UMass Lowell Athletics

Brett Tenaglia was named assistant coach for the UMass Lowell Men's Lacrosse team in August of 2025 . Tenaglia, who has over four years of experience coaching across the high school and collegiate levels, joins the River Hawks after spending the last season as the offensive coordinator at Western Connecticut State University.  

While at Western Connecticut State, Tenaglia was responsible for developing and implementing high-performance offensive strategies while spearheading the design of dynamic playbooks that emphasized fast-paced, aggressive offense while promoting teamwork and individual skill development. Through this, while also fostering a culture of disciplined execution and creativity, he helped lead the team to an undefeated conference record and an NCAA tournament appearance.  Following the conclusion of the season, he was selected to coach in the North/South D3 All-Star game.

Beyond his time at Western Connecticut State, Tenaglia has coached for Long Island Express North since 2022. There, he coached two teams, the graduating classes of 2025 and 2029. He also took on the role of evaluating players' talent at tryouts, helping make decisions as to which players would best fit the team. He has also served as a coach at New Fairfield High School since 2020 and was a New Fairfield Lacrosse Camp Coordinator and Coach for just over a year.

Before becoming a full-time coach, Tenaglia was a four-year member of the Syracuse University men's lacrosse team and was named a team captain for the 2024 season. As a member of the Orange, he was named to the Dean's List six times, ACC Academic Honor Roll four times, and was a nominee for the 2024 Doris Soladay Award, Syracuse athletics' highest honor that is presented to male and female student-athletes, recognizing the student-athlete for their academic success, athletic accomplishments, leadership, and community engagement.

Tenaglia graduated from Syracuse University with his bachelor's in communication and rhetorical studies in 2023 before earning his certificate of advanced study in intercollegiate athletic advising support in 2024.