Birmingham - Southern Hires Coach

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http://www.bscsports.net/News/mlax/2007 ... ?path=mlax

Wasn't sure if this was posted or not. Interesting that BSC is getting an NCAA team as opposed to GA.

[Sonny]

BSC hires Andy Bonasera to head men’s lacrosse program
5/30/2007 1:26:09 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham-Southern has hired Andy Bonasera, previously of The College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio, as its new head men’s lacrosse coach, athletic director Joe Dean, Jr., announced today.

Bonasera will spend the upcoming 2007-08 year recruiting student-athletes, and his squad will play as a varsity team in 2008-09 as a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and NCAA Division III.

Bonasera, a 2003 graduate of Roanoke College in Salem, Va., was hired on at The College of Mount St. Joseph in August 2005 and served as the head men’s lacrosse coach, recruiting new players for the Lions’ inaugural team this past season. He was also named head women’s lacrosse coach in January 2006 in preparation for the school’s inaugural season of women’s lacrosse during 2007-08. Additionally, Bonasera served as an assistant coach with both the men’s and women’s soccer teams in the fall of 2005.

Prior to working at Mount St. Joseph, Bonasera served as the assistant men’s lacrosse coach at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va., for two seasons. He has also worked as a camp counselor with Bill Pilat Lacrosse Camps in Salem, Va., and served as counselor and director at Chad Moore Lacrosse Camps in Washington, Pa.

Bonasera was a four-year letterwinner at Roanoke College and was the school’s first-ever four-time All-American, earning Honorable Mention honors in 2000 and 2001, Third-Team honors in 2002, and First-Team honors as a senior in 2003. He was also named Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2003 and finished his career ranked second on the all-time scoring list with 264 points. Bonasera was named Roanoke’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2002 and 2003, and was chosen to participate in the 2003 North vs. South Senior All-Star Game.

“We are very excited about Andy Bonasera starting our new men's lacrosse program,” Dean said. “Andy was an All-American player in college, and his head coaching experience gives him the skills necessary to build a quality lacrosse program for us here at Birmingham-Southern.”

Bonasera will arrive on the Hilltop to begin his duties on June 14.