Bryan McClure was named Thiel College’s men’s lacrosse head coach on Dec. 9, 2022.
McClure, who had been serving as the interim head coach since the fall, is the fourth head coach in program history.
The 2022-23 season is McClure’s third with the Tomcats after spending the last two years as the program’s assistant coach with primary direction of the team’s defense.
Under McClure’s tutelage, defender Alex Andreozzi earned All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Honorable Mention accolades in 2022 after leading the Tomcats with 30 caused turnovers while recording 42 ground balls. Senior long-stick midfielder Anthony Richards, who represented the Tomcats on the PAC Sportsmanship Team last season, picked up 20 ground balls and caused 10 turnovers.
In 2021, defender Sheldon Bourdeau earned All-PAC Honorable Mention recognition after leading the team with 33 caused turnovers and finishing second with 55 ground balls. He ranked eighth in the PAC with an average of 5.5 ground balls per game.
McClure also worked with the team’s goalies the last two years, including two-year starter Jason Masciantonio, who set a new single-season standard in 2022 for saves in a season (210).
McClure arrived at Thiel after spending 11 years coaching high school lacrosse, eight in Pittsburgh and three in Seattle, Wash. In the Pittsburgh market, he had stints at North Allegheny, Vincentian and Quaker Valley.
After playing one season at Alfred State College (NJCAA), McClure transferred to Clarkson University (NCAA Division III) where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and technology management and a minor in economics in 2008.
