WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth men's lacrosse assistant coach Andrew Geison has been promoted to serve as the program's Associate Head Coach, head coach Brian Fisher announced Monday. Geison is entering his fifth season on the Monmouth sidelines in 2018.

Monmouth captured its first MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships in its fourth season of competition in 2017. The Hawks' rise to a championship-level program included a number of firsts, including wins over a ranked opponent and the team's first national ranking prior to its NCAA Tournament appearance.  

"I'm glad we were able to add Associate Head Coach to Andrew's title," Fisher said. "He is a well-rounded coach due to all of his past experience and his finger prints have been all over our program from day one. His experience with recruiting, along with his coaching acumen have been a great benefit to our young program and helped get us off the ground these first few years."
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Geison, who specializes in the Hawks' defense, was rewarded as the Hawks were among the nation's elite in a number of statistical categories, including second in scoring defense (7.39 goals allowed per game), third in clearing percentage at 90.6 percent and fifth in winning percentage (.778). Monmouth entered the NCAA Tournament with the nation's longest winning streak with 11 consecutive wins from March 18 – May 7.

Monmouth had five First Team All-MAAC selections last season, as well as the Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, and three Second Team honorees. The Hawks also had 17 players named to the MAAC Men's Lacrosse All-Academic Team.

Monmouth opens its 2018 season on February 17 at Princeton at 1 PM.