A heartbreaking loss has struck the college lacrosse world.
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🥍🏆 TOP DOGS AGAIN‼️
For the fourth time in program history - and first time in 11 years - your #SienaSaints are @MAACSports Champions!#MarchOn pic.twitter.com/GcCVaMjRnj
— Siena Lacrosse (@SienaLacrosse) May 3, 2025
Siena head coach Liam Gleason died Wednesday at age 41, three days after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a fall at his home. The school announced the news with a tone that matched the shock felt throughout the lacrosse community.
"A sudden, senseless loss carries a kind of pain that defies understanding," Siena president Chuck Seifert said in a statement. "It's hard to imagine anyone more universally loved and admired than Liam. Our community was blessed by Coach Gleason's life."
Details about the accident have not been made available. Gleason is survived by his wife, Jaclyn, and their three children: daughter Kennedy and sons Penn and Tate.
We are heartbroken to share the tragic news of the passing of men's lacrosse head coach Liam Gleason
All are welcome to join us for a funeral service Saturday at 11 AM at the UHY Center
We love you, Coach 💚💛
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— Siena Saints (@SienaSaints) December 3, 2025
Gleason had been the head coach at Siena since 2018 and was coming off the best year of his tenure. He guided the Saints to an 11-4 season, a MAAC Tournament Championship, and the program's first national ranking in well over a decade. He was named ECAC and MAAC Coach of the Year for that run.
Before coaching, Gleason was a standout at Albany — a rival of Siena — and began his coaching career as Siena's defensive coordinator in 2008. He later spent time as an assistant at Albany before returning to Loudonville to lead the Saints.
A program, a conference, and an entire sport are mourning someone widely regarded as one of the good ones.
