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Alex Kahoe

A five-time National Champion, three time All-American, and two-time NCAA Goalkeeper of the Year, Alex Kahoe enters her 10th season as the head coach of the Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse program in 2024.

At Saint Joseph's, Kahoe has coached 40 Atlantic 10 All-Conference selections, including the 2019 and 2021 Atlantic 10 Offensive Players of the Year and the 2023 and 2016 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, 13 Academic All-Conference selections, three IWLCA All-Region honorees and a Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention.

Kahoe became the first coach in program history to lead SJU to back-to-back postseason appearances, in 2016 and 2017, and has since led the Hawks to seven postseasons in a row, including the A-10 title and the programs first NCAA berth in 2022.

The Hawks continued success in 2023, the sixth-straight full season played in which St. Joe’s tallied double-digit wins. Despite key injuries, a young roster gelled into another top A-10 program, finishing 6-3 in conference play and 10-9 overall. The Hawks recorded just the fourth win in program history against a ranked team when defeating #18 Princeton on Sweeney Field. Under Kahoe, St. Joe’s provided another historical landmark after earning the first shutout in program history, dominating A-10 foe George Mason in a 19-0 victory. Kahoe’s tutelage saw Alexa Capozzoli earn Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year accolades, while Jorden Concordia’s 177 saves - third-most in program history - earned her First Team conference accolades along with Bonnie Yu, who led the team with 53 points. Capozzoli and Kate Fuhrman tallied 38 and 39 points, respectively, in their rookie seasons as Maddie Yoder led the Hawks with 40 goals, one of six Hawks with at least 24 goals.

Setting the new standard in 2022, the team under the direction of Kahoe produced unparalled success. Setting a new program record with 14 wins, Kahoe led the Hawks to the first Atlantic 10 Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. St. Joe’s defeat George Washington in the first round of the A-10 tournament before wins over #18 Richmond and #13 Massachusetts crowned the Crimson and Gray for its first ever A-10 title. The Hawks earned national plaudits, entering the rankings for the first time in school history – as high as #23 in the IWLCA poll and #19 in USA Lacrosse. Lauren Figura became the third-straight Hawk to earn Atlantic 10 Player of the Year honors, scoring a program-record 72 goals. Jorden Concordia recorded the second-most saves in single-season history, while Riley Evans and Sophia Kolkka joined her with All-Conference Second Team honors.

After a 4-3 start in non-conference play was cut short in 2020, Kahoe led the team through an altered season in 2021 to a 10-7 record, including a 6-2 mark in the Atlantic 10. The season was highlighted with a win over #19 Richmond for the school’s first win over a ranked team in the Atlantic 10 semifinals, falling to UMass in the championship game. Stephanie Kelly earned A-10 Player of the Year honors, setting a record for most points (91) and assists (46) in a single season. Julia Pash and Bridget Cerciello joined Kelly on the All-Conference First Team while Lauren Figura, Sarah Platt and Melissa Semkiw earned Second Team honors.

Her 2019 squad, led by Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year Francesca Donato, posted 11 wins to reach double-digits for the third consecutive season. The Hawks placed fourth in the Atlantic 10 standings and won their quarterfinal game against VCU to reach the Atlantic 10 semifinals for the fourth consecutive season. Three Hawks – Donato, Sinead Brierley, and Bridget Cerciello – earned All-Conference First Team nods while Lauren Figura, Sophia Kolkka, and Sarah Platt were tabbed for the All-Rookie Team.

In 2018, one of the most historic seasons in Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse history, Kahoe guided the Hawks to a 12-7 overall record as SJU broke the record for wins in a season for the second year in a row. Saint Joseph's finished the A-10 regular season with a 7-2 record for the third consecutive year to finish third in the league, and Kahoe went on to lead the Hawks to an A-10 quarterfinal win over George Mason as the Hawks reached the A-10 semifinals for the third year in a row. Under Kahoe's direction, the Hawks landed spots on the A-10 First Team (1), A-10 Second Team (2), and A-10 Rookie Team (2) in a season in which SJU broke program records in points (389), goals (262), assists (127), and shots (618), all improvements on records broken the previous season.

