Lafayette College Men's Lacrosse

Contact Coach Myers: - Email: [email protected] - Office: (610) 330-5940 Head coach Pat Myers enters his eighth season as the Leopards head lacrosse coach in 2026. The 2025 season was one to remember for Myers and the Leopards, as they reached the 10-win mark for the first time in program history, while achieving a plethora of milestones along the way. Myers’ seventh season in Easton also marked the first time Lafayette reached five Patriot League victories in a single season and its first triumph over rival Lehigh in 16 years (2009). The Leopards received votes at the national level three times during the campaign (weeks 8, 10 and 12; Inside Lacrosse) and on Mar. 22 they took down Loyola for the first time in program history (11-10 in Baltimore). An 11-9 Senior Day victory over No. 15 Boston U. (Apr. 12) guided Lafayette to a second-consecutive win over a nationally-ranked Terriers squad, after Peter Lehman ’24 scored the game-winning goal with a second left in regulation in 2024. The Maroon and White’s 9-5 regular season record handed them the third seed in the Patriot League Tournament, marking the program’s first time hosting a playoff contest. Myers was named the William Lawson Patriot League Coach of the Year by the league office on Apr. 28 ahead of the team’s quarterfinal matchup with Navy. Lafayette went on to beat six-seeded Navy 9-5 and captured its first-ever Patriot League playoff victory and first over the Midshipmen since 2017. Myers oversaw the four-year career of program great, Riley Sullivan ’25. The Economics major had an outstanding senior season, registering 30 goals and 45 assists for 75 points. His 45 assists and 75 points in a single season both rank second all-time in the program’s record book and he was the first Leopard All-American Honorable Mention and All-Patriot League First Team honoree since 2010. The Roswell, Ga. native averaged a conference-best 3.00 assists per game and at the conclusion of the regular season he led the country in assists per game. Freshmen Nick Blalock and Joseph Duggan were also standouts for Lafayette in 2025. Duggan started in all 16 games for Lafayette, posting 13 goals and seven assists. Blalock made nine starts and tallied 24 goals and five assists for 29 points. The pair of classmates earned All-Patriot League Tournament Team laurels after their performances against Navy and Boston U. in the team’s postseason run. Under Myers, the Leopards have led the Patriot League in Academic Honor Roll selections over the past three seasons, setting a program record with 44 student-athletes on the Honor Roll in 2021. The Leopards also earned USILA Academic Team Awards in 2021 and 2022, with Peter Lehman garnering Scholar All-American two seasons ago.    The program has boasted the highest male team GPA on College Hill since Myers arrival in the summer of 2018, leading the way with a 3.47 team GPA, all while putting in 700-plus hours of community service as a unit in 2021-22.   On the turf, Myers has the Leopards heading in an upward trajectory following a 2022 campaign that included knocking off CAA power Drexel for the first time in 10 years. The 2022 squad also set the program record for goals in a single game in the Patriot League era during a 21-11 victory at Holy Cross.    In 2021, Lehman earned Patriot League Rookie of the Year honors, under the tutelage of Myers, and followed that up with an All-Second Team selection in 2022.  Along with his duties on College Hill, Myers serves on the US Men's Lacrosse U21 staff as an assistant coach for his brother, head coach Nick Myers. He's helped lead the Americans to gold medal finishes with the U19 team in 2016 and the U21 squad at the 2022 World Lacrosse Championship in Limerick, Ireland.  Myers helped tutor the Patriot League Rookie of the Year, Peter Lehman, in 2021, just the second Leopard to win the honor in the program's history.  Prior to arriving on College Hill, Myers spent the previous four seasons as the associate head coach at Penn. During his time in Philadelphia, Myers served as the offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator. He helped oversee a Quaker program with six All-Ivy league selections (two each in 2015, 2016 and 2017) and an Ivy League Rookie of the Year (Simon Mathias in 2016) laurel during his time. In 2018, Penn beat No. 1-ranked Duke for the first time in school history and made its third straight appearance in the Ivy League Tournament. In 2016, Myers worked as an assistant coach with the United States Under-19 team for the 2016 FIL U-19 World Cup in Canada. Prior to joining the Penn staff, Myers served as an assistant at North Carolina from 2009-14. While there, the Tar Heels posted a 69-30 overall record and qualified for the NCAA Tournament each season, including quarterfinal appearances in 2010 and 2013. North Carolina claimed the ACC title in 2013, the program's first championship in 17 years, earning Myers a promotion to the Associate Head Coach role for the 2014 season. UNC held the No. 1 ranking in three different polls at the end of the 2013 campaign, the school's first top billing in two decades. As North Carolina's offensive