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Missy Doherty

Head coach Missy Doherty completed her 13th year at Penn State in 2023. Doherty's guidance has seen Penn State reach eight NCAA Tournaments and four NCAA Quarterfinals in that time span, including Penn State’s first National Semifinal appearance in 17 years during the 2016 season. Doherty guided the Nittany Lions back to the National Semifinal in 2017.

Doherty coached the Nittany Lions to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018 in the 2023 season. Penn State finished 11-7 on the year with ranked wins over No. 17 Rutgers, No. 14 Princeton and No. 10 Maryland. The Nittany Lions had two first team All-Big Ten honorees, Kristin O'Neill and Ellie Hollin as well as four second team selections, Sammy Dupcak, Kayla Abernathy, Gretchen Gilmore and Meghan Murray. O'Neill (first team), Dupcak (second team) and Hollin (second team) also earned All-Region honors. O'Neill (third team), Hollin (honorable mention) and Gilmore (honorable mention) also garnered All-American status from USA Lacrosse.

O'Neill added to her honors by being named to the Tewaarton Watch List and was a IWLCA Mid-Season All-American along with Dupcak. The junior led the Nittany Lions in points (59) and goals (51), while earning her 100th career goal in a 15-12 win against Pittsburg on March 21, 2023.

Penn State finished the 2022 season 6-9 overall including a 14-10 win over No. 21 James Madison. On Feb. 23, Missy notched her 200th career win as Penn State defeated Duquesne 18-4 in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Nittany Lions had two All-Big Ten selections in Kristin O'Neill (First Team) and Sammy Dupcak (Second Team). Both student-athletes were tabbed All-Region selections as well, as O'Neill took First Team honors and Dupcak earned Second Team honors.

The Nittany Lions went 4-9 in 2021 with three of their four wins coming against Top 20 opponents. Penn State earned victories over Rutgers (20-11), No. 7 Maryland (15-13), No. 13 Michigan (13-12) and No. 9 Maryland (16-9). Penn State finished the season ranked No. 21 in the IWLCA Poll, after being ranked the entire season and rising as high as No. 5. Penn State had the second-ranked offense in the Big Ten, averaging 12.77 goals per game.

Penn State had four All-Big Ten selections, including Olivia Dirks (First Team) and Maria Auth, Sammy Helgeson and Kristin O’Neill (Second Team). Auth led the Nittany Lions in points (46) and goals (34), while Helgeson had 14 ground balls and nine caused turnovers as a leader of the defense.

Dirks was named Penn State’s second Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and received three All-America awards: IWLCA First Team, Inside Lacrosse Second Team, and USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team. She led the blue and white in draw controls (78) and caused turnovers (18) and adding 31 goals and 12 assists. Dirks was selected an Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American and was a Tewaaraton Award nominee. She won two Big Ten Midfielder of the Week awards, one Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor and was the IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week after leading Penn State to their February 21 win over Maryland.

O’Neill was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Penn State’s second to win the award. O’Neill recorded 29 goals, eight assists and 15 caused turnovers in her first season in Happy Valley. She won Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times out of the nine weeks the award was given out.

Taylor Suplee ranked third in the Big Ten in saves per game (8.08) and save percentage (.408). She was also third in the conference in ground balls per game (2.83). Suplee had six games with 10 or more saves, including 14 saves in a win over Maryland on February 21. She also had 12 saves in a win against Rutgers (2/14) and 13 in a victory against Michigan (3/21). Suplee made 12 stops at Northwestern (3/13) and 10 in each game against Ohio State (3/26, 3/28). She was the IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week following the win over Maryland. She was also a two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week selection.

Doherty led the Nittany Lions to a 5-2 record in 2020 before the season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nittany Lions began the season with four straight wins, defeating Towson (12-9), Lehigh (13-9), Duquesne (20-6) and Cornell (19-9). Penn State finished the season with a 14-13 victory at Vanderbilt.

The Nittany Lions were very strong on the defensive end, ranking fourth in the nation in save percentage (.531). Penn State was also 23rd in the country in caused turnovers per game with 10.0. The Nittany Lions allowed 12.0 goals per game, ranking fourth in the Big Ten.