Kahoe's Hawks won eight A-10 games between the regular season and postseason, matching the most single-season league wins in program history. In the midst of those eight wins, Kahoe led the Hawks to seven consecutive victories from April 8 through May 3, marking the longest winning streak in program history.

Kahoe directly worked with graduate student goalkeeper Liz O'Sullivan, who broke SJU's single-season program record for goalkeeper wins (12), and saw junior attacker Rebecca Lane break the career record for assists (73).

In 2017, Kahoe led the Hawks to an 11-7 overall record as the Hawks broke the then-program record for wins in a season. Saint Joseph's finished the A-10 regular season with a 7-2 record for the second year in a row to tie for second in the league and earn a first-round bye for the A-10 Championship. Kahoe coached six Hawks to 2017 All-Conference honors, including the First Team duo of attacker Nora McCallion and defender Kristen Kelbon.

Faced with adversity in the goalkeeper position, Kahoe worked directly with walk-on goalkeeper Amelia Deibler, and in her first season as a collegiate lacrosse goalkeeper, Deibler matched the then-program record for goalkeeper wins in a season, with 10.

In 2016, Kahoe guided the Hawks to a 9-10 overall record - the third-highest, single-season win total in program history at the time - alongside eight Atlantic 10 wins, the most single-season league wins in program history. In the midst of those eight A-10 wins, Kahoe led the Hawks to six consecutive victories from April 3 through April 22, marking the second longest winning streak in program history.

Picked to finish eighth in the 2016 A-10 preseason poll, SJU finished the regular season tied for second and earned the fourth seed for the program's first postseason appearance since 2009. With the Hawks' A-10 quarterfinal win over Davidson, SJU earned its second postseason win in program history, and first since 2009.

Kahoe was the only Division I coach in the nation to take a team that went winless (0-8) in regular-season league play in 2015 to a winning record (7-2) in regular-season league play in 2016; of the 10 Division I teams that went winless in their respective leagues in 2015, nine of those teams combined for six regular-season league wins in 2016; Saint Joseph's earned seven alone.

Kahoe coached five Hawks to 2016 All-Conference honors, including the 2016 A-10 Rookie of the Year, Rebecca Lane. Under Kahoe's direction, Lane became SJU's second A-10 Rookie of the Year in program history, while 2016 marked the first year since 2009 that the Hawks earned First Team recognition. Saint Joseph's three First Team picks and two Rookie Team selections matched program-best numbers in each category, while 2016 also marked the first year that three Hawks earned All-Academic honors in the same season.

In 2015, Kahoe coached the Crimson and Gray to a 5-11 overall record, including a 5-3 non-conference record for a .625 non-conference winning percentage. She earned her first collegiate win as a head coach with SJU's 13-12 triple-overtime victory over American on February 18.

The Hawks led the Atlantic 10 in draw controls per game (12.31) and ranked second in the A-10 and 10th nationally in caused turnovers per game (9.88) at the conclusion of the season.

Under Kahoe's direction, Nora McGeever set the program record for most saves in a game (22) while Aly Gormley earned A-10 All-Rookie Team accolades.

“We are pleased and fortunate to have Alex and her rich experience as a scholar-athlete, with six NCAA championship rings and extensive international service join the Hawk Hill community,” said former Director of Athletics Don DiJulia. “Our student-athletes will greatly benefit from her leadership and passion to enhance their experience as Everyday Champions.”

“I am incredibly excited about the vision and direction of the athletic department and the women's lacrosse program,” said Kahoe upon her appointment. “It is an exciting time to be a Hawk.

“SJU has tremendous resources academically, athletically, and geographically, in terms of both the university and the sport. I look forward to working with this team and leading them into a new era. I am excited to work with the student-athletes and to help guide them to being the best they can be on and off the field. I would like to thank Don DiJulia, Renie Shields, Jim Brown, and the search committee for giving me the opportunity to be the head women's lacrosse coach at St Joe's. I am extremely excited to be a part of the Saint Joseph's University family.”

