2018 USILA Coach of the Year Division I
Andy Shay, Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach, Yale University
Andy Shay just completed his 15th season as Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Yale and the last nine seasons have been historic for the program on many levels. The Bulldogs have gone 103-40 with eight 10-win seasons, including the 17-3 national championship campaign from last spring.
This past season, Shay led Yale to its first NCAA Lacrosse Championship after directing the Bulldogs to their first perfect Ivy League season since 1956. The Ivy and ECAC Coach of the Year then helped his squad march through the NCAAs with wins over UMass, Loyola, Albany and Duke. The 13-11 win over the Blue Devils on Memorial Day at Gillette Stadium not only allowed the Bulldogs to raise the national championship trophy for the first time, it was the school-record 17th victory.
Shay has directed the Bulldogs to nine straight Ivy League Tournament appearances, five Ivy Tournament Titles, three regular-season Ivy League Championships and six NCAA appearances, including Yale’s first in 20 years.