FLG Coaches Bios

FLG Girls Select Coaches (2022-23 Season)

FLG Blue Devils (East End)

Paul Raimondi, FLG Blue Devils Director

Greg Schildt, FLG Blue Devils 2025 Team

Rich Trotta, FLG Blue Devils 2026 Team

Anthony McIntee, FLG Blue Devils 2027 Team

Theresa Strano, FLG Blue Devils 2027 Team

Jill Hummel, FLG Blue Devils 2028 Team & Head Goalie Trainer

Geoff Costa, FLG Blue Devils 2029 Team

FLG (Huntington Area)

Lisa Christiansen – Director of Goalie Development

Cortland, BS, ’85 & Hofstra University, MS, ’89

  • 1987 to 2007: Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Syosset High School
  • 1985 to Present: PE teacher at Syosset Central School Disctrict
  • 2005 – Present: Coaches Education Trainer & Soft stick trainer for US Lacrosse
  • 2006 – Present: Trainer for Positive Coaching Alliance
  • 2016 – Present: Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Walt Whitman High School
  • Present: LIU Post Goalie Trainer
  • Team Manager for US Women’s U19 Team. World Champions in ’99, ’03, ’07
  • Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame Inductee
  • Board Member of South Huntington Youth Lacrosse
  • 2017 – Present: Coach for FLG Lacrosse

Corey Winkoff  FLG Program Leader, FLG 2023 Coach & Director 

University of Pennsylvania

  • Program Director, FLG Lacrosse & Head of Development, Lax4all Organization
  • Three-year letter winner at Cold Spring Harbor High School and helped CSH to New York State C title in 2006 and Nassau County Class C Championship in 2007
  • 2008-2011: Four-year member of UPenn varsity lacrosse team
  • 2011: Team Captain, Second-team All-Ivy League, Helped lead UPenn to 2011 NCAA Tournament (First Round), Finished career second on Penn’s all-time assist list (95) and 10th all-time in points (135)
  • 2011-present:FLG Lacrosse Coach

Dawn Sachs – 2024 Team & FLG Girls Director of Recruiting 

Dawn Sachs is currently the Assistant Athletic Director for Operations, Senior Woman Administrator and head women’s lacrosse coach (entering eighth season). In addition, she acts as the Chief Academic Officer of the athletic department.

  • 2019, the Mavericks went 15-5 and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the second time.
  • 2028, the Mavericks go 14-4 and appear in the ECC Tournament for the third straight year.
  • 2017, Sachs led the Mavericks to a school-record 16 wins and their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
  • 2016 season proved to be a successful season with an overall record of 12-7.
  • Prior to 2016 – The Mavericks made their first appearance in the East Coast Conference Playoffs, obtaining the No. 3 seed.  During the summer, Sachs is an assistant director and coach with the Long Island Wave (Summer Lacrosse Club). Throughout the school year, Sachs also coaches with the Scarsdale Youth Lacrosse program with different age groups.

Janine Pirone – 2024 Team
Adelphi University

  • 2003-2006: Four-year member of Adelphi University lacrosse team
  • 2004 & 2006 National Lacrosse Champion
  • 2006 & 2007 St. John the Baptist Varsity Lacrosse Assistant Coach
  • 2008-2020 St. John the Baptist Varsity Lacrosse Coach
  • 2007-2019 Long Island Wave Lacrosse Coach

Carolyn Sumcizk-Morales 2027 Navy Team

Marist College

  • 2006-2009: four-year member of Marist varsity lacrosse team where she finished her career with 51 goals and 88 points and ranks 5th all-time in games played (68) and caused turnovers (55)
  • 2008: Helped Marist to for first ever NCAA Tournament (First Round)
  • 2008: Member of first ever Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship Team
  • 2008: All-MAAC Second Team honors and All-Academic Team
  • Serves as girls lacrosse director of the Oak Neck Athletic Council and served as Locust Valley High School (LVHS) Head Varsity lacrosse coach
  • 2009: All-MAAC First Team honors and All-Academic Team
  • 2011: Let LVHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse team to Nassau County Class C Championship
  • 2015-present: FLG Lacrosse Coach
Brianne Arthur – 2027 Navy & White Team
 
Binghamton University
  • 2009 – 2013: Four year Varsity Lacrosse and Soccer letter winner at Watertown High School
  • 2013 – 2018: Five year member of the Binghamton Women’s Lacrosse Team
  • 2014: America East All Rookie Team
  • 2016 – 2018: Team Captain
  • 2018: America East Second Team All Conference
  • 2018: Selected for IWLCA Senior All-Star Game
  • 2018 – 2019: Canisius College Graduate Assistant Coach
  • 2020: East Aurora High School Girls Lacrosse Head Coach
  • Current: FLG Lacrosse Coach

Jocelyn Penteck – 2027 White Team

Binghamton University & FLG Alumni

Corey Winkoff – 2028 Navy Team & 2031 Teams

University of Pennsylvania

  • Program Director, FLG Lacrosse & Head of Development, Lax4all Organization
  • Three-year letter winner at Cold Spring Harbor High School and helped CSH to New York State C title in 2006 and Nassau County Class C Championship in 2007
  • 2008-2011: Four-year member of UPenn varsity lacrosse team
  • 2011: Team Captain, Second-team All-Ivy League, Helped lead UPenn to 2011 NCAA Tournament (First Round), Finished career second on Penn’s all-time assist list (95) and 10th all-time in points (135)
  • 2011-present:FLG Lacrosse Coach

