Quick Facts
Career Record: 62-78 (44%)
Seasons at NGU: 10 (Including 2024 Season)
Conference Carolinas Tournament Appearances: 6 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Alma Mater: Seton Hill University, '10
Corey Struss came to North Greenville University in 2014 as the inaugural head coach of the men's lacrosse
program. Since starting the program, Struss has guided the Crusaders to the highest contention on the national scale, finishing the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons receiving votes in the USILA Coaches Top 20 National Poll. With six straight appearances in the Conference Carolinas Tournament, the program had its best season in 2023, falling short of a conference championship by a goal.
As the head coach, Struss is the overseer of recruiting, practice planning, budgeting, fundraising, and scheduling. He is also a member of the NCAA Division II Men’s Lacrosse RAC Committee as well as the USILA Poll Committee, the Division II Coaches Connection Committee, and the Conference Carolinas Committee Chair. The program’s latest accolades include: a Conference Carolinas Championship appearance, a 10-7 record and had multiple USILA All-Americans. The team also recently boasted a cumulative GPA of a 3.10 in the 2022-2023 academic year.
In the last seven years, (2017-2023), Struss has coached:
- Four USA Lacrosse All-Americans
- 2021 Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year (Thomas Cecere – also named IMLCA All-Region)
- The 2017, 2021 and 2022 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year (Austin Dixon, Devin Napoli, and Hayden Moffat)
- Thirteen 1st Team All-Conference Players
- Nineteen 2nd Team All-Conference Players
- Spring 2019 Conference Carolinas Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Coach Struss came to North Greenville from Ohio Valley University, where he spent a year as assistant coach for the Fighting Scots. In 2012, Struss was named head coach of the Scots, where he spent two seasons. He graduated from Seton Hill University in 2010, where he was a three-year starting goalkeeper for the Griffins. As a player, the team captain collected numerous accolades including the “most improved” award in 2008, two-time team defensive MVP in 2009 & 2010, and was a 2010 All-ECC honorable mention. He helped lead the Griffins to a then program-high NCAA Division II of #6.
Corey Struss earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing from Seton Hill and a Masters of Arts in Education from Ohio Valley University in 2013. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA and is married to Amanda Struss, who played women's lacrosse at Seton Hill University. They have a two-year-old daughter named Corinne Lee Struss.
