Drexel Dragons men's lacrosse


The Drexel Dragons men's lacrosse team represents Drexel University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. Drexel currently competes as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association and plays its home games at Vidas Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2014.

History

Lacrosse was established at Drexel in 1941 under coach Maury McMains. At the time, the university was known as Drexel Institute of Technology. Drexel's first USILA All-American was Ray Greene, who after serving in World War Two transferred to Johns Hopkins, where he became a Hall of Fame midfielder. Drexel's 1947 schedule included games against Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Virginia, Penn State and Penn.
Through the 1950s, highlights included Drexel reaching as high as number six in the standings in 1952, finishing the year with a five and two record. In 1953, Dick Young achieved first-team All-American honors at midfield. Drexel in 1958 completed the season with an 8 and 2 record, including a win over a Lehigh team who would go on to win the "Class C" lacrosse national title the following year.
In 1967, Drexel lacrosse aligned with the Middle Atlantic Conference and in 1975 the East Coast Conference. During this era, Lynn Ferguson, a two-time All-American midfielder, was named an All-American in both football and lacrosse in the same year. Drexel reached the small college USILA tournaments in both 1972 and 1973, with records of 11–3 and 9–4, respectively. The 1972 season also included a 14 to 6 win over the innovative Morgan State Bears lacrosse team.
In 1978, Dennis Fink earned Drexel’s first Division I All-America honor for lacrosse, was the first Drexel player to lead the nation in scoring with 98 points and currently ranks among the all-time leader in several Lacrosse records. Fink also led Drexel to their only ECC conference title, as well as a 10 and 2 record.
Drexel would later realign with the North Atlantic Conference and the America East Conference before settling in the Colonial Athletic Association in 2002.
The 1998 men's lacrosse squad won eleven straight to begin the season, finished with twelve wins against two defeats, including a 14 to 10 defeat of top 20 Towson University, and a number 19 national ranking. In 2007, Drexel lacrosse defeated University of Virginia, ranked number one at the time and the defending National Champion, Drexel's first victory over a number one ranked Division I team in any sport.
In 2008 the Dragons set a school record with 13 wins, ranking as high as 10th in the nation and reaching the Colonial Tournament finals before losing 10–9 in overtime to Hofstra, narrowly missing out on an NCAA tournament bid. In 2010, the team reached their highest ever national ranking at number 7 in the nation following a win over then number three Notre Dame, the eventual NCAA Division I tournament runner up.
In 2014, Drexel scored in the third overtime as the Dragons came back from a three-goal deficit with five minutes to go in the game, to defeat Hofstra 11–10, win its first Colonial Athletic Association championship and earn their first NCAA tournament berth in lacrosse. In the first round of the tournament, the Dragons eliminated fourth seeded Penn by a score of 16–11. The highlight of the game was three consecutive goals by Drexel in a span of just over 11 seconds at the end of the first half. The Dragons moved on to the quarterfinals where they lost to Denver 15–6 at Delaware Stadium.
Prior to 2014, Drexel had not appeared in any NCAA Lacrosse Tournaments, though the team did get invitations to the 1972 and 1973 USILA small college tournaments.
Drexel has had 44 lacrosse All-Americans since beginning the sport in 1941.
In 78 seasons, Drexel has an all-time record of 438 wins, 464 losses and 3 ties.

Notable athletes and coaches

YearWinsLossesTiesPercentConferencePlayoffsNational RankRPISOSPower Rating
2020330352823
20197804thCAA Finals 282726
20185805th371944
20176804thCAA Semifinals332136
20166904thCAA Semifinals352330
2015780.4672ndCAA Semifinals322037
20141350.7221stCAA Title, NCAA Quarterfinals 982218
20131140.7332ndCAA Semifinals18183024
2012880.5003rdCAA Finals 1817917
2011860.5715th262616
20101050.6673rdCAA Semifinals13202514
2009780.4673rdCAA Semifinals354034
20081340.7641stCAA Finals 15193920
20071150.6881stCAA Semifinals17203222
2006590.3575th393330
2005950.6435th294129
2004490.3105th433936
2003680.4304thCAA Semifinals3137
2002950.6434th3032
2001580.3856th3635
20001100.0916th3244
1999670.4915th3736
199812202nd194125
1997860.5716th4138
19963100
1995780
19944100
1993670
1992580
1991490
19902110
19893100
1988480
1987490
1986580
1985670
19845100
1983480
1982670
1981470
1980460
1979840
197810201stECC Title
1977840
1976560
1975830
1974840
1973940USILA First Round
19721130USILA First Round
1971730
1970470
1969280
1968180
1967360
1966180
1965351
1964540
1963350
1962350
1961450
1960640
1959631
1958820
1957630
19567201stPenn-Del title
1955350
1954630
1953440
1952520
1951530
1950520
1949520
1948250
19470131
1946060
1945––––
1944––––
1943340
1942440
1941420