Drexel Dragons men's lacrosse
| Drexel Dragons | |
|---|---|
| All-time record | 468–490–3 (.489) |
| Nickname | Dragons |
| Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
| 2014 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| (4) NCAA - 2014, 2021 USILA – 1972, 1973 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2014, 2021 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| (5) - 2014, 2008, 2007 1978 (ECC), 1956 (Penn-Del Lacrosse League)[2][3] | |
The Drexel Dragons men's lacrosse team represents
2021
.
History
Lacrosse was established at Drexel in 1941 under coach Maury McMains. At the time, the university was known as Drexel Institute of Technology., where he became a Hall of Fame midfielder. Drexel's 1947 schedule included games against Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Virginia, Penn State and Penn.
Through the 1950s, highlights included Drexel reaching as high as number six in the standings in 1952, finishing the year with a five and two record. In 1953, Dick Young achieved first-team All-American honors at midfield.[5] Drexel in 1958 completed the season with an 8 and 2 record, including a win over a Lehigh team who would go on to win the "Class C" lacrosse national title the following year.[6]
In 1967, Drexel lacrosse aligned with the
USILA tournaments in both 1972 and 1973, with records of 11–3 and 9–4, respectively. The 1972 season also included a 14 to 6 win over the innovative Morgan State Bears lacrosse
team.
In 1978, Dennis Fink earned Drexel's first Division I All-America honor for lacrosse, was the first Drexel player to lead the nation in scoring with 98 points and currently ranks among the all-time leader in several
Lacrosse records. Fink also led Drexel to their only ECC conference title, as well as a 10 and 2 record.[7]
Drexel would later realign with the
Colonial Athletic Association
in 2002.
The 1998 men's lacrosse squad won eleven straight to begin the season, finished with twelve wins against two defeats, including a 14 to 10 defeat of top 20
defending National Champion, Drexel's first victory over a number one ranked Division I team in any sport.[8]
In 2008 the Dragons set a school record with 13 wins, ranking as high as 10th in the nation and reaching the Colonial Tournament finals before losing 10–9 in overtime to Hofstra, narrowly missing out on an NCAA tournament bid.NCAA Division I tournament runner up.
In 2014, Drexel scored in the third overtime as the Dragons came back from a three-goal deficit with five minutes to go in the game, to defeat Hofstra 11–10, win its first Colonial Athletic Association championship and earn their first
NCAA tournament berth in lacrosse. In the first round of the tournament, the Dragons eliminated fourth seeded Penn by a score of 16–11. The highlight of the game was three consecutive goals by Drexel in a span of just over 11 seconds at the end of the first half. The Dragons moved on to the quarterfinals where they lost to Denver 15–6 at Delaware Stadium. Drexel was the first Pennsylvania based Division I college team to advance past the first round of the NCAAs since Penn reached the Final Four in 1988.[10]
Prior to 2014, Drexel had not appeared in any
USILA
small college tournaments, and since then, they did make the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Drexel has had 46 lacrosse All-Americans since beginning the sport in 1941.[11]
In 82 seasons, Drexel has an all-time record of 468 wins, 490 losses and 3 ties, 961 total games, .489 winning percentage through the 2024 season.
Notable athletes and coaches
- Walter "Sonny" Bajkowski: Ranked 20th all-time in Division II total points for a season (36 goals, 60 assists, 96 points in 14 games) and 16th all-time in points-per-game for a season (6.86 ppg for 14 games) in 1972, Boy's Latin graduate.[12]
- Chris Bates: Former head coach who played for the 1996. In 2009, Bates was named head lacrosse coach at Princeton University, replacing Bill Tierney. Bates led Drexel to 13–4 record in 2008 and the CAA finals, and in 2007 led Drexel to an upset over defending champion UVA.[13]
- Reid Bowering: The second overall selection in the NCAA tournamentand was named All American in 2021.
- with the Rush, with over 900 career points in the NLL.
