Coaching Staff

Head Coach Matt Kerwick

Assistant Coach T.W. Johnson

Assistant Coach Jim Morrissey

Assistant Coach Terry Muffley

Head Coach Matt Kerwick '90

Matt Kerwick ’90 returned to his alma mater in 2001 and has had a considerable impact on the lives of Hobart men during his tenure. In six seasons, he has led the Statesmen to their 24th and 25th NCAA Tournament appearances and a second conference championship, while mentoring 22 all-conference selections and the 2005 ECAC Rookie of the Year.

One of the rising stars in lacrosse coaching circles, Kerwick was an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team at the 2006 International Lacrosse Federation World Championship. The Americans brought home the silver medal.

Last season, his Statesmen finished second in the nation in extra-man offense, scoring 51.2 percent of the time. Hobart was also among the top 25 in scoring offense (14th) and faceoff winning percentage (.510). Individually, attackman Jamie Kirk '08 led the nation in assists with a Hobart Division I record 38, while attackman Daryl Veltman and midfielder Chris David earned All-ECAC honors.

In 2005, Kerwick guided the Statesmen through their first season in the ultra-competitive ECAC Lacrosse League. Individually, senior defenseman Greg McCarthy '05 became the first Statesman named to the Tewaaraton Award preseason watch list and the first two-time All-American for Hobart since the program moved to Division I in 1995, while Veltman '08 was named the league’s Rookie of the Year after scoring a team-leading 50 points.

In 2004, Kerwick and the Statesmen finished second in the Patriot League regular season and tournament standings. Hobart received its second at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament on the strength of a 9-6 record that included wins over No. 9 Cornell and No. 13 Army.

During his first season, Kerwick guided the Statesmen to the Patriot League crown and was named the league’s Coach of the Year.

In 12 seasons as a collegiate head coach, Kerwick sports a career record of 90-78 for a .536 winning percentage. Among active Division I coaches, he ranks in the top 25 in both career wins and career winning percentage.

Kerwick returned to his alma mater following three seasons as an assistant coach at Georgetown University. With the Hoyas, he served as the offensive coordinator. Georgetown earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament in each of Kerwick’s three seasons, advancing to the semifinals in 1999 for the first time in the program’s history. During his tenure, the Hoyas were 36-9 (.800) and 3-3 in the postseason, including a 14-12 first round win over Cornell on Hobart’s Boswell Field in 2000.

Prior to his time in Washington, Kerwick spent three seasons as the head coach of the Alfred University lacrosse program. Under his leadership, the Saxons reached the postseason each year, earning a spot in the 1997 NCAA Tournament field and 1996 and 1998 ECAC Upstate New York Tournament berths. Alfred was 25-17 (.595) in his three seasons. Following his 1996 Super Six Lacrosse League Coach of the Year Award, Kerwick was named the 1997 “Babe” Kraus Division III Coach of the Year.

Kerwick moved to Alfred following one season as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his stint with the Quakers, he spent three seasons as the head coach at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va. Kerwick led the Yellow Jackets to a 27-14 record (.659), at the time the three most successful seasons in the program’s history.

As a player for the Statesmen, he was a member of four Division III National Championship teams, was a two-time USILA All-American, and earned the 1989 NCAA Tournament MVP Award. He was also a four-year letterwinner on the Hobart hockey team, serving as a captain for both squads during his senior year. He capped off his collegiate career with the William C. Stiles ’43 Award, given to the Hobart senior student-athlete for leadership, determination, and character.

In addition to collegiate lacrosse, Kerwick played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1991 through 1996. He was a two-time recipient of the Baltimore Thunder’s Unsung Hero Award (1991 and ’92) and was an All-Star selection in 1992.

Kerwick and his wife, Mary, live in Geneva with their sons, Thomas and Sean.

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Assistant Coach T.W. Johnson

T.W. Johnson returns for his fourth season as the Statesmen’s top assistant coach. He joined the Hobart staff following three seasons as the head coach at Limestone College.

During his tenure with the Saints, Johnson posted an impressive record of 41-7 (.854), including a perfect 19-0 in Deep South Conference play and 9-0 in the Deep South Tournament. The 2004 “Babe” Kraus Division II Coach of the Year led Limestone to three consecutive conference championships and three straight NCAA Division II Championship games, including the 2002 title.

Johnson mentored 22 All-Deep South selections, including three straight Deep South Players of the Year. He also coached 16 USILA All-Americans, including two Division II Players of the Year.

Prior to his time at Limestone, Johnson served as an assistant coach at Lynchburg College for five years, helping the Hornets to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1999.

A native of Chesapeake, Va., Johnson is a 1996 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history. The three-year starting defenseman served as team captain as a senior. In 1995, he led the Tigers to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. In 1998, he earned a master’s degree in education from Lynchburg.

Johnson lives in Geneva with his wife, Elizabeth, and their daughter, Abigail.

Assistant Coach Jim Morrissey

Jim Morrissey joined the Hobart coaching staff in the fall of 2006. A former assistant coach at Syracuse and Cornell, Morrissey was a two-time All-American as a player for the Orange.

Morrissey began his coaching career with a single season stint at Cornell, before returning to his alma mater prior to the 1999 season. As a member of the SU coaching staff, he helped the Orange to a 12-5 record and a national runner up finish in his first season. In 2000, Morrissey and Syracuse ran up a 15-1 record and captured the national championship. He left the coaching field following that season, spending the next six years in corporate sales.

No stranger to championship rings, Morrissey won two titles as an attackman for the Orange in 1993 and 1995. A two-time honorable mention All-American, Morrissey represented Syracuse in the 1996 North-South All-Star Classic, capping a career that saw him score 106 goals and earn 70 assists. He graduated from Syracuse in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

In addition to his collegiate playing experience, Morrissey played three seasons in the indoor National Lacrosse League with the Syracuse Smash. In 15 career games, he registered nine goals and 21 assists and collected 51 loose balls. Morrissey also spent two seasons with the Rochester Rattlers of the outdoor Major League Lacrosse.

Assistant Coach Terry Muffley

Now in his sixth season as a volunteer assistant coach for the lacrosse team, Terry Muffley boasts more than three decades of coaching experience. He also has served as the defensive line coach for the Hobart football team for the past nine seasons.

With the lacrosse team, Muffley works primarily with the team’s faceoff specialists. This season, he’ll mentor Face-off Yearbook preseason All-ECAC pick Dan Spinella. The senior, who also plays fullback for the football team, has ranked in the top 30 in the nation in each of the past two seasons, including a fourth-place finish in 2006.

On the gridiron, Muffley has helped the Statesmen to six conference championships, six NCAA Tournament apperances, and the 2003 ECAC North Atlantic Bowl Championship.

A veteran high school coach, Muffley was a fixture on the Geneva High School sidelines for more than two decades, assisting the Panthers’ lacrosse team to three Section V Championships and the football team to two league titles, as well as coaching the volleyball team and assisting with the basketball team.

Muffley earned a bachelor’s degree from East Stroudsburg University.

A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps with service in Vietnam, Muffley recently retired following nearly 30 years as a teacher in the Geneva City School District. He lives in Geneva with his wife, Cindy. They have two children, Patrick and Bess.