Joe Zukauskas joined the Seahawks' roster prior to the 2025 season, joining then first-year Head Coach Will Fox.
Prior to his stay on Grymes Hill, Zukauskas spent the last three seasons at Sacred Heart as an assistant coach for the Pioneers. While at Fairfield, Zukauskas helped lead Sacred Heart to its first ever Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship in 2024.
Zukauskas supervised the goalie unit while with the Pioneers, leading the group to the fifth highest save total in the NCAA (215), eighth best save percentage (57%), and eight best goals allowed per game average (9.5).
Additionally, the Pioneers attained the sixth best scoring defense during Zukauskas tenure.
Along with the goalie unit, Zukauskas assisted in the development of the faceoff unit, helping to train specialists on the roster.
Prior to his stint with Sacred Heart, Zukauskas spent the 2021 season as a Graduate Assistant coach at Endicott College in Beverly, MA.
While with the Gulls, Zukauskas oversaw Endicott’s defensive unit that caused the second most turnovers in Division III. Endicott won the school’s first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) under Zukauskas supervision, and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years.
Zukauskas has also spent time as the Defensive Coordinator of Amity High School in Orange, CT, leading Amity High School to an undefeated season and a Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) Championship as well as a Connecticut State Quarterfinal appearance.
During his playing career, the Southington, CT native appeared in seventeen games, five in 2017 and 12 in 2018, finishing his career with an overall record of 9-6.
In 2017, Zukauskas started three games, saving 25 shots with a save percentage of 39.7% and a 1-2 record. Zukauskas started against NJIT on March 4th and rejected six shots in a win against the Highlanders.
The next season, Zukauskas started all 12 games accumulating a record of 8-4 across 699 minutes of game action. Zukauskas saved 113 shots on the year with a save percentage of 51.4%. Zukauskas produced six double digit save performances, highlighted by a 16-save performance against Holy Cross.
Zukauskas completed his undergraduate studies at Quinnipiac with a degree in Advertising & Integrated Communications before receiving his MBA at Endicott.
