Greg Stocks is the first men’s lacrosse head coach in Lake Erie history, accepting the position in December of 2007 and building the program from the ground up to compete in the East Coast Conference, regarded as the premier Division II lacrosse conference in the country.

After a debut season in 2010 that saw the Storm post a 3-11 overall record (1-9 ECC), Stocks led Lake Erie to a strong second season as the Storm improved by four games in 2011 for a 7-7 overall mark and finished seventh in the 11-team ECC with a 4-6 league record. During the season the Storm won a record three-straight games and then finished strong by winning three of their last four contests.  The only loss during that stretch was a close 14-11 setback to perennial national power NYIT.

Stocks is a 2006 graduate of Mercyhurst College with a bachelor’s degree in business. Upon graduation, he served as an assistant at Lycoming College where he was instrumental in the Warrior’s offensive game planning. He also served as an assistant for one season at Wingate University where the No. 10 Bulldogs went 11-4 overall and 3-1 in the Division II Deep South Conference in 2007.

The native of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada played lacrosse at SUNY-Potsdam for two years and then at Mercyhurst for his final two seasons. As an attacker his senior season, the Lakers won the East Coast Conference (ECC) and were a national semifinalist.

Stocks currently resides in Painesville.

Stocks at Lake Erie

A former standout player at Mercyhurst College, Michael Sciulli will serve as a graduate assistant coach for the Lake Erie men’s lacrosse team for his second season in 2012.  During his first season with the team, the Storm posted a 7-7 overall record and 4-6 conference mark in the rigorous East Coast Conference - a four-game improvement from Lake Erie's inaugural campaign in 2010. 

While at Mercyhurst, Sciulli was an All-ECC selection in 2010 and earned league Player of the Week honors during the 2009 season. He played three seasons at Mercyhurst, where he earned his bachelor's degree in business, after transferring from Mount St. Mary University.

A native of Upper St. Clair, Pa. where he was a high school All-American, Sciulli currently resides in Painesville. He is working towards a master’s degree in business administration from Lake Erie College.