Meet the Staff

Matt Danowski

• Current MLL Pro Player, playing for the Long Island Lizards
• Current NLL Pro Player, playing for the Orlando Titans
• MLL All Star 2008 and 2009
• 4x All American Duke University
• National Player of the Year pick as the recipient of the Tewaaraton Trophy 2007
• 2x Captain Duke University
• Turnbull Award honoree as nation’s top Attackmen 2007 and 2008
• U-19 Gold Medalist 2003
• Winner of the MVP award for the U-19 World Games 2003

Kate Danowski

• Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Bethpage High School
• Quinnipiac Lacrosse 2001-2005, Captain 2005.  Ranked top 5 on the team with points scored in 2005.
• Top 20 in caused turnovers in the NCAA freshmen season 2001.

Steve Panarelli

• Current MLL Pro Player, playing for the Long Island Lizards
• Current NLL Pro Player, playing for the Philadelphia Wings
• MLL All Star 2009
• 3x All American Syracuse University
• 2004 National Champion
• 2x Captain Syracuse University
• North/South All Star Game Participant
• U-19 Gold Medalist 2003
• Winner of the Defensemen of the Tournament Award World Games 2003

Krista Pelizzi

• 2x IWLCA/US Lacrosse All American
• 2x IWLCA/US Lacrosse All-South Team Selection
• 2x All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Honoree
• 3x ACC Player of the week
• 121 Goals and 54 Assists at the University of Maryland
• U-19 World Team Member
• Current Women’s Assistant Lacrosse Coach Adelphi University

Jon Engelke

• Current MLL Pro Player, playing for the Long Island Lizards
• North/South All Star Game Participant
• 2x CAA 1st Team All Player
• CAA Rookie of the year 2004
• All American 2008
• 3rd All Time in Goals Scored at Towson University

Keri Hall

• American East All Rookie Team 2000
• Captain Hofstra University 2003
• Undergraduate Assistant at Hofstra University 2004
• New York Athletic Club (NYAC) Lacrosse Team 2005-2006
• Current Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at the Horace Mann School

Len Panarelli

• Varsity Lacrosse United States Naval Academy 2001-2003
• Captain Hofstra University 2005
• CAA All Tournament Team 2005
• Varsity Lacrosse Coach Farmingdale High School 2006, 2009

The Advantage Lacrosse Staff has included Dan Brennan, Chris Fiore, Jordan Levine, Merrick Thompson, Lauren Cohen, Mike Ward, and many other top pro and Division I players from across the country.