Andrew Geison, who joined the Monmouth University men's lacrosse staff as an assistant coach on August 14, 2012, completed his 10th season on the sidelines at Monmouth in 2023. Geison was elevated to Associate Head Coach on January 8, 2018.
Geison was part of Brian Fisher's initial coaching staff and helped guide Monmouth through its first season as a member of the CAA in 2023.
Geison, who specializes in the Hawks' defense, coached eight All-MAAC selections in 2022, including a pair of First Team defensive-minded players, short-stick midfielder Garrett Klurman and defensive standout Michael Quigg. Monmouth's All-MAAC second team selections were long stick midfielder Jack Gertie, face-off specialist Matt Soutar and goalie Noah Lode. The trio of freshmen acknowledged were midfielders Luke Cole and Terrence Lacewell and Nick Teets on attack.
Geison helped Monmouth earn its second MAAC Championship and ensuing NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021 after the Hawks captured a share of the MAAC Regular Season Championship. After defeating Manhattan and St. Bonaventure in the MAAC Tournament, Matt Soutar was named Most Outstanding Player, while Cade Stratton, Chris Hervada and Noah Lode were voted to the All-Tournament Team. The Hawks set records 2021 by winning eight of their first 10 games, the best 10-game start in program history.
Five Hawks were honored by the MAAC for their performance in 2021. The selections were highlighted by Chris Hervada's recognition as the MAAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Rudy Beck and Hervada were voted to the All-MAAC First Team, while Matt Soutar and Dillon Smart secured Second Team honors and Connor Macrae earned the MAAC All-Rookie Team nod.
As a team, Monmouth ended the 2021 season ranked second in the NCAA in scoring defense (8.73) and third in faceoff winning percentage (0.675). Goalie Noah Lode finished second in goals-against average and Matt Soutar was fourth in faceoff winning percentage (0.685).
Monmouth's shortened 2020 campaign saw 17 student-athletes named to the 2020 MAAC Men's Lacrosse All-Academic Team, the second most in program history.
Monmouth continued its strong defensive tradition during the 2019 season as the Hawks led the MAAC and ranked fourth in the country in goals against average (9.19). Sophomore Chris Hervada was a First Team All-MAAC selection on defense.
In 2018, the program had four players earn All-MAAC First Team honors (Bryce Wasserman, Dylan Schulte, Garrett Pfeifer and Noah Lode). Wasserman closed his standout career with program records in goals (99), assists (50) and points (149) and also became the first Monmouth player to be chosen in the annual Major League Lacrosse Draft when he was selected by the Denver Outlaws in the seventh round. Wasserman again made history when he became the first Hawk to play in an MLL game, when he suited up for the Ohio Machine on July 21, 2018.
The Hawks were a force defensively in 2018 as they led the country in clearing percentage (.936), ranked 16th in the NCAA in scoring defense (9.00) and rookie goalie Noah Lode was 17th in goals-against average (8.93).
The Hawks achieved a number of program firsts in 2017, including defeating a ranked opponent with a road win at RV/16 Villanova to open the season. Monmouth went undefeated at home (6-0) and was perfect in MAAC play (6-0) en route to capturing the MAAC Regular Season Championship. In addition, the Hawks received votes in both national polls and rose to No. 19 in the Maverik Men’s Lacrosse Division I Media Poll after winning the MAAC Tournament title.
Senior goalkeeper Nick Hreshko was chosen as the Defensive Player of the Year in addition to his First Team All-MAAC selection. Hreshko was one of five first-team picks, marking the first time in team history the Hawks have had five first-team selections, along with classmates Tyler Keen and Andrew Grajewski and juniors Garrett Pfeifer and Bryce Wasserman.
In addition to the five First Team All-MAAC honorees, Justin Schwenk was chosen as the MAAC Rookie of the Year and was a Second Team All-MAAC honoree with junior midfielder Dylan Schulte and senior long stick midfielder Neil Ruppert. Monmouth also had 17 players named to the MAAC Men’s Lacrosse All-Academic Team.
The Hawks were among the nation’s elite in a number of statistical categories in 2017, 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.
Prior to its breakout 2017 campaign, Monmouth reached the MAAC semifinals for the second consecutive season in 2016. The Hawks set a new high of seven wins, including a perfect 6-0 record on the road. Monmouth won its first overtime game in program history, a 14-13 triumph at Siena, a victory which sent the team to the postseason on the final day of the regular season.
Individually, five Hawks earned All-MAAC accolades, highlighted by First-Team defender Andrew Grajewski. Cooper Glass secured All-MAAC second team accolades, while Eamon Campbell, Griffin Figel and Gordon Phillips were All-Rookie picks.In the classroom, Monmouth excelled as well, placing 18 student-athletes on the MAAC All-Academic Team.
The Hawks had the nation's fourth-leading defense during the 2015 season. Monmouth, which held its opponents to just 7.64 goals per game, ranked fourth in the NCAA in that category. In addition, the Blue & White ranked eighth in man-down defense (.717) and 18th in saves per game (11.86), while goalkeeper Garrett Conaway led the nation in save percentage and ranked third in goal-against-average.
Prior to being named the first-ever head men's lacrosse coach at Elmhurst College, where he was charged with starting a Division III program, set to embark on its first season in the Spring of 2013, Geison spent four seasons as the head coach of DeSales University, and guided the Bulldogs to their first-ever Middle Atlantic Conference Playoff appearance in just his second season with the team. In four seasons, Geison's players garnered seven all-conference and two-all region awards, while his teams hold five single-season DeSales records and Geison owns the best winning percentage of any head coach in DeSales' history.
Before taking the reins at DeSales, Geison spent two years as an assistant coach at Lafayette College, where he was the defensive coordinator. Prior to his arrival at Lafayette, he worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Rutgers University, helping to lead the team to an NCAA Playoff berth in 2004.
Geison began his coaching career in 2000 at Marin Catholic High School in Kenfield, California, where he took over a second-year varsity program and led the team to three consecutive winning seasons and a conference championship in 2003.
Geison earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 1999, and added a master's degree in counseling psychology from Rutgers in 2005.
