PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Abbey head varsity lacrosse Coach Al Brown recently earned his 400th career win when the Ravens defeated Hyde School of Connecticut on April 6.
Mr. Brown, …
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Abbey head varsity lacrosse Coach Al Brown recently earned his 400th career win when the Ravens defeated Hyde School of Connecticut on April 6.
Mr. Brown, who is also the athletics director and head football coach at the Abbey, came into the 2016 season needing only two wins to put him over the 400-win mark. Following a 9-4 win over Bishop Hendricken on April 2, the Ravens bested Hyde, 15-4, to give Brown his landmark victory.
Brown's career coaching lacrosse began in 1978 at Rutgers Prep. From there, he helmed the programs at Northfield Mt. Hermon, Vermont Academy, Alfred University and Bates College before joining Portsmouth Abbey in 2001.
With the team's two recent wins, Brown's record at the Abbey stands at 168-66. Since 2001, he has led the Ravens to one SENE championship and seven Eastern Independent League (EIL) championships, and he has been recognized as EIL Coach of the Year twice. He was also named US Lacrosse Coach of the Year, Eastern New England Region, in 2010 and 2013.
While at Alfred University, Mr. Brown competed in the NCAA Division III championship tournament four times and the ECAC championships twice, winning the ECAC Upstate title in 1995. He was named NCAA D-III Coach of the Year in 1990 following a record-breaking 15-2 season.
Mr. Brown is a 1975 graduate of C.W. Post College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education. He played lacrosse all four years at C.W. Post, earning All-American honors as a defenseman in 1973 and 1974. He also holds a master's degree in physical education from Adelphi University.
"I am grateful to reach the 400-win mark," said Mr. Brown, "but my greatest reward from coaching has been my connection to the student-athletes, schools and assistant coaches I have worked with over the past 38 years. My family, in particular my wife, Linda, has been very involved with my coaching, and I am grateful for their support."
Mr. Brown will be recognized in January 2017 at the U.S. Lacrosse Convention in Baltimore, Md. as a member of the Century Club, which honors milestones in coaching careers.