Eric Wolf Hired As New Head Men's Lacrosse Coach

, an America East alumnus and coach with nearly 15 years of combined experience, has been named the second-ever head coach of the NJIT Men's Lacrosse program, Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics announced Friday afternoon.

"We are excited to have accept our offer to be the second Head Lacrosse Coach in NJIT lacrosse history. We were fortunate to have a lot of interest in the position and spoke with a number of excellent candidates. Eric quickly rose to the top of the list and I am looking forward to working with him in making our lacrosse program one of the best in the America East and the region," Kaplan said of the hire.

Wolf joins Highlander Nation after spending the last five seasons as head coach at Long Island University/LIU Post and making prior stops at Harvard, UAlbany and Siena.

"My family and I want to thank Associate Vice President & Athletic Director as well as Senior Associate Director of Athletics for this tremendous opportunity. The belief and trust that NJIT has put in me gives me great confidence to help lead this program to success. I'm so excited to begin the process with our staff and team and I can't wait to get to work," Wolf said after accepting the position.

In his head coaching debut, Wolf oversaw one of the more unique situations in the country as he went from leading the Division II LIU Post Pioneers for two seasons (2018-19) to overseeing the program's first three years in Division I (2020-22) after the merger of LIU's Brooklyn and Post campuses into one institution.

The Sharks adjusted to Division I and the Northeast Conference well in their first two full seasons (LIU's 2020 debut campaign was cut short due to COVID-19), qualifying for the four-team NEC Tournament both years on the strength of two back-to-back NEC major award winners in Offensive Player of the Year Richie LaCalandra and Defensive Player of the Year Will Mark. During his first two years at LIU Post, Wolf posted a pair of 10-plus win campaigns and reached two East Coast Conference Championship games behind the efforts of All-Americans Connor Farrell and William Snelders.

Overall, Wolf went 35-29 (19-8 in conference play) in five seasons at LIU, including 16-21 (9-6 NEC) in three Division I seasons, 13-13 (9-6 NEC) over the last two, and 21-10 (10-2 ECC) at LIU Post.

Prior to LIU, Wolf served as assistant coach and offensive coordinator at Harvard during the 2016 and 2017 seasons, contributing to the Crimson's run to the 2016 Ivy League Championship game.

Before Harvard, Wolf spent four highly successful seasons at his alma mater UAlbany (2012-15) as Assistant Coach, Offensive Coordinator, and Recruiting Coordinator. Under his tutelage, the Great Danes' offense led the nation in scoring three times (2013-15) and propelled the team to three America East Tournament titles (2013-15) and two NCAA Tournament victories (2014-15) across three appearances.

In addition to his time at Harvard and Albany, Wolf served as Assistant Coach, Offensive Coordinator, and Recruiting Coordinator at Siena College from 2009-11, helping the Saints to the program's first two Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships and NCAA tournament berths (2009, 2011).

Wolf also held the position of assistant coach with the Israeli Men's National Team. During the 2014 World Games in Denver, he helped Team Israel to a 6-2 record and a seventh-place finish, and most recently helped the national team to a 5-2 mark in 2018, also finishing seventh overall.

Wolf's first experience on a collegiate lacrosse staff came a year after graduating as UAlbany's Director of Operations during the 2008 campaign.

A Long Island native from Baldwin, N.Y., Wolf played in 62 career games at UAlbany, helping the Great Danes to three America East Conference titles and NCAA Division I Tournament appearances from 2004-07. He graduated from UAlbany in 2007 with a Bachelor's in Sociology.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT ERIC WOLF
"Eric is a great young professional and an extremely hard worker. I really enjoyed and appreciated the time he spent with me as an assistant at Siena College. He did a remarkable job of building the LIU program to compete for NEC championships during the past few years. He successfully recruited and developed many talented players at LIU to help them play in the postseason and I am sure he will bring that same energy and work ethic to NJIT. He is a tireless recruiter and has a great mind for the game and developing his players."
-Brian Brecht, Rutgers Head Coach

"Eric is one of the most competitive people I know. He knows how to get the most out of his players and he is determined to build a winning culture at NJIT."
-Liam Gleason, Siena Head Coach

THE ERIC WOLF FILE

CAREER OVERVIEW
YEARS	POSITION	SCHOOL	CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017-22	Head Coach	LIU / LIU Post
2015-17	Assistant Coach	Harvard	Ivy League Finalist (2016)
2011-15	Assistant Coach	UAlbany	3x America East Champions/NCAAs (2013-15)
2009-11	Assistant Coach	Siena	2x MAAC Conference Champions/NCAAs (2009, '11)
2008	Dir. of Ops.	UAlbany

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
YEARS	POSITION	SCHOOL
2014-18	Assistant Coach	Israel Lacrosse MNT

CAREER YEAR-BY-YEAR
SEASON	SCHOOL	OVERALL	CONFERENCE	STANDINGS	POSTSEASON
2022	LIU	7-8	4-3 NEC	T-3rd	NEC Semis
2021	LIU	6-5	5-3 NEC	4th	NEC Semis
2020	LIU	1-6	0-0 NEC*	N/A	N/A
2019	LIU Post	11-5	5-1 ECC	2nd	ECC Finals
2018	LIU Post	10-5	5-1 ECC	2nd	ECC Finals
2017	Harvard	6-7	2-4 Ivy	6th
2016	Harvard	8-8	3-3 Ivy	4th	Ivy Finals
2015	UAlbany	16-3	6-0 AE	1st	NCAA QF
2014	UAlbany	12-6	5-0 AE	1st	NCAA QF
2013	UAlbany	13-5	5-0 AE	1st	NCAA 1st Rd
2012	UAlbany	5-11	3-2 AE	3rd	AE Finals
2011	Siena	13-5	6-0 MAAC	1st	NCAA 1st Rd
2010	Siena	12-5	4-2 MAAC	1st	MAAC Finals
2009	Siena	12-6	8-0 MAAC	1st	NCAA 1st Rd
2008	UAlbany	8-8	4-1 AE	2nd	AE Finals
As Head Coach		35-29	19-8
Overall		140-93	65-20
* No conference play in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic | Head Coaching experience

NOTABLE PLAYERS COACHED
PLAYER	SCHOOL	HONORS
Will Mark	LIU	Tewaaraton Award Watch List, 2x NEC Defensive Player of the Year
Richie LaCalandra	LIU	2x NEC Offensive Player of the Year
Connor Farrell	LIU Post	DII 1st Team All-American, ECC Faceoff Player of the Year
William Snelders	LIU Post	DII All-American, ECC Rookie of the Year
Jake Gillis	LIU Post	ECC Rookie of the Year
Lyle Thompson	UAlbany	2x Tewaaraton Award winner; 3x AE Player of the Year
Ryan Duggan	Siena	MAAC Offensive Player of the Year
Bryan Neufeld	Siena	MAAC Offensive Player of the Year

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