Women's Lacrosse

David Keenan Named Head Coach of Monks Women’s Lacrosse Program

Posted: Jan 29, 2020

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College has announced that David Keenan has been hired as the head coach of the Monks' women's lacrosse program. Keenan takes the reins from Rupert Lewis, who has stepped down from the post after seven seasons at the helm.

Lewis will remain as the head coach of the SJC field hockey program and has assumed additional responsibilities in the athletics department.

Keenan, who joined the women's lacrosse program as an assistant coach in the fall of 2018, has an impressive background - both playing and coaching - in the sport of lacrosse. A Long Island native, Keenan was an All-American goalie at Bethpage HS and went on to play DI Lacrosse at North Carolina State University. He later started the girl's lacrosse program at Lake Region High School and led the Lakers to their first State Championship in 2018.

Keenan graduated from North Carolina State with a BS degree in Agricultural Economics.

"I am very excited to be named as the head coach of the Saint Joseph's College women's lacrosse program," adds Keenan. "It's been a privilege to assist Coach Lewis over the last couple of years and I welcome the opportunity to build on the program that he started. I'd also like to thank Will Sanborn for his support and guidance throughout this process."

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.