Saint Joseph's College Women's Lacrosse

Lewis returned to his role as the head coach of the Monks' women's lacrosse program during the summer of 2014. His return to the lacrosse sideline was a huge success, as Lewis led the Monks to the programs first conference championship and subsequent NCAA Tournament berth after posting an incredible 17-2 overall record, including an undefeated (9-0) slate in GNAC play, in 2015. For his efforts, Lewis was selected as the GNAC Womens Lacrosse Coach of the Year. After opening the season with a hard fought 15-12 loss at University of New England, Saint Josephs rattled off 17-consecutive victories, including GNAC Tournament triumphs over Rivier University (21-5) and reigning conference champion Emmanuel College (15-8) and a 10-3 victory against Lasell College in the GNAC Championship on April 26th. The Monks 17-game winning streak is not only the longest in the programs eight-year history the stretch also counts as the fourth longest in the history of SJC athletics. Also, the teams .895 winning percentage ranks second all-time among St. Joes teams and was the fifth-highest in NCAA DIII Womens Lacrosse in 2015. Unfortunately, the teams winning string came to an end with a 16-9 setback at the hands of Bridgewater State University in the opening round of the NCAA DIII Tournament on May 9th at Bowdoin College. The loss signaled the end of the 2015 campaign, but the future remains bright for a team that suffered just two losses to graduation and set program single-season records in points (423), goals (288), assists (135), man-up goals (21), draw controls (249), and goals against average (7.23) last spring. Following the regular season, freshman attack Elyse Caiazzo (Scarborough, Maine/Cheverus) was selected as the 2015 GNAC Rookie of the Year while juniors Mary Leasure (South Portland, Maine/McAuley), Kat Gadbois (Scarborough, Maine) and Meghan Williams (Greenland, N.H./St. Thomas Aquinas) earned First Team All-GNAC honors and senior Lizzie Calnan (Westport, Mass.) and junior Emma Lafrance (Westport, Mass.) garnered Second Team acclaim. Lewis, the first head coach in Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse history, played a significant role in lifting the former club program to NCAA DIII varsity status, as the Monks played under his watch during the squad's inaugural season (2008). In two seasons at the helm for the fledgling program, Lewis posted an 11-16 record, including a 5-6 mark in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play, with conference tournament appearances both years. Lewis continues to serve as the head coach of the Saint Joseph's field hockey program, a title he has held since the fall of 2004. Although he left the women's lacrosse program following the 2009 campaign, Coach Lewis has never strayed far from the team. With a strong connection to many of the Monks' players, he has attended countless games over the past five seasons and, in a twist of fate, was even at the helm for program's first-ever postseason victory a 17-9 GNAC Tournament quarterfinal triumph over Emmanuel College on April 24th, 2013. In his new yet familiar role heading up the women's lacrosse team, Coach Lewis figures to employ a similar blueprint in which he utilized to assemble one of the top field hockey programs in the region. The most successful skipper in SJC field hockey history, Lewis owns a 127-74 (.632) career record and led the Monks to five conference championship appearances along with a 50-9 (.833) in conference mark over the last eight seasons.   LACROSSE CAREER RECORD: