The USA Lacrosse Women's National Team Development Program (NTDP) coaches have been named for the 2024 cycle today, including SDSU Women's Lacrosse Associate Head Coach Brandi Padilla as one of the assistant coaches for the USA Select U16 team. She will be working alongside professional lacrosse player Kylie Ohlmiller as well as co-head coaches American University Head Coach Lindsay Teeters and UAlbany Head Coach Katie Rowan Thomson.
Built as a pipeline for the U.S. Women's National Team, the development program launched in 2019 and each year works with hundreds of the top high school players from around the country through three phases – regional tryouts, a national combine and ultimately USA Select Teams (U16 and U18) competing against international competition.
Padilla has coached at San Diego State since 2012, helping the Aztecs to double-digit victories from 2017 through 2019 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships in 2018 and 2019.
A four-year letterwinner during her collegiate playing career at Maryland, Padilla started at midfielder and helped lead the Terrapins to the 2010 national championship as well as three straight Atlantic Coast Conference titles (2009-11).
The Poway, Calif., native landed a spot on the IWLCA All-America team in 2009 to go with all-ACC distinction.
Padilla was instrumental in Maryland's championship run in 2010, tallying 22 goals and 13 assists as one of the top scoring threats for the Terps. In the national championship game, she scored two goals and handed out an assist in a 13-11 victory over Northwestern.
Padilla led Maryland back to the NCAA finals in 2011 after notching 21 goals, 29 draw controls and 15 ground balls on the year. Despite the team falling short in the title game rematch vs. Northwestern, she was named to the NCAA Championships All-Tournament team.
Prior to Maryland, Padilla was a four-sport star at Poway High School in lacrosse, volleyball, basketball and track and field. In lacrosse, she earned all-CIF honors on three occasions and was twice named CIF Player of the Year. Padilla was also a two-time US Lacrosse All-American and she was tabbed an Under Armour All-American in 2007.