Jeff Pechulis enters his tenth season as the head coach at Westfield State and his 12^th season with the program for the 2023 season.

Season Highlights:

2023 Season: Pechulis led the Owls to their fifth MASCAC Championship in the last six seasons as the Owls defeated Framingham State 21-15 to advance into the NCAA Tournament. Pechulis was named the MASCAC Coach of the Year after guiding Westfield to a perfect record in the MASCAC regular season for the second straight season while also securing the second-longest winning streak in program history with 11 straight victories. Overall, the Owls racked up 14 wins on the season. Senior Emma Cretella was named the MASCAC Offensive Player of the Year with junior Olivia Hadla earning the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. Cretella and Hadla headlined a stacked All-Conference list of Owls as nine players placed on the league’s All-Conference Teams.

2022 Season: Head Coach Jeff Pechulis guided the Owls to their third MASCAC Regular Season title in the last four seasons, as the Owls finished the 2022 MASCAC regular season with a perfect 7-0 record while holding an overall mark of 12-6. He was named the MASCAC Coach of the Year as the Owls placed eight players on the MASCAC All-Conference Team, the most of any team in the conference.

2021 Season: In a condensed season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pechulis and the Owls continued their superior play in MASCAC action, winning their fourth straight MASCAC title in a road victory over top-seeded Framingham State, 14-13 to advance into the NCAA Tournament. The Owls placed four players on the league’s All-Conference Team. Sam Donohoe and Kara Banagan were also honored as part of the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Association (IWLCA) All-Region team.

2019 Season: Pechulis directed the Owls to a third straight MASCAC Championship with a pair of road playoff victories over Bridgewater State and Framingham State to claim the automatic qualifying bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Owls placed seven players on the MASCAC All-Conference Teams for their effort during the 2019 campaign where Westfield finished with an overall record of 11-10 and 5-2 in the MASCAC.

2018 Season: Pechulis coached the Owls to a historic season during the 2018 campaign after setting the program record with 18 wins and leading Westfield to a second consecutive MASCAC Championship. The Owls advanced into the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Morrisville St. in the first round by a final score of 17-12, securing a first round victory for the second straight season before falling in the second round to the defending National Champions in Gettysburg. Westfield lost just three games all season, posting an 18-3 overall record with a flawless 7-0 MASCAC regular season mark. The Owls placed eight players on the league’s All-Conference Team with junior goalkeeper Maria Woodall earning the MASCAC Player of the Year. Woodall was also named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association' All-Region Team.

2017 Season: Coach Pechulis steered the Owls to their first MASCAC Championship in program history with a 15-5 win over Bridgewater State to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Owls overwhelmed Castleton State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, defeating the Spartans 15-8 to pick up the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory. On the year, Westfield finished with an overall record of 14-6, including a 6-1 record in conference play. Five players claimed MASCAC seasonal honors as part of the All-Conference First and Second Teams.

Pechulis is the program’s all-time leader in wins, posting a 117-53 career record through the 2023 season, landing him in the NCAA’s top 30 in coaching win percentage among active coaches.  Pechulis has also been recognized five times as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Coach of Year - in 2015, 2016 and 2019, 2022, and 2023.  During Coach Pechulis’ term, the Owls have earned five MASCAC conference tournament championship titles, and seven regular season titles.

Prior to Westfield State, Pechulis coached for three years at Westfield High School with both the varsity and junior varsity teams.  He also spent eight years with the Westfield Youth Lacrosse program as coach and a member of the advisory board.  While a student at UMass-Amherst, he was introduced to the sport of lacrosse as a member of the 1985-1986 sub-varsity team.