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Scott Marr is in his sixth season as the University at Albany’s head men’s lacrosse coach. In 2005, Marr led the Great Danes to their third consecutive America East Conference Tournament championship and NCAA berth. His team ranked sixth nationally in scoring offense at 11.63 goals per game and led the conference for the second straight season. UAlbany also defeated three top-20 squads, including ninth-ranked Massachusetts, during the regular season. Coach Marr guided the UAlbany program to the school’s first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in 2003. The Great Danes tied a school record for single-season victories with a 10-6 overall won-loss mark. The 2004 squad also posted 10 victories and finished seventh in the nation in team scoring before losing to eventual national champion Syracuse in the NCAA's first round. Marr produced significant results in his second year at the helm. UAlbany captured the 2002 America East regular-season title with a 9-7 record. Albany’s six-win improvement from the previous season was the best one-year turnaround in the program’s history. He was recognized for his efforts by being voted America East coach of the year. Marr will serve as one of three assistants for the 2006 U.S. Men's Lacrosse Team. Syracuse's John Desko will serve as the U.S. team's head coach. The 2006 International Lacrosse Federation World Championship will be held in London, Ontario from July 13-22. As an assistant on Dick Edell’s Maryland staff for six years, Marr served as both assistant coach and offensive coordinator. Maryland made five NCAA Tournament appearances during that period and was the Division I national runner-up in 1995, 1997 and 1998. The Terrapins shattered the school’s single-season scoring record with 236 goals when the program captured the ‘98 Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament titles. Maryland’s attack averaged 12.5 goals under Marr’s direction from 1995-2000. All-Americans Matt Hahn and Andrew Whipple became two of the most storied scorers in school history. Marr began his coaching career as the University of Delaware’s offensive coordinator, where he worked with the school’s all-time scorer Anthony DiMarzo. From 1992-94, the Blue Hens captured three consecutive North Atlantic Conference championships and earned a top-20 national ranking in each season. Marr was also an assistant on the United States team that won the 1999 World Cup. As a collegiate player at Johns Hopkins University, Marr was an attackman on the 1987 national championship squad and the ‘89 national runner-up team. The Blue Jays garnered four straight NCAA berths during his career. He received a B.S. in social and behavorial sciences in 1991. A native of Yorktown, N.Y., Marr was a high school All-American who twice led his team to the state’s semifinal round. He and his wife, Traci, a special education teacher, have three children, Kyle, Jordyn and Keeley.
John Svec, who works with UAlbany’s defense, is in his fifth year as an assistant coach on Scott Marr's staff. The Great Danes allowed 8.5 goals per game against America East Conference opponents in regular-season and postseason play. In 2004, UAlbany ranked eighth among the NCAA Division I leaders in man-down percentage (.819). Svec was a four-year letterman at Loyola College in Maryland from 1997-2001. He was positioned as a defenseman and as a member of the man-down unit as a junior and senior. The Greyhounds posted a 10-4 record and reached the 2001 NCAA quarterfinal round. Loyola made four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including the 1998 Final Four. A native of Arnold, Md., Svec earned a B.A. in elementary education.
Chris Kivlen begins his first season as an assistant coach. Kivlen, one of four captains on last year's UAlbany team, earned four varsity letters as a defenseman. He played on three America East Conference championship teams. A native of Huntington Station, N.Y, Kivlen was a 16-game starter on the 2005 squad that made its third consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. He had 19 ground balls and one assist as a senior. Kivlen earned his B.A. in communication with a minor in business administration in May 2005. He received all-league recognition on the scholastic level at Walt Whitman High.
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