Detroit Mercy Titans men's lacrosse

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Detroit Mercy Titans men's lacrosse
Detroit Titans wordmark.svg
UniversityUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Head coachChris Kolon
StadiumTitan Field
Location Detroit, Michigan
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
(Northeast Conference in 2025)
ColorsRed, white, and blue [1]
     

The Detroit Mercy Titans Men's Lacrosse team is a college lacrosse team that represents the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The school's teams are typically members of the Horizon League, but the men's lacrosse team is an associate member of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN), which it joined in July 2021 after having played in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. [2] [3]

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The upcoming 2024 season is UDM's last in ASUN men's lacrosse. The Titans will become an associate member of the Northeast Conference, which is reinstating men's lacrosse after a two-season absence. [4]

History

Conference affiliations

Year by year results

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
2009Matt Holtz 0–11
2010Matt Holtz 3–122-67th
2011Matt Holtz 6–104-2T-2nd
2012Matt Holtz 6–93-3T-2nd
2013Matt Holtz 5–103-34th
2014Matt Holtz 6–83–3T-2nd
2015Chris Kolon [5] 8–64–2T-2nd
2016Chris Kolon 2–102–45th
2017Chris Kolon 5–113–3T-4th
2018Chris Kolon 9–75–12nd
2019Chris Kolon 8–75–23rd
2020Chris Kolon 2–3
2021Chris Kolon 3–43–24th

All-time coaching records

Head CoachYearsWin–loss–tiePct.
Matt Holtz2009-201426-60.302
Chris Kolon2015–present37-48.435

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References

  1. "University of Detroit Mercy Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "University of Detroit Mercy to Join MAAC Men's Lacrosse League". maacsports.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. "ASUN Conference Announces Formation of Men's Lacrosse League" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 5, 2021. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. "NEC Men's Lax is Back! Sport To Return In 2024-25 With Detroit Mercy & VMI Joining As Associate Members" (Press release). Northeast Conference. October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. "Detroit Removes Interim Tag, Names Chris Kolon Head Coach". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.