coordinator, Myers coached two Atlantic Coast Conference Players of the Year (Billy Bitter in 2010, Marcus Holman in 2013) and two ACC Rookies of the Year (Holman in 2010, Nick Galasso in 2011). During his time in Chapel Hill, Myers saw four offensive players earn All-America honors (Jimmy Bitter, Ryan Creighton, Joey Sankey, Chad Tutton) on three separate occasions. UNC was fourth in the nation in scoring in 2013 (13.5 gpg) and 2014 (13.0 gpg). As UNC's recruiting coordinator, Myers oversaw the signing of two classes that were ranked No. 1 by Inside Lacrosse (2010 and 2012), and a third class in 2011 that was ranked No. 2. His 2010 and 2012 recruiting classes included eight Under Armour All-Americans each. Before arriving at North Carolina, Myers earned Patriot League experience while serving as an coach assistant at Bucknell University from 2006-08. The Bison went 10-5 and were ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation during the 2008 season following a 2007 campaign during which the Bison were 11-4 and peaked at No. 11. In Myers' first year in Lewisburg, the Bison knocked off No. 1 Maryland to become the first Bucknell team in any sport to defeat a top-ranked team. His first full-time assistant coaching gig came at Cornell in 2005. That season the Big Red won the Ivy League title with an 11-3 record, advanced to the NCAA quarterfinal round and were ranked as high as No. 3. Myers' coaching career started in 2004 as a volunteer assistant coach at Ohio State. The Buckeyes were 12-4, captured the Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) title and held a No. 6 national ranking on their way to the NCAA Champion first-round appearance. From 2002-03, Myers' brother, Nick, was a volunteer assistant coach at Ohio State where he has been the head coach since 2008. Myers graduated from Ohio State in 2003. He was the GWLL Rookie of the Year in 2000, a two-time All-GWLL selection and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. Following graduation, he played professionally for four seasons with the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse. A native of Kennebunk, Maine, Myers and his wife, Lauren, have two daughters, Ava and Mackenzie. Overall Coaching Record: 30-62 Patriot League Coaching Record: 11-39 Updated on 6/6/25

Contact Coach Hall: - Office: (610) 330-5482 Associate head coach Jud Hall begins his eighth season with the Maroon and White in 2026, charged with the responsibility of the defensive side of the ball. 2025 was a special season for Hall and the Leopards as they reached numerous program milestones over the course of the season. The former Ohio Wesleyan standout’s seventh season in Easton marked Lafayette’s first 10-win season, first time reaching five Patriot League victories and its first win over rival Lehigh in 16 years (2009 season.) In March, the Maroon and White captured their first-ever triumph over conference foe Loyola (Mar. 22, 11-10) and they beat a nationally-ranked (#15) Boston U. team for the second-straight campaign. Lafayette went on to host and beat six-seeded Navy in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament, which was its first-ever playoff victory and first over the Midshipmen since 2017. Hall was responsible for a Leopards’ defense that averaged 8.19 caused turnovers per game (sixth in the PL) and their 154 goals against total was the second lowest in the conference. Hall moved across the Patriot League after three seasons at Colgate where he was charged with running the team’s defensive unit, as well as responsibilities with the goalies. During his tenure in Hamilton, he oversaw a team that made it to the Patriot League quarterfinals a year ago and assisted in the development of Brandon Burke ’17, a Second-Team All-League selection between the pipes in 2017. Prior to his time at Colgate, Hall spent four seasons as a volunteer assistant and director of player development at Ohio State, working under Myers’ brother, Nick. With the Buckeyes, Hall was responsible for the goalies, as well as man down, running the box and scout offense duties. Hall’s accolades while in Columbus include NCAA quarterfinal appearances in 2013 and 2015, a regular-season ECAC championship in 2014 and an ECAC Tournament championship in 2013. Hall was a four-year standout at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he graduated with a Sociology & Anthropology degree in 2011. He was a team captain his final two seasons and made NCAA Tournament appearances in all four years. A North Coast Athletic Conference champion in 2010 and 2011, he was a First-Team All-NCAC selection in 2010 and an All-NCAC Honorable Mention in 2009. Updated on 6/6/25