Penn State’s defense was led by sophomore goalie Taylor Suplee, who earned honorable-mention All-American honors from Inside Lacrosse. Suplee led the Big Ten and ranked second in the nation averaging 12.43 saves per game. She held fifth in the nation with 87 saves and seventh with a .527 save percentage. Suplee ranked fourth in the Big Ten with a 12.27 goals-against average. Against Cornell, Suplee made 20 saves, becoming the first PSU goalie to record 20 saves since Cammie Jurkowsky made 20 saves against North Carolina on April 6, 2007.

On the offensive end, the Nittany Lions averaged 13.71 goals per game, good for third in the Big Ten. Penn State was also third in the conference averaging 5.29 assists per game. The Nittany Lions ranked 18th in the nation in shot percentage (.480) and 14th in the country in free position percentage (.544).

Senior attacker Maria Auth ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 22 goals and third with 3.14 goals per game. She finished fourth in the conference with 33 points and 4.71 points per game. Auth led the Big Ten and ranked fifth in the country averaging 1.57 free position goals per game. Junior Sophia Triandafils ranked 10th in the Big Ten averaging 3.14 points per game.

In 2019, the Nittany Lions went 8-9, including a 3-3 mark in Big Ten play, and reached the Big Ten semifinals. Penn State earned wins over No. 11 Towson and No. 21 Johns Hopkins. The Nittany Lions won four of their final six games of the regular season.

Penn State played its first season in Panzer Stadium, opening the venue with a 15-5 win over Lehigh. The Nittany Lions won five games at home, including victories against Towson (13-7), Lehigh (15-5), Albany (11-9), Ohio State (21-5) and Rutgers (18-7). Three Nittany Lions earned All-Big Ten honors, including junior Maria Auth and seniors Kayla Brisolari and Reilly Masterson. Brisolari and Masterson collected IWLCA All-Region selections. Brisolari was selected for the IWLCA Senior All-Star Game and was drafted No. 12 overall in the WPLL Draft by the WPLL Brave.

Brisolari led the Big Ten with 1.53 caused turnovers per game. Auth led the Nittany Lions with 46 points (32 goals, 14 assists), while junior Quinn Nicolai led the squad with 34 goals. Brisolari added 31 goals, while pacing PSU with 37 ground balls, 73 draw controls and 26 caused turnovers. Freshman Taylor Suplee ranked second in the Big Ten in saves per game (9.71), third in saves (165) and third in save percentage (.481).

In 2018, Doherty led her team to an NCAA Tournament appearance for the seventh- straight year. The Nittany Lions went 10-10 and reached the Big Ten Championship game. Penn State went 3-3 in Big Ten play. The Nittany Lions knocked off four ranked opponents, including No. 17 Cornell, No. 22 Johns Hopkins, No. 6 Virginia and No. 7 Northwestern.

The Nittany Lions tied the team record with 303 goals in 2018. Three Nittany Lions earned IWLCA All-America honors, including senior Katie O’Donnell (first team), junior Madison Carter (second team) and Kayla Brisolari (third team). O’Donnell was a second-team All-America selection by Inside Lacrosse and was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year, the first in program history, before being drafted fourth overall by the New England Command in the WPLL Draft. O’Donnell finished her career fourth all-time at Penn State in goals (203) and sixth in points (227). Carter and Brisolari joined O’Donnell as All-Big Ten and All-Region selections. Carter led PSU with 62 goals and Brisolari had 10 goals and 76 draw controls. Auth led the team with 71 points, including 54 goals.

In 2017, Doherty’s team went 17-4, finishing second in the Big Ten and securing the second-most victories in program history and the most since 1989 when Penn State went 19-1. Doherty coached three IWLCA All-Americans during the 2017 season including the program’s 43rd first-team All-American, Steph Lazo, and the first in 13 seasons. O’Donnell and Carter earned second-team recognition.

The Nittany Lions reached the NCAA Quarterfinals for the second straight season, making back-to-back appearances for the first time since a three-year span from 1995-97, and captured the program’s most wins since 1999.

The Nittany Lions set program records for goals with 303 and points with 427 while their 124 assists were the second-most in a single-season in program history. Penn State earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and hosted the first three rounds and advanced to its 11th Final Four in program history at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.