Kahoe served as an assistant coach at five Division I programs over 13 seasons from 2000 to 2013. Kahoe helped guide those teams to seven NCAA Tournament quarterfinals, including four Final Four appearances, and the 2001 NCAA and ACC titles with the University of Maryland. Kahoe also coached four Tewaaraton Award winners and two members of the 2009 USA World Cup Championship team.

Kahoe spent the 2014 season as the head girls varsity lacrosse coach at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. At SCH, Kahoe also served as the project manager for the Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership where she researched, created, and implemented the new curriculum and programs associated with the center.

Prior to her stint at SCH, Kahoe simultaneously served as the assistant women's lacrosse coach for both the Canadian World Cup National Team and the University of Vermont squad from the fall of 2011 through the summer of 2013.

Kahoe coached the Canadian National Team to the 2013 World Cup silver medal, which marked the first time in Canadian women's lacrosse history that the program had defeated Australia and qualified for the championship game.

At Vermont, Kahoe helped guide the Catamounts to the 2013 America East Tournament and a triple-overtime win over then-#15 Dartmouth for the program's first win over the Big Green since 1993 and the first win over a nationally-ranked team since 2008.

Kahoe spent five seasons with Duke University between 2006-11 during which time the Blue Devils reached the NCAA Tournament all five seasons with three Final Four appearances. Duke took home three Tewaaraton Awards and landed 14 Blue Devils on the IWLCA All-America Team in those five seasons, while reaching the ACC Finals in 2009.

Kahoe also has a proven track record of success in the classroom. During her five seasons with the Blue Devils, Duke had 27 ACC All-Academic Team selections, three IWLCA Academic Team honors and 2008 IWLCA Merit Squad honors for boasting the third-highest team GPA in Division I women's lacrosse.

Serving as the associate head coach from 2005-06 and the assistant coach from 2003-05, Kahoe coached the University of Delaware to its first-ever CAA Tournament with an appearance in the 2005 semifinals. From 2002-03, Kahoe coached two IWLCA Mid-Atlantic All-America selections at the University of Pennsylvania.

Kahoe started her coaching career as an assistant at her alma mater, the University of Maryland, and in two seasons, she helped guide the Terrapins to the 2001 NCAA title.

She was the co-owner and director of Fuel Lacrosse and Sports, LLC for eight years, where she directed plans and oversaw lacrosse camps and clinics throughout the year.

A 2000 graduate of Maryland, Kahoe was a part of the teams that won five national championships and three ACC championships. A three-time All-American and ACC Goalie of the Year, and two-time NCAA Goalie of the Year, she also earned ACC Rookie of the Year honors in 1997. Kahoe was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame on October 3, 2014.

Kahoe was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team in 2002 and was selected to the NCAA 25th Anniversary All-Time Women's Lacrosse Team in 2005. Most recently, she was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse National Hall of Fame, officially welcomed in on September 29, 2018.

She was a member of the USA National Lacrosse Team from 1997-2005 and was selected to the USA World Cup Lacrosse Team in 2003. Additionally, she competed for the Ireland World Cup Team that finished fifth in 2009.

Kahoe received a bachelor's of science double degree in criminal justice and sociology from Maryland in 2000 and a master's of business administration in sports management and marketing from Delaware in 2006.

She also served as an assistant coach of the Philadelphia Force, one of four teams of the inaugural United Women's Lacrosse League, in its inaugural season.

Kahoe has two daughters, Leighton and Mackinley.

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Caroline Steele

Caroline Steele returns for her fourth season as a member of the the Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse coaching staff in 2023.

Steele came to Hawk Hill in 2020 after an illustrious career at the University of Maryland, with whom she won a pair of national championships in 2017 and 2019. A two-time nominee for the Tewaaraton Award, she was recently named to Maryland’s All-Decade Team.

