Summary
The UMass Minutemen men's lacrosse team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I men's lacrosse.[a] As of July 1, 2022, the Minutemen compete in their full-time home of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), which is establishing a men's lacrosse league.[3]
| UMass Minutemen men's lacrosse | |
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| University | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Head coach | Greg Cannella [1] (since 1995 season) |
| Stadium | Garber Field (capacity: 5,000) |
| Location | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Nickname | Minutemen |
| Colors | Maroon and white[2] |
| NCAA Tournament Runner-Up | |
| (1) - 2006 | |
| NCAA Tournament Final Fours | |
| (3) - NCAA - 2006 USILA – 1972, 1973 | |
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
| (11) - 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| (20) - 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2018 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| (2) - 2012, 2018 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| (8) - 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |
History edit
UMass had competed in the ECAC Lacrosse League since 2000, but in 2010 transferred to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They play their home games at Garber Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Minutemen have fielded a varsity team since 1954. Since that time, there have only named 4 head coaches: Al Goodyear in 1954, Dick Garber (after which the present lacrosse field is named) from 1955-1990, Ted Garber from 1991-1994, and the present coach Greg Cannella beginning in 1995.
They have been New England ILA Champions 21 times (1963, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006). Prior to the NCAA, they reached the semifinals in the USILA tournament in 1972 and 1973.
UMass reached the NCAA finals in 2006, becoming just the third unseeded team to reach the finals. In the 2002 tournament, the Minutemen came closest to another Final Four appearance, scoring two goals in the final 25 seconds of regulation to tie their game, but losing to Johns Hopkins in overtime.
Notable players and coaches edit
- Roy Condon
- Kevin Leveille
- Sal LoCascio
- Will Manny
- Mark Millon
- Sean Morris
- Jeff Zywicki
- Caleb Hammett
Season results edit
The following is a list of UMass's results by season since the institution of NCAA Division I in 1971:
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Richard Garber (Independent) (1959–1990) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Richard Garber | 10–2 | |||||||
| 1972 | Richard Garber | 12–4 | USILA Semifinals | ||||||
| 1973 | Richard Garber | 11–4 | USILA Semifinals | ||||||
| 1974 | Richard Garber | 11–2 | |||||||
| 1975 | Richard Garber | 9–3 | |||||||
| 1976 | Richard Garber | 10–3 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1977 | Richard Garber | 11–4 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1978 | Richard Garber | 9–5 | |||||||
| 1979 | Richard Garber | 8–5 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1980 | Richard Garber | 8–5 | |||||||
| 1981 | Richard Garber | 13–2 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1982 | Richard Garber | 8–5 | |||||||
| 1983 | Richard Garber | 5–10 | |||||||
| 1984 | Richard Garber | 8–4 | |||||||
| 1985 | Richard Garber | 6–8 | |||||||
| 1986 | Richard Garber | 10–5 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1987 | Richard Garber | 8–3 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| 1988 | Richard Garber | 10–3 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| 1989 | Richard Garber | 13–3 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1990 | Richard Garber | 10–5 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| Richard Garber: | 300–141–3 (.679) | ||||||||
| Ted Garber (Independent) (1991–1994) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Ted Garber | 9–4 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| 1992 | Ted Garber | 9–3 | |||||||
| 1993 | Ted Garber | 10–5 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| 1994 | Ted Garber | 9–5 | |||||||
| Ted Garber: | 37–17 (.685) | ||||||||
| Greg Cannella (Independent) (1995–1999) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Greg Cannella | 7–6 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| 1996 | Greg Cannella | 7–5 | |||||||
| 1997 | Greg Cannella | 9–6 | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1998 | Greg Cannella | 7–5 | |||||||
| 1999 | Greg Cannella | 4–8 | |||||||
| Greg Cannella (ECAC Lacrosse League) (2000–2009) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Greg Cannella | 6–8 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2001 | Greg Cannella | 12–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2002 | Greg Cannella | 12–4 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2003 | Greg Cannella | 13–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2004 | Greg Cannella | 7–7 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2005 | Greg Cannella | 13–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2006 | Greg Cannella | 13–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Runner–Up | ||||
| 2007 | Greg Cannella | 7–7 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Greg Cannella | 5–9 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 2009 | Greg Cannella | 9–6 | 6–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| Greg Cannella (Colonial Athletic Association) (2010–2022) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Greg Cannella | 8–6 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2011 | Greg Cannella | 10–5 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2012 | Greg Cannella | 15–1 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2013 | Greg Cannella | 7–8 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2014 | Greg Cannella | 7–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2015 | Greg Cannella | 5–10 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2016 | Greg Cannella | 4–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2017 | Greg Cannella | 7–8 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2018 | Greg Cannella | 12–5 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2019 | Greg Cannella | 10–5 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2020 | Greg Cannella | 5–2 | 0–0 | † | † | ||||
| 2021 | Greg Cannella | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2022 | Greg Cannella | 8–6 | 3–2 | T–1st | |||||
| Greg Cannella (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Greg Cannella | 8–6 | 3–2 | 3rd |
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| 2024 | Greg Cannella | 6–5 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Greg Cannella: | 247–172 (.589) | 78–49 (.614) | |||||||
| Total: | 586–333–3 (.637) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to COVID-19.
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ UMass women's teams are known as "Minutewomen".
References edit
- ^ "Greg Cannella Staff Biography". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men's Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference !date=May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
External links edit
- Official website