Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's lacrosse

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Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
men's lacrosse
Delaware Blue Hens wordmark.svg
Founded1948;76 years ago (1948)
University University of Delaware
Head coachBen DeLuca (since 2018 season)
Stadium Delaware Stadium
(capacity: 16,730)
Location Newark, Delaware
Conference CAA
Nickname Fightin' Blue Hens
ColorsRoyal blue and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
2007
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1984, 1999, 2007, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
(8) 1984, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
2007, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023
Conference regular season championships
(24) 1961, 1962, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2023

The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's lacrosse team represents the University of Delaware in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. Delaware currently competes as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and plays its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

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History

Head coach Bob Shillinglaw led the Blue Hens for over 30 years and is only the second man to coach 500 lacrosse games.

In 2007, Delaware was ranked 15th in the country heading into the 2007 NCAA tournament. The team had won seven games in a row and the CAA tournament. Delaware advanced to the semifinals (Final Four), defeating #2 Virginia before losing to Johns Hopkins 8–3. It marked the team's only NCAA Final Four.

In the program's history, Delaware has produced several notable players, including NCAA Player of the Year John Grant, Jr. among the world's best lacrosse players, Anthony DiMarzo among the all-time leaders in Division I career assists, Jordan Hall of the Major League Lacrosse Rochester Rattlers, Matt Alrich, Chris Collins, Keevin Galbraith, and Curtis Dickson.

In 2022, the Delaware Blue Hens upset the #2 ranked Georgetown Hoyas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Cornell 10-8 in the Quarterfinals.

The Hens have won 6 NCAA Tournament games in 8 tournaments.

Season Results

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

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Mickey Heinecken (Middle Atlantic Conference)(1966–1972)
1971Mickey Heinecken 9–38–21st
1972Mickey Heinecken 8–36–23rd
Mickey Heinecken:65–37 (.637)53–21 (.716)
Jim Grube (Middle Atlantic Conference)(1973–1974)
1973Jim Grube 5–85–4
1974Jim Grube 7–54–4
Jim Grube (East Coast Conference)(1975–1978)
1975Jim Grube 10–24–01st
1976Jim Grube 11–14–01st
1977Jim Grube 9–44–01st
1978Jim Grube 7–73–11st
Jim Grube:49–27 (.645)24–9 (.727)
Bob Shillinglaw (East Coast Conference)(1979–1991)
1979Bob Shillinglaw 13–24–01st
1980Bob Shillinglaw 8–84–01st
1981Bob Shillinglaw 8–84–01st
1982Bob Shillinglaw 6–104–01st
1983Bob Shillinglaw 8–84–12nd
1984Bob Shillinglaw 12–45–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1985Bob Shillinglaw 9–74–1T–1st
1986Bob Shillinglaw 10–66–01st
1987Bob Shillinglaw 8–85–12nd
1988Bob Shillinglaw 6–104–22nd
1989Bob Shillinglaw 8–85–13rd
1990Bob Shillinglaw 7–94–23rd
1991Bob Shillinglaw 6–103–12nd
Bob Shillinglaw (America East Conference)(1992–2001)
1992Bob Shillinglaw 8–74–01st
1993Bob Shillinglaw 5–94–01st
1994Bob Shillinglaw 8–64–01st
1995Bob Shillinglaw 6–94–12nd
1996Bob Shillinglaw 8–74–23rd
1997Bob Shillinglaw 3–122–45th
1998Bob Shillinglaw 9–63–22nd
1999Bob Shillinglaw 14–35–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2000Bob Shillinglaw 10–64–1T–1st
2001Bob Shillinglaw 6–93–23rd
Bob Shillinglaw (Colonial Athletic Association)(2002–2017)
2002Bob Shillinglaw 3–110–67th
2003Bob Shillinglaw 5–100–56th
2004Bob Shillinglaw 10–62–3T–3rd
2005Bob Shillinglaw 11–64–1T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2006Bob Shillinglaw 12–53–3T–3rd
2007Bob Shillinglaw 13–64–23rd NCAA Division I Final Four
2008Bob Shillinglaw 9–73–3T–3rd
2009Bob Shillinglaw 5–102–4T–5th
2010Bob Shillinglaw 10–73–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2011Bob Shillinglaw 11–74–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2012Bob Shillinglaw 6–91–5T–6th
2013Bob Shillinglaw 5–101–5T–6th
2014Bob Shillinglaw 7–91–4T–5th
2015Bob Shillinglaw 5–101–46th
2016Bob Shillinglaw 5–102–3T–4th
2017Bob Shillinglaw 7–80–56th
Bob Shillinglaw:310–303 (.506)124–79 (.611)
Ben DeLuca (Colonial Athletic Association)(2018–Present)
2018Ben DeLuca 6–83–2T–2nd
2019Ben DeLuca 10–53–23rd
2020Ben DeLuca 4–20–0
2021Ben DeLuca 10–37–11st
2022Ben DeLuca 13–63–2T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2023Ben DeLuca 13–56–11st NCAA Division I First Round
2024Ben DeLuca 9–56–12nd
Ben DeLuca:65–34 (.657)28–9 (.757)
Total:568–490–3 (.537)

      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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References

  1. "Delaware Blue Hens Logo Usage". August 28, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2018.