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Dave Cottle is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently the head coach for the Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse team at the University of Maryland. He was formerly the head coach for the Loyola College lacrosse team.
[edit] College careerCottle attended Northern High School in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. He later enrolled at Salisbury State University in Salisbury, Maryland, where he played lacrosse from 1975 to 1978. During his playing career, he set numerous school and NCAA records. In his freshman season, 1975, Cottle led the nation in scoring, and became the second player in history to surpass 100 points in a season. As of 2008, he remains Salisbury's all-time leader in goals (179), assists (123) and points (302). He was named an All-American three years.[1] [edit] Coaching career[edit] Loyola CollegeCottle began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Salisbury and then as head coach at the Severn School, where he compiled a 26–9 record. In 1983, he took over as head coach at Loyola. In 1988, he led the Greyhounds to the NCAA tournament, and repeated the feat each subsequent season of his career at Loyola for a total of 14 appearances. Each of those years, the Greyhounds finished the season ranked in the top ten. In 1989, Cottle guided his team to become the only one in school history to finish the regular season undefeated. In 1990, Loyola advanced through the NCAA tournament to the final, before losing to Syracuse. The Greyhounds finished the 1994 season with a 11–2 record, one of their best in history, and recorded their first ever win over cross-town rival Johns Hopkins, 17–15.[1] In 1999, Loyola under Cottle became the first team with a top seeding to not advance to the NCAA semifinals (Final Four).[2] [edit] MarylandIn 2002, Cottle served his first season as head coach of Maryland. That year, they finished 9–4 and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament, but made an appearance each subsequent season to the presentday. In the 2003 season, the Terrapins appeared in the national tournament semifinals for the first time since 1998 and finished ranked number-three in the nation. The following season, Maryland won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship for the first time since 1998. In 2005, Cottle led the Terps to a second consecutive ACC title. Maryland again made Final Four appearances in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, Maryland had an attacking corps composed entirely of freshman, but advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals before being eliminated by Virginia in an overtime game.[1] The Terrapins finished each of his first seven seasons with a winning percentage of no less than 0.625. The team also has advanced to the NCAA tournament seven out of eight years. Despite this, Cottle has received criticism due to the absence of NCAA championships. The Terrapins have not secured a national title since 1975, despite being the largest school in the state of Maryland, a traditional bastion of lacrosse talent.[2][3] Some Maryland supporters were critical of the athletic department's decision to select Cottle over interim head coach Dave Slafkosky or former Syracuse star Gary Gait, who was an assistant for the Maryland women's team at the time.[3][4] [edit] Personal lifeCottle currently resides in Edgewater, Maryland with his wife. The couple has three children: two daughters and a son.[1] [edit] References
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