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Chatham University Athletics

MLAX assistant coach 2021-22

Jacob Sivley

Coach Sivley enters his fourth season as an Assistant Coach with the Cougars and 1st as the Defensive Coordinator. Over the past three years he has worked closely with the teams Defense and Man Down Units.  While at Chatham, he has helped coach 13 All-PAC performers, two being 2nd Team All-PAC Defenseman, two HM All-PAC LSMs, two HM All-PAC Defenseman & one HM All-PAC Defensive Midfielder.

Before coaching at Chatham, Sivley was a four year member of the Chatham Lacrosse program. He was part of the first ever recruiting class and had an excellent career running Long-Stick Midfield. He captained the team during his Senior year, helping lead them to a 2nd place finish in PAC play during the 2021 season & hosting the programs first home playoff game.  During his playing career he played in 45 games, racked up 24 caused turnovers, which is 10th in program history.  At Chatham, Coach Sivley achieve a Bachelors and Masters degree in Interior Architecture.

Coach Sivley also works with the local Pittsburgh Lacrosse scene. The Butler, PA native coaches for True Pittsburgh Lacrosse. He has worked with the youth, middle school and high school programs for True Pittsburgh.

Sivley currently resides in Pittsburgh. He works for the city of Pittsburgh as a Project Manager.
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