“We are happy to welcome Caroline Steele as our assistant coach,” head coach Alex Kahoe said. “Caroline has great knowledge and passion for the game along with her championship experience. We are excited to see the impact she makes with our team on Hawk Hill.”

“I am so excited to join the Saint Joseph’s family,” Steele said. “The women’s lacrosse program has been consistently improving since Alex has taken over. I truly look forward to showing my worth and value for this team, as I have gained such valuable exposure to this wonderful game over my years of playing and coaching. What’s so great about this program is that we have a staff that is incredibly devoted to putting this team on the right path to success.”

Steele earned All-NCAA Tournament Team honors in 2017 as she helped lead Maryland to the national championship; she would go on to become an IWLCA All-America selection in both of her final two seasons with the Terrapins, each time garnering a nomination for the Tewaaraton Award, given to the nation’s top player. She capped off her collegiate playing career with a second NCAA title in 2019.

A native of Severna Park, Maryland, Steele was twice named to the All-Big Ten Team and earned All-Region First Team honors as a junior. A two-time All-Big Ten Tournament selection, she was the tournament’s Most Valuable Player as a sophomore in 2017. All told, Steele finished her career with 205 goals, good for seventh on Maryland’s all-time list, as well as 59 assists and 264 career points. She then went on to play for the Pride in the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League.

“Caroline will be an excellent lacrosse coach for Saint Joseph’s,” said Maryland head coach Cathy Reese, who coached Steele during her career with the Terrapins. “She has a great passion for the sport and a tremendous personality that will rub off on everyone around her. A four-year starter for us, Caroline was essential to our success on the offensive end and I know she will take that and become a phenomenal coach.”

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Katie Detwiler

Katie Detwiler joined the Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse coaching staff in August 2023 after a standout collegiate career at Loyola (Md.).

Detwiler, a three-time IWLCA All-American (1st Team – 2022, 2nd Team – 2023, 2021) spent five seasons on the sidelines with the Greyhounds, starting in all 85 games in her career while compiling a 72-13 record overall and an unblemished 32-0 record in Patriot League action.

A stalwart in the Loyola defense, Detwiler helped her squad to four consecutive Patriot League Championships, earning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year on three separate occasions. Her squad made postseason in all four seasons, tallying a 6-4 record with two quarterfinal appearances. The Greyhounds never finished outside of the top ten in the end-of-season rankings, coming off an eighth-ranked finish after falling to eventual champions Northwestern in the NCAA quarterfinals in 2023.

The two-time Tewaaraton Award Top 25 semifinalist collected individual accolades along with her team success, including four All-Patriot League selections (1st Team – 2023, 2022, 2021). Detwiler earned Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in 2023.

Detwiler finished her career ranking fifth in program history in draw controls (197). Over her career, Detwiler compiled 86 ground balls, 65 caused turnovers and six goals.

Detwiler is a native of Devon, Pa., graduating from Archbishop Carroll in 2019.

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Taylor Wray

A five-time Northeast Conference Coach of the Year, Taylor Wray enters his 12th season as head coach for the Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse team in 2022-23. Leading the Hawks to the NEC title and NCAA appearance in 2022, Wray was named the head men's lacrosse coach at Saint Joseph's University on August 1, 2011, becoming the fourth coach in the program's history.

The winningest coach in Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse program history, Wray owns an 11-year record of 73-56 a. He has coached four All-Americans in face-off specialist Zach Cole (Inside Lacrosse Second Team, 2020; USILA Second Team All-American, Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American and USA Lacrosse First Team All-American 2022), midfielder Tucker Brown (USILA All-American Honorable Mention), goalkeeper Mike Adler (Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention, 2020), and attackman Mike Rastivo (USILA Honorable Mention, 2016).

