Towson Tigers men's lacrosse

Towson Tigers men's lacrosse
Founded	1958
University	Towson University
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Location	Towson, Maryland
Coach	Shawn Nadelen (since 2012)
Stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium (capacity: 11,198)
Colors	Black and gold
NCAA Tournament Champions
1974 (Division II Title)
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
1991
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
1974(Division II), 1991, 2001
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1991, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2003
NCAA Tournament Appearances
(11) 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013
Conference Tournament Champions
2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013
Conference Regular Season Champions
(9) 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005

The Towson Tigers men's lacrosse team represents Towson University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse.

History

The program first started at the varsity level in 1958. Since then, the team has amassed a record of 404–305.

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.

The coach is currently Shawn Nadelen, who is in his second year at that position. 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.^[1]

The Tigers have made 11 NCAA tournaments.^[1] 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.

The Tigers most recent tournament appearance came in 2013, upsetting NCAA tournament seed Penn State in the Colonial conference finals, but then losing 16–6 to #3 seed Ohio State.^[2]

Notable Players and Coaches

• Casey Cittadino
• Matt Eckerl
• Dick Edell
• Kyle Fiat
• Spencer Ford
• Rob Shek 2012 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee

Annual Record Men's Lacrosse

⁽¹⁾ Laxpower Power Rating

⁽²⁾ Won CAA tournament final over Penn State 11-10. Lost NCAA first round to Ohio State 16-6.

⁽³⁾ Won CAA Title. Lost NCAA first round to Princeton 10-7.

⁽⁴⁾ Won CAA Title. Lost NCAA first round to Cornell 12-11.

⁽⁵⁾ Won CAA Title. Lost NCAA first round to Georgetown 15-8.

⁽⁶⁾ Won CAA Title. Won NCAA first round over Penn state 11-6. Lost NCAA Quarterfinals to Johns hopkins 14-6.

⁽⁷⁾ Won America East tournament final over Hofstra 13-11. Won NCAA first round over Duke 12-10. Won NCAA quarterfinal over Maryland 12-11. Lost NCAA semifinal to Princeton 12-11.

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