After earning two all-conference honors as a goalkeeper at New England College, Nick Acquaviva is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Lycoming College men's lacrosse team.
“Nick will be a great addition to our program,” Hodgson said. “I believe our young defense and goalies will benefit from him tremendously.”
Acquaviva was a four-year starter for the Pilgrims and earned back-to-back all-conference honors, taking honorable mention honors from The Commonwealth Coast Conference as a junior and second team accolades from the North Atlantic Conference as a senior.
“I am excited to start my coaching career at Lycoming, a school that has shown great success over the last decade and a half,” Acquaviva said. “I hope my hard work will help the Warriors continue that success.”
Acquaviva paced the Pilgrims to 37 wins in his five years at New England College, including a redshirt year in 2010, and he capped it by helping the team to the NAC title as a senior, as he made 11 saves in the NAC championship game, an 18-7 win over Castleton State. He was named the NAC Tournament MVP.
Acquaviva finished his career with 73 starts, 775 saves - 20th in NCAA Division III history - and a .586 save percentage.
After his junior year, Acquaviva was also selected to participate in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis.
Originally from Syracuse, N.Y., Acquaviva earned a Bachelor of Science in physical education from New England College in 2011. He resides in Williamsport.
