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HEAD MEN’S LACROSSE COACH
SETH TIERNEY
Seth Tierney
became the fifth
head coach in the
62-year history of
the Hofstra Men’s
Lacrosse program
when he was hired
to the position in
August 2006. Now
in his fifth season,
Tierney has led
the Pride to 36
victories, the 2008
Colonial Athletic
Association
championship, the
2009 CAA regular
season title and
berths in three
consecutive NCAA
Championships
from 2008 through
2010.
Tierney served
as an assistant coach at Hofstra from 1995 through 2000 before
leaving for a similar position at his alma mater Johns Hopkins
University. During his six-year tenure with the Pride, Hofstra
recorded six consecutive winning seasons with a combined overall
record of 61-28 and a conference mark of 29-2, captured five
league titles, received five top 15 final national rankings, and
played in four NCAA Championship tournaments.
Tierney also coached seven All-Americans and nearly two-dozen
all-conference players during his first tenure at Hofstra. Among
them was midfielder Doug Shanahan, who would receive the
inaugural Tewaaraton Trophy as College Lacrosse Player of the
Year, the Lt. Ray Enners Award as the Division I Player of the
Year, and the Lt. Donald McLaughlin Award as the Division I
Midfielder of the Year in 2001.
“During our search, we had the privilege of meeting many
outstanding candidates including several former Pride assistants,”
Hofstra Director of Athletics Jack Hayes said. “Although all of
them had exceptional and unique plans for Hofstra Lacrosse, Seth
Tierney’s presentation displayed the enthusiasm, intensity and
passion that we were looking for. We are committed to assisting
him move the program into the elite level of college lacrosse.”
Last season, the Pride made its school record-tying third
consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships and finished the year
with a 9-5 record. Hofstra had two players named to the USILA
All-America team, five named to the All-CAA team and two more
named to the CAA All-Rookie Team. In 2009, Tierney directed the
Pride to an 11-4 overall record, a 6-0 mark during the CAA regular
season and his second NCAA Championship bid. Five Hofstra
players were named to the All-CAA Teams, including first team
selection Jay Card, who was voted the CAA Player of the Year.
In addition, four Pride players were named to the USILA All-
America team and one was voted to the USILA Scholar-Athlete
All-America Team. For his efforts, Tierney was named the CAA
co-Coach of the Year.
The 2008 season saw Hofstra make a return to the NCAA
Tournament after a one-year hiatus. The team posted a 10-6 record
and won the CAA title in a thrilling overtime win over Drexel.
Leading scorer Anthony Muscarella was named an honorable
mention All-American, while Kevin Unterstein was the CAA
Defensive Player of the Year and Jay Card earned CAA Rookie of
the Year accolades. In addition, seven players received All-CAA
honors and the Unterstein brothers, Kevin and Michael, were
named North-South Game All-Stars and were both selected in
the Major League Lacrosse
Draft.
In his first year at the helm
of the Hofstra program,
Tierney took over a team
that returned one starter
from 2006’s NCAA
Quarterfinal squad and led
them to a 6-8 record that saw
seven losses decided by one
goal. The team qualified for
the CAA Championship,
saw one of its star players
– Kevin Unterstein – earn
honorable mention All-
America honors and had
seven players named to All-
CAA teams, including three
All-Rookie selections.
Tierney returned to Hofstra
after a six-year tenure at
12 — 2011 Hofstra Men’s Lacrosse