Coaches

East Coast Elite Lacrosse Staff

2034

Joey Morgan

  • SUNY Cortland Men’s Lacrosse
  • Captain – 2009
  • First Team, All-American – 2009
  •  Division III National Champion, 2006 and 2009
  • SUNYAC Player of the Year, 2009
  • ECAC Player of the year, 2009
  • New York State Player of the Year, 2009
  • First Team, All New York State – 2009
  • First Team, All Conference – 2009
  • Varsity Assist Coach Somers NY
  • 7 Year travel coach experience 

COREY HARNED

  • Major League Lacrosse 2004-09 (LI Lizards, NJ Pride)
  • Johns Hopkins Men’s Lacrosse 2000-2004
  • Team Captain
  • All-American/LSM
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • Sachem HS Lacrosse
  • All-American, All County, All Division
  • 230 Career Points
  • Most Goals in Sachem History (161)
  • 2X Empire State Games
  • 3 Years Travel Coach Experience

Bryan Demeusy

  • Founding Player of Sayville Lacrosse 1998
  • Sayville Midfielder/Attack
  • Played on Sayville’s 1st Playoff team
  • Played on Sayville team that received  Suffolk Crosse Award 
  • Villanova Club Lacrosse
  • PAL Coach

2033

Matt Miller

  • Sayville Varsity Assistant Coach
  • 10 years Assistant Varsity Coach William Floyd
  • 2019 Suffolk County Class A Assistant Coach of the Year
  • 2007 Farmingdale Defensive Coordinator
  • 2x National Champion at NYIT
  • 3x All American
  • 3x First Team All NYCAC
  • 2006 NYCAC Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • 2006 NYIT Student Athlete of the Year
  • Team Captain
  • Team MVP
  • 2002 Ray Enners Award Recipient
  • 3X All County
  • 3X All Division 

 

Vin Funaro

  • 4 year starter Dowling college Men’s Lacrosse
  • 3X Captain
  • 2 X  All- American
  • Dowling college athlete of the year 2006
  • Head coach Mercy high school 2007-2008
  • Assistant coach Suffolk community college 2008-2010
  • Assistant coach Commack high school 2010-2012

Chris Brink

  • Sachem East HS Coach 2005-Present
  • 2X Suffolk County JV Coach of the Year
  • 7 Years Club Coach experience
  • 8 Years PAL Lacrosse Coach

2032

Matt Miller

  • Sayville Varsity Assistant Coach
  • 10 years Assistant Varsity Coach William Floyd
  • 2019 Suffolk County Class A Assistant Coach of the Year
  • 2007 Farmingdale Defensive Coordinator
  • 2x National Champion at NYIT
  • 3x All American
  • 3x First Team All NYCAC
  • 2006 NYCAC Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • 2006 NYIT Student Athlete of the Year
  • Team Captain
  • Team MVP
  • 2002 Ray Enners Award Recipient
  • 3X All County
  • 3X All Division

Joey Morgan

  • SUNY Cortland Men’s Lacrosse
  • Captain – 2009
  • First Team, All-American – 2009
  •  Division III National Champion, 2006 and 2009
  • SUNYAC Player of the Year, 2009
  • ECAC Player of the year, 2009
  • New York State Player of the Year, 2009
  • First Team, All New York State – 2009
  • First Team, All Conference – 2009
  • Varsity Assist Coach Somers NY
  • 7 Year travel coach experience

2031

Jim Lollo

  • William Floyd Varsity Boys Assistant Coach 2018-present
  • William Floyd JV Boys Head Coach 2012-2017
  • 2X Suffolk County JV Coach of the Year
  • 2004 Stony Brook Prep School Head Varsity Coach
  • Coached Club teams in Manchester, England and Amsterdam, Netherlands (2002-2003)
  • Quinnipiac University Class of 2002
    Starting Midfield / Attack
  • 2001 MAAC Regular Season Champs
    Hofstra University 1999
    Attack / Midfield
  • Ward Melville High School Class of 1998
    Starting Midfielder
  • 1997 New York State State Champion
  • 2X NYS Downstate Champs (’97 & ’98)
  • 2X Long Island Champs (’97 & ’98)
  • 2X Suffolk County Champs (’97 & ’98)