In 2016, Doherty’s team went 14-7 finishing second in the Big Ten, but were upset in the first round of the Big Ten Championship Tournament by Northwestern, 9-6. Her squad earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and immediately caught fire outscoring their opponents 38-23 en route to the Final Four where they came up just one goal shy, bowing out to eventual National Champion North Carolina, 12-11. Doherty coached Carter to the 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year honor while two players earned IWLCA All-America status and five earned IWLCA All-Region accolades. Penn State finished fourth in the final IWLCA national poll.

Doherty led her Nittany Lion teams to double-digit wins each year her first eight seasons at the University Park campus including a 16-5 mark in 2015 while capturing the Big Ten Tournament Championship with a 13-11 victory over Ohio State.

During that 2015 season, Doherty earned Big Ten Coach of the Year, ECAC Coach of the Year and IWLCA Regional Coach of the Year accolades Penn State went 13-1 late in the season to reach the NCAA Quarterfinals and narrowly missed the program’s first national semifinal appearance in 16 years. Doherty coached three IWLCA All-Americans, six IWLCA All-Region players and five All-Big Ten honorees including Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Emi Smith.

PSU made seven-straight NCAA appearances, from 2012 to 2018, under Doherty’s watch, the most consecutive appearances at Penn State since 1993. The 16 wins in 2015 were the most since the 1989 National Championship.

Following a pair of NCAA Quarterfinals appearances in 2012 and 2013, Doherty guided her Nittany Lions to a 10-8 overall mark and a third NCAA Tournament showing in 2014.

During Doherty’s third year at the program’s helm in 2013, Penn State continued its national ascension. Penn State, which went 14-7, also claimed a share of its first American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) regular-season championship with a 4-1 conference mark.

Under her guidance, Penn State defeated its highest ranked opponent since 2007 with a 16-11 upset victory against then-No. 2 Florida. The Nittany Lions, who were ranked as high as No. 6 for the first time since 2007, also finished a perfect 9-0 at home to complete their first undefeated home campaign since 1991.

In 2012, Doherty led Penn State to a 12-7 record, earning the program’s most wins since 2005 and its third consecutive double-digit win season. Five of those wins came against ranked opponents, including three versus top-10 teams. Penn State excelled on the road in 2012, registering eight victories, the most by the Nittany Lions since the 1989 National Championship team. Penn State received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Championship, advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1999.

In her first season at the helm of the collegiate women’s lacrosse’s second-winningest program, Doherty led the Penn State to a 10-8 record and a second-place finish in the ALC. The Nittany Lions knocked off four ranked opponents during the regular season and advanced to the semifinals of the ALC Championship.

In seven years at Towson, Doherty built the Tigers into one of the top teams in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and into a nationally recognized and competitive program. At Towson, she posted an impressive 79-46 (.632) record, including five seasons with 13 or more victories, and led it to three CAA Tournament championships (2005, 2008-09) and a share of one CAA regular-season title (2008). Doherty coached six All-Americans during her tenure, including Towson’s first three-time honoree in program history.

In 2010, Doherty guided Towson to a season of unprecedented success, as the Tigers earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history and received their first top 10 national ranking in the IWLCA Division I poll.

Prior to arriving at Towson, Doherty had a successful six-year stretch as an assistant coach at three different schools. At Princeton University, she was an integral member of the coaching staff that led the Tigers to NCAA Championships in 2002 and 2003. During Doherty’s tenure, Princeton compiled a 49-9 record and captured three straight Ivy League crowns.

Doherty also served two seasons at Brown University (1999-2000) after starting her coaching career at Vanderbilt in 1998.

A 1997 graduate of the University of Maryland, Doherty (nee Holmes) was a four-year letter winning defender, helping the Terrapins claim three NCAA Championships. Maryland was a dominant force in collegiate women’s lacrosse during her career, amassing a remarkable 68-2 record, including an NCAA record 50-game winning streak. Also a standout in the classroom, Doherty was a three-time honoree on the ACC Academic Honor Roll. In 2010, Doherty earned a master's degree in biology from Towson University.

The former Missy Holmes, she is married to Brian Doherty. The couple has two sons, Evan and Nathan.

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Jeff Tamboni

Jeff Tambroni returns for his 14th year as the head coach of Penn State men's lacrosse in 2024. One of the sport’s most decorated coaches, he enters the season seventh among all active Division I coaches in career wins with 216.

