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Mike Foderaro

  • Title
    Head Men's Lacrosse Coach
Mike Foderaro coached for seven seasons as Greensboro College’s head men’s lacrosse coach from 2014-2021.
 
Personal
•    Native of Salisbury, MD
•    Family Includes: Wife, Amanda and two young daughters
 
At Greensboro College
•    Named head coach in May 2014
•    45-58 (.437) career record  
•    SEILC Coach of the Year (2015)
•    Led team to semifinals of inaugural USA South Athletic Conference Tournament in 2018
•    USA South Coach of the Year (2021)
•    Best Record in 30-year school history of 10-3 (2021)
 
Player Development at Greensboro College
•    Ten All-SEILC Selections
•    One SEILC Offensive Player of the Year
•    One SEILC Newcomer of the Year
•    16 USA South All-Conference Selections
•    One USA South All-Tournament Selection
 
Season Synopsis

2021: Finished with a 10-3 overall record, tying for the most wins in a season since 2009 and best winning percentage in school history, earning a spot in the USA South Tournament. Three players earned All-USA South First Team Honors and one All-USA South East Division honoree.

2020: The Pride men's lacrosse team posted an overall record of 5-3, including a win over NCAA Division I Hampton University, before the season was cut short due to COVID-19.

2019: The Pride men's lacrosse team posted a 7-10 overall record while going 2-5 in USA South Athletic Conference play. Following the season, four players were named to the All-Conference teams.

2018: For the first time in program and conference history the Pride men competed as members of the USA South Athletic Conference. As the season progressed, Foderaro’s team posted an overall record of 9-9, while going 3-3 in USA South play. Following the season, Greensboro placed seven players on the inaugural All-Conference teams, while Justin Matthews was named to the All-Tournament team after the Pride’s run to the tournament semifinals.
 
2017:  Finished the season with a 3-13 record. Following the season, three Pride players were named to the All-SEILC team, including the league's Newcomer of the Year.
 
2016: Led the Pride to an overall record of 5-11 and had one player named to All-SEILC Team. Following the season, four players were named to the All-SEILC team.
 
2015: Led the Pride men’s lacrosse team to a 6-9 record in just his first season, while competing in the SEILC. Following the season, Foderaro was named SEILC Coach of the Year, while one of his players was named Offensive Player of the Year.
 
Prior to Greensboro College
 
Prior to joining the Pride, Foderaro spent seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Mount Olive, an NCAA Division II program and members of the Conference Carolinas.
 
Foderaro was a part of the Trojans coaching staff since men’s lacrosse was added to the varsity slate, in the 2012-2013 season. During his time with the Trojans, Foderaro coached six all-conference selections and helped produce a defensive unit that was ranked second nationally in NCAA Division II lacrosse, in man-down situations, and fourth in scoring defense. In the 2014 season, Foderaro helped lead the Trojans to a 13-3 overall mark and 3-1 record in Conference Carolinas play, earning the program's first-ever national ranking of #15 in the USILA Division II Poll.

Foderaro played for the Pride men’s lacrosse team from 2005 to 2009, before serving as an assistant coach for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
 
During his playing career with the Pride, Foderaro was named a team captain three times, while being named the team’s most valuable player in each of his final two seasons. Foderaro has his name all over the Pride men’s lacrosse record books for goalkeepers, including third in career wins.

Coaching History at Greensboro College

Season               Overall                          USA South             Post Season
2015                     6-9                                   N/A                               
2016                     5-11                                 N/A                               
2017                     3-13                                 N/A
2018                     9-9                                   3-3                        USAS Semifinals                                                
2019                     7-10                                 2-5     
2020                     5-3                                   0-0
2021                     10-3                                 6-2                        USAS Semifinals 
Totals                    45-58                              11-10                                                 
                              (.437)                              (.524)