Jen Peel

Biography

Joining head coach Jessica Mannetti’s staff prior to the 2024-25 campaign, Peel enters her third season on the sidelines as an assistant coach for the Sacred Heart University women’s basketball team in 2026-27. Peel comes to Fairfield after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at American International College. In 2023-24, she helped lead the Yellow Jackets to one of their best seasons in recent memory, as the team won its first NE10 Tournament game since 2019 and it tallied its longest win streak since 2015. Peel’s recruits at AIC have earned All-America, All-Region and All-Conference recognition during her tenure. Prior to her coaching stint at AIC, Peel was an assistant coach at UMass Boston. In one season with the Beacons, she had a player named First Team All-Little East. A graduate of Saint Anselm College, Peel enjoyed a successful playing career with the Hawks, helping the 2018-19 squad make the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. The Mansfield, Mass., native appeared in 50 games with the Hawks and graduated of Saint Anselm with a business degree in May of 2021.