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Mike Daly

 
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Mike Daly, was named the head men's lacrosse coach at Brown University on July 1, 2016.

In his inaugural season atr Brown in 2017, Daly instilled into the Brown team his exceptional work ethic and drive to succeed, revamping the Bears offensive attack and defensive schemes to produce a 10-6 record and bringing the Bears to within a goal of the NCAA Tournament, falling in the Ivy League Tournament Championship game vs. Yale by a one goal margin.

Daly, the sixth Brown men's lacrosse coach since 1963, took over a Brown program that advanced to the NCAA Division I National Semifinals in 2016, posted a school record 16 wins, captured the Ivy League Championship for the second straight season and returned three All-Americans, including Tewaaraton Award winner Dylan Molloy '17.

"Mike Daly is a terrific coach, has a proven track record of success and is the architect of the offense that has brought Brown so much success over the last two years," said Brown Director of Athletics Jack Hayes. "He has experience recruiting quality student-athletes who excel equally on the field and in the classroom."

Daly posted a record of 244-83 in 18 seasons as head coach at Tufts, with nine NCAA Tournament appearances and seven NESCAC titles. His Tufts teams won national championships in 2010, 2014 and 2015.

"I want to thank Brown President Christina Paxson and Athletic Director Jack Hayes for the opportunity to coach and mentor at one of the leading institutions in the country," said Daly. "Brown features one of the nation's premier lacrosse programs with a long tradition of success, and I'm honored to be taking over the program."

Tufts led the nation in scoring last spring with 402 goals in 23 games for a 17.48 per game average. The Jumbos won their seventh consecutive NESCAC title and finished the year with a 20-3 record, falling in the national championship game. Daly's senior co-captain John Uppgren was named the USILA Co-Player of the Year and Most Outstanding Attackman.

Daly is among the top 10 active coaches for winning percentage and is in the top 20 for victories. Among all-time DIII coaches, he is in the top 10 for winning percentage and top 30 for wins.

Prior to his promotion to head coach of men's lacrosse at Tufts in 1999, the team had compiled a 3-25 record in the 1997-98 seasons combined.