Pat March Added to Syracuse Coaching Staff

Pat March, who has engineered offenses that have ranked in the top-10 nationally in scoring each of the last-three seasons, is the new Syracuse men's lacrosse offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator.

"I'm honored to be offered the opportunity to become a part of the Syracuse lacrosse program, a program with a great tradition of success and a long lineage of great players," March said. "I would like to thank Coach Desko, Associate Director of Athletics Jamie Mullin and Director of Athletics John Wildhack placing confidence in my ability. I am very excited to get to campus, meet the team and get to work."

March comes to Syracuse having spent the past three seasons as the Princeton offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator, with previous coaching stops at Vermont, Dickinson College, his alma mater, Roanoke, and professionally with the Atlanta Blaze.

"We're thrilled to have Pat join the Syracuse coaching staff," said Head Coach John Desko. "His coaching record speaks for itself with the amount of offensive success his teams have had. When we spoke, it was clear that he'd be a great fit for our program in helping us recruit and compete at the highest level."

In addition to March's offensive expertise, he's brought in top-level talent to the Tigers. After being unranked in Inside Lacrosse's recruiting rankings 2017 and not in the top-15 since 2014, March brought Princeton back-to-back top-12 classes in the last two recruiting cycles.

In March's first season running the offense at Princeton, the Tigers made a 50-percent jump in scoring offense, scoring nearly 15 goals per game. The 2017 squad ranked second nationally in the category and did it efficiently as well, posting the top shooting percentage in the nation. The offense continued to be a national leader in subsequent years, ranking third and 10th nationally in the past two seasons.

March mentored a pair of Major League Lacrosse draft picks in Zach Currier and Austin Sims. Currier was selected in the first round of the MLL Draft of 2017. He's also helped Tigers' attackman Michael Sowers set the program's single-season points record in 2019 with 90 (37G, 53A).

Prior to his stint in New Jersey, March was on the Vermont staff which saw the Catamounts reach the America East Championship Game for the first time in program history. While there, March coached Ian MacKay, the America East Offensive Player of the Year.

March spent two seasons coaching at Division III Dickinson College, during which time the team rose to as high as No. 2 nationally and won two conference titles and made two NCAA tournament appearances. He coached four first-team All-Americas and 12 All-Americas total, as well as 15 all-league selections. The team set school records for goals, assists and points.

March began his coaching career at Roanoke in 2011, when the Maroons reached the NCAA semifinals.

March also has experience in Major League Lacrosse, serving as the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Blaze, under former Orange standout Liam Banks. The Blaze currently lead the MLL in every major offensive category.

A two-time All-America attackman at Roanoke, March was a 200-point scorer, notching 243 points on 152 goals and 91 assists.

March now joins a Syracuse program that returns five of its top-six midfielders from last season and adds Tucker Dordevic back into the mix after he suffered a season-ending injury prior to the 2019 campaign. The Orange also return top cover defenseman Nick Mellen, All-ACC goaltender Drake Porter, both primary faceoff men, the majority of its defensive midfield and Stephen Rehfuss on attack.

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Players Mentioned

Tucker Dordevic

Nick Mellen

Drake Porter

Stephen Rehfuss

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