Syracuse University Men's Lacrosse

Widely considered to be the greatest player in lacrosse history, Gary Gait has been hired as the Roy D. Simmons Jr. Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at Syracuse on ...

The 2022-23 academic year serves as the first year at Syracuse University for Tony Pedrotti as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Pedrotti serves as a sport performance coach for the University's men's lacrosse, women's ice hockey, and women's tennis programs. He works closely with the coaching and sports medicine staffs to develop practice plans to reduce injuries, aid in return-to-play instructions, and optimize student-athlete performance with the use of GPA and accelerometer devices. Prior to Syracuse, Pedrotti was the head strength and conditioning coach at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland from 2018 until August of 2022. There he oversaw all aspects of strength and conditioning for all 28 Mustang athletic teams. Pedrotti developed weightlifting programs to improve performance and reduce the potential for injury, while also creating nutrition presentations to educate student-athletes on nutrition's impact on performance. From April 2015 until January 2018, Pedrotti served as the head of strength and conditioning at SUNY Maritime College in Throggs Neck, New York. Additionally, Pedrotti was the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Privateers' football program. Pedrotti began his professional career at Bethany College, located in Bethany, West Virginia, for two years. While there, he was the offensive line and tight ends coach, while also serving as the strength coordinator. Pedrotti earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history fro

Brad joined the SU sports medicine staff in July 2017. Brad has his Undergraduate degree from Michigan State University '14 - BS in Athletic Training with Sp...

John Odierna begins his first season with the Syracuse University men's lacrosse program, joining the Orange in August 2023 as an assistant coach/defensive c...

John Stark joined the Syracuse University Athletic Communications office in July 2022. He spent the previous seven years at Towson University, serving in a similar capacity. Stark oversees all of the public relations for Syracuse men's lacrosse, field hockey and serves as a secondary contact for women's tennis. He handles media requests, social media, content curation, Cuse.com, and other duties as assigned. Prior to Syracuse, Stark was at Towson University where he worked closely with nearly every Tiger team. His primary assignments were the nationally recognized men's lacrosse, women's volleyball, and women's gymnastics programs, in addition to men's and women's swimming and diving and men's golf. From the winter of 2011 until the spring of 2014, Stark served as an assistant director for athletic communications at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia. There he was the main contact for the Keydets' men's lacrosse, wrestling, women's water polo and men's soccer programs. Prior to his time in Southwestern Virginia, Stark was an intern at the University of Delaware, overseeing athletic communications for women's basketball, including eventual WNBA MVP Elena Delle-Donne, men's and women's soccer, and women's lacrosse. A 2008 graduate of Lycoming College, Stark was a four-year member of the men's lacrosse program, while also working as a student assistant in the sports information department all four years. After graduation, he was an intern at King's Coll

Michelle Giordano was named academic coordinator in the student-athlete academic development in August 2016 after working the previous year in the compliance office as compliance coordinator. Giordano was a graduate assistant in student-athlete development at Syracuse from 2013-15. A 2011 graduate of Syracuse University from the College of Visual and Performing Arts (communication and rhetorical studies) and the College of Arts and Sciences (writing), she was part of the higher education Master's program. Giordano's primary role as GA was providing academic support to men's and women's basketball student-athletes. She has also served as an academic tutor and instructional assistant for the athletics department.

Returning to Central New York, Nick Acquaviva is now in his second season as an assistant coach for the Syracuse University men’s lacrosse team. Acquaviva, a Cicero North Syracuse High School product, joins the Orange after spending two seasons at Cleveland State. Duties at Syracuse will include working with the goalkeeping corps and the faceoff units. “I would like to thank Coach Gary Gait for the opportunity to join such an amazing coaching staff,” said Acquaviva. “It’s an honor to be part of such a historic program. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to continue my coaching career in my hometown, working with the program I grew up idealizing.” Acquaviva, a former netminder at New England College and Onondaga Community College, worked closely with the goalies, with a focus on skill, technique and mindset. During his time in northeast Ohio, Acquaviva helped implement the Vikings’ ride and clear package, ran the substitution box, and assisted with the offense during practice. Additionally, he helped break down film from opponents, practice, and Cleveland State games. He handled travel duties for road games and was instrumental in daily practice planning. Prior to Cleveland State, Acquaviva spent time in Central New York at both Colgate University and SUNY Cortland. While in Hamilton, Acquaviva worked closely with the goalies and man-down units, rides and clears, film sessions, travel plans, and equipment management. During his two-year stint at Cortland, Acquaviva sp

Pat March, who has engineered offenses that have ranked in the top-10 nationally in scoring in four of the last-five seasons at both Princeton and Syracuse, serves as the Orange’s offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator. Ready for his fifth season in 2024, March was elevated to the associate head coach postion in October 2023 for the Syracuse University lacrosse program, retaining offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator duties as well. While his first year at SU was shortened, March’s offense provided a glimpse at what his units could accomplish. ‘Cuse finished the shortened 2020 season ranked sixth nationally in scoring offense (16.60 goals per game), fifth in scoring margin (+7.2 goals per game), 10th in points per game (25.20) and the Syracuse first-midfield unit was on pace to be the third-highest scoring trio in program history, behind just the 1988 and 1990 squads that featured the Gait brothers. Individually, Stephen Rehfuss was on pace for a historic season, averaging 3.6 assists per game, Chase Scanlan was third in the ACC at 3.6 goals per game and Jamie Trimboli led the nation in scoring by a midfielder at 3.4 goals per game. ‘Cuse was also tenacious on the ride, with Griffin Cook leading all attackmen nationally with seven caused turnovers. His second season saw 'Cuse post the 13th-best scoring offense nationally, while Owen Hiltz put up a historic freshman season, leaving Orange fans excited about the future. Hiltz had the eighth-most productive

Theresa Bathen serves as the administrative assistant for the men's lacrosse program. She is in her 25th year at Syracuse University and her 17th working with men's lacrosse. In addition to her role with the lacrosse program, Bathen also coordinates team travel for the athletic department. In her first six years with the Orange, Bathen performed administrative duties for the women's basketball coaching staff and other coaches in the department. Bathen came to the athletics department in September 2000 after serving as a senior secretary at the Gebbie Speech-Language Hearing Clinic. Previously, she spent 15 years as an office manager, primarily in a medical setting. Bathen attended Niagara University and graduated from the Concorde Career Institute with a medical assistant and medical secretary diploma. Bathen has a daughter, Stephanie, and a son, Michael. She resides in Camillus.