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James Rippey

 
Profile
James Rippey enters his eighth year at the helm of the lacrosse program in 2020. The program has improved every season since the beginning and now competes for championships annually.

In 2013 Rippey was entrusted with the task of rebuilding the Framingham State womens lacrosse program. Under his leadership the team has steadily improved each season and captured the program's first MASCAC Regular Season Championship in 2019. During this growth period, the team has set numerous team and individual records at Framingham State, including a school best 16-wins in 2018. The record breaking 2018 season was capped off by advancing to make the programs first MASCAC Championship Game Appearance.

Coach Rippey also works with the Bay State Bullets club lacrosse program based in Framingham and is active with the Bay State Games lacrosse tournament each summer.

Before joining the Framingham State staff, Rippey spent 13 seasons coaching a variety of sports at several high schools around the Boston area. A graduate of Boston College with degrees in mathematics and history, Rippey obtained a masters degree in teaching from Northeastern University in 2012.

Coach Rippey also serves as an assistant football coach and is the Intramurals Coordinator at FSU.

Women's Lacrosse Coaching Highlights

2019 MASCAC Champion's Choice Coach of the Year after leading the Rams to their first MASCAC Regular Season Title.

Helped the Rams achieve their first-ever NCAA Regional Ranking in 2018, in addition to the teams first-ever appearance in the MASCAC Championship Game.

Led Framingham State to its season best win total in 2017 with 12 and then again in 2018 when the team finished with 16 wins.

Has had student-athletes earn 22 All-Conference honors, 1 All-Region honor and the team has been named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll every season possible.

From 2014 to 2015 helped the Rams achieve the largest win-percentage increase from one season to the next in the country.
Coached the nations fifth-ranked passing offense in 2018, as the Rams averaged 9.53 assists per game.

Season Record MASCAC Postseason Appearances
2013 1-12 1-5 -
2014 2-14 1-5 MASCAC Tournament
2015 9-8 3-4 MASCAC Tournament
2016 9-9 3-4 MASCAC Tournament
2017 12-7 5-2 MASCAC Semi-final
2018 16-3 6-1 MASCAC Final
2019 15-4 7-0 MASCAC Final
Career Record 64-57, .529 7 seasons