Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse

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Boston University Terriers
men's lacrosse
Boston University Terriers wordmark.svg
Founded2014
University Boston University
Head coachRyan Polley (since 2014 season)
Stadium Nickerson Field
(capacity: 9,871)
Location Boston, Massachusetts
Conference Patriot League
Nickname Terriers
ColorsScarlet and white [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
(1) – 2022
Conference Tournament championships
(1) – 2022
Conference regular season championships
(2) – 2022, 2023

The Boston University Terriers men's lacrosse team represents Boston University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The program was created in 2014. Boston U plays its home games at Nickerson Field, which has a capacity of 9,871. The Terriers have competed in the Patriot League since their 2014 founding. Through 2020, the team has an all–time record of 50–50. [2]

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In the team's inaugural season, Boston U scored its first-ever program victory with a 13 to 5 defeat of the Lafayette Leopards. [3] In the program's short history, the Terriers defeated their first ranked foes in route to a 12–5 record in 2017, their best to date. During that campaign, the team upset #17 Navy 8–7 in Annapolis, Maryland, [4] before topping the #19 Loyola Greyhounds 12–11 in an overtime showdown. The victory over the Greyhounds clinched the program's first berth in a Patriot League postseason game and first national ranking. [5] However, a difficult defeat at the hands of Army in the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament denied the Terriers a shot at their first NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship appearance. [6] In 2019, [7] the Terriers again upset Loyola, ranked #2, in a resounding 7 point victory for the highest ranked victory in team history. [8] [9] The victory propelled Boston U to their third consecutive appearance in the Patriot League tournament. [10] Additionally, sophomore attacker Chris Gray gained a 2019 Tewaaraton Award nomination and gained second-team All-American honors after the campaign, prior to his transfer to North Carolina. [11] [12]

Season Results

The following is a list of Boston U's results by season:

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Ryan Polley (Patriot League)(2014–Present)
2014Ryan Polley 2–122–67th
2015Ryan Polley 6–83–5T–6th
2016Ryan Polley 8–73–5T–6th
2017Ryan Polley 12–55–33rd
2018Ryan Polley 8–93–5T–5th
2019Ryan Polley 11–65–3T–2nd
2020Ryan Polley 3–31–0
2021Ryan Polley 6–54–22nd (North)
2022Ryan Polley 12–57–11st (North) NCAA Division I First Round
2023Ryan Polley 10–47–1T–1st
2024Ryan Polley 4–20–0
Ryan Polley:82–66 (.554)40–31 (.563)
Total:82–66 (.554)

      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.

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