Holy Family University Men's Lacrosse

Holy Family announced the hiring of Noah Morris as its head men’s lacrosse coach in Sept. 2023.  In his second season at the helm the Tigers more than quadrupled their win total, accumulating a 9-7 record and having four student-athletes earn All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Honors.  Morris joined HFU after spending the previous 11 seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Stockton, where he helped lead the Ospreys to a 135-49 record, two Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championships, two NCAA Tournament berths and a pair of NCAA Tournament victories.    Stockton also qualified for four Eastern Collegiate Atlantic Conference Tournaments, winning the title in 2018.  Morris worked primarily with the defense at Stockton, while also handling substitutions during games. Additionally, he played a part in recruiting, analyzing film, creating and promoting camps and clinics, facilitating team bonding activities and planning and running practices.    Morris also served as a head coach for South Jersey Shamrocks Lacrosse for three years, coaching top level competitive high school athletes while aiding them with the collegiate recruiting process.     Additionally, he spent three years as a goalie coach for The Goalie School and was also an assistant boys soccer coach at Marlboro High School.    Morris added the title of assistant athletics coordinator at Stockton in Feb. 2022, handling the responsibilities of maintaining gym and workout facilities and supervising student workers.    He played three seasons as a goalkeeper for the Ospreys from 2010-12, making 67 saves with a 9.48 career goals against average as he worked toward his Bachelor of Arts in Biology.  Morris began his collegiate career at Ocean County College, where he received his associate degree in liberal arts. 

Holy Family announced the hiring of Fran Cattani, as the program’s first assistant coach in July 2023.    In 2025 the Tigers more than quadrupled their win total, accumulating a 9-7 record with four student-athletes earn All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Honors.  Cattani brought with him 25 years of experience at the high school level, most recently spending the last 12 as the assistant coach, defensive coordinator, and goalie coach at Holy Ghost Preparatory School.     He has played a part in over 240 wins as an assistant, which has included stops at both Neshaminy High School and The Hun School, where he won a New Jersey Prep “A” Championship.    Additionally, he started the program at Newtown Friends School in the early 1990s.    Cattani was a four-year member of the Villanova University club lacrosse team, where he was elected as a senior captain in 1978.    He would go on to heavily immerse himself in local club lacrosse in the tri-state region, playing and coaching at both Philadelphia Box Lacrosse and Southeastern PA Summer Lacrosse.   In 2006, he was a member of the Philadelphia Freedom Over 45-Year-Old Team that represented the area at the World Lacrosse Championship in London, Ontario.    In addition to serving as a youth coach for several local clinics, camps and teams, Cattani was the organizer and chairman of the Bucks County Lacrosse Coaches Alliance and Coaches Cup Tournament, which brought together over 70+ region coaches and post-college players for a one-day tournament that raised over $10,000 for underfunded youth lacrosse programs in the area.    He is a member of the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association, USA Lacrosse – Philadelphia Chapter and the Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association.    Cattani received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Villanova.   He is married to his wife Robin, with whom he has a son, Fran Jr., and daughter, Gabriella.   In 2005, Cattani and Fran Jr. became the first father-son duo to play men’s lacrosse for Villanova, a program he remains active with as a board member of the Friends of Villanova Men’s Lacrosse Association.