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- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- mrewk@udel.edu
Matt Rewkowski spent his eighth season as an assistant coach on Ben DeLuca's staff with the University of Delaware men's lacrosse program in 2025.
Since arriving at UD in June of 2017, Rewkowski guided the Blue Hens’ offense to new heights.
In 2025, Rewkowksi helped guide the Blue Hens to a 7-6 record, their seventh-consecutive winning season. After graduating Delaware's top two scorers from a season ago, JP Ward and Mike Robinson, Rewkowski helped the emergence of junior Brendan Powers and freshman sensation Bennett Parmer. Powers led the team in goals (37) and points (53), while finishing second in assists (16) en route to All-CAA First Team honors. Powers was a two-time CAA Offensive Player of the Week and two times a member of the USILA DI Team of the Week. Parmer had a CAA All-Rookie Team worthy campaign, winning CAA Offensive Player of the Week after his first collegiate game and leading the team with 17 assists.
2024 saw Rewkowski and the Hens reach the CAA title game for the second-consecutive season. Rewkowski's offense ranked 25th in the country in scoring offense (12.64), 11th in scoring margin (3.21), and 4th in man-up offense (.528).Â
In another dominant year for the Blue Hens in 2023 Rewkowski helped Delaware bring back the CAA title in back-to-back years. The Blue Hens offense was ranked 2nd in the NCAA in total goals with (254) and scoring margin (5.65). They were also ranked 3rd in total points (398), 6th in points per game (23.41), 6th in goals per game (9.29), and tied for 5th in shot percentage (.340). Delaware also ranked first in the CAA in multiple categories such as, total goals, goals per game, scoring margin, assists (144), assists per game (8.47), total points, points per game, and shot percentage. With a dominating win over Stony Brook in the CAA finals the Blue Hens went on to host Marist in the first round of the NCAA tournament and defeated Marist 25-10. With the success of the offense in 2023 Ty Kurtz was named CAA Offensive Player of the Year and was presented with All-American Recognition. Ty Kurtz also is now the top player in Delaware history in career goals (176), career man-up goals (19), career consecutive games with a point (63) and career points (278).
The 2022 campaign was one of the most successful seasons in Blue Hens history. Under Rewkowski, the Blue Hens offense ranked 16th in the NCAA in shot percentage (.316) and in scoring margin (2.63), 19th in assists per game (7.84), and 20th in scoring offense (13.42). In addition, the Blue Hens ranked first in the CAA in assists per game, points per game (21.26), tied for first in man down goals (0.11), and second in goals per game (13.42), shots per game (42.47), shots percentage (.316), man-up goals (1.37), and shots on goal (26.84). The Blue Hens offense scored a combined 30 goals in two CAA tournament games, including an 11-6 win over Townson in the CAA Championship Game. The Blue Hens cruised into the NCAA Tournament and defeated Robert Morris 20-8 in the opening round. The 20 goals are the most the Blue Hens have ever scored in an NCAA Tournament game. The Blue Hens followed that performance up with a win over No. 2 Georgetown 10-9, marking the first time the program made it to the NCAA Quarterfinals since 2007.
With the success of the 2022 season, Blue Hens forward Tye Kurtz was drafted 17th overall by the Albany FireWolves. Kurtz finished second on the Blue Hens in goals with 52, assists with 15, and points with 67. He was a 2021 Second Team All-CAA honoree and the CAA’s Rookie of the Year in 2019.
The Blue Hens enjoyed a historic 2021 season with Rewkowski on staff. Delaware finished the year with a 10-3 overall mark and a 7-1 record in conference play en route to being crowned the outright CAA regular season champions for the first time in program history. The three losses on the year were the fewest in program history, in a season with at least 10 games played, since 1999. The Blue Hens also set the CAA record for the most conference wins in a single season.
Rewkowski had the Delaware offense ranked 17th in Division I in goals per game (13.38), the highest ranking in over 10 years for the program. Delaware was also just one of two Division I teams to have three players finish inside the top-50 nationally in goals per game. The Blue Hens ranked inside the top-20 nationally and top-three in the CAA in assists per game (7.69) and points per game (21.08) as well.
The three-headed attack unit of Charlie Kitchen, Mike Robinson and Tye Kurtz collected All-CAA honors, while Kitchen additionally earned USILA All-American recognition. Robinson, who had a breakout sophomore campaign under Rewkowski’s watch, was named the CAA Rookie of the Year after finishing third nationally in goals per game and leading the CAA in goals scored. Robinson was the first Blue Hen since Curtis Dickson ’10 to lead the CAA in scoring.Â
In 2019, Rewkowski mentored both junior Charlie Kitchen and freshman Tye Kurtz, the CAA Offensive Player of the Year and the CAA Rookie of the Year, respectively. Kitchen marked the first OPOY since Curtis Dickson in 2010, while Kurtz became the first ROY since Alex Smith in 2004. Kurtz also joined rookie Clay Miller on the College Crosse Freshman All-America team, while Dean DiSimone garnered First Team All-CAA honors.
As an offensive unit, the 2018 Blue Hens ranked second in the conference, putting 10.57 shots in the back of the net per game. Charlie Kitchen, Dean DiSimone and Will Hirschman all nabbed All-CAA honors under Rewkowski’s tutelage. Â
Prior to his arrival at Delaware, Rewkowski spent the previous five seasons assisting at Georgetown where he served under former UD assistant coach Kevin Warne, following a two-year tenure on DeLuca's staff as associate head coach at Cornell.
“Matt has extensive experience and success playing and coaching lacrosse at the highest levels," DeLuca said. "He is a gifted teacher with a strong work ethic and knows what it takes for our program to be successful on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. Most importantly to me, I believe Matt is a man of high character and outstanding values.
Rewkowski is a 16-year veteran of the coaching ranks following an outstanding playing career at Johns Hopkins and pro career with the Denver Outlaws and New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse. He was a senior co-captain for the Johns Hopkins team that captured the 2005 NCAA title and earned his degree there that same spring.
A native of Bethpage, New York, he began his coaching career at Denver East High School in 2006 before moving on to Delaware's CAA rival Hofstra where he served four seasons (2007-10) and led the Pride to 36 victories, two CAA titles, and three NCAA Tournament berths. He coached eight All-Americans and 27 All-CAA selections during his tenure and the 2010 team ranked No. 5 nationally in scoring (12.93Â gpg).
Rewkowski moved on to Cornell and served for two seasons as DeLuca's associate head coach in 2011-12. He helped lead the Big Red to an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal berth in 2011 when the team won the Ivy League title, went 14-3 overall, and ranked No. 2 nationally in scoring at 12.7 goals per game. That squad was bolstered by USILA national Player of the Year Rob Pannell. Despite the loss of Pannell, the 2012 team still flourished on offense and ranked No. 9 in the nation in scoring (12.0 gpg).
While with the Hoyas, he led consistently high-scoring offensive units that averaged over 10 goals per game twice and helped lead the Hoyas to the Big East Tournament Championship game in 2015. He coached numerous All-Big East selections and mentored 2015 All-American Craig Berge.
Rewkowski and his wife, Julie, are parents to son, Ryan, and daughters, Anna and June. They reside in Middletown, Delaware.