During Tambroni's time in Happy Valley, Penn State players have earned 44 All-America awards, eight USILA Scholar All-America honors, and 47 all-conference accolades. He coached the 2023 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (TJ Malone), the 2023 Big Ten Specialist of the Year (Jack Fracyon), 2019 NCAA Attackman of the Year and Big Ten Offensive Player of the year (Grant Ament), the 2018 Big Ten Specialist of the Year (Gerard Arceri), the 2019 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (Chris Sabia), the 2013 CAA Player of the Year and 2013 and 2014 CAA Defensive Player of the Year (Austin Kaut). Additionally, Mac O'Keefe's 221 goals from 2017-2021 set the NCAA Division I career scoring record. He has led the Lions to two regular season conference championships and one conference tournament title.

He guided the team to a 11-5 overall record and 4-1 Big Ten record while going a perfect 7-0 at home in 2023. He captained the team to four Big Ten Weekly award winners, two national award honors and one top 25 Tewaaraton Award nominee in TJ Malone. He also led the Nittany Lions to their fifth Big Ten semifinals in program history. During the season, he captured his 100th career win as Penn State head coach with the Nittany Lions victory over Penn on March 4. He led the Nittany Lions to their second NCAA tournament semifinal in program history with victories over Princeton and Army in the first two rounds. Six players were recognized on the USILA All-America list including Jack Fracyon earning a sport on the second team. Matt Traynor and TJ Malone were both named to the third team while Grant Haus, Jack Posey and Kevin Winkoff all were named honorable mentions.

The 2023 team was a top team nationally and in the Big Ten ranking first in the Big Ten in shot percentage (.343), save percentage (.563), and assists per game (8.06). Jack Fracyon broke an NCAA Tournament program record in least goals allowed in a tournament game which came against Army on May 21. He allowed just nine goals while stopping 11. TJ Malone tied for second in program history in most goals scored in an NCAA Tournament with 12 over the course of three games and tied for second for most goals in an NCAA tournament game with six against Duke in the NCAA semifinal round.

After a shortened 2020 season that saw Penn State spend time as the top-ranked team in the nation, the Lions returned to the field in 2021 and saw multiple milestones hit and records broken. The highlight of the season was O'Keefe becoming the NCAA Division I leader in career goals with 221. The record came in a game in which O'Keefe scored six goals, including the game-winner with three seconds left in overtime to beat Michigan on Senior Day. The 2021 season also saw Tambroni reach the 200-win milestone, doing so against Johns Hopkins on March 28.

The 2019 Nittany Lions racked up program firsts on their way to a 16-2 record, winning their first-ever Big Ten regular season and Tournament titles and advancing to their first-ever NCAA Semifinal. They went a perfect 5-0 against league opponents during the regular season, including the team's first-ever varsity win over Maryland, which led to Tambroni being named the Big Ten Coach of the Year. A program-record nine players were recognized on the USILA All-America list, including Ament and Sabia on the first team. Nick Spillane and O'Keefe earned spots on the second team, Arceri and Jack Kelly made the third team, and Colby Kneese, Tommy Wright, and Nick Cardile were selected as honorable mentions. Ament was selected as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, while Sabia was the Defensive Player of the Year.

The 2019 team was easily the top offensive team in the nation, finishing first in the NCAA in assists per game (10.83), man-up offense (.613), points per game (28.78), scoring margin (+6.89), scoring offense (17.94), and shot percentage (.434), The Lions broke single-season school records in wins (16), goals (323), and winning streak (13), and a single-game record for goals with 27 in a win over Robert Morris.

Ament and O'Keefe led the charge for the nation's top offense. Ament was a finalist for the prestigious Tewaaraton Award while setting NCAA records for assists (96) and assists per game (5.65), and a Big Ten and program record points (129). O'Keefe tied a Big Ten and program record for goals in a season (78).

In 2018, the Nittany Lions went 8-6, 2-3 in Big Ten play. Throughout the season, Penn State grabbed ranked wins over No. 13 Penn, 10-7, and the program’s first win over No. 5 Johns Hopkins, 14-12. Gerard Arceri made a name for himself on a national level with a 68.1-winning percentage at the 'x,' earning 216 wins on the season. He scooped up an impressive 145 ground balls, for 10.36 per game, adding a career-best six goals, while dishing out one assist. His percentage at the face and his ground balls per game were both good for fourth in the NCAA and led the Big Ten. He was named the Big Ten Specialist of the Year, first Team All-Big Ten, and a USILA Third Team All-American. Mac O’Keefe was also named first Team All-Big Ten, and was a USILA honorable mention All-American along with Chris Sabia. Ryan Keenan was selected to the USILA North-South Teams, and was drafted 54th in the MLL Draft to the Ohio Machine.