Seamus Burns

  • Sayville JV Lacrosse Coach 2022-present
  • SUNY Oswego Men’s Lacrosse 2017-2021
  • 2X Team Captain
  • 2X All- SUNYAC
  • 2017 Suffolk All-Division, All-County

Andrew Alban

  • Sachem East Varsity program Assistant Coach (2021-Present)
  • Travel Coach 4+ years
  • NYIT Class 0f 2019 Attack / Midfield
  • 2018 ECC Conference Championship 
  • 2016 ECC Conference Championship 
  • William Floyd High School Class of 2015 Attack
  • 2015 Suffolk All- County/All-Division
  • Team Captain 2015
  • 2014 Suffolk All County

2030

Doug Meehan

  • Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Bayport Blue Point
  • 2019 Section XI head coach of the year at BBP
  • 2018 Section XI assistant varsity coach of the year at BBP
  • 2015 Section XI  JV coach of the year at Rocky Point
  • Travel lacrosse coach for 10+ years
  • SUNY Cortland-3x captain, all conference, led national champion runner up in ground balls
  • Sayville lacrosse ’09-Captain, All-County Mid, Suffolk County champion (MVP of the game), Long Island champion (MVP of the game)
  • Current Physical education and heath education teacher at BBP

Christian Doller

  • Founder of Sayville Boy’s Lacrosse Program 1998
  • Sayville Varsity Head Coach 2000-2015; 2018-Present
  • Farmingdale State College Defensive Coordinator 2016-2018
  • Farmingdale State Defense Ranked 2nd Nationally in Caused Turnover
  • 2x Suffolk County Championship
  • 15X Super Six Champs
  • Long Island Champion 2009
  • 5x Suffolk County Coach of the Year
  • 11x Super Six Champions
  • U.S Lacrosse NILA Coach of the Year 2012
  • 3x North/South Suffolk All-Star Coach
  • 100+ College Lacrosse players produced
  • 214 Varsity Wins
  • Director/Founder of East Coast Elite

 

Andrew Miller

  • 2X Hs All-American (Midfield) William Floyd HS
  • 2005 Butch Dellecave Award Recipient (Best Suffolk Athlete-Lacrosse & Football)
  • Johns Hopkins Men’s Lacrosse (2005-2009)
  • 4 Year Starter (Top D Mid at JHU)
  • 2007 D1 National Champions
  • 2009, 2009 Team Captain
  • JMU Men’s Lacrosse Unsung Hero Award (hardest worker on the team

ERIC SPALLINA

  • 26 Year Elementary Teacher for Uniondale
  • 91 Lacrosse Head Coach 17 years
  • Islip Youth Lacrosse Coach 7 years
  • Played D1 Lacrosse at Hofstra University

2029

Doug Meehan

  • Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Bayport Blue Point
  • 2019 Section XI head coach of the year at BBP
  • 2018 Section XI assistant varsity coach of the year at BBP
  • 2015 Section XI  JV coach of the year at Rocky Point
  • Travel lacrosse coach for 10+ years
  • SUNY Cortland-3x captain, all conference, led national champion runner up in ground balls
  • Sayville lacrosse ’09-Captain, All-County Mid, Suffolk County champion (MVP of the game), Long Island champion (MVP of the game)
  • Current Physical education and heath education teacher at BBP

Christian Doller

  • Founder of Sayville Boy’s Lacrosse Program 1998
  • Sayville Varsity Head Coach 2000-2015; 2018-Present
  • Farmingdale State College Defensive Coordinator 2016-2018
  • Farmingdale State Defense Ranked 2nd Nationally in Caused Turnover
  • 2x Suffolk County Championship
  • 15X Super Six Champs
  • Long Island Champion 2009
  • 5x Suffolk County Coach of the Year
  • 11x Super Six Champions
  • U.S Lacrosse NILA Coach of the Year 2012
  • 3x North/South Suffolk All-Star Coach
  • 100+ College Lacrosse players produced
  • 208 Varsity Wins
  • Director/Founder of East Coast Elite

Mike Scherz

  • Patchogue Medford Varsity Goalie 99-01
  • Dowling College goalie 2001 – 2005
  • PAL Patchogue Medford Head Coach (2015 – Present) 2026 and 2029 Teams

