Scott Dangel Profile
First Season as Head Coach: 2021-22
Tenure: 2023-24 is his 3rd season
Total W-L at Oglethorpe: 10-20
Total W-L Overall: 10-20
Alma Mater: Shorter, 2016
Scott Dangel has quickly risen the ranks of the Oglethorpe men’s lacrosse coaching staff. He first joined the athletic department as an assistant coach in January 2021 before being named interim head coach prior to the 2022 season. Shortly after a successful 2022 spring in the interim role, Dangel earned promotion to the position of permanent head coach.
Program Success
In Dangel’s three seasons as part of the program, the team has made tremendous strides. As defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator in his first year (2020-21), Dangel drastically lowered the team’s goals allowed per game, then as interim head coach in his second year (2021-22), he turned more attention to the offense where the team raised its scoring output by more than 50 percent.
Last Season
Most recently, Dangel led the Petrels to a 5-4 start to the 2023 season, their second-straight 5-4 start, topping regional opponents such as Shorter, Point and Huntingdon.
Dangel guided several Petrels to individual success during the campaign. At the top of the list was Addison Irwin, an All-SAA first team selection who ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division III with 19.6 saves per game and No. 3 in NCAA for total saves with 294. Irwin eclipsed 1,000 career saves with a few notable performances, including an Oglethorpe-record 42 saves against Pfeiffer.
The season also saw Jazz Washington move to No. 1 in Oglethorpe history for career points and career assists, and Carsen Van Note move to No. 1 for career face-off percentage.
Prior to Oglethorpe
Dangel served as head coach for Oak Mountain junior varsity (2017) and varsity (2018) boys’ lacrosse. He also was a lacrosse camp instructor for Miles Jones Roswell Lacrosse Camp and Gamebreaker Georgia Gwinnett Lacrosse Camp in 2021.
Education | Personal
Dangel graduated from Shorter University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree in interdisciplinary studies. While studying at Shorter, he was a four-year starting defensive midfielder, two-time team captain, and was a volunteer assistant coach one semester.
Dangel currently resides in Buford, Georgia.
Timeline
Feb. 5, 2022 - First win as interim head coach
June 10, 2022 - Hired as head coach
Feb. 1, 2023 - First win as permanent head coach
