Barrington Fillies Schedules:  Varsity  |  Junior Varsity  |  Frosh-Soph

Suzanne Rich, Varsity Co-head Coach
Like most natives of Baltimore, Suzanne Rich began playing lacrosse at a very young age. In high school she was a starting attack player for two years on JV and two years on varsity. In her senior year, she led her team in scoring. Coach Rich also earned varsity letters in field hockey and basketball and was an honor student. Her lacrosse career continued at the Division I level for the University of Richmond. A four-year starter as a midfielder, she and the Spiders enjoyed quite a run. In her freshman year, Richmond won regionals and went on to the National Lacrosse Championships. As a junior, she and the Spiders made it to the NCAA Final Four. In her senior year, Coach Rich was team captain and won the Presidential Scholar Athlete Award for having the highest GPA of any female student-athlete at Richmond. At the end of her senior year, she was asked to try out for the U.S. Women’s Lacrosse team, but chose to pursue a career as a technical consultant for Unisys Corporation instead. Coach Rich is married and has three sons. She joined the BHS GLAX staff in 2009 an assistant to the Girl’s Frosh/Soph and JV lacrosse teams.

Jenna Zilka, Varsity Co-head Coach
Jenna began her lacrosse career while playing in Lacrosse America's Indoor League during her first year of high school at Lake Forest. She went on to play lacrosse all four years at LFHS from 1999-2002 under head varsity coach Stephen Dunn, where she was the starting JV goalie her sophomore year and the starting Varsity goalie her junior and senior year. During her senior year, she was an All-State Goalie for the Scouts as they won the 2002 ISHWLA State Championship over Loyola Academy. She was also selected to play in the ISHWLA All-Star Game and for Team Illinois. After graduating from high school, Jenna played on the women's club lacrosse team at the University of Kansas. While on the team, she played both offense and goalie for the Jayhawks. She graduated from Kansas in 2006 and now works as an HR Manager in the medical field. She was an Assistant Instructor for Lacrosse America from 2007-08. She joined the BHS GLAX staff in 2008 as an Assistant Varsity Coach. Jenna is married and expecting her first child later this year.

Lyndsay Palach, Junior Varsity Coach
Lyndsay Palach has been a lacrosse coach for the Barrington girls program since 2008. She is the Transition Facilitator for the Special Services Department at BHS, and also coaches cross country. She graduated with high honors from Lewis University in 2007 after graduating from Fremd High School where she participated in cross country, basketball and softball. Lyndsay is now completing a Masters Degree from Kansas University. She is the proud owner of two Golden Retrievers, Baxter and Haven, and competes in marathons and triathlons across the country.

Shannon Laya, Frosh/Soph Coach
Shannon Laya returns to the program as coach of the Frosh/Soph team. She has been either a head coach or assistant coach for the Fillies since 2002. Coach Laya earned her teaching certificate in 2000; she has a Masters degree in communications disorders and has been a teacher in the Palatine or Barrington districts for the last 10 years. Currently, she is a speech pathologist at Sunny Hill Elementary School.