Brian Fisher Position: Assistant Coach

Brian Fisher is entering his first season as an assistant coach for the Notre Dame men's lacrosse team in 2007. Fisher joins the Fighting Irish from Rutgers University, where he had been coaching for the past five seasons.

Fisher was a standout midfielder and faceoff man for the Scarlet Knights for four seasons (1998-2001), is in his fifth season as an assistant coach with the Scarlet Knights. As a coach at rutgers, he worked extensively with the Scarlet Knight midfielders and was the assistant director of MVP Lacrosse Camps.

"I'm really looking forward to working with Kevin Corrigan because he's had a good track record at Notre Dame," said Fisher when he was hired on in August of 2006. "I'm also thrilled to be coming to such a prestigious university and being able to work with the student-athletes. I think I relate well with the studentathletes because, only being 27 myself and not too far removed from Division I lacrosse, I can relate pretty well with what they are going through. Being a positive person by nature also helps me get along with the guys that I coach."

Fisher was one of the top face-off men in the nation throughout his Rutgers career. He won 268-of-533 (.502) face-offs in his career. In 2001, as the team's face-off specialist, he took 76 percent of the teams faceoffs, winning 120-of-232 (.517) of them. He also led the Scarlet Knights with 69 ground balls.

Fisher was awarded the Rutgers Lacrosse Knight Cup in 2001. The Cup goes to the player "who has played the game of lacrosse to the best of his ability, who has, by example, inspired or led his teammates both on and off the field and, who, above all, has consistently demonstrated the qualities of unselfishness and loyalty to his team and Rutgers University." That same season he was named the Rutgers Lacrosse Time Scholar-Athlete.

The Morton, Pa. native also was awarded the 2000 Frederick Fitch Trophy while at Rutgers. The honor is presented to the varsity letterwinner who, through personal effort to develop his lacrosse ability, has shown the greatest improvement during the season.

"Brian has worked and played at Rutgers and has seen a lot during his time there," says Corrigan. "He is a young guy that will bring a great energy to our program. Brian is an extremely hard worker. I am a good friend with Jim Stagnitta, the Rutgers coach, so I know I'm getting a good guy in Brian. He will be well prepared