Our Staff

Program Info

Taylor Wray • Head Coach

A four-time Northeast Conference Coach of the Year, Taylor Wray enters his 10th season as head coach for the Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse team in Spring 2021. Wray was named the head men's lacrosse coach at Saint Joseph's University on August 1, 2011, becoming the fourth coach in the program's history.

The winningest coach in Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse program history, Wray owns a nine-year record of 73-56 and has produced four 11-win seasons over the last seven years. He has coached three All-Americans in face-off specialist Zach Cole (Inside Lacrosse Second Team, 2020), goalkeeper Mike Adler (Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention, 2020), and attackman Mike Rastivo (USILA Honorable Mention, 2016).

Currently 28-8 in six NEC regular seasons, including a blistering 17-1 record from 2014-16, Wray has coached three consecutive NEC Offensive Player of the Year selections from 2014-16, the 2016 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, and two NEC Rookie of the Year selections (2015, 2019) in addition to 47 NEC All-Conference picks (19 First Team, 17 Second Team, 11 Rookie Team) and four NEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

Under Wray’s direction, the Hawks have reached the NEC postseason four times in six total seasons and have reached the title game three times, in 2015, 2016, and 2018.

Scott Meehan • Assistant Coach

Scott Meehan (Washington and Lee '12) was named the offensive coordinator on the Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse coaching staff on January 11, 2019 and enters his third season in 2021.

"I'm excited to announce Scott Meehan as our new offensive coordinator," said Saint Joseph's head coach Taylor Wray. "I've seen first-hand the job that he did at conference opponent Mount St. Mary's, and he gets incredibly high praise from head coach Dan Chemotti from his time at Richmond. The thing that stuck out most to me about Scott during the interview process is the passion he has for coaching and his love of teaching the game."

In a shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19, Meehan worked with rookie attackmen Levi Anderson (15g, 9a) and Matt Bohmer (14g, 6a), who averaged 3.4 and 2.9 points per game, respectively, through seven contests. As a unit, SJU’s offense put up 72 goals on the year for an average of over 10 goals per game and scored double-digit goals in six of seven total competitions as the Hawks went 5-2 overall.

In a 2019 season in which SJU finished the year 7-7, Meehan guided freshman attackman Ryan Doran (18g, 11a) to NEC All-Rookie Team honors. Doran finished his first collegiate season tied for first on the squad in goals and shots (67) and ranked second in assists, points (29), shots on goal (41), and man-up goals (4). He also added an impressive 33 ground balls, which ranked second on the entire squad, in 14 starts on the attack.

Mike Rastivo • Assistant Coach

All-time Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse great Mike Rastivo enters his first season as an assistant coach in 2022.

The former Saint Joseph's All-American and NEC Player of the Year, Rastivo, returns to St. Joe’s after spending the past year and a half at LIU where his offense finished offense ranked 8th in goals/game, 2nd in shot percentage, and 10th in points per game nationally.

Prior to his time with the Sharks, he spent one season as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater.

Rastivo was a four-year starting attackman on Hawk Hill from 2014-18, and as an assistant coach for the Hawks, focused his efforts on offensive player development, coordination of substitutions, and face-off game.

In a shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19, Rastivo worked with Hawks’ rookie attackmen Levi Anderson (15g, 9a) and Matt Bohmer (14g, 6a), who averaged 3.4 and 2.9 points per game, respectively, through seven contests. As a unit, SJU’s offense put up 72 goals on the year for an average of over 10 goals per game and scored double-digit goals in six of seven total competitions as the Hawks went 5-2 overall.

Anthony Joaquim • Volunteer Assistant Coach

Joaquim joins the staff for his first collegiate coaching role in 2022, while simultaneous playing for the NLL’s Philadelphia Wings.

A 2017 graduate of Saint Joseph's University, Joaquim played in all 62 games of his four-year career, which remains tied for second in program history in career games played. The Guelph, Ontario native recorded 140 ground balls and 35 caused turnovers to go with 26 points on 16 goals and 10 assists in his time spent as a short stick defensive midfielder on Hawk Hill.

He went on to make his professional debut with the NLL's New England Black Wolves in 2018 before playing with the NLL's Philadelphia Wings in 2019, 2020, and 2021. He also spent the 2020 season on the Philadelphia Barrage.

Joaquim was drafted in the first round of the entry draft in 2017 to the Black Wolves and selected in the sixth round of the 2018 expansion draft to the Wings.