COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Alex Smith (9th Year)
Assistant Coach: Dan Johnson (4th Year)

CAPTAINS

• Senior Benjamin Riggs (Plainville, Mass./King Philip Regional)
• Junior Taylor Wiercinski (Groton, Mass./Lawrence Academy)

RETURNING 2025 STAT LEADERS

• Senior Sean Murphy (Medway, Mass./Medway), 15 goals, 13 assists, 34 ground balls, 14 caused turnovers
• Senior Gavin Proutt (Baltimore, Md./Boys' Latin School of Maryland), 26 ground balls, 16 caused turnovers
• Senior Benjamin Riggs (Plainville, Mass./King Philip Regional), 15 ground balls, 13 caused turnovers
• Junior Paul Mannke (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham), 27 ground balls, 16 caused turnovers
• Junior Taylor Wiercinski (Groton, Mass./Lawrence Academy), 28 ground balls, 12 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Andrew Burke (Portland, Maine/Deering), 29 ground balls
• Sophomore Noah Poirier (Dalton, Mass./Wahconah Regional), 24 faceoff wins, 15 ground balls

RETURNING 2025 AWARD WINNERS

• Sophomore Andrew Burke (Portland, Maine/Deering), NE10 All-Rookie Team
• Sophomore Ethan Drake (Greenfield Park, Quebec/Champlain Lennoxville), NE10 All-Rookie Team
• Sophomore Noah Veroneau (South Portland, Maine/Thornton Academy), NE10 All-Rookie Team

FAST FACTS
While 70.6% of the 2025 team's offensive production was lost to graduation, much of the defensive and midfield corps return, among them five of the top seven in ground balls and five of the top six in caused turnovers ... 19 regulars from last year's lineup are back ... the Purple Knights were top 11 in the nation in man-up offense (5th), caused turnovers per game (9th) and man-down defense (11th) ... in all, 32 underclassmen dominate a 53-man roster ... a four-man goalkeeping group has seen a total of 19 career outings without making a start ... Saint Michael's takes on a five-game non-league slate, including three games at home, to begin the season before opening Northeast 10 Conference play by visiting two-time defending national champion Adelphi University on March 15.
 
KEY DATES

• Season Opener: Friday at Frostburg State University
• Home Opener: Feb. 27 vs. Roberts Wesleyan University
• NE10 Opener: March 15 at Adelphi
• 2025 NCAA Tournament Opponents: March 15 at Adelphi, March 28 vs. Pace University, April 1 at Saint Anselm College, April 18 vs. Bentley University
• Postseason: Six-team NE10 Championship begins on April 25 and concludes on May 2