Cortland Red Dragons men's lacrosse

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Cortland Red Dragons
men's lacrosse
Cortland Red Dragons wordmark.svg
Founded1926;98 years ago (1926)
University State University of New York at Cortland
Head coachLelan Rogers
StadiumStadium Complex Red Field
(capacity: 6,500)
Location Cortland, NY
Conference SUNYAC
Nickname Red Dragons
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
Pre-NCAA era championships
1973
NCAA Tournament championships
1975, 2006, 2009
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
1980, 1981, 2007, 2008, 2012
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
(9) [2] - 1972, 1974, 1978, 1985, 1986, 2003, 2010, 2013
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(14) - 1976, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances
(36) - 1972, 1974-1978, 1984-1989, 1998, 2001-2019, 2021, 2022
Conference regular season championships
(29) [3] - 1978-1981, 1983-1987, 2000-2005, 2007, 2008, 2010-19, 2021, 2022

The Cortland Red Dragons men's lacrosse team represents SUNY Cortland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III men's lacrosse. The Red Dragons compete in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) and play home games in the city of Cortland, NY. The team was recently coached by Steve Beville, who led the Red Dragons to a national title in 2009 and retired after the 2023 season. Coach Lelan Rogers, who guided the Red Dragons to a 76–17 record from 2001 to 2005, returned to Cortland as the head coach in the fall of 2023. [4] In addition to winning four national championships, Cortland has won a record 28 conference championships until 2022. [5]

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History

Early years

The Red Dragons began playing men's lacrosse in 1926 under head coach W.P. Ashbrook. [6] After the 1928 season, the team did not compete again until 1947, then under head coach Jack MacPhee, and has competed every year since.

NCAA to USILA and back

Cortland would achieve significant success under head coach Jack Emmer from 1970 to 1972, going 32-6 and reaching the semifinals of the second ever NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament in 1972. After beating Navy 9–8 in overtime of the quarterfinals, the team's season would end with a loss to the eventual and then first-time NCAA champion Virginia Cavaliers. The following season, Emmer would leave for Washington and Lee and be replaced by Chuck Winters. In Winters' first year as head coach, the team would compete in the USILA College Division Tournament and defeat Washington College of Maryland to win the first national championship in its lacrosse program's history. Following the 1973 victory, the NCAA would split into Divisions I and II, with the Dragons competing in the latter and winning their first and only Division II Championship in 1975. Winters would go 94-55 during his tenure and become the school's winningest coach, a distinction he would hold until surpassed by Steve Beville in 2012. [6] Between 1978 and 1987, under Winters and his eventual replacement Jerry Casciani, the Red Dragons would win all but one (1982) SUNYAC Championship. During that time, the team would reach the NCAA Division III finals twice, in 1980 and 1981, both times losing to the Hobart Statesmen.

Division III Success

In 2006, under head coach and former Dragons All-American goalie Rich Barnes, the team would win its first NCAA championship since becoming a Division III competitor in 1980, beating the Salisbury Sea Gulls in overtime of the title game 13–12. The Red Dragons' victory ended Salisbury's 69-game winning streak. [7] Former Vermont Head Coach Steve Beville would replace Barnes the following year and help deliver the Red Dragons' second Division III Championship in 2009. Under Beville, the team would make the NCAA Tournament every year it was held until 2023. On July 19, 2023, it was announced that Steve Beville would retire as Red Dragons Head Coach. [8]

Season Results

The following is a list of Cortland's results by season as an NCAA program: [2]

