Saint Joseph's Hawks men's lacrosse

Saint Joseph's Hawks men's lacrosse
Founded	1992; 33 years ago (1992)
University	Saint Joseph's University
Head coach	Taylor Wray (since 2012 season)
Stadium	Sweeney Field (capacity: 3,000)
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conference	Atlantic 10
Nickname	Hawks
Colors	Crimson and gray[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
(2) – 2022, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
(3) – 2000, 2022, 2024
Conference regular season championships
(9) – 2000, 2014-2016, 2018, 2021-2024

The Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse team represents Saint Joseph's University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. The Hawks were elevated to the varsity level in 1992 after competing several years at club level. Starting in 2023, Hawks began playing in the newly established Atlantic 10 Conference men's lacrosse conference.[2] They play home games at Sweeney Field in Wynnefield, Philadelphia

History

Saint Joseph's previously competed as members of the MAAC, CAA, and NEC conferences.

In 2000, St. Joe's was the number one seed in the MAAC year-end tournament, they would go on to win the MAAC Championship, defeating Manhattan 17-7. [3]

From Taylor Wrays first season in 2012, through the 2024 season, St. Joe's record has been 120 wins and 69 losses. Including 8 first-place conference finishes, 5 NEC tournament finals, 1 NEC Championship, and 1 A10 Championship.

In each of the past four seasons, St. Joe's has earned the number one seed in their conference after going undefeated in conference play. The Hawks won their first Conference Championship since 2000 in 2022, defeating Hobart 14-7 in the NEC Championship. [4]

After winning the NEC Championship in 2022, St. Joe's made their first NCAA Tournament appearance. The Hawks fell 18-16 to 4-Seeded Yale. [5]

The Hawks won their first A10 Championship in 2024 (the conference's second season with lacrosse), defeating Richmond 17-13. This championship was their 3rd overall and 2nd in 3 seasons. [6] St. Joe's started the season 0-3 with losses to 3 ranked teams, before winning 12 in a row to reach the NCAA Tournament. [7]

St. Joe's has had three Premier Lacrosse League draft picks. In the 2023 draft, FO Zach Cole was selected 26th Overall to the California Redwoods and A Levi Anderson was selected 31st Overall to the Carolina Chaos, Anderson would forgo his selection and return to St. Joe's for the 2024 season. In 2024, Levi Anderson entered the draft for the second time and was drafted to the California Redwoods with the 21st Overall pick. [8]

Annual record

Source:[9]

Year	Wins	Loss.	Pct.	Conference (record)	Playoffs	Nat. rank	SOS	RPI	Power rating
2024	12	4	.750	1st (5-0)	A10 Title, NCAA First Round ^(2)	13	20	15	18
2023	10	5	.667	1st (5-0)	A10 Semifinals		41	30	22
2022	14	4	.778	1st (7-0)	NEC Title, NCAA First Round ^(3)	18	47	16	25
2021	9	4	.692	1st (8-0)	NEC Finals ^(4)		54	24	33
2020 †	5	2	.714				27	18	30
2019	7	7	.500	5th (3-3)			59	52	50
2018	11	4	.733	1st (6-0)	NEC Finals ^(5)	20	54	31	30
2017	5	9	.357	5th (2-4)			53	50	51
2016	12	4	.750	1st (5-1)	NEC Finals ^(6)		65	30	22
2015	11	6	.647	1st (6-0)	NEC Finals ^(7)		59	35	29
2014	11	4	.733	1st (6-0)	NEC Semifinals		64	33	31
2013	7	8	.467	7th			50	53	55
2012	6	9	.400	7th			46	46	50
2011	0	12	.000	7th			14	55	58
2010	3	12	.200	6th
2009	6	9	.400	T–5th
2008	4	11	.267	T-4th
2007	6	12	.333	T-2nd
2006	6	9	.400	4th
2005	3	11	.214	T–7th
2004	4	10	.286	6th
2003	6	9	.400	2nd
2002	4	10	.286	4th
2001	5	9	.357	T-4th
2000	12	4	.750	1st	MAAC Champions
1999	7	8	.467	T-2nd
1998	6	9	.400	T-3rd
1997	8	6	.571	3rd
1996	4	11	.267
1995	3	10	.231
1994	7	8	.467
1993	3	11	.214

Coaching Records

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Postseason
(Independent, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1993–1997)
Pat Dennin:		25–46 (.352)	5–2 (.714)
(Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1998–2004)
Paul Perdue:		44–59 (.427)	36–20 (.643)
(Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Colonial Athletic Association) (2005–2011)
Pat Cullinan:		28–76 (.269)	23–31 (.426)
(Colonial Athletic Association, Northeast Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–present)
Taylor Wray:		106–69 (.606)	50–19 (.725)
Total:		203–250 (.448)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus

^(1) Laxpower / LaxBytes Power Ratings / Massey Ratings / NCAA RPI

^(2) Defeated Richmond 17-13 in A-10 tournament finals. Lost to Virginia in NCAA 1st round 17-11.

^(3) Defeated Hobart 14-7 in NEC tournament finals. Lost to Yale in NCAA 1st round 18-16.

^(3) Lost NEC tournament finals 16-10 to Bryant.

^(4) Lost NEC tournament finals 9-8 to Robert Morris.

^(5) Lost NEC tournament finals 11-7 to Hobart.

^(6) Lost NEC tournament finals 10-6 to Bryant.

See also

• Lacrosse in Pennsylvania

References

1. Saint Joseph's University Athletic Brand Book (PDF). November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
2. "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men's Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference !date=May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
3. "MAAC Men's Lacrosse Championship History". Retrieved May 5, 2024.
4. "Saint Joseph's Lacrosse Team Page". Retrieved May 4, 2024.
5. "2022 Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Official". Retrieved May 4, 2024.
6. "2024 A10 Men's Lacrosse Tournament". Retrieved May 5, 2024.
7. "2024 Men's Lacrosse Schedule". Retrieved May 5, 2024.
8. "PLL College Draft". Retrieved May 5, 2024.
9. "Saint Joseph's Lacrosse Team Page". Retrieved May 4, 2024.

External links

• Official website