"Worst 1.5 years of My life playing under this guy. What a joke. The review the other former player of his spells it out perfectly. He’s a liar and people pleaser to the fullest extent and is donation driven when it comes to he decides to play. Murphy ruins every program he touches. He’s a clown coach and a clown of a man can’t wait to watch him fail."

"She was easily the worst coach I’ve ever had. She ruined college hockey for me. She would make us weigh ourselves in front of the whole team and then make fun of us if we were overweight. She also made us make her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches after each practice and we would have to go take turns making them for her. She took away any passion and confidence I had from hockey and made me hate the game I grew up loving. She was eventually fired from the school I went to but the damage was done even after she left. Would not recommend Maria Lewis to any one. She shouldn’t be allowed to coach in my opinion. "

"- Would show up to practice 30 minutes late every day for a whole season. - had obvious favorites that would not follow the same rules and regulations as the rest of the team - very unorganized and never showed up with a plan for practice; lots of dead time "

"If I could rate a zero, I would. She was very good at coming up with excuses for any question asked and never gave any good constructive advice/criticism. A lot of promises were made and never fulfilled. It was super disappointing to know she left us halfway through the season without any explanation from her or a goodbye - really showed how much she cared about us. It was also very frustrating to notice that she played favorites and never told us how to get better when passionate players asked genuine questions on what they could do better or how to improve their game - instead she got mad, annoyed, or came up with something that didn’t make any sense. Disheartening and disappointing to say the least. "

"There’s only one word to describe her half a season as a coach: traumatic. "

"Probably the worst coach that I’ve had. Did not construct competitive practices and played favorites. Effort put in at practice did not translate into playing time. You could have a few terrible practices one week and still play the same amount."

"Completely demoralizing as an athlete. She picked favorites and was so disorganized you got yelled at if you asked a question. If you asked what you could do better she would throw some random excuse that had nothing to do with it. Practices were thrown together and she would throw random fits. Completely let down and lied to about the expectations of the team. She left a practice 5 minutes in one time because we didn’t fill out something she did not send out. Stole our back up sticks and sold them to a youth team for profit."

"Our first year at JWU with a large freshman (baseball) class. Starting season off a little rocky and instead of motivation and help from the coaches, especially Kevin Casey (head) the kids seem to get berated after every loss (e.g., told what an embarrassment they are, how they do not try, etc.). We had higher expectations from college level baseball and have been extremely disappointed. I think it is Casey's 3rd or 4th year and other (older) players indicate this is his style. What is more amazing is that his father (John Casey) is now the pitching coach (but apparently says little in terms of helping the pitchers). JC had retired from Tufts after what appears to be a pretty successful career. I don't know how anyone can coach with such negativity. I suspect there will be some players leaving after this year (there is talk of it halfway through the season). It is sad as JWU is a nice school. "

"It is evident that Coach Murphy lacks the hallmarks of leadership. His approach to coaching has demonstrated a one-way aggressive doctrine of yelling and berating of his players. He is NOT a mentor and does not build up the confidence of his players. Those that he favors are rewarded for their bad play by allowing them to continue playing even after making the same mistakes repeatedly. Perhaps he lacks knowledge or the capability to demonstrate how to clear the ball from the zone as this certainly is an area of weakness for the team. Additionally, repeated wild off-net shots that result in frequent turn overs handicaps the team’s ability to maintain possession resulting in a lack of scoring opportunities. The lack of a cohesive offense plan is evident as one-handed individual players attempt to dodge multiple players without successfully passing and effectively moving the ball like a team. He continually runs the same players over and over, failing to utilize fresh legs and talent that sits on the sidelines even when the team gets annihilated! Any good coach would understand that that this would be an excellent opportunity to test the mettle of their bench strength and depth. If a player never sees the field, you never know how they will perform under the lights and pressure. I believe Tom Brady can speak to that! If Curry College is serious about having a successful men’s lacrosse program, where the players are mentored and prepared for victory on and off the field, then I think it’s time for a coaching change!"