Mike Pressler

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Mike Pressler is the head coach of the Bryant University Bulldogs men's lacrosse team. Formerly, he coached at Duke University for 16 seasons, but resigned in the wake of allegations of rape against three athletes in the program. Pressler compiled a 153-82 record at Duke, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference championship three times, while leading his team to 10 NCAA tournament appearances as well as the Division I men's national championship game in 2005. Pressler was voted ACC Coach of the Year three times and also was honored as the U.S.I.L.A. National Coach of the Year in 2005.^[1]

Before his head coaching job at Duke in 1991, Pressler served as assistant coach at Army and later held the head coaching posts at VMI and Ohio Wesleyan, leading to his overall record of 229-102 in 22 seasons as a head coach. Pressler attended Washington & Lee University and was a four year starter on both the football and lacrosse teams.^[1]