Kristin Paolini was selected from a national pool to start the women's lacrosse program at Barry University in the fall of 2025. She brings over 10 years of collegiate lacrosse experience to the fledgling program in The Shores.
Paolini has been the head women’s coach at Roberts Wesleyan since 2015, leading the Redhawks to a 93-63 record, a Final Four appearance and two East Coast Conference (ECC) championships. She has mentored 52 All-ECC performers and four IWLCA All-Americans, earning one regional and two conference coach of the year awards. Her 93 wins and .596 winning percentage is the most-ever for the Redhawks.
In 2021, Paolini led the RWU to the ECC Tournament championship and their first-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Final Four. The Redhawks set a school record for wins and finished the season ranked seventh in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association’s final poll as Paolini was named IWLCA East Region Coach of the Year.
A 2012 graduate of Siena College, Paolini was the starting goalkeeper for the Saints for four seasons. She set school records with 63 games in goal (all starts), and wins with 27, while registering 133 ground balls, 35 caused turnovers, 527 saves (good for second) and a .403 save percentage, earning many MAAC preseason and postseason accolades.
Paolini graduated with a B.S in psychology from Siena and earned her M.S in sports administration from Canisius College. A native of Rochester, N.Y., Paolini played at Webster Thomas High where she helped her team win a Section V Championship her sophomore year.
