HIGH POINT, N.C. - High Point University Men's Lacrosse Head Coach John Crawley has announced the hiring of Alex Ready as an Assistant Coach and Defensive Coordinator for the men's lacrosse program in late June.
 
Ready joins the Panthers after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the Duke men's lacrosse staff. The Blue Devils appeared in the NCAA Tournament in both seasons, making the Championship game against Notre Dame in 2023 and the quarterfinals against Maryland in 2024. Duke finished the 2024 season with the No. 18 ranked scoring defense in the country, holding teams to 10.42 goals per game. As a team the Blue Devils averaged 11.63 saves per game.
 
A former standout goaltender for the University of Denver, hailing from Lancaster, Pa., Ready was a four-year starter between the pipes for the Pioneers. 

As a rookie in 2016, Ready started all 16 games for the Pioneers, posting a 13-3 overall record and a 9.00 goals against average to lead the BIG EAST and rank 16th nationally. He amassed a career-best 142 saves as a rookie to earn BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year honors. 

Ready started all 17 games in 2017 as well, garnering BIG EAST second-team recognition after posting an 8.50 goals against average and a 13-4 record. In his four seasons at Denver, Ready played in 58 games with 52 starting assignments. He posted a .497 save percentage and a 8.77 goals against average, while amassing a 37-14 overall record as the backstop. 

After graduating from Denver in 2019, Ready was picked up by the PLL's Chrome and played two games in the league's inaugural season.