Kayla Bone was officially named the head women's lacrosse coach in January of 2024 after becoming the interim head coach for the Montreat College women’s lacrosse program in July of 2023. Prior to her interim tag, Bone assisted as a volunteer within the program during the 2022-23 academic year. She enters her third full year with the Cavaliers in 2025-26.
YEAR-BY-YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
2025
- Coached Grace Wiegand and Marley Smith to single-game offensive career-highs at Lees-McRae (3/5).
- Went 0-13 (0-5 AAC) on the season, finishing sixth in the conference standings and clinching the No. 6 seed in the AAC Tournament.
- Athlete achievements: 3 CSC Academic All-District® At-Large Team honorees, 5 Daktronics Scholar-Athletes, 6 AAC All-Academic Team members, 1 Cavalier of Excellence Award.
2024
- Collected first official win as head coach with an 18-14 victory over Truett McConnell on 3/6/24.
- Went 7-8 (4-2 AAC) on the season, including a 4-3 home record.
- Had four-game win streak toward end of season.
- Clinched No. 3 seed in AAC Tournament, the highest seed in program history, en route to an AAC semifinal appearance.
- Kate Gauntlett reached 200-goal, 100-assist and 300-point career milestones during season.
- Madison Terrell set the program record for points in a game with 15 against Warren Wilson on 4/10/24.
- Athlete achievements: 4 All-Conference (1 First Team, 3 Second Team), 3 AAC Offensive Player of the Week, 2 AAC All-Tournament Team, 2 CSC Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team, 8 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes, 9 AAC All-Academic Team.
PRIOR TO MONTREAT
Bone spent the 2023 season with the responsibilities of a head coach by filling a hiring vacancy on the staff. After initially being brought on as a volunteer assistant coach, the Carrollton, Ga. native led the Cavaliers to a 7-6 (4-3 Appalachian Athletic Conference) record and an appearance in the first round of the AAC Tournament.
Familiar with the conference, Bone spent her playing career at fellow AAC member institution, Point University, as a goalie for the 2021 and 2022 campaigns. With the Skyhawks, Bone amassed 304 saves, the fifth-most in a career in NAIA history. A 222-save year highlighted her career as Bone led the nation in saves and saves per game (13.06) in 2022. She also tied for the third-most saves in a single game in NAIA history with her 22-save performance against Truett McConnell on March 5, 2022, while recording a pair of 20-save efforts in her two years on the team.
Bone earned her bachelor's degree of business administration in accounting from Point in 2021 before going on to receive her Master of Business Administration in 2023. Following her undergraduate graduation, Bone became a graduate assistant with Point’s women’s lacrosse program for the fall of 2022. She moved to Black Mountain, N.C. with her sister, Aleea.
COACHING RECORD
| Year |
School |
Overall Record |
Conference Record |
|
|
W |
L |
Pct. |
W |
L |
Pct. |
| 2025 |
Montreat |
0 |
13 |
0.000 |
0 |
5 |
0.000 |
| 2024 |
Montreat |
7 |
8 |
0.467 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
| 2 seasons |
|
7 |
21 |
0.250 |
4 |
7 |
0.364 |
