Holy Cross Crusaders men's lacrosse

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Holy Cross Crusaders
men's lacrosse
Holy Cross Crusaders logo.svg
Founded1971
University College of the Holy Cross
Head coachJ.L. Reppert (since 2021 season)
StadiumKuzniewski Field
(capacity: 1,000)
Location Worcester, Massachusetts
Conference Patriot League
Nickname Crusaders
ColorsRoyal purple [1]
 
Conference regular season championships
(3) – 1985, 1987, 1988

The Holy Cross Crusaders men's lacrosse team represents the College of the Holy Cross in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The program was created in 1958. Holy Cross plays its home games at Kuzniewski Field, which has a capacity of 1,000. The Crusaders have competed in the Patriot League since its 1991 founding. Through 2020, the team has an all–time record of 268–539–1. [2]

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The team's most successful period in the modern era occurred in the 1980s under head coach Bob Lindsay. Helmed by Lindsay, the Crusaders won 12 games in three seasons, while capturing all three of their conference championships as a member of the Colonial League. In Lindsay's 9 years, Holy Cross suffered only two losing seasons. The Crusaders would not have another non-losing season until 2019, in which they finished 77, before their first winning season in 32 years in 2020. [3] Shortly after Lindsay's departure in 1990, Holy Cross joined their all-sports conference home, the Patriot League, completing their first season with Ed Carver as head coach.

Long an underachieving program, the Crusaders have seen an uptick in their performance in recent years. In 2015, the team won its only two victories over ranked foes, [4] downing #8 Loyola in Baltimore [5] before defeating the #9 Army Black Knights men's lacrosse for the first time in program history. [6] Both wins came by just a single goal in dramatic fashion. Under head coaches Judd Lattimore and Peter Burke, Holy Cross made the Patriot League tournament for the first three times in program history in the span of 2016 to 2019. [7] While falling short of their first appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, the Crusaders scored their first postseason victory with an upset 11–7 quarterfinal victory over the 3-seeded Navy Midshipmen in 2017, [8] before falling to Loyola [9] in the Patriot semifinals. [7] Furthermore, in 2020 sophomore Chris Conlin earned honorable mention recognition as a Division I All-American, [10] [11] the first Crusader to earn such national acclaim since 1964 and only 7th nomination all-time for the program. [12]

Season results

The following is a list of Holy Cross's results by season since the institution of NCAA Division I in 1971:

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Sam Wylie (Independent)(1969–1972)
1971Sam Wylie 0–10
1972Sam Wylie 3–7
Sam Wylie:9–29 (.237)
Harry Tiffany (Independent)(1973–1975)
1973Harry Tiffany 7–4
1974Harry Tiffany 4–7
1975Harry Tiffany 2–9
Harry Tiffany:13–20 (.394)
Kevin Davidson (Independent)(1976–1977)
1976Kevin Davidson 1–11
1977Kevin Davidson 3–11
Kevin Davidson:4–22 (.154)
Bill McCollough (Independent)(1978–1979)
1978Bill McCollough 6–5
1979Bill McCollough 2–9
Bill McCollough:8–14 (.364)
Mike Shannon (Independent)(1980–1981)
1980Mike Shannon 5–9
Mike Shannon:5–9 (.357)
Bob Lindsay (Independent)(1981–1984)
1981Bob Lindsay 3–8
1982Bob Lindsay 8–3
1983Bob Lindsay 12–2
1984Bob Lindsay 12–7
Bob Lindsay (Colonial League)(1985–1989)
1985Bob Lindsay 12–55–11st
1986Bob Lindsay 8–75–12nd
1987Bob Lindsay 7–76–01st
1988Bob Lindsay 8–74–11st
1989Bob Lindsay 4–102–3
Bob Lindsay:74–56 (.569)22–6 (.786)
Ed Craver (Independent)(1990–1991)
1990Ed Craver 5–10
Ed Craver (Patriot League)(1991–1992)
1991Ed Craver 2–120–56th
Ed Craver:7–22 (.241)0–5 (.000)
Jim Logan (Patriot League)(1992–1995)
1992Jim Logan 2–120–56th
1993Jim Logan 3–120–56th
1994Jim Logan 6–91–45th
1995Jim Logan 2–141–45th
Jim Logan:13–47 (.217)2–18 (.100)
John Combs (Patriot League)(1996–1999)
1996John Combs 4–101–45th
1997John Combs 3–90–56th
1998John Combs 6–90–56th
1999John Combs 1–140–56th
John Combs:14–42 (.250)1–19 (.050)
Mike McCaffrey (Patriot League)(2000–2004)
2000Mike McCaffrey 3–110–67th
2001Mike McCaffrey 3–110–67th
2002Mike McCaffrey 1–140–67th
2003Mike McCaffrey 3–111–56th
2004Mike McCaffrey 5–90–78th
Mike McCaffrey:15–56 (.211)1–30 (.032)
Adam Pascal (Patriot League)(2005–2011)
2005Adam Pascal 3–111–5T–5th
2006Adam Pascal 0–140–67th
2007Adam Pascal 6–81–56th
2008Adam Pascal 5–90–67th
2009Adam Pascal 3–120–67th
2010Adam Pascal 5–101–57th
2011Adam Pascal/Jim Morrissey 2–13*1–5*6th
Adam Pascal:22–70* (.239)3–34* (.081)
Jim Morrissey (Patriot League)(2011–2014)
2012Jim Morrissey 5–100–67th
2013Jim Morrissey 7–82–45th
2014Jim Morrissey/Justin Hager 3–12**1–7**T–8th
Jim Morrissey:17–37** (.315)4–21* (.160)
Judd Lattimore (Patriot League)(2015–2018)
2015Judd Lattimore 6–73–5T–6th
2016Judd Lattimore 4–113–5T–6th
2017Judd Lattimore 5–104–4T–4th
2018Judd Lattimore 4–92–6T–7th
Judd Lattimore:19–37 (.339)12–20 (.375)
Peter Burke (Patriot League)(2019–2020)
2019Peter Burke 7–74–4T–5th
2020Peter Burke 4–30–2††
Peter Burke:11–10 (.524)4–6 (.400)
J.L. Reppert (Patriot League)(2021–Present)
2021J.L Reppert 2–41–34th (North)
2022J.L Reppert 1–130–89th
2023J.L Reppert 1–120–7
J.L. Reppert:4–29 (.121)1–18 (.053)
Total:272–568–1 (.324)

      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.

References

  1. ↑ "Visual Identity Toolkit". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2020 Holy Cross Men's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross.
  3. ↑ "Holy Cross lacrosse 2020 Roster and Schedule | Inside Lacrosse". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. ↑ Holy Cross Athletics https://goholycross.com/documents/2020/1/20/Men_s_Lacrosse_Record_Book.pdf . Retrieved 2020-04-07.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Roster, Schedule, Results | Inside Lacrosse | Inside Lacrosse". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Roster, Schedule, Results | Inside Lacrosse | Inside Lacrosse". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  7. 1 2 "2020 Men's Lacrosse Record Book (PDF) - Patriot League" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  8. ↑ "Crusaders Earn First-Ever PL Tournament Win With Victory At Navy". Holy Cross Athletics. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Crusaders Fall To #17 Loyola Maryland In PL Semifinals". Holy Cross Athletics. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  10. ↑ "Conlin earns Inside Lacrosse All-American honors". Holy Cross Athletics. April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  11. ↑ "2020 Maverik Men's DI Media All-Americans". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  12. ↑ "Honors And Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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