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Iona College

Hynes Center
 715 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801
Division 1 New York Northeast
Private Small Competitive team
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Alyssa Tiumalu

Iona College Director of Athletics Matthew Glovaski announced the appointment of Alyssa Tiumalu as head coach of the softball program in September of 2021. Tiumalu, a former four-year letterwinner at UCLA, joined the Maroon & Gold after most recently serving as an assistant on the St. John's University coaching staff.


In Tiumalu's first season as head coach in 2022, Iona posted a 23-26 overall record and a 10-10 mark in league play. The Gaels earned the No. 6 seed in the 2022 MAAC Championship, earning upset wins over No. 3 Siena and No. 2 Fairfield to advance to the semifinals. Iona was eliminated after a run as the underdog, suffering losses to the eventual MAAC Champion Canisius Golden Griffins and Siena. Seniors Jessica Chilcott and Kara Zazzaro were selected to the All-MAAC First Team, while Emma Capuano (Second Team), Jamie Sheeran (Second Team) and Maddy Lowry (All-Rookie Team) earned postseason honors as well. 14 student-athletes were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team in 2022.

Tiumalu helped guide the Red Storm to two Big East Regular Season Championships and was a part of the conference's Coaching Staff of the Year in 2017 and 2019. St. John's qualified for the Big East Tournament in three of Tiumalu's four full seasons as an assistant, appearing in the title game in the 2017 season.


Tiumalu assisted in the mentorship of more than 20 All-Big East honorees, including four major award winners. St. John's set numerous single-season program records during Tiumalu's tenure, including wins, home runs, runs scored and runs batted in.


Prior to her time at St. John's, Tiumalu served as an assistant at Canyon View High School during the 2015 spring season before joining Southern Utah University.


As a student-athlete with UCLA, Tiumalu appeared in the NCAA Tournament in all four seasons. The Bruins made a trip to the NCAA Super Regional during her senior season. She was an All-PAC-10 Freshman Team selection in 2011, finishing her rookie campaign with a .302 batting average and nine homers. Overall, Tiumalu started 151 games across six different positions, hitting 18 bombs, driving in 64 runs and scoring 49 times.


The Elk Grove, California native graduated from UCLA in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

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Stephanie Reinhardt

Stephanie Reinhardt signed on as an assistant to head coach Alyssa Tiumalu in the summer of 2022. Reinhardt joins the Maroon & Gold after most recently spending time as an assistant coach at Siena College.


Reinhardt is very familiar with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, having been a part of the league in some capacity since 2013. Reinhardt started four seasons for the Jaspers at shortstop, setting program records for consecutive games played, games started and innings played. Reinhardt joined the Siena coaching staff in September of 2020, eventually being elevated to the top assistant in October 2021.


After graduating from Manhattan College, Reinhardt spent three seasons coaching, lending her services at Colonie High School, Fieldston Ethical Culture School and Fusion Softball.

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