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Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY 10471
New York Northeast
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Jenna Dingler

Jenna Dingler is in her third year as the head coach of the Manhattan Women's Lacrosse program.


This past season, she guided the Jaspers to a three-game winning streak to end the regular season, and oversaw the development of All-MAAC Second Team selection Grace Lipponer and MAAC All-Rookie Team honoree Jillian Reiner.


She made an immediate splash in 2020, as the Green & White posted a thrilling overtime victory against La Salle in the season opener. Manhattan also registered victories over Detroit Mercy and Sacred Heart before the season was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.


Dingler arrived in Riverdale after spending two seasons as the head coach at Division II Caldwell College. During her time there, she oversaw the development of four All-Central Atlantic Athletic Conference (CAAC) selections.


Arden Kassaleh cracked the 200-goal plateau under Dingler’s mentorship in 2019 at Caldwell, en route to earning ECAC Offensive Player of the Year honors. Kassaleh was also the school's first All-Region individual honoree, and was selected to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Atlantic Region Second Team.


In Dingler’s first season, the Cougars advanced to the CAAC Final Four for the first time in program history, while midfielder Rachel Lucia was tabbed as the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year. Lucia was also a standout off the field and was cited as Caldwell’s 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year.


Dingler, who also was the director of recreation at Caldwell, took over the reins of the Cougars after serving as an assistant coach in 2017.


She also has served as the director of Evolution Girls Lacrosse Academy, and previously was the head coach of the South Jersey Devils.


On the field, Dingler was a four-year standout and totaled 102 points with 89 goals at Lock Haven University. As a junior, she was named an IWLCA First Team All-American selection and helped lead the Bald Eagles to back-to-back NCAA Division II Championship game appearances and a pair of PSAC titles.


Dingler graduated with a degree in recreation management from Lock Haven in 2016, before earning her master’s degree in exercise science with a concentration in sports administration and coaching from Montclair State University.

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Stefani Peluso

Stefani Peluso joined the Manhattan coaching staff in May of 2022.


Peluso was a five-year member of Wagner's women's lacrosse program and completed her playing career in 2022. With the Seahawks, Peluso served as team captain and a member of the Wagner Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).


During her career on Staten Island, Peluso appeared in 72 games and tallied 114 points for the Seahawks.


"I feel honored to be given a chance to assist coach Dingler, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to coach and mentor an amazing group of student-athletes. Lacrosse has played an integral role in my life, and I am excited to share my passion for the game and be a part of the Jasper family."


The native of Branchburg, N.J. also coached at 3d Lacrosse for the last two years. There Peluso developed practice and game plans for player development and provided private coaching and expertise to players pursuing national lacrosse opportunities.

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Douglas Sage

Interim Head Coach


Douglas Sage is in his second year as an assistant coach for Manhattan men's lacrosse program.


At Manhattan, Sage assists in all areas with a focus on the offense and faceoff units.


In 2022, Sage helped the Jaspers win the 2022 MAAC Championship, the program's first title in 20 years.


Sage arrives in Riverdale after spending the past four seasons as the head coach at Drew (N.J.).


In 2018, Drew finished 25th in Division III in fewest turnovers per game (15.07) while ranking third in the Landmark Conference in man-down defense (.744).


Prior to his tenure in the Garden State, he spent five years as Head Coach at The University of Scranton, leading the program to 47-35 record and five consecutive berths in the conference tournament.


He also served as an assistant coach at Gettysburg College and Stevens Institute of Technology, and is the President & Director of Next Level Lacrosse and Gamerz Lacrosse.


Sage's coaching career path started in 2002 as the offensive coordinator at Gettysburg, where he helped lead the Bullets to a 17-2 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division III National Championship game.


He also has served as the athletics director at Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township, NJ from 2002-06, and also coached the boys lacrosse team at nearby St. Joseph's Regional High School in Montvale, N.J. from 2003-06.


A standout at Gettysburg from 1995-98, Gage helped the Bullets reach the NCAA semifinals in both 1995 and 1997 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in environmental science in the spring of 1998. He then earned a master's in business administration from Scranton in 2016.

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