Cristina Curiale was named head women's lacrosse coach at Wagner College in August, 2008 and is entering her sixth season at the helm of the Seahawk program in 2014 after leading the Seahawks to sevin wins in 2012, the most by the Seahawks since the 2005 squad won nine games.
A top player and assistant coach at Rutgers University, Curiale is no stranger to the Northeast Conference (NEC), having spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Monmouth University where she helped guide the Hawks to a pair of NEC regular season titles and one NEC Tournament championship.
A 2004 Rutgers graduate, she enjoyed a stellar four-year career for the Scarlet Knights and was named co-captain her senior year. That season, Curiale was also a preseason All-BIG EAST player and earned a spot on the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team. As a junior, Curiale was Rutgers’ Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team.
After serving three years as an assistant at Monmouth, the Summit, NJ native returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach in 2007 beforre taking over the reigns of the Wagner program the following year.
Curiale has stayed involved with lacrosse since her graduation. She co-founded LaxConnect, a lacrosse company specializing in the development and advancement of lacrosse skills through camps and clinics. Curiale has also worked as the head coach of the Metro Lacrosse Club and as an assistant lacrosse coach for the Pingry School. Curiale earned her masters degree in education at Monmouth University.
