Caesar Rodney High School (Delaware) 2006-2010
Delaware Tech 2010-2012
Adams State University 2013-2015
Coaching Career
- Smithson Valley HS 2016
- University of Texas 2016-Present
Travis has a Bachelors in Sports Management and a MBA with an emphasis in Leadership. He oversees Supplier Partnerships at Biild (Construction Finance Technology) for his day job. When he is not working or coaching he enjoys traveling, fishing, hunting, and NFL Redzone
Riley Derby
Assistant Coach
Is a former University of Texas lacrosse player, graduating in 2019. He was an officer for the team from 2016-2019 and was nominated captain his senior year. He was a 2x all-conference defensive midfielder (2017-2018) and an all-conference LSM (2019) his senior year at UT. Additionally, he was a MCLA scholar athlete from 2017-2019. After graduating with a B.A in Anthropology from UT, he attended Central Washington University where he earned an M.S in Primate Behavior. During his time at Central Washington, he served as the defensive coordinator for the CWU Men’s Lacrosse team (MCLA Division 2). He also volunteered coaching youth programs in his hometown of O’Fallon Il for Team 618 and STYX Lacrosse. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Anthropology and helping coach the UT defense.
John King
Assistant Coach
Is a 2019 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He was a standout player for the Longhorns, earning All-Conference honors for four years at both attack and midfield. He was selected as captain during his junior and senior years. Off the field, he served as team vice-president and team president. After graduation, he stayed at the University of Texas at Austin to complete his Master in Professional Accounting. During his graduate year he continued to work with the team as a graduate assistant, and coached 5th/6th grade for Lake Travis Youth Lacrosse. He has been with the team in his current capacity since 2022 and works as a financial analyst at Ørsted Americas.