In 2017, Tambroni led the Nittany Lions to a 12-4 record, just the seventh season with double-digit win season, and just the second in the last 20 seasons (2013, 2017). Penn State set a program record after opening the season with a 10-0 record, the best start in school history. The 10th win highlighted the streak as Penn State took down No.5 Ohio State, 9-4, to earn just the eighth win in program history over a top-five team. Penn State also earned their first winning record in Big Ten play, going 3-2. Tambroni saw three earn USILA All-American honorable mention honors, while Nick Aponte added a USILA Scholar All-American honor as well.

During the 2016 season, Tambroni guided Penn State to its fifth season going .500 or above under his guidance. Most notably of the 2016 campaign, he led Penn State to defeat a top-ranked opponent for the first time in program history on March 26, when the Nittany Lions earned a 15-10 victory over defending national champions and No. 1 ranked Denver, snapping the opponent’s 20-game win streak. Penn State notched two other wins over ranked opponents during the 2016 campaign as well, knocking off No. 18 Cornell and No. 8 Harvard in the process.

Tambroni led Penn State to be one of the most efficient teams in the country in 2016, with the team finishing second in Division I in turnovers per game while finishing sixth in the country in shooting percentage. Penn State earned its first unanimous All-Big Ten selection in attackman Nick Aponte, while Grant Ament and Mike Aronow earned All-Big Ten honorable mentions. Tambroni also led TJ Sanders to be named Penn State’s ninth USILA Scholar All-America selection.

Tambroni guided the Nittany Lions through a historic season in 2015 that brought Penn State's first appearance in the Big Ten Tournament following the first ever season of Big Ten lacrosse. The Nittany Lions opened the season ranked No. 14 in the USILA DI Preseason Coaches' Poll and knocked off No. 16/11 Penn during the 2015 season. Tambroni also led Penn State to its first two Big Ten conference victories as well as a berth to the conference tournament. He also mentored rising senior TJ Sanders to USILA All-America honorable mention honors.

In 2014, Tambroni led Penn State to its fourth consecutive above-.500 season. His student-athletes earned the eighth USILA All-American and third Scholar All-America honors of Tambroni’s Penn State career. He also coached goalkeeper Austin Kaut to his school record third All-America honor and conference-best All-CAA first team award.

Penn State’s 2013 campaign saw Tambroni lead Penn State to one of the greatest seasons in program history while celebrating its 100th season. The Nittany Lions set records for wins (12) and earned the program’s first outright regular season conference title by sweeping the CAA with a 6-0 record. PSU rattled off 10 straight wins from March through May to earn the school’s third NCAA bid and first chance to host an NCAA game.

Tambroni was named CAA Coach of the Year for the second time in his career (2011), while Kaut (under Tambroni’s tutelage) was named Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award for the nation’s best goalie. Also, Kaut was CAA Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Sanders was named Rookie of the Year and the Nittany Lions placed six on the All-CAA first team.

During the 2012 campaign, Tambroni led the Nittany Lions to a second-place CAA finish with two USILA All-Americans and six All-CAA honorees. Penn State finished with a 9-6 overall record and a 5-1 mark in conference action.

The 2011 CAA Co-Coach of the Year, Tambroni led the Nittany Lions to a 7-7 record and their first-ever CAA tournament berth during his first year at the program’s helm.

In 2011, eight Nittany Lions garnered All-CAA recognition and freshman Kaut earned Rookie of the Year honors while being named a USILA Honorable Mention All-American.

Prior to Penn State, Tambroni spent 10 seasons as head coach at Cornell (2001-10). He guided the Big Red to a 109-40 record and three NCAA Semifinal appearances (2007, 2009-10), including the 2009 National Championship game.

Tambroni was named USILA Division I Coach of the Year following the 2009 season and was tabbed the 2007 and 2009 Field Turf/NCAA Division I Coach of the Year. Tambroni was also the 2004 and 2009 Ithaca Journal Male Coach of the Year and a three-time National Coach of the Week.

