Hofstra University Athletics

Kevin Unterstein is entering his ninth season on the Hofstra Men's Lacrosse staff and his sixth year as associate head coach in 2018-19.

As a player, he is also a member of the United States Men's National Team that will compete in the 2018 FIL World Championships in Israel as well as a member of the New York Lizards in Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
 
During his coaching tenure at Hofstra, he has worked with the defense, the face-off specialists and the man-down unit. Last year, the Pride led the Colonial Athletic Association and was second in the nation in scoring defense with a 7.86 goals against average. In 2017, the Pride ranked second in the Colonial Athletic Association and 14th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 8.79 goals per game and led the CAA and ranked seventh in the country in clearing percentage with an .899 percentage.

In 2016 Hofstra led the conference and ranked 21st nationally in face-off winning percentage with a .541 mark while the defense was second in the conference and 13th in the nation allowing 8.53 goals per game.
 
In 2015 Hofstra led the CAA and was eighth in the nation in scoring defense (8.44) and was second in the conference and sixth in the country in turnovers per contest (12.1). In 2013, the Pride ranked first in turnovers per game (11.36), third in scoring defense (7.79 gpga) and 28th in man-down defense (.667). In 2011, the Pride led the nation in scoring defense (6.56 gpga) and ranked sixth in face-off winning percentage (.622) and turnover average (13.69). Hofstra was also sixth in man-down percentage (.760) in 2012.
 
A 2008 graduate of Hofstra with a degree in sociology, Unterstein enjoyed a stellar playing career as a short-stick defensive midfielder from 2005 through 2008. As a senior he recorded a team-leading 70 ground balls while helping to guide the Pride to the Colonial Athletic Association title and the NCAA Tournament. For his efforts, he was an All-CAA first team selection, and was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year, and the CAA Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player.
 
As a junior in 2007 Unterstein earned USILA All-American honorable mention honors, and was named to the All-CAA second team as well as the All-CAA Tournament team. In 2006, Kevin, his twin brother, Mike, and their older brother, Chris, combined to help lead Hofstra to a 17-2 record, a No. 2 national ranking and a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament. He was also named to the All-CAA Rookie Team as a freshman.
 
Following graduation in 2008, he became an assistant under Bill Tierney at Princeton in 2009, working with the defense and face-off specialists. He would follow Tierney to Denver in 2010 to help coordinate the Pioneers' man-down unit and work specifically with the defensive midfielders and work with assistant coach Trevor Tierney with the defense and the overall face-off game.
 
Unterstein has also played professionally in Major League Lacrosse, playing for the Long Island/New York Lizards in 2009, and 2012 through the present, and the Denver Outlaws in 2010 and 2011.

In addition to his participation on the US World Team, Unterstein has participated, as a player, in several U.S. Lacrosse events since the start of the 2016-17 academic year. In September 2016, he participated in the U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters Grand Opening celebration weekend as a member of the U.S. Lacrosse team’s intra-squad exhibition roster. In January 2017, Unterstein was named to the Team USA roster for their Spring Preview exhibition against Notre Dame. Last July, he was named to the U.S. National Training Team and he added the Team USA Fall Classic to his resume in October of 2017
 
A native of Shoreham, New York, he was a high school All-American at Shoreham-Wading River High, where he was part of four Suffolk County championships and one state championship.
 
Unterstein and his wife Melissa are proud parents of a daughter, Noa (1), who was born in October 2017. The Unterstein family resides in Massapequa Park, New York.