Conor Ford - Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach - Men's Lacrosse Coaches

Conor Ford

Title:
Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach
Email:
cjf55@drexel.edu
Phone:
x-6008

Conor Ford joined the Drexel coaching staff in the fall of 2009 as the assistant men's lacrosse coach. He was Head Coach Brian Voelker’s first hire when Voelker took over at Drexel in the summer of 2009. Ford serves as the team’s offensive coordinator and will also assist with recruiting, on-field coaching and scouting.

Since Ford came to Drexel, the offense has been ranked among the nation’s leaders in scoring and man-up offense. In 2013, the Dragons’ potent offense finished the year at .453 with the extra-man, ranking fifth in the nation. The Dragons scored 12.17 goals per game, the seventh-best total in all of Division I. In addition, Drexel was third in assists per game and fifth in points per contest. Under Ford’s tutelage, Robert Church and Ben McIntosh finished one-two in the CAA in scoring and both players were named to the USILA’s All-American team.

In 2010, the Dragons were ranked ninth in the nation in scoring and had the fifth-best man-up offense in all of Division I. In addition, Drexel had two players in Scott Perri and Robert Church who ranked in the top 11 nationally in points per game. Perri was second in the country in points per game and fourth in goals per contest. In 2012, the Dragons finished third in the CAA in goals per game.

Ford was an assistant for three seasons at Penn before coming to Drexel. He was the Quakers’ offensive coordinator and during his time at Penn, the Quakers had three All-Ivy selections and one player named an Honorable Mention All-American.

Prior to his arrival in University City, Ford was a head instructor with University Lacrosse in Baltimore. He was responsible for implementing the teaching curriculum and handling the progress reports for the members of the program. He previously served as an assistant coach at The McDonough School in Owings Mills, Md.

Ford had an outstanding collegiate career while playing at Johns Hopkins. A four-year letterwinner, Ford was a Second-Team All-American as a senior captain when he scored 44 goals, the 10th-highest single-season total in Johns Hopkins history. He won the program’s Bob Scott Award in 2001 as the team’s top freshman, the Gordon Stick Award in 2002 as Hopkins’ unsung hero, and both the Sidney C. Erlanger Award (outstanding senior) and the W.K. Morrill Jr Award as the team’s outstanding attackman in 2004. The Bluejays were 47-10 during his four seasons, advanced to the 2002 NCAA Semifinals and to the 2003 NCAA Championship game. He is tied for 13th on the Hopkins career goals list with 101. Ford is also 16th in career points (160) and is tied for 18th in career assists with 59. He graduated with a degree in sociology

Ford went on to play professionally after his collegiate career. He played five seasons in Major League Lacrosse, two with the Philadelphia Barrage and another three with the New Jersey Pride. Ford played attack on the 2004 Barrage team that won the MLL Championship. His best year came in 2007, when he scored 27 goals and led the Pride with 37 points.