Penn Quakers men's lacrosse

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Penn Quakers men's lacrosse
Penn Quakers logo.svg
Founded1900;124 years ago (1900)
University University of Pennsylvania
Head coachMike Murphy (since 2010 season)
Stadium Franklin Field
(capacity: 52,958)
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conference Ivy League
Nickname Quakers
ColorsRed and blue [1]
   
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
(1) - 1988
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(9) – 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2019, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
(14) – 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
(3) - 2014, 2019, 2022
Conference regular season championships
(5) - 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 2019

The Penn Quakers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Pennsylvania in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Penn competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. [2] [3]

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History

The Penn lacrosse program dates back to 1900 and competes on historic Franklin Field, the oldest operating football stadium in the NCAA. Penn has won the Ivy League championship in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 2019.

Penn fielded a team at the club level in 1890, but played intermittently upon starting up lacrosse, and so lists 1900 as their first official season of varsity lacrosse.

The Quakers have advanced to the NCAA tournament fourteen times. In 2014 Penn was seeded number four in the tournament, their highest seeding in over 20 years.

Penn had probably their finest season in 1988, with Chris Flynn making first team All American at midfield. Under coach Tony Seaman, the team reached the Final Four in the 1988 NCAA tournament, losing a close match to the Gait led Syracuse team, 11–10, a game in which Gary Gait performed his famous "Air Gait" goal.

In 2011, Penn went 8–7 under second-year coach Mike Murphy, defeating ranked opponents Duke and Princeton in the regular season before losing to 4th seeded Notre Dame in the NCAA tournament.

Penn has had 13 first team All Americans. Among the more notable of these players is attackman Peter Hollis, midfielder Josh Hall, and midfielder Chris Flynn who was also a prep school graduate of nearby Episcopal Academy.

Flynn made 1st and 2nd team All American in 1988 and 1987, respectively. He was also a three-time All-Ivy selection in football, a member of the 1994 U.S. National Lacrosse Team and played professionally for the Philadelphia Wings. [4] [5]

Season Results

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

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Jim Adams (Ivy League)(1970–1977)
1971Jim Adams 6–52–45th
1972Jim Adams 6–34–2T–2nd
1973Jim Adams 5–44–23rd
1974Jim Adams 7–35–12nd
1975Jim Adams 7–45–12nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1976Jim Adams 4–62–4T–5th
1977Jim Adams 10–25–12nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Jim Adams:51–34 (.600)28–20 (.583)
Charlie Coker (Ivy League)(1978–1982)
1978Charlie Coker 3–71–5T–6th
1979Charlie Coker 1–90–67th
1980Charlie Coker 5–72–4T–5th
1981Charlie Coker 6–52–4T–5th
1982Charlie Coker 5–82–44th
Charlie Coker:20–36 (.357)7–23 (.233)
Tony Seaman (Ivy League)(1983–1990)
1983Tony Seaman 10–35–1T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1984Tony Seaman 12–26–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1985Tony Seaman 10–44–2T–2nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1986Tony Seaman 6–75–11st
1987Tony Seaman 10–54–2T–2nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1988Tony Seaman 11–45–1T–1st NCAA Division I Final Four
1989Tony Seaman 9–54–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1990Tony Seaman 6–72–4T–5th
Tony Seaman:74–37 (.667)35–13 (.729)
G.W. Mix (Ivy League)(1991–1994)
1991G.W. Mix 6–73–3T–3rd
1992G.W. Mix 4–92–45th
1993G.W. Mix 5–92–4T–5th
1994G.W. Mix 6–81–56th
G.W. Mix:21–33 (.389)8–16 (.333)
Terry Corcoran (Ivy League)(1995–1996)
1995Terry Corcoran 6–80–67th
1996Terry Corcoran 4–100–67th
Terry Corcoran:10–18 (.357)0–12 (.000)
Marc Van Arsdale (Ivy League)(1997–2001)
1997Marc Van Arsdale 6–63–34th
1998Marc Van Arsdale 4–91–5T–6th
1999Marc Van Arsdale 6–82–4T–4th
2000Marc Van Arsdale 5–91–56th
2001Marc Van Arsdale 6–73–3T–3rd
Marc Van Arsdale:27–39 (.409)10–20 (.333)
Matt Hogan (Ivy League)(2002–2003)
2002Matt Hogan 9–43–35th
Matt Hogan:9–4 (.692)3–3 (.500)
Brian Voelker (Ivy League)(2003–2009)
2003Brian Voelker 6–72–4T–4th
2004Brian Voelker 7–73–3T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
2005Brian Voelker 2–110–67th
2006Brian Voelker 10–44–23rd NCAA Division I First Round
2007Brian Voelker 6–73–3T–3rd
2008Brian Voelker 6–73–3T–4th
2009Brian Voelker 5–82–45th
Brian Voelker:42–51 (.452)17–25 (.405)
Mike Murphy (Ivy League)(2010–Present)
2010Mike Murphy 5–81–57th
2011Mike Murphy 8–74–22nd NCAA Division I First Round
2012Mike Murphy 3–101–5T–6th
2013Mike Murphy 8–53–3T–3rd
2014Mike Murphy 11–44–23rd NCAA Division I First Round
2015Mike Murphy 6–73–3T–4th
2016Mike Murphy 8–74–23rd
2017Mike Murphy 7–63–3T–4th
2018Mike Murphy 7–83–3T–3rd
2019Mike Murphy 12–46–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2020Mike Murphy 2–30–0††
2021Mike Murphy 1–00–0††††
2022Mike Murphy 11–53–3T–4th NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2023Mike Murphy 7–64–2T–2nd
2024Mike Murphy 9–64–2T–2nd
Mike Murphy:109–91 (.545)48–37 (.565)
Total:551–652–9 (.458)

      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 cancelled 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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References

  1. ↑ "Elements of the Penn Logo". Branding.Web-Resources.UPenn.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2010 Men's Lacrosse Media Guide (PDF), University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
  3. ↑ Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse Record Book (PDF), National Collegiate Athletic Association, retrieved May 30, 2010.
  4. ↑ 2010 Men's Lacrosse Media Guide (PDF), University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
  5. ↑ Franklin Field Archived 2009-03-29 at the Wayback Machine , www.pennathletics.com, 2011.
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