 The arrival of freshman Boyle necessitated that senior Matt Striebel move from attack to midfield and the demotion of head coach Bill Tierney 's son , Brendan , to the bench . Striebel had previously orchestrated the Princeton offense from behind the goal and both players had started in the 2000 NCAA Division I Men 's Lacrosse Championship game , but on March 25 , 2001 , which was the first practice after the team lost 14 – 8 to Syracuse , Tierney made the switch . Striebel and Boyle would later earn two golds medals and a silver medal together in World Lacrosse Championship play and three MLL Steinfeld Cups together with the Philadelphia Barrage . 
