Rostan Earns 250th Win at H-SC
Tigers' Mentors Sits 28th on All-Time Division III Coaches List
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. --- Hampden-Sydney
College Lacrosse Head Coach Ray Rostan recently earned his
250th career win at Hampden-Sydney College with a
17-7 victory over Virginia Wesleyan College on Wednesday in the
Quarterfinals of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
Tournament.
With 25 wins at R.I.T. and 15 victories at Ithaca, Coach Rostan has
290 overall career wins on his resume. The 290 wins is the third
best mark in NCAA Division III history. Across all NCAA divisions,
Coach Rostan now ranks 10th all-time in career
victories. Coach Rostan's career winning percentage of 64% also
places him 23rd on the DIII list of active head
coaches and 28thall-time.
The Tigers have been a consistent winner under the direction of
Coach Rostan. Hampden-Sydney has posted 21 winning records in his
27 seasons. H-SC has gone undefeated in the ODAC on four separate
occasions. Additionally, the Tigers have finished the season ranked
in the Top-20 17 times, including a #3 ranking in 1998. That year,
the Tigers boasted the lowest goals against average in DIII at 6.50
and goalkeeper Scott Ketcham boasted the
20th lowest goals against average (5.78) figure in
DIII history. Hampden-Sydney has advanced to seven NCAA Tournaments
while coached by Coach Rostan, including an appearance in the 1999
and 2003 NCAA Quarterfinals, along with four ODAC
Championships.
Ray Rostan has coached 56 All-Americans, highlighted by Jamie
Worthen being tabbed the National Defenseman of the Year in 1998,
along with four Academic All-Americans. Additionally, he has
coached eight ODAC Players of the Year. Nine of his former players
have been inducted into the Hampden-Sydney Athletic Hall of
Fame.
While Coach Rostan has done an impressive job winning games, he has
formed many young men into lacrosse coaches with the Rostan
coaching tree having deep roots throughout the country. Six former
Hampden-Sydney Lacrosse athletes are NCAA head coaches along with
three high school head coaches.
This release is courtesy of the Hampden-Sydney College
sports information department.
