Jillian Goldie

When she’s not piling up points for the UMass Lowell women’s lacrosse team, Jillian Goldie spends her summers representing her home country of Canada on the international stage. 

Following her first season with the River Hawks in 2024, Goldie helped Canada earn silver at the Under-20 World Championship in Hong Kong. The Owen Sound, Ontario, native scored five goals and added three assists in the tournament.

The next summer, Goldie returned to international play with the senior Canadian Women’s National Team at the 2025 Pan-American Lacrosse Association World Qualifier in Florida. Canada earned silver again, and in the process secured its place in the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Tokyo.

“It’s always an honor to represent Canada,” says Goldie, who contributed three assists in five games as one of the youngest players on the roster. “Even when I didn’t get much playing time, I learned so much from the older players I’ve always looked up to. I feel lucky for the chance to grow as a player and bring those experiences back to my team at UMass Lowell.”

Goldie has already built a reputation as one of the America East Conference’s most dangerous midfielders. Despite missing five games due to injury during her sophomore season, she recorded 34 goals and 13 assists in just 12 appearances, ranking third in the league in points per game. She set a program record with nine points in a single game against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and earned a spot on the America East All-Conference First Team.

Goldie burst onto the scene during her first year with the River Hawks, tallying 31 goals with 19 assists across 18 starts and earning four America East Rookie of the Week honors. But Goldie says the leap from her first to second year was about more than statistics. 

“Freshman year, you’re younger and kind of timid. Sophomore year, I felt more like a leader on the field and more confident in myself,” she says.

While COVID restrictions complicated her college recruiting process, Goldie says a campus visit during her junior year of high school sealed her decision to become a River Hawk.

“I love it here, for sure,” she says. “The camaraderie among all athletes is really cool. We are so close with all the other teams, and we all just love to hang out together.”

Goldie is majoring in business with concentrations in marketing and management, along with a sports studies minor. She isn’t sure what her career path will look like, but she hopes it will keep her close to athletics.

On the field, Goldie wants to keep taking the River Hawk program to new heights. During her first season in 2024, the team set a program record for wins with 12 and made its first America East Tournament appearance. During her sophomore campaign in 2025, the River Hawks won their first America East regular-season championship. 

“I want us to win the America East again and go as far as we can in the conference tournament,” she says.