Jackie Puccino was named the Head Coach for Women's Water Polo on June 6, 2025. She enters her second season as head coach in 2026-27.

Puccino led Brown to a fourth place finish in the CWPA Championship in her first year at the helm.

Puccino brings over a decade of coaching experience and is recognized for her leadership and commitment to student-athlete development. Most recently, Puccino served as an assistant coach for USC Women's Water Polo in 2025, as the Trojans went 29-5 overall en route to an NCAA Championship appearance.

Before USC, Puccino spent six seasons at Harvard, serving as a coach of both the Crimson women's and men's programs. Puccino joined the Crimson staff as an assistant in 2018 and was elevated to associate head coach in 2023. During her time in Cambridge, Harvard teams posted a combined eight 20-win seasons, including the Crimson women's first-ever conference championship game appearance in 2022 and a 2019 NCAA appearance for the Harvard men.

Puccino began her coaching career with the Palomar College women's program, earning PCAC Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2016. She spent a year as the women's head coach at San Diego Mesa College, winning the 2017 PCAC title and her third PCAC Coach of the Year nod.

As a player, Puccino earned All-America First Team honors at Palomar College before going on to Marist, where she earned a degree in psychology in 2012. Puccino also holds a master's degree in physical education from Azusa Pacific.

Name	Title	Email Address
Jackie Puccino	Head Coach	jaclyn_puccino@brown.edu
Jessica McDonagh	Assistant Coach	jessica_mcdonagh@brown.edu
Anais Mathes	Assistant Coach	anais_mathes@brown.edu
Petar Momcilovic	Assistant Coach for Operations and Player Development	petar_momcilovic@brown.edu

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2027 Women's Water Polo Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff