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Brian Schneider Joins Women's Lacrosse Staff as Assistant Coach
8/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brian Schneider, a former assistant coach with the Columbia women's lacrosse program and the Yale men's lacrosse team, will join Brown University women's lacrosse as an assistant coach, head coach Keely McDonald '00 announced on Tuesday.
"I am thrilled to add Brian Schneider to our staff for 2016. He has an outstanding resume in the league and his values are a match for Brown women's lacrosse," McDonald said. "He has proven success as a defensive coordinator and with goalies in the men's and women's game. He is a tireless recruiter, and I have no doubt he will help Brown women's lacrosse achieve at the highest level. We welcome him with excitement to the Brown Lacrosse Family."
Schneider served as an assistant coach with the Columbia University women's team during the 2014 and 2015 seasons after working as an assistant coach with the Yale University men's program for three seasons from 2011-13. He helped the Bulldogs win back-to-back Ivy League men's lacrosse tournament titles in 2012 and 2013.
"I want to thank Coach McDonald for the opportunity to come to Brown. I could not be more grateful and excited to come to such a prestigious university and program," Schneider said. "I am looking forward to contributing to the athletic and academic excellence already in place here."
While at Columbia, Schneider mentored goalkeeper Kelsey Gedin who earned Second Team All-Ivy honors in 2015. Gedin led the Ancient Eight in save percentage (47.7 percent), total saves (137), and saves per game (9.13).
During his time at Yale, Schneider focused his work on the team's goalies and helped the Bulldogs make consecutive appearances in the NCAA Championship in 2012 and 2013. Yale reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament in 2013 and posted a 33-14 record over his three seasons.
A native of Rockville, Md., and a product of Georgetown Preparatory School, Schneider played collegiately as a goalie at Hofstra University from 2005-09. He earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Hofstra in 2009 and attained a master's degree in print journalism from Northwestern University in 2010.
