Brown Bears men's lacrosse

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Brown Bears men's lacrosse
Brown Bears Athletics logo.svg
Founded1926;98 years ago (1926)
University Brown University
Head coachJon Torpey (since 2025 season)
Stadium Stevenson-Pincince Field
(capacity: 3,500)
Location Providence, Rhode Island
Conference Ivy League
Nickname Bears
ColorsSeal brown, cardinal red, and white [1]
     
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
(2) - 1994, 2016
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(10) - 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances
(15) - 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2022
Conference regular season championships
(10) - 1969, 1973, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016
Princeton Tigers at Brown Bears, 2022 Brown Bears vs Princeton Tigers Lacrosse.jpg
Princeton Tigers at Brown Bears, 2022

The Brown Bears men's lacrosse team represents Brown University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Brown competes in the Ivy League and plays its home games at Stevenson-Pincince Field in Providence, Rhode Island.

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History

The Brown University men's lacrosse program was founded in 1926. Brown continued to compete in intercollegiate lacrosse until 1937 when the sport was discontinued. The lacrosse program resumed play in 1961 under head coach Cliff Stevenson. Since 1961, Brown has won 10 Ivy League championships (five outright titles, five shared) and has made 14 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament appearances, including nine NCAA Quarterfinal appearances. In 1994, Brown became the first program from New England to play in the NCAA Final Four, a record that remained until the UMass made a Final Four appearance in 2006.

National awards

The Brown lacrosse program has garnered numerous national collegiate lacrosse awards. Darren Lowe '92 was named 1992 NCAA Division I Player of the Year, as well as 1992 Division I Attackman of the Year. Standout goalie Greg Cattrano, was named Division I Goalie of the Year. In 2009, Jordan Burke became the Division I Goalie of the Year. Brown has also had two coaches selected as Division I Coach of the Year: Dom Starsia in 1985 and 1991, and Peter Lasagna in 1994. In 2016 attackman Dylan Molloy received the Tewaaraton Trophy, the Jack Turnbull Award, and the Lt. Raymond Enners Award.

Ivy League awards

Brown has also won numerous Ivy League awards since All-Ivy teams were first selected in 1957. Since the award's inception in 1974, ten Brown Bears have been named Ivy League Player of the Year and four Bears have been named Men's Lacrosse Ivy League Rookie of the Year since the Rookie award was established in 1981. Since 1957, three Bears have been chosen First Team All-Ivy three times (Darren Lowe 1990, '91, '92), (Bill Aliber 1981, '82, '83), (Thomas Muldoon 2008, '09, '10) while 14 Bears have been named First Team All-Ivy two times. Jordan Burke became the first player to win Ivy League Player of the Year in back to back years (2008, '09).

Season Results

The following is a list of Brown's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Cliff Stevenson (Ivy League)(1961–1982)
1971Cliff Stevenson 11–35–12nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1972Cliff Stevenson 9–44–2T–2nd
1973Cliff Stevenson 10–26–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1974Cliff Stevenson 6–44–23rd
1975Cliff Stevenson 7–53–34th
1976Cliff Stevenson 10–45–12nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1977Cliff Stevenson 3–101–5T–5th
1978Cliff Stevenson 6–63–3T–3rd
1979Cliff Stevenson 8–43–35th
1980Cliff Stevenson 9–43–34th
1981Cliff Stevenson 6–64–2T–2nd
1982Cliff Stevenson 5–91–56th
Cliff Stevenson:170–95 (.642)67–47 (.588)
Dom Starsia (Ivy League)(1983–1992)
1983Dom Starsia 9–54–23rd
1984Dom Starsia 9–54–2T–2nd
1985Dom Starsia 12–36–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1986Dom Starsia 8–64–2T–2nd
1987Dom Starsia 10–54–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1988Dom Starsia 8–63–3T–4th
1989Dom Starsia 9–64–2T–2nd
1990Dom Starsia 11–53–34th NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1991Dom Starsia 13–16–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1992Dom Starsia 12–44–23rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Dom Starsia:101–46 (.687)42–18 (.700)
Peter Lasagna (Ivy League)(1993–2000)
1993Peter Lasagna 10–35–12nd
1994Peter Lasagna 13–56–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
1995Peter Lasagna 10–65–1T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1996Peter Lasagna 7–63–33rd
1997Peter Lasagna 8–74–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1998Peter Lasagna 4–92–45th
1999Peter Lasagna 4–92–4T–4th
2000Peter Lasagna 9–63–3T–3rd
Peter Lasagna:65–51 (.560)30–18 (.625)
Scott Nelson (Ivy League)(2001–2006)
2001Scott Nelson 6–82–4T–5th
2002Scott Nelson 7–74–2T–2nd
2003Scott Nelson 4–101–57th
2004Scott Nelson 9–52–4T–5th
2005Scott Nelson 6–62–4T–5th
2006Scott Nelson 2–110–67th
Scott Nelson:34–47 (.420)11–25 (.306)
Lars Tiffany (Ivy League)(2007–2016)
2007Lars Tiffany 7–71–5T–6th
2008Lars Tiffany 11–35–1T–1st
2009Lars Tiffany 12–44–23rd NCAA Division I First Round
2010Lars Tiffany 8–64–2T–1st
2011Lars Tiffany 6–82–4T–5th
2012Lars Tiffany 7–83–34th
2013Lars Tiffany 8–72–45th
2014Lars Tiffany 8–62–4T–5th
2015Lars Tiffany 12–54–2T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2016Lars Tiffany 16–36–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
Lars Tiffany:95–56 (.629)33–27 (.550)
Mike Daly (Ivy League)(2017–2024)
2017Mike Daly 10–64–2T–2nd
2018Mike Daly 6–93–3T–3rd
2019Mike Daly 7–93–34th
2020Mike Daly 3–20–0††
2021Mike Daly 1–00–0††††
2022Mike Daly 10–64–2T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2023Mike Daly 6–82–4T–5th
2024Mike Daly 3–112–4T–5th
Mike Daly:46–51 (.474)18–18 (.500)
Total:547–395–4 (.580)

      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.
†† Ivy League cancelled 2021 collegiate season due to the COVID-19 virus.

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  1. ↑ "Brown University Athletics & Recreation Brand Guidelines" (PDF). June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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