Silipo Named Men's Lacrosse Assistant Coach
September 1, 2016 | Men's Lacrosse
BOSTON - Mike Silipo has been named an assistant coach of the Boston University men's lacrosse program, head coach Ryan Polley announced on Thursday.
Silipo joins the Terriers after spending the last three seasons as an assistant at Ithaca College, his alma mater. There, he served as defensive coordinator and helped guide the Bombers to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, including a berth in the quarterfinals last year.
In addition to his defensive responsibilities, Silipo was instrumental in improving Ithaca's offense over his tenure there. The Bombers ranked 76th in the country in scoring offense prior to his arrival, but finished last season with an average of 16.91 goals per game, good for third in the NCAA.
Under Silipo's tutelage, Ithaca also held opponents to just 6.82 goals per game last season to help the Bombers finish with the nation's best scoring margin at 10.09 goals per game. Ithaca was the No. 1 team in the country in both polls for a three-week period and finished with a program-record 20 wins, including a victory at then-No. 2 RIT.
"I could not be more excited to welcome Coach Silipo to our Terrier Lacrosse family," Polley said. "Mike has the exact experience I was looking for when executing this search. His time at Williams College taught him how to recruit and develop the highest level of academically qualified student-athletes and it's hard not to be impressed with his contributions that helped elevate Ithaca College to a top-five Division 3 program last year."
"Mike is a dynamic recruiter with an old school coach's mentality. He will be a tremendous addition to our staff and I look forward to seeing him develop and mentor our student-athletes."
Prior to his stint at Ithaca, Silipo coached for two seasons at Williams College. He spent the first of his two campaigns at Williams as the defensive coordinator before shifting roles and leading the offense the following year. In 2013, he also took over duties as the program's recruiting coordinator, film coordinator and faceoff coach. Silipo was also the football team's running backs coach during his tenure at Williams.
"I couldn't be more excited for this opportunity to work at an amazing academic institution like Boston University," Silipo said. "I want to thank Director of Athletics Drew Marrochello and Coach Polley for believing in me to be the right fit for the program."
"I would also like to thank Susan Bassett, the entire athletic department and the student-athletes at Ithaca College for all the support these past three years. I especially want to thank my head coach Jeff Long for everything he taught me while playing for him as well as the time we spent coaching together at Ithaca. I believe that I can attribute my successes as a coach and person to what I learned from Coach Long. I plan to have the same impact on our student-athletes here at BU."
A midfielder and senior captain for the Bombers, Silipo helped Ithaca to a record of 48-23 from 2008-11. The Bombers competed in the Empire 8 Championship Tournament each of his four years and twice played for the conference crown. Ithaca won the title in 2008 and advanced to the NCAA semifinals.
Silipo played in 69 games for the Bombers scoring 47 goals and adding 15 assists for 62 points. He tallied 120 ground balls and forced 53 turnovers during his career and was a second-team All-Empire 8 selection as a senior.
Silipo joins the Terriers after spending the last three seasons as an assistant at Ithaca College, his alma mater. There, he served as defensive coordinator and helped guide the Bombers to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, including a berth in the quarterfinals last year.
In addition to his defensive responsibilities, Silipo was instrumental in improving Ithaca's offense over his tenure there. The Bombers ranked 76th in the country in scoring offense prior to his arrival, but finished last season with an average of 16.91 goals per game, good for third in the NCAA.
Under Silipo's tutelage, Ithaca also held opponents to just 6.82 goals per game last season to help the Bombers finish with the nation's best scoring margin at 10.09 goals per game. Ithaca was the No. 1 team in the country in both polls for a three-week period and finished with a program-record 20 wins, including a victory at then-No. 2 RIT.
"I could not be more excited to welcome Coach Silipo to our Terrier Lacrosse family," Polley said. "Mike has the exact experience I was looking for when executing this search. His time at Williams College taught him how to recruit and develop the highest level of academically qualified student-athletes and it's hard not to be impressed with his contributions that helped elevate Ithaca College to a top-five Division 3 program last year."
"Mike is a dynamic recruiter with an old school coach's mentality. He will be a tremendous addition to our staff and I look forward to seeing him develop and mentor our student-athletes."
Prior to his stint at Ithaca, Silipo coached for two seasons at Williams College. He spent the first of his two campaigns at Williams as the defensive coordinator before shifting roles and leading the offense the following year. In 2013, he also took over duties as the program's recruiting coordinator, film coordinator and faceoff coach. Silipo was also the football team's running backs coach during his tenure at Williams.
"I couldn't be more excited for this opportunity to work at an amazing academic institution like Boston University," Silipo said. "I want to thank Director of Athletics Drew Marrochello and Coach Polley for believing in me to be the right fit for the program."
"I would also like to thank Susan Bassett, the entire athletic department and the student-athletes at Ithaca College for all the support these past three years. I especially want to thank my head coach Jeff Long for everything he taught me while playing for him as well as the time we spent coaching together at Ithaca. I believe that I can attribute my successes as a coach and person to what I learned from Coach Long. I plan to have the same impact on our student-athletes here at BU."
A midfielder and senior captain for the Bombers, Silipo helped Ithaca to a record of 48-23 from 2008-11. The Bombers competed in the Empire 8 Championship Tournament each of his four years and twice played for the conference crown. Ithaca won the title in 2008 and advanced to the NCAA semifinals.
Silipo played in 69 games for the Bombers scoring 47 goals and adding 15 assists for 62 points. He tallied 120 ground balls and forced 53 turnovers during his career and was a second-team All-Empire 8 selection as a senior.
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