Ed Stephenson begins his sixth season at the helm of the Binghamton program in 2007. He is the only coach the Bearcats have ever had and has built the program into a prominent squad in the America East Conference.

Last season, the Bearcats broke into the national rankings after early-season upsets over No. 8 Towson and No. 17 Hobart. Although Binghamton lost in the America East Conference semifinals to eventual champion UMBC, it proved to be a team on the rise as a conference-best four players were named to the America East All-Rookie squad.

Two seasons earlier, Stephenson and the Bearcats went 10-6, including a perfect 6-0 in conference play. The Bearcats were the runner up at the America East Tournament and Stephenson was named the conference's Coach of the Year. In addition, goalie Kevin McKeown was named honorable metion All-America and the Bearcats had the number one defense in the nation, allowing only 6.94 goals per game.

While Stephenson's record at Binghamton stands at 26-39, he has gone 21-23 the last three season while playing a non-conference schedule against the likes of Cornell, Princeton, Towson and Hofstra. In the America East Conference, however, the Bearcats have gone 12-5 in regular-season contests since the start of the 2004 season. During that same span, Binghamton has earned 11 all-conference accolades and seven all-rookie honors.

Stephenson came to Binghamton after serving as the top assistant at Hobart during the 2001 season. Prior to that, he spent five years as an assistant at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. It was there that Stephenson first started gaining notice as one of the top young coaches and recruiters in the nation. Stephenson served as the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator while at UMBC, and the Retrievers made back-to-back trips to the NCAA Division I tournament during his tenure.

Upon arriving at Binghamton, Stephenson served as coordinator of both the men’s and women’s lacrosse programs in 2001-02. With his preparation and perseverance, both programs made their Division debuts in the spring of 2002. Stephenson coached the inaugural BU squad to the school’s historic first victory an 8-7 win over Boston College.

Stephenson enjoyed a brilliant playing career at Towson University, capping his four-year tenure with Division I All-America honors in 1989. He received three straight all-conference honors, and as a senior captain, led the Tigers to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. Stephenson then played professionally for the Pittsburgh Bulls of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) from 1990-92, earning all-star honors in 1990. He was inducted into Towson’s Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall of 2001.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Towson in 1992, Stephenson served as an assistant coach at Towson from 1993-95, during which time the Tigers again advanced to the NCAA tournament.