GRELLA RESIGNS AS HEAD WOMEN'S LACROSSE COACH

Graphic to thank women's lacrosse head coach Rob Grella — Photo by Tom Salus

May 13, 2026

GRELLA RESIGNS AS HEAD WOMEN'S LACROSSE COACH

Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/13/26) Dominican University New York Director of Athletics, Joseph S. Clinton, has announced the resignation of Rob Grella, Head Women's Lacrosse Coach, effective May 15th.

Grella has been at the helm of the Lady Chargers for the past six seasons, winning three Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championship Tournaments (2023, 2024, 2025) and earning two consecutive (2025, 2026) berths in the NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Regional Tournament.

He was named the CACC Coach of the Year four times (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) and for the past four years has coached the CACC Defensive Player of the Year (Erin Carr - 2023, Erin Carr - 2024, Jenna Rigo - 2025, Jenna Rigo - 2026). He has also coached two CACC Rookies of the Year (Grace DeStasio - 2022, Madelyn Grella - 2023), the CACC Goalkeeper of the Year (Kristinamarie Kaszovitz - 2022) and one CACC Player of the Year (Caitlin Costello - 2023).

Grella led the women's lacrosse team to the most wins in a single season in 2025 (19 wins) and the team is currently on a 30-game CACC Regular Season winning streak. He amassed an overall record of 80-17.

I'd like to thank Rob for leading our women's lacrosse program over the past six years," said Clinton. "He elevated the program into one of the best in the East Region and I wish him all the best in the future."

A national search will begin for the program's next head coach.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.