DENVER – Former Princeton assistant coach Kevin Unterstein will join the University of Denver men's lacrosse coaching staff for the 2009-10 season as the volunteer assistant coach, head coach Bill Tierney announced.

"We are thrilled to have Kevin join our staff at DU," said Tierney. "He is one of the most talented young coaches in the game and will have a great future in coaching collegiate lacrosse. With the addition of Kevin to our staff, the Pioneers will have an even better chance to make an impact on the national scene in Division I lacrosse."

For the Pioneers, Unterstein will assist assistant coach Trevor Tierney with the defense, with his prime focus on working with the face-off men and the overall face-off game. He will help coordinate the Pioneers' man-down unit and work specifically with the defensive midfielders. He will also help the assistant coaches with camps, clinics and the Denver Elite Club Team.

"Last year, while only one year removed from graduating from Hofstra University, Kevin assisted me at Princeton and was integral to our 13-3 season and Ivy League Championship," Tierney said. "He was a talented defensive midfielder and face-off man in college, and brings that expertise to the young men he coaches."

Unterstein graduated from Hofstra with a degree in sociology after a four-year career as a shortstick defensive midfielder. A native of Shoreham, N.Y., he was a high school All-America at Shoreham-Wading River High, where he was part of four Suffolk County championships and one state championship.

During his time with the Pride, Unterstein helped lead Hofstra to a No. 2 national ranking and a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament as a sophomore. As a junior, he earned USILA All-America honors and then capped off his four-year career as the 2008 Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the year.

Adding to his Player of the Year honor, he was also named to the 2008 CAA All-Tournament team and honored as a First-Team All-CAA selection. While with Hofstra, Unterstein was part of a three-man brother act that saw his older brother Chris and twin brother Mike also play for the Pride.

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