Gillian Hanson was hired as assistant coach for the Manhattanville College women's lacrosse team in August 2022.
Hanson comes to Manhattanville following a four-year collegiate career as a member of the Ithaca College women's lacrosse team. As a member of the Bombers, Hanson played in 39 games as a member of the defense. Over her career, Hanson collected 44 ground balls and caused 33 turnovers. The Bombers achieved a No. 4 national ranking in the 2021 season, where Hanson contirbuted to an Elite Eight postseason run. The following season, Hanson help the Bombers to the Sweet 16 in the 2022 NCAA Tournament while Ithaca recorded the most wins in program history. Hanson served as the women's lacrosse representive for the Ithaca College Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) for the 2021-22 academic year, getting involved with initiatives to help support all of Ithaca's athletic teams. She also worked the anual Golbin Games from 2019 to 2021, working as a referee for the lacrosse games.
Since 2018, Hanson worked as a coach in her home town of Putnam Valley, New York, working with 5th and 6th graders in lacrosse fundamentals with a focus on defensive play.
Hanson is a 2022 graduate of Ithaca College with a degree in environmental studies and a minor in education studies. She currently resides in Purchase, New York.
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