Cornell Fires Lacrosse Coach After Team Hazing Suspension
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Ben DeLuca was fired as coach of the nationally ranked Cornell University men’s lacrosse team, two months after the program was suspended over alcohol-related hazing.
DeLuca was informed of the decision today by Athletic Director Andrew Noel, the Ithaca, New York, school said in a statement. Assistant coach Matt Kerwick was named interim coach of the program, which has won 26 Ivy League titles and three National Collegiate Athletic Association championships.