2028

Chris Pickel

  • Stony Brook University 2017-Present
  • 2x America East Offensive Player of the Week
  • Bayport Blue Point High School 2013-2016
  • U.S Lacrosse All-American 2016
  • SCLA Most Outstanding Midfielder of the Year 2016
  • Bayport Blue Point All-County Winner 2016
  • Newsday All-Long Island Second Team 2016

Jake Weinman

  • Marist Men’s Lacrosse 2017-2020
  • MAAC All Rookie Team
  • Bayport Lacrosse Team Captain
  • 2x All-Division

Austin Pinto

  • Bayport JV Coach 2024
  • Connetquot JV coach 2023
  • 2015 All County & Defensive Player of the Year’
  • 2016 NJCAA  All-American
  • Adelphi Lacrosse 2017-2018

2027

Christian Doller

  • Founder of Sayville Boy’s Lacrosse Program 1998
  • Sayville Varsity Head Coach 2000-2015; 2018-Present
  • Farmingdale State College Defensive Coordinator 2016-2018
  • Farmingdale State Defense Ranked 2nd Nationally in Caused Turnover
  • 2x Suffolk County Championship
  • Long Island Champion 2009
  • 15X Super Six Champs
  • 5x Suffolk County Coach of the Year
  • 11x Super Six Champions
  • U.S Lacrosse NILA Coach of the Year 2012
  • 3x North/South Suffolk All-Star Coach
  • 100+ College Lacrosse players produced
  • 208 Varsity Wins
  • Director/Founder of East Coast Elite

Mike Luce

  • Bayport varsity Head coach 2006-2018
  • Current Bayport assistant varsity coach 
  • 3x Suffolk county coach of the year
  • 2011 Bayport county, Long Island and down state champion
  • 10+ years of coaching travel lacrosse
  • 91 Wolfpack World Series champion coach
  • 2000 graduate of downing lacrosse
  • 2000 all American
  • 1995 Graduate of Sachem Lacrosse
  • 1995 sachem county, Long Island and down state champion 

Austin Pinto

  • Bayport JV Coach 2024
  • Connetquot JV coach 2023
  • 2015 All County & Defensive Player of the Year’
  • 2016 NJCAA  All-American
  • Adelphi Lacrosse 2017-2018
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2026

John Greaney

  • Babylon HS Head Coach 2011-2021
  • 4x Suffolk County Champs
  • 2X Long Island Champ
  • St. Dominic Head Varsity Coach 2007-2009
  • Catholic School AAA Champions
  • University of Norte Dame Men’s Lacrosse 2003-2007
  • Current Babylon MS Head Boys Coach

MIKE SOFIA

  • 2023-Sachem North Head Coach
  • Sachem North Lacrosse 2013-2015
  • NYIT Men’s Lacrosse 2016-2019
  • NYIT Men’s Lacrosse Captain 2018,2019
  • 2X East Coast Conference Champions 

 

 

2025

Corey Clifford

  • West Islip high school  Class of 2008
  • Senior year all county and team captain
    2008 Suffolk county championship game MVP
  • 3 time Suffolk Champion
  • 2x Long Island and State Champ
  • 1x National Champ
  • Been coaching travel lacrosse 4 years.
  • 2 years with fighting ducks
  • 2 years Long Island rush
  • Coached within west Islip since graduating

Rob Johnson

  • Bayport-Blue Point Lacrosse 
  • All-Division, All-County
  • Senior Captain
  • Manhattan Men’s Lacrosse Defense
  • 4 year player (41 games)
  • 89 GBs, 30 Caused Turnovers, 1 Goal, 2 assists 

GOALIE COACH

MIKE KAMINSKI

  • 2009 All-County Sayville HS
  • 2009 Long Island Champion
  • 4-year Starter at Cortland State
  • 2011 2nd Team All-American
  • 2X All-American
  • 2012 Division 3 National Goalie of the Year
  • Cortland Assistant Coach 2013-2014
  • SUNYAC ALL-Decade Team

LOU RILEY

  • 2X All-American
  • 2012 D2 National Champion 
  • 2X Dowling Men’s Lacrosse MVP
  • Dowling College Men’s Athlete of the Year
  • Dowling Assist Coach
  • Smithtown West Varsity Assistant
  • Current West Islip MS Coach
  • 10 years Faceoff Training Experience