Lovitsch begins her third season as head coach for the Cougars. She is no stranger to the program, serving as assistant coach in 2022-23 at SXU after playing for Saint Xavier from 2017-22.
Lovitsch has coached four All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC), three All-CCAC Honorable Mentions, the CCAC Newcomer of the Year in Ryann Ogarek in 2024-25 and an All-CCAC Freshman Team selection, Veronica Bafia, also in 2024-25.
In addition to achievements on the court, 16 student-athletes have earned CCAC All-Academic honors, 14 have claimed Daktroncis-NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition and six were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team
As a player, Lovitsch set the program record for most games played with 146 and is one of just 22 players for the Cougars to score 1,000 or more points. She finished her career with 1,266 points, putting her No. 14 in team history. Lovitsch also is No. 10 in steals with 257, No. 11 in assists with 329, No. 13 in blocked shots with 80 and No. 14 in field goals made with 485. She was a four-time Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) All-Academic Team honoree, a two-time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete, a two-time All-CCAC Second Team selection and was the CCAC Defender of the Year in 2021-22.
Career Coaching Record |
Year |
Record |
CCAC |
Postseason |
2023-24 |
16-12 |
14-6 |
0-1 (CCAC Quarfterfinals) |
2024-25 |
18-12 |
14-6 |
0-2 (CCAC Quarterfinals/NAIA Opening Round) |
Career |
34-24 |
28-12 |
0-3 |