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Noah Fossner
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Noah Fossner enters his first season as Lehigh assistant coach in 2022.
Fossner will serve as Lehigh’s goalie coach and assistant defensive coordinator following four seasons at his alma mater, the University of Delaware. The former All-American goaltender coached a Blue Hens’ defense that ranked in the top 20 nationally in 2019, 2020 and 2021 – including finishing ninth at the end of the 2019 and 2020 seasons. In 2021, Delaware led the CAA in goals against average and save percentage. Fossner mentored goalie Matt DeLuca, who earned multiple All-America honors and ranked in the top 15 nationally in save percentage, saves per game and goals against average in consecutive seasons. Fossner also coached defenseman Owen Grant, who was CAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2021.
Fossner has a wide breadth of experiences. Prior to Delaware, he was lacrosse operations coordinator at Harvard during the 2016-17 school year, overseeing day-to-day operations of the Crimson. The year prior, he was volunteer assistant coach and goalie coach at Boston University, as junior goaltender Christian Carson-Banister finished first in the Patriot League in several categories. Prior to BU, Fossner was at Delaware as assistant coach and defensive coordinator. His first coaching position was at Rutgers as volunteer assistant coach from July, 2011 to August, 2013. While there, Fossner mentored Kris Alleyne, who was named Big East Goalkeeper of the Year as a true freshman.
As a player, Fossner was a three-year starter and team captain, three-time CAA champion, three-time NCAA Tournament participation and 2017 NCAA Semifinalist. Fossner played in 51 career games and 3,003 minutes, posting 552 saves and allowing 483 goals. He ranks second all-time at Delaware in career minutes played, third in career goals against average (9.65), and sixth in career saves (552).
Fossner will serve as Lehigh’s goalie coach and assistant defensive coordinator following four seasons at his alma mater, the University of Delaware. The former All-American goaltender coached a Blue Hens’ defense that ranked in the top 20 nationally in 2019, 2020 and 2021 – including finishing ninth at the end of the 2019 and 2020 seasons. In 2021, Delaware led the CAA in goals against average and save percentage. Fossner mentored goalie Matt DeLuca, who earned multiple All-America honors and ranked in the top 15 nationally in save percentage, saves per game and goals against average in consecutive seasons. Fossner also coached defenseman Owen Grant, who was CAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2021.
Fossner has a wide breadth of experiences. Prior to Delaware, he was lacrosse operations coordinator at Harvard during the 2016-17 school year, overseeing day-to-day operations of the Crimson. The year prior, he was volunteer assistant coach and goalie coach at Boston University, as junior goaltender Christian Carson-Banister finished first in the Patriot League in several categories. Prior to BU, Fossner was at Delaware as assistant coach and defensive coordinator. His first coaching position was at Rutgers as volunteer assistant coach from July, 2011 to August, 2013. While there, Fossner mentored Kris Alleyne, who was named Big East Goalkeeper of the Year as a true freshman.
As a player, Fossner was a three-year starter and team captain, three-time CAA champion, three-time NCAA Tournament participation and 2017 NCAA Semifinalist. Fossner played in 51 career games and 3,003 minutes, posting 552 saves and allowing 483 goals. He ranks second all-time at Delaware in career minutes played, third in career goals against average (9.65), and sixth in career saves (552).
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