UMass Minutemen lacrosse

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UMass Minutemen men's lacrosse
UMass Amherst athletics logo.svg
University University of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coachGreg Cannella [1] (since 1995 season)
StadiumGarber Field
(capacity: 5,000)
Location Amherst, Massachusetts
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Nickname Minutemen
ColorsMaroon and white [2]
   
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
(1) - 2006
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
(3) - NCAA - 2006
USILA – 1972, 1973
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(11) - 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
NCAA Tournament appearances
(20) - 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2018
Conference Tournament championships
(2) - 2012, 2018
Conference regular season championships
(8) - 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022

The UMass Minutemen men's lacrosse team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I men's lacrosse. [a] As of July 1, 2022, the Minutemen compete in their full-time home of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), which is establishing a men's lacrosse league. [3]

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History

UMass had competed in the ECAC Lacrosse League since 2000, but in 2010 transferred to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They play their home games at Garber Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Minutemen have fielded a varsity team since 1954. Since that time, there have only named 4 head coaches: Al Goodyear in 1954, Dick Garber (after which the present lacrosse field is named) from 1955-1990, Ted Garber from 1991-1994, and the present coach Greg Cannella beginning in 1995.

They have been New England ILA Champions 21 times (1963, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006). Prior to the NCAA, they reached the semifinals in the USILA tournament in 1972 and 1973.

UMass reached the NCAA finals in 2006, becoming just the third unseeded team to reach the finals. In the 2002 tournament, the Minutemen came closest to another Final Four appearance, scoring two goals in the final 25 seconds of regulation to tie their game, but losing to Johns Hopkins in overtime.

A lacrosse game between UMass and Army in 2012 Army vs. UMass lacrosse (6870247023) (cropped).jpg
A lacrosse game between UMass and Army in 2012

Notable players and coaches

Season results

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

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Richard Garber (Independent)(1959–1990)
1971Richard Garber 10–2
1972Richard Garber 12–4USILA Semifinals
1973Richard Garber 11–4USILA Semifinals
1974Richard Garber 11–2
1975Richard Garber 9–3
1976Richard Garber 10–3 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1977Richard Garber 11–4 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1978Richard Garber 9–5
1979Richard Garber 8–5 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1980Richard Garber 8–5
1981Richard Garber 13–2 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1982Richard Garber 8–5
1983Richard Garber 5–10
1984Richard Garber 8–4
1985Richard Garber 6–8
1986Richard Garber 10–5 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1987Richard Garber 8–3 NCAA Division I First Round
1988Richard Garber 10–3 NCAA Division I First Round
1989Richard Garber 13–3 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1990Richard Garber 10–5 NCAA Division I First Round
Richard Garber:300–141–3 (.679)
Ted Garber (Independent)(1991–1994)
1991Ted Garber 9–4 NCAA Division I First Round
1992Ted Garber 9–3
1993Ted Garber 10–5 NCAA Division I First Round
1994Ted Garber 9–5
Ted Garber:37–17 (.685)
Greg Cannella (Independent)(1995–1999)
1995Greg Cannella 7–6 NCAA Division I First Round
1996Greg Cannella 7–5
1997Greg Cannella 9–6 NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1998Greg Cannella 7–5
1999Greg Cannella 4–8
Greg Cannella (ECAC Lacrosse League)(2000–2009)
2000Greg Cannella 6–82–45th
2001Greg Cannella 12–25–1T–1st
2002Greg Cannella 12–45–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2003Greg Cannella 13–33–2T–2nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2004Greg Cannella 7–72–12nd
2005Greg Cannella 13–35–1T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2006Greg Cannella 13–55–22nd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2007Greg Cannella 7–74–33rd
2008Greg Cannella 5–93–24th
2009Greg Cannella 9–66–11st NCAA Division I First Round
Greg Cannella (Colonial Athletic Association)(2010–2022)
2010Greg Cannella 8–62–3T–4th
2011Greg Cannella 10–54–1T–2nd
2012Greg Cannella 15–15–01st NCAA Division I First Round
2013Greg Cannella 7–82–4T–4th
2014Greg Cannella 7–61–4T–5th
2015Greg Cannella 5–102–3T–4th
2016Greg Cannella 4–90–56th
2017Greg Cannella 7–83–2T–2nd
2018Greg Cannella 12–55–01st NCAA Division I First Round
2019Greg Cannella 10–54–1T–1st
2020Greg Cannella 5–20–0††
2021Greg Cannella 4–64–4T–3rd
2022Greg Cannella 8–63–2T–1st
Greg Cannella (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2023–present)
2023Greg Cannella 8–63–23rd
2024Greg Cannella 6–82–34th
2024Greg Cannella 1–10–0
Greg Cannella:247–175 (.585)78–51 (.605)
Total:586–336–3 (.635)

      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 COVID-19.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ UMass women's teams are known as "Minutewomen".

References

  1. ↑ "Greg Cannella Staff Biography". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men's Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference !date=May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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