Currently 32-8 in eight NEC regular seasons, including a blistering 17-1 record from 2014-16, Wray has coached three consecutive NEC Offensive Player of the Year selections from 2014-16, the 2016 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, and two NEC Rookie of the Year selections (2015, 2019) in addition to 56 NEC All-Conference picks (24 First Team, 20 Second Team, 12 Rookie Team) and four NEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

Under Wray’s direction, the Hawks have reached the NEC postseason six times in eight total seasons and have reached the title game five times, capturing the NEC title in 2022.

Wray's Hawks were off to a 5-2 start in 2020 before the season was canceled due to COVID-19. Suffering losses only to Top 10 programs, Saint Joseph's knocked off Delaware and Providence in back-to-back contests and handled Monmouth to pick up back-to-back #20 rankings by US Lacrosse Magazine, marking the first time in program history in which SJU earned two national rankings in one season.

The 2020 season was a bounceback from a 2019 campaign in which the Hawks went 7-7 overall and 3-3 in the NEC, just missing the postseason by what came down to one regular-season goal.

After starting the 2018 season 0-3, Wray turned the season around with a program-record 11-game winning streak that spanned from March 10 through May 3 en route to an overall record of 11-4. The Hawks went 6-0 in NEC regular-season action to earn the program’s fourth NEC regular-season title and became the first team to defeat a pair of ranked opponents in the same season, with victories over then-#20/20 Penn and then-#18/20 Robert Morris. Those late-season wins in combination with SJU’s 11 straight victories led to the program’s first ever national ranking, as the Hawks were ranked 20th by both the Inside Lacrosse Maverik Lacrosse Division I Media Poll and United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division I Coaches Poll on April 30.

Under Wray’s direction, the Hawks ranked fourth in the nation in scoring defense (8.00 goals per game), seventh in man-down defense (.766), and eighth in winning percentage (.733) and ranked in the top 15 in clearing percentage, saves per game, scoring margin, and shot percentage.

Saint Joseph's went 5-9 overall and 2-4 in NEC action in 2017.

In 2016, Wray led Saint Joseph's to a 12-win season, matching the highest single-season win total in program history. Under Wray's direction, the Hawks ranked second in the nation in both scoring margin (4.44 goals per game) and shot percentage (36.1%) and ranked in the top 15 in scoring defense, winning percentage, face-off winning percentage, clearing percentage, points per game, man-down defense, assists per game, and scoring offense; the Crimson and Gray also set a new record for lowest single-season goals-against average in program history (7.83).

In their third season in the NEC, Wray coached the Hawks to a 5-1 league record to earn a share of the NEC regular-season title and to earn the right to host the NEC Tournament as the top seed for the third consecutive year. Wray led the Hawks to their second NEC title game in as many years as the program earned its second postseason win since 2007.

Wray was voted the 2016 NEC Coach of the Year and coached seven Hawks to All-Conference honors, including Rastivo, the NEC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year, T.J. Jones. Additionally, the Hawks saw history made as Rastivo earned USILA/Nike All-American Honorable Mention accolades, marking the first All-American recognition in program history.

On the cusp of breaking into the Top 20 all season, Saint Joseph's received votes in the national polls on six different occasions in 2016.

In 2015, Wray led Saint Joseph's to an 11-win season, matching the second-highest single-season win total in program history. Under Wray's direction, the Hawks led the nation in man-down defense (.800) for the second consecutive year and ranked in the top 15 in scoring defense, caused turnovers per game, clearing percentage, man-up offense, scoring margin, and winning percentage. For the second consecutive year, the Hawks went undefeated in the month of April and owned a two-year record of 11-0 during games played in April between the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

In their second season in the NEC, Wray coached the Hawks to another undefeated 6-0 league record to clinch the NEC regular-season title and earn the right to host the NEC Tournament as the top seed. The Hawks concluded the NEC regular season undefeated for the second consecutive year and earned its first postseason win since 2007.

Wray was voted the 2015 NEC Coach of the Year and coached nine Hawks to All-Conference honors, including the NEC Offensive Player of the Year, Rastivo, and Rookie of the Year, Chris Blewitt.

