Kali Bills is entering her second year as Elmhurst's head women's lacrosse coach. Bills is just the second head coach in the brief five-year history of the Elmhurst women's lacrosse program. Her debut season in 2020 was limited to just four games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
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Bills spent the 2019 season as the head coach at the University of Lindenwood-Belleville, helping the Lynx post victories in three of their final four contests. Three of her players garnered first-team all-conference honors following the season. Bills represented the Independent Conference, as conference rater for the 2019 season.
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Bills started her lacrosse career in high school as an attack wing. She was named Arizona’s attack player of the year her senior year. While attending Northern Arizona University, Bills founded the Northern Arizona University Women’s Lacrosse Club in 2009 as a player-coach. She found her passion coaching and committed to coaching the squad full time in 2013 and 2014. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Northern Arizona University, and is currently pursuing a Master of Health Science, Fitness Wellness Specialization.
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Following her time at NAU, she spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. She helped lead the team to an Arizona Girls Lacrosse Association state championship during the 2018 season. Bills also spent three years as a club lacrosse coach with Desert Heat Lacrosse in Phoenix, Ariz. before taking over the Lindenwood-Bellville program.
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