Dec. 8, 2005

College Park, Md. - Andrew Copelan has been named an assistant coach at the University of Maryland, men's lacrosse head coach Dave Cottle announced today. Copelan will be responsible for coaching the Terrapin face-off men and helping with the offense.

"We're extremely happy that we were able to find someone of Andy's quality to fill this position," said Cottle. "We were very impressed during Andy's interview. Coach Slafkosky and I have watched his teams over the past two years and we were both very impressed with the way he had coached and the way they've competed."

Copelan joins the Terps after serving as the head coach at Marist College for the previous two seasons. He was also the Director of Intramural and Club Sports at Marist.

In 2004 Copelan, as the interim head coach, guided the Red Foxes to the MAAC regular-season, finishing the year 10-7 and 8-0 in conference play. It was the best season for the Red Foxes since 1988 and the most wins since 1986. For his efforts Copelan was named MAAC Coach of the Year. In 2005 he led the Red Foxes to the MAAC Tournament title and Marist's first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Copelan was a four-year starter at Bucknell University. As a midfielder, Copelan helped lead the Bison to four consecutive Patriot League titles, and the program's first-ever NCAA berth in 2001. As a senior he earned All-Patriot League accolades, and was a four-time selection to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for Student Athletes. He was also chosen as an alternate for the annual North-South game, a national senior all-star game.

Combining a strong knowledge and enthusiasm for the game, Copelan has worked throughout the Northeast in teaching lacrosse. He has coached at the Blue Chip Camp in Fairfield, Conn., one of the top camps in the region. Copelan has also assisted in teaching youth, running clinics in his hometown of Pittsford, N.Y., as well during his playing career at Bucknell.