In 2014, one of the most historic seasons in SJU men's lacrosse history, Wray led Saint Joseph's to an 11-4 overall record as the program more than doubled its winning percentage from 2013 (.313) to 2014 (.733); at the time, those numbers of wins and winning percentage were second-best only to the 2000 team in program history. Inside Lacrosse magazine tagged SJU as the national leader of Most Improved Offenses with a 10.4 percentage improvement rating from 2013 to 2014 while LaxPower's computer rankings saw Saint Joseph's atop the charts in changes in record, power ratings, and PR rank. Under Wray's direction, the Hawks led the nation in man-down defense (.793), ranked in the top ten in scoring defense, scoring margin, and winning percentage, and set a then-new record for lowest goals-against average in program history (8.15).

Wray coached the Hawks to a 5-1 regular-season home record and 6-2 regular-season road record. Those respective .833 and .750 winning percentages marked the best percentages in program history at the time. The Hawks went 5-0 throughout the month of April to become the only team in program history to win every game in April and owned two five-game winning streaks throughout the season, never losing back-to-back games at any point.

In their inaugural season in the NEC, Wray coached the Hawks to a 6-0 league record to clinch the NEC regular-season title and earn the right to host the NEC Tournament as the top seed. One of those NEC victories came in the form of a 9-7 win over #12/11 Bryant as Wray led the Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse program to its first ever win over a nationally ranked opponent. Under Wray's direction, SJU also scored a season-high 21 goals – the most goals scored by SJU in a single game since 2000 – in a victory over Sacred Heart and downed Hobart on the road in the regular-season finale to set a new program record for consecutive road wins in a single season with six.

Wray was voted the 2014 NEC Coach of the Year and coached 11 Hawks to All-Conference honors, including the NEC Offensive Player of the Year, Ryan McGee.

With 11 overall wins in 2014, SJU matched its total amount of wins from Wray's first two seasons combined. As a member of the Colonial Athletic Association, Wray and his staff led the 2013 squad to a five-win season and its second victory against a conference opponent and the 2012 squad to a six-win season and its first victory against a conference opponent as a member of the CAA.

Entering a 2012 program that saw just nine wins in the previous three seasons combined, Wray led a 2012 Hawks team that tied for eighth in the country in overall improvement, led the nation in win percentage increase and tied for fourth in the nation in biggest jump in total number of wins with six overall victories.

Wray began his coaching career at Saint Joseph's after serving as an assistant coach at Lehigh University from 2008-11. Wray possesses a wealth of high-level playing and coaching experience, having played on the collegiate level at Duke University and professionally in the National Lacrosse League.

Wray joined the Lehigh staff in September 2007 and served as the defensive coach and recruiting coordinator. The Mountain Hawks made great strides during his tenure and, in 2011, registered the nation's eighth biggest improvement according to LaxPower's computer ratings. Lehigh qualified for the Patriot League Tournament for the first time since 2006, while the defense lowered its goals against average by almost one goal.

"It has been an honor to have my good friend Taylor Wray on staff here at Lehigh for the last four years," said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. "He has been a key component to the overall growth of the program and I have no doubt that he will make a terrific head coach at the Division I level. I wish him all the best as he gets set to take over the lacrosse program at Saint Joseph's University."

From 2003-06, Wray was an assistant coach at Queens University of Charlotte (N.C.) before serving as the lacrosse coach, academic coordinator, and strength and conditioning specialist at the National Sport Academy for one year in 2007.

Wray enjoyed a successful playing career at Duke, helping the Blue Devils to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and winning ACC Tournament titles in 2001 and 2002. Serving as the team captain in 2003, he earned the Eric Tyler Hardy Defensive Player of the Year award and was a four-time selection to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

"For the people who know Taylor like I do, it is understood that he is going to be a star in this profession," said Mike Pressler, Wray's coach at Duke and the current head coach at Bryant University. "In my 29 years of college coaching, I've never come across a better leader. He is a young man of impeccable character and high moral fiber and just one of the true gentlemen in our game today. It's going to be very exciting for me to follow Taylor's coaching career from afar as he very quickly takes the Saint Joseph's program to the next level, as we know he will."

