Anthony Accardi enters his fifth season as the head coach for the Westminster College men's lacrosse program.
In Accardi's first four seasons, he led the Titans to four-straight Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship Tournament appearances. In four seasons, Accardi helped the Titans to consecutive 10-win seasons, posting an overall record of 42-31 and a PAC record of 21-11.
The 2026 season concluded not only the most successful season in Accardi's tenure thus far but also marked the most successful season in program history as the team posted a 12-7 overall record which marks the most wins in a single season in program history. The Titans also hosted their first ever home playoff game in 2026, securing a Quarterfinal win over Franciscan University, 22-10. Two players were named All-PAC Second team and 6 others were named All-PAC Honorable Mention.
2025 was another year that brought additional success for the Titans under Accardi, as Gavin Jones and David Evangelista were named USA Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans. This is the first time in program history that the Westminster program has had players earn the honor. Ethan Kurtz was also named the 2025 PAC Newcomer of the Year. Westminster finished the 2025 season with a runner-up finish in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championship.
In 2024, one player was named All-PAC First Team, three were named All-PAC Second Team, and five were recognized with All-PAC Honorable Mention honors. The 2024 season also brought home the program's most noteworthy win, as Westminster took down Adrian College, a team receiving votes in the USILA's Division III Top 20 rankings, by a 12-10 final. In 2023, Accardi had two players earn All-PAC First Team, three earn All-PAC Second Team and five players earn All-PAC Honorable Mention honors.
Prior to Westminster, Accardi served as an assistant coach at Allegheny College from 2018-22. At Allegheny, he served a pivotal role in starting the brand-new Division III program. Accardi played a major part in recruiting the inaugural team, which included 26 student-athletes in the program's first season in 2019. Accardi also coached the program's first-ever All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) East Team honorees.
Before Allegheny, Accardi served as an assistant coach at Washington & Jefferson College from 2016-18. Additionally, Accardi worked as the assistant men's lacrosse coach at Division II Dominican University (N.Y.) and a as club coach for various travel teams, including Team 91 Tri-State, True Pittsburgh and Iron City.
Accardi is a 2015 graduate of Mercy University (N.Y.). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. He was a member of the lacrosse program for four years as a midfielder and was also named a team captain. Accardi went on to earn a master's degree in sports management from SUNY-Cortland.
