Former Mustang Assistant Named Head Coach at Texas
OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Former Stevenson men's lacrosse assistant coach Brian Myers was recently introduced as the new head coach at the University of Texas and subsequently featured by Lacrosse Magazine.
Myers spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Stevenson from 2007-09 working with the team's midfielders, including two-time All-America selection Greg Furshman '09. During that time, the Mustangs posted a 41-11 overall record, advancing to the CAC championship game in 2008 and 2009 and making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship in 2009.
"Brian is just a great person," said Stevenson head coach Paul Cantabene. "He brings a different perspective to the game and kids really respond well to him. He works hard to be the best coach he can be and doesn't mind putting in the extra time it takes to be good."
A 2009 graduate of Stevenson, Myers played four seasons at Towson from 2001-04 where he appeared in 62 career games, totaling 67 points on 56 goals and 11 assists as the Tigers went 41-20, made three NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship appearances, won two CAA championships in 2003 and 2004 and one America East title in 2001.
Myers scored two game-winning goals as a senior, including a fourth quarter goal that gave the Tigers an 11-9 victory over No. 17 Delaware on April 14, 2004. He also scored the game-winner in Towson's 6-5 victory over Hofstra on March 5 that sent the Tigers to the CAA championship game.
Myers, who scored 17 goals as freshman as Towson finished 14-4 and advanced to the NCAA semifinals with a 14-4 record and final No. 6 national ranking, spent two seasons in Major League Lacrosse with the Denver Outlaws in 2006 and Philadelphia Barrage in 2007.
Texas is a member of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) which is a national organization of non-NCAA, college lacrosse programs. The MCLA currently operates in the U.S. and Canada with 213 teams in two divisions, across 10 conferences.
The Longhorns compete in the Lonestar Alliance South Division and went 12-5 in 2010, including 5-0 in their division, but lost to Texas State in LSA championship game. The team finished ranked at No. 22 in the MCLA's adidas Top 23 Poll.
"I'm excited because we're going to win games and we're going to have fun doing it," Myers said. "There's no reason why we shouldn't win our conference year in and year out. There's no reason we shouldn't be competing in the national tournament every year."
