Coaches

Stewart Moan, Head Coach
(570) 372-4069 - moan@susqu.edu

Stewart Moan was named head men's lacrosse coach and director of athletics facilities in the summer of 2007.

Moan came to Susquehanna after serving as head men's lacrosse coach at Oneonta State College, where he compiled a 61-43 record in six seasons as head coach, including a 12-5 mark in 2007. Overall, Moan has 165 victories in 18 seasons as a head coach at the NCAA Division III level.

A 1978 graduate of Salisbury University and a 1981 graduate of Morgan State University with a master of science degree in recreation administration, Moan began his collegiate coaching career at Haverford College in 1986, where he spent two years as both head lacrosse and head women's basketball coach.

He then moved to Lynchburg College, where he guided the Hornets to a 67-40 record from 1988 to 1995 including a 12-3 record in 1994 that including a 14th-place ranking in the nation. That year, Moan was selected as head coach for the Division III North/South All-Star game.

After stints as an assistant coach at the Division I level at Duke University (1995-96), Lafayette College (1996-97) and Villanova University (1997-98), Moan became head coach at Marymount University in 1998 and guided the Saints to a 29-22 record in three seasons.

During his tenure at Marymount, he was named Capital Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2000 and led the program to its first-ever national ranking. After moving to Oneonta in 2001, Moan was named SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 2005 and earned his 150th career victory in 2006.

Professionally, Moan has been a member of several NCAA Division III advisory committees, served as regional chair of the Division III All-American committee, was chair of the men's lacrosse sport committee for the CAC and SUNYAC, and has been a featured speaker at the US Lacrosse national convention.

Michael Burns, Assistant Coach

Michael Burns is entering his third year as an assistant lacrosse coach for the Crusaders, continuing his role as defensive coordinator under head coach, Stewart Moan.

As a player for the Poets of Whittier College in Whittier, Ca., he was a letter winner and played a part in Whittier's defense being ranked third in the nation by U.S. Lacrosse. In addition, he aided in the Poets' defensive efforts allowing the lowest number of goals in Division III nationally during the 2000 season.

Upon his graduation from Whittier, he returned to the east coast as a youth pastor while coaching his local club lacrosse team.

A native of Maryland's eastern shore, Burns attended Queen Anne's County High School. At Queen Anne's his lacrosse team contended for the state 3A/4A title his sophomore, junior and senior years. Burns lettered eight times in lacrosse, wrestling and football throughout his secondary school years.

Burns graduated from Whittier in 2002 earning his B.A. in Child Development and Psychology and is currently working on his M.S. in School Counseling at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.

Andy German, Assistant Coach

Andy German will enter his first season as an assistant men's lacrosse coach at Susquehanna University in 2009.

A native of Wayne, Pa., German attended Division III Alfred University for two years after graduating from Radnor High School, where he was an All-America captain in 2003. During his freshman year at Alfred, German was recognized as the Empire 8 Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year before becoming the Saxons' leading scorer his sophomore year.

He transferred to Division I Villanova University for his junior year. German, a two-year starter for the Wildcats, was voted team captain for his senior year and was selected to play in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's prestigious Division I-II Senior North/South game.

German has served as a volunteer at the Katie Samson Invitational Lacrosse Festival and for the Special Olympics. He has also participated in the Relay for Life.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Villanova in 2008.