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Jack Emmer (Independent)(1970–1972)
1970Jack Emmer 7–3
1971Jack Emmer 11–1
1972Jack Emmer 14–2 NCAA Semifinals
Jack Emmer:32-6 (.842)
Chuck Winters (Independent)(1973–1977)
1973 Chuck Winters 13–2USILA College Division Champions
1974Chuck Winters 8–3 NCAA Division II Semifinals
1975Chuck Winters 10–4 NCAA Division II Champions
1976Chuck Winters 5–6NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1977Chuck Winters 8–5 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
Chuck Winters (SUNYAC)(1978–1983)
1978Chuck Winters 9-45-01st NCAA Division II Semifinals
1979Chuck Winters 6–105-01st NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1980Chuck Winters 9–55–01st NCAA Division III Finals
1981Chuck Winters 11–55–01st NCAA Division III Finals
1982Chuck Winters 7–64–12nd
1983Chuck Winters 8–56–01st
Chuck Winters:94–55 (.676)30-1 (.968)
Jerry Casciani (SUNYAC)(1984–1987)
1984Jerry Casciani 8–66–01st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
1985Jerry Casciani 10–56–01st NCAA Division III Semifinals
1986Jerry Casciani 11–56–01st NCAA Division III Semifinals
1987Jerry Casciani 9–76–01st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
Jerry Casciani (Independent)(1988–1990)
1988Jerry Casciani 6–6 NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
1989Jerry Casciani 8–7 NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
1990Jerry Casciani 8-8
Jerry Casciani:60–44 (.512)24-0 (1.000)
Rick Young (Independent)(1991–1991)
1991Rick Young 7-8
Rick Young:7–8 (.467)
Mike Pounds (Independent)(1992–1995)
1992Mike Pounds 7-8ECAC Upstate NY Playoffs
1993Mike Pounds 6-6
1994Mike Pounds 9-4
1995Mike Pounds 2-10
Mike Pounds (Super Six)(1996–1999)
1996Mike Pounds 9-53-2T-2nd
1997Mike Pounds 4-100-56th
1998Mike Pounds 9-63-2T-2nd NCAA Division III First Round
1999Mike Pounds 7-72-3T-3rd
Mike Pounds (SUNYAC)(2000–2000)
2000Mike Pounds 10-56-01st
Mike Pounds:63–61 (.508)14-12 (.538)
Lelan Rogers (SUNYAC)(2001–2005)
2001Lelan Rogers 11-66-01st NCAA Division III First Round
2002Lelan Rogers 16-37-01st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
2003Lelan Rogers 17-37-01st NCAA Division III Semifinals
2004Lelan Rogers 15-36-01st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
2005Lelan Rogers 17-26-01st NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
Lelan Rogers:76–17 (.817)32-0 (1.000)
Rich Barnes (SUNYAC)(2006–2006)
2006Rich Barnes 18-35-12nd NCAA Division III Champions
Rich Barnes:18–3 (.857)5-1 (.833)
Steve Beville (SUNYAC)(2007–2023)
2007Steve Beville 15-66-01st NCAA Division III Finals
2008Steve Beville 18-27-01st NCAA Division III Finals
2009Steve Beville 19-26-12nd NCAA Division III Champions
2010Steve Beville 17-36-01st NCAA Division III Semifinals
2011Steve Beville 16-36-01stNCAA Division III Quarterfinals
2012Steve Beville 21-16-01stNCAA Division III Finals
2013Steve Beville 19-16-01stNCAA Division III Semifinals
2014Steve Beville 17-46-01stNCAA Division III Quarterfinals
2015Steve Beville 16-56-01stNCAA Division III Quarterfinals
2016Steve Beville 14-66-01st NCAA Division III Second Round
2017Steve Beville 17-36-01stNCAA Division III Quarterfinals
2018Steve Beville 12-75-11stNCAA Division III Second Round
2019Steve Beville 14-56-01stNCAA Division III Second Round
2020Steve Beville 3-10-0No Postseason held
2021Steve Beville 11-45-1T-1st (West)NCAA Division III Second Round
2022Steve Beville 13-77-01stNCAA Division III Second Round
2023Steve Beville 13-56-12nd
Steve Beville:255–65 (.797)96-4 (.960)
Total:605–259 (.700)

      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

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