While at Cornell, Tambroni became the 10th-fastest coach to reach the 100-win mark when he accomplished the feat in his 134th career game in March 2010.

During his tenure, his players earned 37 first-team All-Ivy honors, including five Ivy League awards, and three conference Rookie of the Year selections. In addition, 39 players garnered All-America recognition.

Prior to serving as Cornell’s head coach, he spent four seasons as a Big Red assistant coach (1997-2000). Tambroni also served as assistant coach at Loyola College in 1997 and at his alma mater, Hobart College, for three seasons. With the Statesmen, he helped the program reach the 1994 NCAA Division III National Championship game.

A 1992 graduate, Tambroni earned his bachelor’s degree in American studies. He earned first-team All-America honors as a senior and was twice named a second-team All-American (1990-91). The MVP of the 1990 NCAA title game, Tambroni helped lead the team to back-to-back NCAA championships (1990-91) and left Hobart tied for seventh on the school’s all-time scoring list with 202 points.

Before embarking upon his collegiate coaching career, Tambroni coached the Heaton Mersey Lacrosse Club of the English Lacrosse Union for one year and served as a visiting coach for the Czech-American Lacrosse Foundation in Prague in the summer of 1996.

Tambroni and his wife, Michelle, have three daughters, Carissa, Madison, and Ella. Michelle played field hockey at Penn State from 1988-90 and earned All-America honors as a senior. Carissa is on the field hockey team at James Madison, while Madison is on the field hockey team at Penn State.

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John Haus

John Haus is set to begin his seventh season for the Penn State men's lacrosse team in 2024 after joining the program in July of 2017. He served six seasons as an assistant coach to head coach Jeff Tambroni and will begin his first season in 2024 as the teams new associate head coach.

As an assistant to head coach Jeff Tambroni in guiding the team's offense, including his responsibility in running the man-up offense, Haus played an integral role in the the 2019 team setting a program record with 323 goals, including a school-record 27 in a win over Robert Morris. The Lions, who went 16-2 and won their first-ever Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, led the NCAA in assists per game (10.83), man-up offense (.613), points per game (28.78), scoring margin (+6.89). scoring offense (17.94), and shot percentage (.434). Individually, Grant Ament set NCAA records for assists (96) and assists per game (5.65), while Mac O'Keefe set a Big Ten and program record for goals (78). Ament was selected as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award.

The most recent offensive record for the Penn State program was a big one as Mac O'Keefe became the NCAA's all-time goals leader during the 2021 season. He finished his career with 221 and was then selected in the first round of the Premier Lacrosse League Draft by the Chaos.

Haus, a former three-time All American and Major League Lacrosse (MLL) All-Star, joined the Nittany Lions after serving as an assistant coach and the offensive coordinator at Furman University for two seasons. During his tenure with the Paladins, he assisted in all aspects of the program, including player development, recruitment and video breakdown. In his most recent season, he mentored the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, while five other players earned second-team All-SoCon honors.

Prior to his time at Furman, Haus was an assistant coach at High Point University for one season, where he led the goalie unit. Under his leadership, the team logged a 57-percentage save percentage, while starting goalkeeper Austin Geisler finished 16th in the nation in save percentage. In addition to his work with the goalie unit, Haus helped with offensive game plans and scouting reports.

Haus began his post-graduate coaching career at Dickinson College, serving as the assistant coach and offensive coordinator for the team for one season.

Haus was selected by the Charlotte Hounds with the 15th pick of the 2013 MLL Draft and played in the 2013 championship game. He was a captain for the Hounds starting in 2015 and was an All-Star game participant during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Haus went on to play three seasons for the Whipsnakes in the PLL, helping the team earn titles in each of the first two seasons before finishing as the runner-up in his final season.

In January 2017, Haus was named to the 23-player travel roster that represented the United States in the Federation of International Lacrosse Men's World Championship July 12-21, 2018 in Netanya, Israel.

A standout at the University of Maryland, Haus was a first-team All-ACC and USILA first-team All-America selection in 2013, playing in the Terrapins’ midfield. During his time in College Park, Haus earned the team’s awards for the team’s top midfielder (2013) and the team’s unsung hero (2012). A 2012 and 2011 USILA All-America honorable mention, he helped guide the Terps to an ACC Championship in 2011.