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Steve Grossi

 
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Towson University head men's lacrosse coach Shawn Nadelen has announced Steve Grossi as the program's newest defensive coordinator for the upcoming season.

Grossi, who spent two seasons at the University of Richmond, replaces Dan Cocchi '03, who departed in August for the defensive coordinator position at Rutgers University.

"My wife and I are extremely grateful for the opportunity to join the Towson University men's lacrosse family as well as the Towson athletic community," said Grossi. "I would like to thank Coach Nadelen, athletic director Tim Leonard, and the rest of the staff for their trust in me to join the program. It is a tremendous privilege to join a first-class organization with such a rich lacrosse tradition and I am thankful for the opportunity to work alongside Coach Nadelen and his staff. I am thrilled to coach the student-athletes at Towson University and I am looking forward to assisting in the programs continued commitment to success. I would be remiss not to thank Coach Chemotti, the University of Richmond administration, and the student-athletes I had the chance to work with over the past few years. Their support and hard work helped position me for this opportunity."

Grossi brings an impressive ledger with him to Towson. During his coaching career, he has mentored 12 All-Southern Conference selections, five All-Ivy League picks and seven First-Team All-Northeast Conference student-athletes. He has coached two man-down defenses to a first-place finish in the NCAA Statistical Rankings and has helped guide two overall scoring defenses to top-10 scoring percentages nationally.

For the 2017 and 2018 season, Grossi was the recruiting coordinator at Richmond as the Spiders captured the 2018 Southern Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Grossi worked closely with the special teams and defense, developing fundamental skills and implementation of team-oriented defensive systems. In his first season working with Spider head coach Dan Chemotti, Grossi coached the 2017 SoCon Defensive Player of the Year while mentoring two All-Americans, including goalie Benny Pugh, a First Team USILA All-American in 2017.

As the recruiting coordinator at Richmond, Grossi was responsible for finding academically qualified scholar-athletes using the University of Richmond academic index while overseeing each recruit's academic portfolio.