Maine Maritime Academy Men's Lacrosse

Sherman mentors the offensive line, a position he spent four seasons playing in at Springfield College. Sherman is a student of the triple-option, which he worked into the offense at Souhegan High School (Amherst, N.H.), where he spent two seasons as a varsity assistant.  Sherman coached two All-NEFC selections in 2015 and his offensive line helped pave the way for the Mariners winning the NCAA Statistical Rushing Championship in both 2014 and 2015.  Sherman spent four seasons as the Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at Maine Maritime Academy from 2012-2015. Under Sherman's guidance, the men's lacrosse team reached the North Atlantic Conference semifinals four times. During that time, he coached 22 All-NAC selections, one Player of the Year and one Rookie of the Year. He also earned NAC Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year honors in 2014 and coached 2015-16 North Atlantic Conference Man of the Year, Nicholas Betti. A four-year letterwinner in football at Springfield, Sherman earned a degree in Communications in 2008. He began his coaching career at Souhegan High School in in 2007 before making the jump to the college game in 2011. Sherman designed the strength and conditioning programs for the squad, an area in which he has extensive experience on the high school level. Sherman combines those areas of expertise as the Media Coordinator for the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. In that capacity, he has aided in the casting of NBC's . Sherman spent two years as a field producer for WCBS-TV sports in New York City, experience that served him well coordinating MMA's video scouting reports. He spent three years living in California working in the entertainment industry where he worked on a number of popular television shows like , , , and .

Brandon Melville has served as the head coach for the Maine Maritime men's lacrosse program since August 2019 and has led the Mariners to three North Atlantic Conference Championships along with three NCAA regional appearances.  In addition to his coaching duties, Melville also serves as the assistant director of athletic communications. In 2022, the Mariners became the first team in the NAC to be deemed a Purple Heart Team and one of the first in NCAA across all three divisions, after hosting their inaugural Purple Heart Game on April 20, 2022.  From 2018-19, Melville was the head coach at Vermont State University Lyndon in 2018-2019. Working with only 17 athletes on his roster, he led the Hornets to a 3-3 season in North Atlantic Conference play, including a 13-7 win over Maine Maritime in Castine. He mentored one New England Intercollegeiate Lacrosse Assocation East-West All-Star Game selection along with the NAC men's lacrosse senior scholar athlete of the year and one NAC all-conference recipient.  Prior to Lyndon, Melville served as a graduate assistant at Iowa Lakes Community College assisting with department financial and operational functions, providing social media content and supervising college housing.  Melville began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Maine at Farmington for two season before working as an assistant boys' lacrosse coach at Mt. Blue High School.  A 2014 graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, Melville earned a Bachelor of Arts in outdoor recreation business administration. At Farmington, Melville was a Dean's List student and a three-year member of the men's lacrosse program, also serving on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and later the recreation coordinator for UMF's Upward Bound Program. In 2018, Melville earned his Masters of Sports Leadership with a concentration in collegiate athletics administration from Northeastern University.   BRANDON MELVILLE'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS       OVERALL CONFERENCE Year W  L   W% W L W%  ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2025 10 6 .625 5 0 1.000 North Atlantic Conference Champions; NCAA Regional Appearance 2024 11 5 .688 7 1 .875 North Atlantic Conference Runner-Up 2023 14 4 .778 8 0 1.000 North Atlantic Conference Champions; NCAA Regional Appearance 2022 9 7 .563 6 2 .750 North Atlantic Conference Champions; NCAA Regional Appearance 2021 2 1 .667 0 0 - Season shortened due to COVID-19 2020 3 1 .750 0 0 - Season shortened due to COVID-19 Totals at MMA 49 24 .671 26 3 .897 2019 (VTSU Lyndon) 4 8 .333 3 3 .500 Totals 53 32 .624 29 6 .829 COACHING HIGHLIGHTS 2022 North Atlantic Conference Regular-Season/Tournament Champions 2023 North Atlantic Conference Regular-Season/Tournament Champions 2024 North Atlantic Conference Regular-Season Champion/Tournament Runner-Up 2025 North Atlantic Conference Regular-Season Champion/Tournament Champions One North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year Selection One North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year Selection Three North Atlantic Conference Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year Selections Two North Atlantic Conference Man of the Year Selections 31 North Atlantic Conference All-Conference Selections Three United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Assocation Scholar All-American Selections Three New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Assocation Senior All-Star Game Selections One United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Assocation Senior All-Star Game Selections One Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Region Selection One Eastern College Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year Selection Nine New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Assocation All-Academic Team Selections