Kate Hood begins her second season as assistant women's lacrosse coach at Regis in 2011-12 following a two year-stint as head field hockey and women's lacrosse coach at Simmons College, a Division III school in Boston, Mass.  Hood helped Regis to their finest season in program history with a 12-2 overall record including a Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (WILA) championship.

Hood, previously Leonard, is a 2003 graduate of Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., where she majored in psychology. She was a second team all-conference and an IWLCA all-region lacrosse performer her senior season, leading the team to an NCAA Division III tournament berth.  Her team was the 2000 NCAA Championship runner-up and 2001 ECAC Champion team. Hood scored 31 goals and added nine assists, tying for the team lead in goals her senior campaign.  She was a member of the Williams College field hockey team which qualified for the NCAA tournament every year she played. Hood was also a two-time captain of the Division I alpine ski team. She qualified for the NCAA Championships in skiing and was an NCAA Division I Academic All-American.