Bentley Falcons

Men's Lacrosse

Jim Murphy

Head Men's Lacrosse Coach

 

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Now in his 19th season as the only varsity men’s lacrosse coach in Bentley University history, Jim Murphy has led the Falcons to an overall record of 147-101 with a 100-46 mark in Northeast-10 Conference play during his tenure.

Bentley’s 2010 postseason berth was the 13th time a Murphy led team has made the NE-10 playoffs, and the ninth time in 10 years. His teams have finished with a winning record in the NE-10 Conference in 13 of 17 seasons in the league, including eight of the last 10. The Falcons have been ranked in the final edition of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s Division II coaches poll the last two years.

Murphy was named the 2009 NE-10 and New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division II Coach of the Year after leading the Falcons a 9-4 record and the first of two straight appearances in the NE-10 semifinals.
           
He has been named the NEILA Division II and NE-10 Coach of the Year four times each, and has led the Falcons to four NE-10 regular season championships and three postseason titles. The Falcons won their first 20 NE-10 regular season games in the team’s first two and a half years in the league before finally dropping a contest to eventual league-champion Le Moyne in the 1997 campaign. In all, Murphy and the Falcons were 31-2 in the NE-10 from 1994-98.

Throughout his tenure, Murphy has coached six USILA All-Americans, 21 first team All-Conference choices and two NE-10 Players of the Year. He has also seen two of his players drafted by the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse.     

Murphy also serves as the Bentley athletic department’s equipment and operations manager and has also been a consultant for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse since 2003. 
    
Murphy is a 1986 graduate of Plymouth State College. He played three years of lacrosse and soccer at Brandeis University before  transferring to Plymouth State, where he lettered in both sports for one season. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Education from Plymouth State.

In 2001, Murphy was inducted to Billerica High School’s Hall of Fame, where he also played lacrosse and soccer. Murphy, 48, currently resides in his hometown of Billerica with his wife, Kelly Jo. 

 

 

The Murphy Record

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0VERALL

NORTHEAST-10

Year

W

L

PCT

W

L

PCT

Finish

1993

5

4

.556

 

 

 

 

1994

10

2

.833

6

0

1.000

1st

1995

12

4

.750

6

0

1.000

1st

1996

14

3

.824

6

0

1.000

1st

1997

10

7

.588

6

1

.857

2nd

1998

11

5

.688

7

1

.875

t-1st

1999

3

8

.273

2

5

.286

6th

2000

6

7

.462

4

4

.500

5th

2001

7

7

.500

6

4

.600

5th

2002

7

7

.500

7

3

.700

t-3rd

2003

8

6

.571

7

3

.700

4th

2004

11

4

.733

8

2

.800

3rd

2005

8

6

.571

7

3

.700

4th

2006

6

7

.462

6

4

.600

5th

2007

4

8

.333

3

6

.333

t-7th

2008

2009

7

9

7

4

.500

.692

5

7

5

2

.500

.777

6th

3rd

2010

Totals

9

147

5

 101

.643

.593

7

100

3

46

.700

.684

 4th


 

Chris Marmiani 

Asst. Men's Lacrosse Coach

 

Chris Marmiani is entering his seventh full season as an assistant coach with the Falcons after multiple stints volunteering as an offensive, defensive and special teams coach while serving in Bentley's Purchasing and Contract Services Deparment from 1999-2004.

Marmiani graduated from New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) in 1992 with an A.A.S. and B.S. in Business Management. A four-year starter for the Penmen, he returned from a season-ending knee injury his junior year to captain the team his senior season and earn All-New England and team MVP honors.

Marmiani, 39, still resides in his hometown of Billerica and is active in the community, volunteering in the youth lacrosse program. He is also an active member of the Eastern Massachusetts Lacrosse Officials Association and officiates high school and youth lacrosse game when scheduling allows.

When not pursuing his career as an Operations Manager with Sodexho Corporation, Marmiani enjoys spending time with his son Domenic, family and friends and continuing to compete in lacrosse at the club level.

 

Michael Creonte 

Asst. Men's Lacrosse Coach

 

Michael Creonte returns to the Falcons' coaching staff for his fourth season in 2010. A 2005 Bentley graduate, Creonte was a standout defenseman for the Falcons, earning Northeast-10 All-Conference honors his junior and senior seasons and serving as a team captain for two years while also playing on the Falcons' football team.

Before returning to Bentley, Creonte coached youth lacrosse in Waltham and coached youth to high school players at the Elite Camp last summer.

Creonte, 27, resides in his hometown of Waltham with his wife, Sandy.

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