SUNY - Oswego Women's Field Hockey

Hired at Oswego: March of 2007 Prior to Oswego: Head Coach at Elmira College (2006-07) Assistant Coach at St. Andrews University (NC) (2004-06) Volunteer Assistant Coach at Plattsburgh (2003-04) Coach of the Year Honors: 2013 (SUNYAC) Playing Career: Plattsburgh Cardinals (1999-2002) Brian McGrane came to Oswego State after serving as the head coach at Elmira College in 2006, where he also served as the Director of Intramurals. Prior to his position with Elmira, he served as an assistant for the men’s soccer programs at both Plattsburgh State and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College in North Carolina. McGrane is a graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh where he earned All-America honors in 2001 as a midfielder.  In 2001, he was also voted SUNYAC Player of the Year and the Plattsburgh State Male Athlete of the Year. He was a four-time First Team All-Region honoree and one of only three SUNYAC men's soccer players all-time to be a four-time First Team All-SUNYAC player during their career.   SUNYAC Conference Championship Appearances: 2024, 2023, 2016, 2015, 2013 ECAC Upstate New York Titles:  2011 ECAC Upstate New York Championship Appearances: 2011   All-Region Honors:  2 All-Conference Honors:  36 Conference Rookie of the Year Awards:  1   Oswego Overall Conference Postseason Year-End Finish 2024 9-7-1 5-3-1 0-1 SUNYAC Championship Quarterfinalist 2023 6-4-7     3-2-3 0-1-1 SUNYAC Championship Semifinalist 2022 9-6-4 3-3-3 1-1 SUNYAC Championship Semifinalist 2021 5-9 2-7 N/A T-8 (of 10) 2019 3-14 1-8 N/A 10th (of 10) 2018 6-8-3 2-5-2 N/A 9th (of 10) 2017 7-7-1 4-5-0 N/A 7th (of 10) 2016 7-6-4 4-3-2 0-1 SUNYAC Championship Quarterfinalist 2015 9-9-1 3-5-1 1-1 SUNYAC Championship Semifinalist 2014 6-7-3 3-3-3 N/A 7th (of 10) 2013 10-7 5-4 0-1 SUNYAC Championship Quarterfinalist 2012 7-9 3-6 N/A 7th (of 10) 2011 11-8 2-7 0-1 ECAC Championship Quarterfinalist 2010 7-10-1 1-7-1 N/A 9th (of 10) 2009 7-9-1 3-5-1 N/A 8th (of 10) 2008 5-12-1 1-8-1 N/A 10th (of 11) 2007 6-10-2 4-6-1 N/A 8th (of 12) Oswego Totals 120-142-29 (.412) 49-87-19 (.316) 2-6-1 (.222) -- . Elmira Overall Conference Postseason Year-End Finish 2006 2-10-3 1-4-2 N/A 7th (of 8) Elmira Totals 2-10-3 (.233) 1-4-2 (.286) N/A -- . Overall Totals 122-152-32 (.399) 50-91-21 (.309) 2-6-1 (.222) --  

Lusk led the Lakers to one of its most successful seasons in program history in 2016. The squad finished with a 12-4 record, tying a program-record for single-season victories, which was originally set in 1997 and tied in 2000. Oswego earned a spot in the SUNYAC Championship for the first time since 2005 on the heels of upsetting then-No. 9 Brockport 13-12 in the regular-season finale nabbing the No. 4 seed. In their first round matchup, the Lakers defeated No. 5 Potsdam 21-10 for the programs first conference tournament win since 2001. The team ranked in the top 50 in several national statistical categories, including being eighth in both assists per game (8.31) and points per game (22.81). Lusk helped guide six student-athletes to All-SUNYAC recognition, including Teresa Shattuck being named the conferences Rookie of the Year. Three of those honorees went on to garner All-Empire Region accolades from the IWLCA, including the nations leader in assists per game, Erannan Shattuck (3.31).  A native of East Springfield, NY, Lusk attended Herkimer County Community College, where she was a part of three National Junior College Athletic Association women's lacrosse tournament teams as a player and a coach. She was a member of the school's inaugural women's lacrosse program which sported a 3-5 record in its debut season. She graduated from Herkimer with an associate's degree in Science in Physical Education, named the school's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, a SUNY Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete, and garnered a spot on. Lusk received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education in May 2007 from SUNY Cortland and earned her master's degree in Science and Education from SUNY Cortland.