Upon graduating from Duke in 2003 with a bachelor's of science degree, he was drafted second overall by the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League. He made an immediate impact, being named the 2004 Rookie of the Year, the Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-Star while helping Calgary to the NLL Championship. A three-time NLL All-Star, Wray played for the Philadelphia Wings from 2008-11 and served as the team captain in 2011.

A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Wray has also excelled internationally. He is currently the defensive coordinator of the Canadian National Team that will compete at the 2018 FIL Men's Lacrosse World Championship this summer ('18). Wray also served as Team Canada's defensive coordinator at the 2010 (silver medal) and 2014 (gold medal) men's world championships and served as the head coach for the 2012 and 2016 U-19 men's field teams; Wray led Team Canada's U-19 squad to a second-place finish in 2016 and to a 14-13 overtime victory over Team USA in the Champion's Challenge in January 2016.

As a player, he was a member of the National Team that captured the International Lacrosse Federation World Championship for field lacrosse in 2006 and for indoor lacrosse in 2007. He was named to the All-World Team in 2007.

Wray received a master's degree in teaching from Queens University in 2006. His wife, Lauren (nee Gallagher), was an All-American lacrosse player at Duke. They have two sons, Jackson and Ryan, and a daughter, Mackenzie.

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Scott Meehan

Scott Meehan (Washington and Lee '12) was named the offensive coordinator on the Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse coaching staff on January 11, 2019 and enters his fifth season in 2023.

"I'm excited to announce Scott Meehan as our new offensive coordinator," said Saint Joseph's head coach Taylor Wray. "I've seen first-hand the job that he did at conference opponent Mount St. Mary's, and he gets incredibly high praise from head coach Dan Chemotti from his time at Richmond. The thing that stuck out most to me about Scott during the interview process is the passion he has for coaching and his love of teaching the game."

In a shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19, Meehan worked with rookie attackmen Levi Anderson (15g, 9a) and Matt Bohmer (14g, 6a), who averaged 3.4 and 2.9 points per game, respectively, through seven contests. As a unit, SJU’s offense put up 72 goals on the year for an average of over 10 goals per game and scored double-digit goals in six of seven total competitions as the Hawks went 5-2 overall.

In a 2019 season in which SJU finished the year 7-7, Meehan guided freshman attackman Ryan Doran (18g, 11a) to NEC All-Rookie Team honors. Doran finished his first collegiate season tied for first on the squad in goals and shots (67) and ranked second in assists, points (29), shots on goal (41), and man-up goals (4). He also added an impressive 33 ground balls, which ranked second on the entire squad, in 14 starts on the attack.

Meehan arrived on Hawk Hill by way of Binghamton University, where he was an assistant coach with the Bobcats since August 2018.

Prior to that stop, Meehan spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator at conference-mate Mount St. Mary's during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. Meehan coached an offense that ranked 18th nationally in both points per game and assists per game and 23rd in scoring offense. In Meehan's two seasons at the helm of the Mountaineers' offense, MSM improved from 8.7 goals per game to 11.2 goals per game.

Meehan served as a volunteer assistant at the University of Richmond for the 2015-16 season, where the Spiders were ranked as high as 18th nationally and finished the spring at 11-5 overall, their highest ranking and best finish in program history.

Beginning his coaching experience at Franklin and Marshall College, Meehan took on the role of head assistant from Summer 2012 through Fall 2015, where he oversaw offensive schemes and the extra man offense and coached three All-Americans. In 2013, the Diplomats' coaching staff was tabbed the Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year.

Meehan was a four-year attackman at Washington and Lee University from 2009-12, where he notched 93 points (49g, 23a) and served as team captain in a senior season in which he went for 30 goals and 23 assists en route to team MVP honors.

Meehan graduated from Washington and Lee with a degree in economics in 2012 and resides with his wife, Nicole (formerly Miller), the current head women's lacrosse coach at Shippensburg University.