Mount St. Mary's University

Former Dartmouth assistant coach and defensive coordinator Matthew Dugan will joined head coach Chris Ryan as a member of the Mount St. Mary's men's lacrosse staff ahead of the 2024 season.
 
A lengthy resume, Dugan has seen experience all over the East Coast including being a former four-year Division I lacrosse player for Marist. A lifelong passion of sports and a dedicated student of the game, Dugan has assisted coaches at the University of Tampa, Bucknell, and Dartmouth.
 
In his last season with Dartmouth, Dugan assisted in the team's success posting an above .500 winning percentage, their first since 2008. As defensive coordinator in 2019 for Dartmouth, Dugan created and implemented successful game plans and scouting reports that helped his team achieve allowing roughly eight goals per game. Per the academic side, he holds his teams to a high standard as his focus is to mold young athletes into responsible young men on and off the field.
 
He assisted in Bucknell University's 2018 regular season Patriot League champion campaign along with assisting the University of Tampa in 2015, 2016, and 2017 to NCAA tournament appearances with the 2016 and 2017 teams reaching the semifinals.
 
Matthew is a 2013 graduate from Marist College, starting four years for the Red Fox earning a varsity letter all four years. During his senior year he started all 14 games as the primary-face-off man winning 140 of 253 draws, posted a team high 75 ground balls which ranked third in the MAAC at the time, and won more than 10 face-offs during a game seven different times. Dugan earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Finance in May, 2013.
 
Mount St. Mary's men's lacrosse begins competition in February of 2024.