Fitchburg State University Women's Lacrosse

Terrio - Head Coach (Tenth Season; 84-68-0) Rick Terrio - Head Coach (Tenth Season; 84-68-0) Rick Terrio will be entering his tenth season in 2017 as the head coach of the Fitchburg State women's lacrosse team. Throughout the 2016 campaign, Terrio led the Falcons to their seventh-consecutive post-season playoff berth, posting a program tying-best 14 wins and a 6-1 mark in the highly-regarded MASCAC. They captured a share of the league title for the first time in their history. His team had four players named to the MASCAC All-Conference First Team and two the second team Throughout his tenure, Terrio has continued to build his program, bringing the Falcons to an elite level within the New England region. In nine years at the NCAA level, Terrio has guided Fitchburg State to 83 victories, 34 All-Conference selections, and one NEWLA Rookie of the Year Award. He also has had 5  Fitchburg State Female Scholar Athletes of the Year, and 5 Fitchburg State Rookies of the Year during his time here. Under Terrio's guidance, the Fitchburg State women's lacrosse team is a 4x time recipient of the IWCLA Team Academic Award (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016) for having a team cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Prior to Fitchburg State, Terrio played a major role in shaping the North Middlesex Youth Lacrosse program, launching the boys division in 2000 and the girls division in 2002. In addition to serving as the Director of North Middlesex Girls Youth Lacrosse from 2002-07, Terrio also coached the in prestigious Bay State Games from 2004-2015, compiling two gold medals, three silver medal, and four bronze medals over the past 11 seasons. In addition to his coaching duties, Terrio has served as secretary of the Mass Bay Girls Lacrosse League, the largest youth lacrosse league in the country. He has consistently led his team to winning seasons and has worked tirelessly to promote the sport of lacrosse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Terrio currently resides in Townsend, Mass. with his wife Laurie and daughter Bonnie. His son Patrick lives in Somerville, Mass. Rick is also the Equipment Manager and Home game manager at Fitchburg State.