Shane Koppens joined Jacksonville Men's Lacrosse as offensive coordinator in June of 2023.
The Dolphins offense hit its stride midway through the 2024 season, as Jacksonville led the nation in assists per game, scoring 20 or more goals four times. Jacob Greiner set records in points, goals and assists during the season as the Dolphins finished 13-5 with a share of the ASUN regular season title and finishing with a run to the conference championship game.
In 2023, the Hornets ranked third in the ODAC in goals with 303 and goals per game with an average of 16.83. Nationally in 2022, his team ranked in the top 30 in five offensive statistics across five categories, and in 2023, they ranked in the top 20. These statistics included extra man opportunities, shooting percentage, goals, assists, and points.
Koppens came to JU from Randolph Macon, where he spent two seasons as an assistant coach.
In addition to being the offensive coordinator at Randolph-Macon, Koppens is also the Co-Founder and Director of Lacrosse and Recruiting Operations for Silverbacks Lacrosse in Los Angeles, California. Silverbacks Lacrosse is an invite-only lacrosse club composed of players across the country who are driven to compete at the collegiate level. There, he recruited players from all over North America to participate on their elite-level national team. He is responsible for all player and family communications to secure athletes to play with the program.
Prior to working with the Hornets, Koppens worked for four seasons at LSU in Baton Rouge. There, he served as the head coach, offensive coordinator, and program director for the men's lacrosse team. With the Tigers, he built an entire MCLA men's lacrosse team from scratch, starting with a budget of zero. In 2019, his team earned the first MCLA Top 20 ranking in program history and won the LSA Conference Championship, also a first for the program. In both 2019 and 2021, the team earned a bid to the MCLA National Tournament, and between the two seasons, Koppens mentored 13 All-LSA selections.
Koppens also had stints in the NFL, where he worked with the Buffalo Bills as a Public/Media Relations Assistant and the Baltimore Ravens as a Public Relations Intern.