Carlin Joyal joined the Lafayette men's lacrosse coaching staff in the summer of 2025 and will assume director of lacrosse operations responsibilities. Joyal comes to College Hill after spending the last year as Harvard's men's lacrosse director of lacrosse operations. During his tenure with the Crimson, they reached the 10-win mark for the first time since 2014 (10-7), finishing with a 10-5 record. Harvard took down numerous nationally-ranked opponents over the course of the season and recorded a 4-2 Ivy League record, posting wins against Yale, Dartmouth, Penn and Brown. In addition to handling the team's logistical responsibilities, the former USILA Preseason All-American also performed data analysis and assisted in maintaining the program's recruit database, season ticket holders, store purchases and camp attendees. Joyal was the key contact for parents and alumni, as well as numerous different Harvard offices across athletics and the university. Prior to his stint in Cambridge, Mass., Joyal spent the 2024 season as the defensive coordinator at Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Mo. With the Lions, the Longmeadow, Mass. native contributed to scouting and recruiting of prospective student-athletes and he worked with his fellow coaches to design and implement practice plans to enhance player/skill development. Joyal created the team's defensive systems and strategies, while leading detailed defensive film sessions to ensure the proper preparation necessary for sporting excellence. Joyal also has experience coaching at the club level with Lou Fusz Lacrosse. From September 2023 to June of 2024, Joyal served as the head coach of the 2029 team for the fall and spring schedules. A graduate from Merrimack College in Massachusetts, Joyal spent an extra year in North Andover as he pursued his master's degree in management with a concentration in organizational leadership. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2021, which was focused around marketing and sports management. The two-time Division II national champion (2018 & 2019) earned NEILA All-Academic Team laurels in 2021 and 2022 as a standout on the Warriors' men's lacrosse team. Joyal was a three-time captain at Merrimack and a key contributor on the defensive side of the field. He played in 71 games as a Warrior, making 49 starts and he claimed NEILA All-New England First Team honors at long stick midfielder in 2019. Joyal concluded his career with 129 ground balls and 61 caused turnovers. Son of Roland and Kris Joyal. He has an older brother named Conrad and his younger brother, Cooper, played lacrosse at Assumption Univeristy and now plays at Merrimack.  Updated 7/1/25

Troy Haefele joined the Lafayette men's lacrosse coaching staff in July of 2024 and will serve as the offensive coordinator under eighth-year head coach Patrick Myers. Haefele’s first season on College Hill was a memorable one. Lafayette eclipsed the 10-win mark, won five Patriot League regular season games and received votes at the national level, all for the very first time. The 2025 season also marked a first-ever win over conference foe Loyola (Mar. 22, 11-10) and a second-consecutive victory over a nationally-ranked (#15) Boston U. team. The Leopards closed the regular season with a 12-7 win over Lehigh, which was their first over the cross-town rival in 16 years (2009 season). With a 9-5 mark, Lafayette clinched the No. 3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, meaning it would host its first-ever postseason game. The Maroon and White went on to defeat Navy and captured their first playoff win in program history and their first victory over Navy since 2017. As the team’s offensive coordinator, Haefele guided Lafayette to a 11.31 goals per game average (fifth in the PL) and the team ranked first across the conference in shots percentage (.321). The Leopards scored 181 goals in 2025 and only three teams found the back of the net more. Haefele also coached Riley Sullivan ’25 during his phenomenal 75-point senior campaign. Sullivan was the program’s first All-American Honorable Mention and All-Patriot League First Team selection since 2010. The Economics major finished the season with 30 goals and 45 assists and he paced the nation in assists and points per game for several weeks throughout the season. Freshmen duo Nick Blalock and Joseph Duggan were named to the All-Patriot League Tournament Team for their performances against Navy and Boston U. in the team’s postseason run.   Haefele comes to Lafayette after spending the 2023 and 2024 seasons as an assistant coach at Middlebury College where he helped lead the program to a pair of NCAA Tournament quarterfinal appearances. Haefele coached eight USILA All-Americans during his time in Vermont.  Prior to Middlebury, Haefele spent five seasons (2018-22) coaching at his alma mater, Nazareth College. He was an assistant coach for four seasons before being named associate head coach for the 2022 campaign. In his final season at the Rochester, N.Y. school, the program ranked in the top 10 in the nation in goals, assists, points, shooting percentage and man-up percentage while racking up a program-record 307 goals. Haefele broke into the coaching ranks in 2016-17, spending one season as an assistant coach at Dickinson College. The native of Greene, Maine graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Nazareth in 2016, later earning a master's degree while an assistant coach at his alma mater. As a player, the four-time all-conference selection and All-American led his program to a pair of Empire 8 championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013 and 2015.  Updated 6/6/25