Montreat Removes Interim Tag from Bone

(Story provided by Montreat Sports Communications)

MONTREAT, N.C.— Kayla Bone had the interim tag removed from her title as the former volunteer assistant and interim head coach became the head women's lacrosse coach in late January.
 
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. She was named the interim coach in July of 2023.
 
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 in 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 now lives in Black Mountain, N.C. with her sister, Aleea, who is a volunteer assistant coach with the program.