Wagner head women’s lacrosse coach Michelle Tumolo has announced that former Colorado women’s lacrosse standout Miranda Stinson has been hired as an assistant coach with the Seahawks.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Miranda Stinson to our coaching staff," said Tumolo. "I had the privilege of coaching against Miranda during my time at Oregon, as she was a standout player at Colorado. She has competed at the highest level and is a talented and versatile lacrosse player. Given that she has played on both sides of the field, I am really excited for myself and our players to learn from her. I cannot wait to get started and see what this year brings!"
One of the best players in Colorado history, Stinson led her team with 64 goals and 16 assists for 80 points as a senior in 2019, earning her Pac-12 Attacker of the Year and First Team All-Pac-12, IWLCA All-West-Midwest Region and IWLCA Senior All-Star honors.
Her 80 points and 64 goals as a senior rank second on the CU single-season chart. Nationally she was 17th in goals and goals per game (3.37), 31st in points and 42nd in points per game (4.21), ninth in shots per game (8.26) and shots on goal per game (6.05) and was 20th in free-position goals per game (1.05) in 2019. She led the Pac-12 in goals, goals per game, free-position goals per game, points, points per game, shots per game and shots on goal per game.
As a junior in 2019, Stinson was named an Inside Lacrosse preseason and midseason All-American. She was also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and the IWLCA All-West/Midwest Region First Team.
Stinson will coach a Seahawk team that has earned consecutive Northeast Conference (NEC) titles in 2018 and 2019.
In addition to her coaching duties, Stinson will be earning her Master’s Degree in Business Administration.