Drew Bezek enters his fifth season as men's lacrosse head coach after joining the Knights in January 2022.
Bezek led the Knights to a strong 2025 season, making it to the semifinals of the Empire 8 Championship. Bezek lead the team on two separate win streaks, a six-game and a four-game. Strong performances from the team and coaching led to some big wins. Three out of the last four games of the season the Knights scored over 20 goals, without allowing their opponents over 5 goals in each of those games. They came close to making it past the semifinals, but just fell just short with a 12-14 loss against Nazareth.
In the 2024 season, Bezek led the Knights to a NCAA Championship appearance, including a 6-1 record against conference opponents and an overall record of 13-7. Bezek had the team ready in front of the home fans, posting an impressive 8-2 record at home. They were unable to capture the championship in a hard-fought 10-17 loss to Middlebury College, but still a season to be proud of.
In his first season at Geneseo, the squad posted a 9-8 overall record including a 6-1 mark in conference play. The Knights earned a SUNYAC Tournament berth, defeating Brockport in the conference semifinals, 9-4, before falling to Cortland, 7-6, in the SUNYAC Championship. Goalkeeper Mark Pav and attacker Kevin Cook each earned USILA All-America honorable mention while Pav earned SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year to lead eight Knights that earned All-SUNYAC recognition.
Bezek took over as head coach of the Knights after spending seven seasons at Oswego, where he recorded a 40-44 record and sent the Lakers to the SUNYAC tournament in 2018 and 2019. During his tenure at Oswego, he coached 20 All-SUNYAC players as well as two Rookie of the Year Award winners.
Prior to his time with the Lakers, he served as the assistant coach at Hamilton for three season. As the defensive coordinator, he helped lead the Continentals to the NESCAC postseason tournament in 2012 and 2013. Bezek also served as the Interim Head Coach for Vassar College in 2011, where he helped lead the Brewers to their first Liberty League win in program history.
Bezek graduated from LeMoyne College in 2010, where he helped lead the men's lacrosse team to four national championship game appearances, including one national title in 2007. He was a Division II First-Team All-American in 2008, 2009, and 2010, and earned Division II Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2009 and 2010.
