Rutgers University-New Brunswick Men's Lacrosse

Brian Brecht has completed his 15th season as the head coach at Rutgers in 2026. Brecht has led the program to 114 wins and made two NCAA Tournaments, making back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2021 and 2022, and is a two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year. Brecht has led RU to three NCAA Tournament victories, including a Final Four appearance in 2022 and an NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals berth in 2021. Overall, Brecht has been a collegiate coach since 1996 and a sitting Division I head coach since 2005. Prior to his time at the helm at Rutgers, he spent seven as the head coach at Siena and spent nine years as a Division I assistant coach prior to that. Brecht has been named conference head coach of the year five times (Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2021 and 2016, MAAC Coach of the Year in 2009, 2007 and 2006), along with being named ECAC Coach of the Year in 2022. Brecht, who was named head coach of the Scarlet Knights on June 16, 2011, has made four NCAA Tournament appearances in his career as a head coach (two at Rutgers and two at Siena). While at Rutgers, Brecht has coached 36 All-Americans: Ryan Splaine, Cardin Stoller, Joe Juengerkes, Colin Kurdyla, Matthew Paolatto, Shane Knobloch, Ronan Jacoby, Brennan Kamish, Ross Scott (twice), Adam Charalambides, Colin Kirst (twice), Connor Kirst, Jaryd Jean-Felix (twice), Ethan Rall (three times), Shane Knobloch (three times), Noah Daniels, David Sprock, Jules Heningburg (twice), Michael Rexrode (twice), Max Edelmann, Kieran Mu

Carey Loch is in her fifth season with Rutgers Athletics and currently serves as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development and Success. She joined Rutgers Athletics in July 2021 after more than two decades of leadership experience across alumni relations and student affairs, bringing deep institutional knowledge, a student-centered approach, strong cross-campus relationships, and extensive experience planning and leading complex event initiatives. In her role, Loch leads life skills and leadership development programming designed to support the holistic growth of student-athletes on and off the field. She oversees the design and delivery of comprehensive education initiatives that emphasize personal enrichment, career readiness, and community engagement. A cornerstone of Loch's work in Athletics has been the creation of Scarlet Knights For Life™, a comprehensive, student-athlete–centered initiative designed to support lifelong connection, personal development, and career readiness. Prior to joining Athletics, Loch served in the Rutgers University Division of Student Affairs as Director of Major Events and Programs. Loch began her Rutgers career in 1999 in the Department of Alumni Relations, where she progressed from alumni relations officer to coordinator of special events and later associate director of special events. During her tenure, she planned and led alumni engagement programs for Rutgers' five bowl game appearances from 2005–09 and oversaw th

Drake Porter joined the Rutgers men's lacrosse coaching staff in the fall of 2024. In his role as an assistant coach, Porter will work with the team's specia...

Jimmy Ryan is an assistant coach with Rutgers' lacrosse program and serves as the team's defensive coordinator.He earned a promotion to the position for the 2020-21 season following three years with the program previously as Volunteer Assistant Coach and Director of Operations, originally joining the staff in 2017. In Ryan's first two seasons as a full-time assistant coach guiding the defense, the Scarlet Knights made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and earned victories in each postseason, advancing to the Final Four (2022) and Quarterfinals (2021) In 2026, Ryan oversaw a scoring defense in the top-20 nationally, holding seven opponents to single digits. Two defensive players earned All-Big Ten recognition under his mentorship. Short stick defensive midfielder Joe Juengerkes was named First Team All-Big Ten and goalkeeper Cardin Stoller was on the Second Team. Juengerkes and long-stick midfielder Ryan Spaline were named All-Americans. RU had eight wins, with the season highlighted by a double-overtime victory over No. 11 Johns Hopkins, the team's fifth top-12 win over a five-season stretch. In 2025, Ryan's defensive unit excelled, ranking sixth nationally in scoring defense at 8.88 goals per game allowed. This was the lowest goals per game allowed by Rutgers since 2011 and first time in the top-10 nationally in scoring defense in over 15 years. Rutgers started the season with 5 straight games holding the opponent under 10 goals - the first time that RU held an oppone

Scott Bieda , a Rutgers men's lacrosse alumn, joined the team's coaching staff in July of 2025, serving as the program's offensive coordinator and recruiting...