Dylan Ferguson – 2028 White Team

Giulian Lerch – FLG 2030 Coach

Quinnipiac University 

Coach “G” was introduced to lacrosse in 1991 and has been in love with the game ever since. She played for North Shore High School and was invited to join the roster for the Nassau County Championship as a 10th grader.  She was a walk-on at Quinnipiac University in 1997 as a defensive wing- back when there were 5 players on the circle. She was crucial for Quinnipiac’s transition game and earned the schools first Division I All Conference honor for defense and was an All American honorable mention as a freshmen. She continued to play lacrosse for Gotham Women’s lacrosse- a NYC based post collegiate club team, from 2001-2004. She then returned to her alma mater to coach the North Shore’s girls PAL lacrosse program from 2005- 2009. She kept lacrosse close to her heart and became a part of the South Huntington PAL community in 2017. Currently, Coach G is a parent coach for the 2030/31 FLG girls lacrosse team. In the summer of 2021 she joined ULax, a summer league for college women and women who love lacrosse. This unique opportunity allows her to feel confident guiding the next generation of girls lacrosse players. 

FLG Boy’s Coaches – 2021/22 Season

Eric Dunne  FLG Director, 2023 Team & 2025 Team

University of Albany

  • 2003-2006:ÂFour-year member of Albany varsity lacrosse team
  • 2002, 2004, & 2005: America East Conference Champions
  • 2005: Long Island Metro Lacrosse Foundation Head Coach
  • 2007: SUNY Potsdam Offensive Coordinator
  • 2008: Molloy College Assistant Lacrosse Coach
  • 2008-2012: Hot Shots Lacrosse Club Owner & Coach
  • 2010: Wantagh High School Varsity Assistant Lacrosse Coach
  • 2011: Class A State Championship
  • 2012-present: Farmingdale High School Assistant Varsity Lacrosse Coach
  • 2013-present: FLG Lacrosse Coach

Shawn Hennessey – 2023 Team

  • Shaker High School Head Coach
  • All time winningest Coach in Boys Lacrosse history
  • Regional Director for ADK at the New York State Regional Championships

Michael Scheuerer – 2023 Team

Farmingdale High School

  • 2019: Appeared in 15 contests, making four starts…Totaled 33 points on 19 goals (one man-up) and 14 assists…Ranked second on the team in both goals and assists and third in points…Added 28 ground balls and four caused turnovers…Tallied seven multi-goal games, including scoring a hat-trick in back-to-back games against Saint Thomas Aquinas (Apr. 13) and an overtime game-winner for the program’s first victory over NYIT (Apr. 17)…Recorded a season-high four points in four contests…Picked up four ground balls on two occasions…Forced a turnover in four contests.
  • 2018: Appeared in all 16 contests, earning 11 starts…Ranked second on the team in assists (18), adding 20 goals for 38 points…Tallied 21 ground balls and three caused turnovers…Netted three hat tricks, at Post (Mar. 3), versus Mercy (Mar. 31), and at Georgian Court (Apr. 5)…Totaled a career-high six points by adding three assists against the Lions…Picked up a career-high five ground balls and matched a career-high two caused turnovers to open the season at Belmont Abbey (Feb. 17).
  • 2017: Appeared in 14 contests, earning a start at Roberts Wesleyan (Apr. 22)¦Totaled 11 points on four goals and seven assists…Also added 12 ground balls and eight caused turnovers…Tallied a goal and an assist to start the season at Wheeling Jesuit (Feb. 11).
  • 2016: Saw playing time in all 15 games this season … Scored three goals and added an assist for four total points while also contributing eight ground balls and five caused turnovers … Collected his first two career goals on two shots while also causing two turnovers in a 16-5 win over Georgian Court (Mar. 2) … Had a goal versus Dominican (N.Y.) on Apr. 13.
  • Prior to Molloy: Three-sport athlete at Farmingdale High School, playing football, basketball and lacrosse … Won two county championships and a conference championship with the Dalers … Was All-County and MVP in lacrosse in 2015.

Tim Hegarty – 2025 Team

Hofstra University

  • 2015 to 2018 – Played four years of lacrosse and two years of football at Farmingdale (NY) High Schoo
  • 2016: Honorable Mention All-county
  • 2017: All-American honorable mention & All-county
  • 2018: US Lacrosse All-American as a senior Lacrosse Academic All-American & Recipient of the Hartranft Ostrander 50 Scholarship
  • 2018 to Present: FLG Lacrosse Junior Coach & Attends Hofstra University

Corey Winkoff  Director of Select Teams, 2025 Team & 2030 Team

University of Pennsylvania

  • Program Director, FLG Lacrosse & Head of Development, Lax4all Organization
  • Three-year letter winner at Cold Spring Harbor High School and helped CSH to New York State C title in 2006 and Nassau County Class C Championship in 2007
  • 2008-2011: Four-year member of UPenn varsity lacrosse team
  • 2011: Team Captain, Second-team All-Ivy League, Helped lead UPenn to 2011 NCAA Tournament (First Round), Finished career second on Penn’s all-time assist list (95) and 10th all-time in points (135)
  • 2011-present:FLG Lacrosse Coach

Andrew Benazzi  Director of Roots & 2030 Team

University of Delaware

  • 2000-2004: Four-year member of Delaware varsity lacrosse team
  • 2005: Coach at New York Lacrosse Academy
  • 2005-2008: Chaminade High School Lacrosse Coach
  • 2013-present: FLG Lacrosse Coach
 

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