Olivia Lukasewich joined the Lions coaching staff in 2014 and brings to York plenty of experience as a varsity student-athlete. After playing in the Ontario Youth Soccer League (OYSL) growing up, she earned a full scholarship to Louisiana Tech University (2008-12), an NCAA Division I school. She played in every game over her four-year career at LA Tech at both forward and defence, earning all-Louisiana first-team honours in her senior season and academic all-WAC honours four times, while also serving as the team co-captain for two years.
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Lukasewich played one year of professional soccer with Spartans FC in the Scottish Women’s Premier League (2012) and is now currently playing with Markham in he Ontario Women’s Soccer League (OWSL) and the Toronto Lynx in the W-League. She is also an U9 and U13 assistant coach in Markham.