Towson Tigers men's lacrosse

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Towson Tigers
Towson Tigers wordmark.svg
Founded1958
University Towson University
Head coach Shawn Nadelen (since 2012 season)
Stadium Johnny Unitas Stadium
(capacity: 11,198)
Location Towson, Maryland
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Nickname Tigers
ColorsBlack and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament championships
(1) - 1974*
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
(1) - 1991
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
(6) - 1974*, 1975*, 1979*, 1991, 2001, 2017
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(12) - 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1978*, 1979*, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2016, 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances
(22) - 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
(10) - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024
Conference regular season championships
(15) - 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024
* NCAA Division II

The Towson Tigers men's lacrosse team represents Towson University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The coach is currently Shawn Nadelen. The team plays its home games in Johnny Unitas Stadium. Towson has competed in the Colonial Athletic Association for lacrosse since 2002, with the conference tournament format commencing in 2003. Previously being a member of the East Coast Conference and the America East Conference. [2] The team's principal rivals are the Loyola Greyhounds, though the team has other significant series with Maryland and Johns Hopkins.

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History

The program first started at the varsity level in 1958. Since then, the team has a cumulative record of 433–326, combined DI and DII. Towson has made 21 NCAA Tournament appearances.

Towson won the NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1974 defeating Hobart 18–17 in overtime, in the very first Division II championship tournament. Overall, the Tigers have made 14 NCAA tournaments. [2]

In the 1991 NCAA tournament, under coach Carl Runk, Towson recorded their first NCAA Division I tournament victory, defeating Virginia, 14–13. That season, they went on to also defeat Princeton and Maryland, before falling to North Carolina in the championship game, 18–13. In the 2001 edition of the tournament, Towson reached the Final Four, defeating Duke and Maryland, before losing to Princeton, 11–12.

In the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Towson upset NCAA tournament seed Penn State to gain the Colonial conference title, losing in the first round 16–6 to #3 seed Ohio State. Also the Tigers won 10–8 in the play-in game, followed by a close 12–10 loss to eventual finalist Notre Dame in 2015. [3]

In the 2019 season, Towson reached the #1 ranking in all three major NCAA Lacrosse polls for the first time in the school's history as a Division I school. [4]

Notable players and coaches

Season results

The following is a list of Towson's results by season since the institution of NCAA Division play in 1971:

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Carl Runk (Independent)(1968–1982)
1971Carl Runk 13–1
1972Carl Runk 12–6USILA College Division Semifinals
1973Carl Runk 11–4USILA College Division Semifinals
1974Carl Runk 14–1 NCAA Division II Champion
1975Carl Runk 6–11 NCAA Division II Final Four
1976Carl Runk 8–6 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1977Carl Runk 8–8 NCAA Division II First Round
1978Carl Runk 8–7 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1979Carl Runk 10–6 NCAA Division II Final Four
1980Carl Runk 5–6
1981Carl Runk 7–7
1982Carl Runk 4–9
Carl Runk (East Coast Conference)(1983–1992)
1983Carl Runk 10–46–01st
1984Carl Runk 8–55–1
1985Carl Runk 8–55–1T–1st
1986Carl Runk 8–65–1
1987Carl Runk 10–36–01st
1988Carl Runk 8–55–1
1989Carl Runk 9–54–2 NCAA Division I First Round
1990Carl Runk 11–26–01st
1991Carl Runk 12–44–01st NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1992Carl Runk 9–31–1 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Carl Runk (Independent)(1993–1995)
1993Carl Runk 6–5
1994Carl Runk 7–5 NCAA Division I First Round
1995Carl Runk 6–5
Carl Runk (America East Conference)(1996–1998)
1996Carl Runk 9–55–1 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1997Carl Runk 5–74–2
1998Carl Runk 5–73–2
Carl Runk:262–161 (.619)59–12 (.831)
Tony Seaman (America East Conference)(1999–2001)
1999Tony Seaman 5–83–2
2000Tony Seaman 3–102–3
2001Tony Seaman 14–45–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
Tony Seaman (Colonial Athletic Association)(2002–2011)
2002Tony Seaman 7–54–23rd
2003Tony Seaman 9–65–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2004Tony Seaman 11–55–01st NCAA Division I First Round
2005Tony Seaman 11–54–1T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2006Tony Seaman 8–65–12nd
2007Tony Seaman 9–75–1T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2008Tony Seaman 5–93–3T–3rd
2009Tony Seaman 7–104–22nd
2010Tony Seaman 7–84–11st
2011Tony Seaman 3–101–56th
Tony Seaman:99–93 (.516)50–21 (.704)
Shawn Nadelen (Colonial Athletic Association)(2012–Present)
2012Shawn Nadelen 7–82–4T–3rd
2013Shawn Nadelen 10–84–23rd NCAA Division I First Round
2014Shawn Nadelen 8–72–34th
2015Shawn Nadelen 12–63–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2016Shawn Nadelen 16–34–1T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2017Shawn Nadelen 12–54–11st NCAA Division I Final Four
2018Shawn Nadelen 7–83–2T–2nd
2019Shawn Nadelen 11–54–1T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2020Shawn Nadelen 0–60–0††
2021Shawn Nadelen 6–83–55th
2022Shawn Nadelen 7–93–23rd
2023Shawn Nadelen 6–95-24th
2024Shawn Nadelen 13–47-01st NCAA Division I First Round
2025Shawn Nadelen 1–40-0
Shawn Nadelen:116–90 (.563)44–25 (.638)
Total:513–387 (.570)

      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. ↑ "Color–TU Brand Toolkit". Towson.edu. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "2013 Quick Facts" (PDF). Towson University . Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Devitte, Kyle (12 May 2013). "In-Game Blog: Towson-Ohio State". InsideLacrosse.com. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Towson University (4 March 2019). "TU men's lacrosse ranked No. 1 in the country in three major polls". News & Media. Towson University. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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