Men’s lacrosse head coach Joe Amplo left Marquette Wednesday to become the next head coach at the Naval Academy.
Amplo’s departure comes after a disappointing 2019 season for the Golden Eagles. The team went 6-8 overall and missed the conference tournament in a year with multiple off-the-field problems as well.
Amplo is the only head coach in program history, taking the program to two NCAA Tournament appearances and two BIG EAST titles in eight seasons as head coach.
“I am forever grateful to Marquette University, the people who believed in me, and the players who fought so tirelessly to build a nationally-recognized program,” Amplo said in an interview with Inside Lacrosse.