Bill McCutcheon returns to the Monmouth University men's lacrosse staff as an assistant coach for his sixth year in 2019. McCutcheon, a former Towson University standout at attack, joined head coach Brian Fisher and associate head coach Andrew Geison on the Monmouth staff in September 2013.
Last year, 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 continued to be 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.
In 2016 Monmouth reached the MAAC semifinals for the second consecutive season. 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.
McCutcheon was on the sideline for the Hawks' breakout season in 2015, as Monmouth posted its first victory in program history with a 10-9 win at Rutgers in late February, and went on to earn six wins and a spot in the MAAC semfinals in just the program's second season of existence.
McCutcheon, who joined the staff following a three-year stint as the varsity head lacrosse coach at Millburn High School, was an assistant coach and boy's junior varsity coach at Chatham High School for one season. A team captain at Towson, McCutcheon earned second team all-conference accolades as a senior, won the Tiger Leadership Award and competed in the 2009 USILA North-South Senior All-Star Game.
A former seventh grade language arts teacher and veteran of the lacrosse club circuit, McCutcheon guided his Millburn teams to a combined 40-20 record in three seasons, including a 14-7 mark in 2013, while advancing to the state semifinals. McCutcheon led his 2012 team to a state semifinal appearance, while the 2011 squad posted a 14-5 record and qualified for the New Jersey state playoffs in his first season as head coach.
Following a season at Johns Hopkins, McCutcheon was a three-year player for the Tigers, compiling 38 goals, 21 assists and 59 points in his final two seasons. As a senior, McCutcheon tied for the team lead with 23 goals and 15 assists and paced Towson with 38 points.
McCutcheon earned a bachelor's of science degree in English literature from Towson in 2009, and is completing the master's in teaching program at Fairleigh Dickinson.
An All-American as a senior at Chatham, McCutcheon was a three-time all-state selection and earned all-conference honors three times. A three-sport athlete, McCutcheon also played ice hockey and football, earning all-area honors three times on the gridiron along with all-conference accolades twice.
