University of North Carolina Athletics
2025-26 Softball Staff
Coaching Staff
Name | Title | Phone | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Smith Lyon | Head Coach | 919-962-6000 | |
| Corey Lyon | Assistant Coach | 919-962-6000 | clyon22@unc.edu |
| Maddie Holub | Assistant Coach | 919-962-6000 | holubm@unc.edu |
| Aquilla Mateen James | Assistant Coach | 919-962-6000 | Aquilla.James@unc.edu |
Support Staff
Name | Title | Phone | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Jackson | Director of Operations | 919-962-6000 | Brijacks@unc.edu |
| Autumn Owen | Performance Analyst | 919-962-6000 | arowen@unc.edu |
| Mercedes Cunningham | Staff Athletic Trainer (Softball) | 919-962-2067 | cunninme@email.unc.edu |
| Kevin Carnago | Assistant Equipment Manager - Olympic Sports Cross Country/Track & Field, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Lacrosse | 919-962-2125 | kcarnago@email.unc.edu |
| Lydia Ellsworth | Academic Counselor | 919-962-4695 | lydiaell@email.unc.edu |
| Alex Funderburke | Associate Director of Media Relations & Content Creation Volleyball, Softball | afun1122@unc.edu |





