Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's lacrosse

Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Founded 1885
University Lehigh University
Conference Patriot League
Location Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Coach Kevin Cassese (since 2008)
Colors Brown and White
         
Pre-NCAA Era Champions
(10) – 1890, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2012, 2013
Conference Tournament Champions
2012, 2013
Conference Regular Season Champions
2013

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's lacrosse team represents Lehigh University in NCAA Division I college lacrosse.

Overview

Early national titles

According to Lehigh's Epitome Yearbook, lacrosse was introduced at Lehigh in 1884 and four years later, Lehigh entered the Inter-collegiate Lacrosse Association, mostly through the efforts of Arnold K. Reese, an 1889 graduate, who captained and trained the team throughout his college career. Lehigh played its first varsity lacrosse game on May 9, 1885 against Stevens Tech.

According to the Lehigh Burr, Lehigh was a top team in the early years of inter-collegiate lacrosse. Lehigh was third in 1888, second in 1889, and was voted the National Champion in 1890. In what was billed as a "Championship Series" that season, Lehigh defeated Princeton, Johns Hopkins and Stevens Tech to win the title.

Since starting lacrosse, the team has amassed a record of 575–669–10.

Cassese years

The coach is currently Kevin Cassese, who is in his seventh year at that position.[1]

Lehigh has made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, with the first coming in 2012.[2] They earned an automatic bid into the tournament by winning the Patriot League conference tournament over Bucknell, 13–9.[3]

Their first NCAA Tournament game ended in defeat, losing 10–9 against Maryland, after being seeded number seven in the tournament.[4] The Mountain Hawks made the tournament again in 2013, in which they lost to North Carolina.[5]

Annual record men's lacrosse

YearWinsLossesPercentConferencePlayoffsNational RankRPISOSPower Rating (1)
201579.4406th302631
2014135.7203rdPatriot Finals294117
2013125.7101stNCAA 1st Round (2) 10162718
2012143.8201stNCAA 1st Round (3) 49339
201179.5715th393832
201087.6673rd364344
2009411.3716th443443
200869.4715th303541
200749.3715th353035
200687.5714th273732
200595.6404th284435
(1) Laxpower Power Rating
(2) Lost NCAA 1st round 16–7 North Carolina.
(3) Lost NCAA 1st round 10–9 to Maryland.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Quick Facts" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Men's Lacrosse History".
  3. ↑ "Colgate Wins First-Ever Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Tournament Title With 13–9 Victory Over Bucknell". Patriot League. 27 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Men's Lacrosse: Notre Dame tops Colgate in overtime to advance to second round". Inside Lacrosse. 11 May 2008. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Men's Lacrosse: Colgate Defeats Previously Unbeaten UMass in NCAA First Round". Inside Lacrosse. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.


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