- Lynn B. Ferguson: a Midfielder, was named an All-American in both football and lacrosse while at Drexel, a Lower Merion graduate.[16]
- Dennis Fink: Earned Drexel's first NCAA Division I All-America honor for lacrosse. Fink is the only Drexel player to lead the nation in scoring and holds the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse record for points-per-game in a season (98 points in 12 games for an 8.17 per game average) and is second in assists-per-game in a season (63 assists in 12 games for a 5.25 per game average), accomplished in 1978.[17][18]
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1981.[19]
- Tom Hayes: Former Drexel head coach who also coached for many years at Rutgers, elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1989. Led Drexel to two USILA college tournament bids.[20]
- Zach Manns: 2nd round pick in the 2019 NLL entry draft. Played in 2017 and 2018 for Drexel, made the decision to go professional. Manns won the Western Lacrosse Association Most Valuable Player in 2023. Manns was a top player in the BCJALLwith the Victoria Shamrocks.
- NCAA tournament berth in lacrosse and only NCAA Quarterfinals appearance.[21] McIntosh was named to the All World Team in the 2018 World Lacrosse Championships. He won National Lacrosse Leagues titles in 2015, 2016 and 2018with the Rush.
- Jeff Spano: 2001 graduate who played professionally from 2002 to 2006 with the Philadelphia Wings and the New York Titans, with 28 goals and 78 assists for 106 points in 81 games.[22][23]
- Scott Stewart: The 3rd overall pick in the 2001 NLL draft, accumulating 151 goals with 162 assists for 313 points over a ten-year NLL career.[24]
- Brian Voelker: Current head coach, elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2015, All American defenseman with Johns Hopkins. Also was head coach at Penn.[25]
Annual record
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ties | Percent | Conference | Playoffs | National Rank | RPI | SOS | Power Rating (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 4th | CAA Semifinals | 41 | 34 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 2nd | CAA Semifinals | 40 | 50 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 4th | CAA Semifinals | 42 | 48 | 44 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 2nd | CAA Title, NCAA First Round (2) |
12 | 12 | 27 | 16 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 34 | 36 | 26 | |||
| 2019 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 4th | CAA Finals (3) | 28 | 22 | 26 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 5th | 37 | 19 | 44 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 4th | CAA Semifinals | 33 | 21 | 36 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 4th | CAA Semifinals | 35 | 23 | 30 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 2nd | CAA Semifinals | 32 | 20 | 37 | |
| 2014 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 1st | CAA Title, NCAA Quarterfinals (4)
|
9 | 8 | 22 | 18 |
| 2013 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 2nd | CAA Semifinals | 18 | 18 | 30 | 24 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3rd | CAA Finals (5) | 18 | 17 | 9 | 17 |
| 2011 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 5th | 26 | 29 | 15 | ||
| 2010 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | 3rd | CAA Semifinals | 13 | 20 | 25 | 14 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 3rd | CAA Semifinals | 35 | 40 | 34 | |
| 2008 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .764 | 1st | CAA Finals (6) | 15 | 19 | 33 | 20 |
| 2007 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1st | CAA Semifinals | 17 | 20 | 39 | 17 |
| 2006 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5th | 39 | 33 | 30 | ||
| 2005 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 5th | 29 | 41 | 29 | ||
| 2004 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .310 | 5th | 43 | 39 | 36 | ||
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .430 | 4th | CAA Semifinals | 31 | 37 | ||
| 2002 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 4th | 30 | 32 | |||
| 2001 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 6th | 36 | 35 | |||
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 6th | 32 | 44 | |||
| 1999 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .491 | 5th | 37 | 36 | |||
| 1998 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 2nd | 19 | 41 | 25 | ||
| 1997 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6th | 41 | 38 | |||
| 1996 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 | ||||||
| 1995 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | ||||||
| 1994 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | ||||||
| 1993 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | ||||||
| 1992 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | ||||||
| 1991 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | ||||||
| 1990 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .154 | ||||||
| 1989 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 | ||||||
| 1988 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | ||||||
| 1987 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | ||||||
| 1986 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | ||||||
| 1985 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | ||||||
| 1984 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | ||||||
| 1983 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | ||||||
| 1982 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | ||||||
| 1981 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | ||||||
| 1980 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | ||||||
| 1979 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | ||||||
| 1978 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1st | ECC Title (7) | ||||
| 1977 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | ||||||
| 1976 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | ||||||
| 1975 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | ||||||
| 1974 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | ||||||
| 1973 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | USILA First Round (8) | |||||
| 1972 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | USILA First Round (9) | |||||
| 1971 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | ||||||
| 1970 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | ||||||
| 1969 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | ||||||
| 1968 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | ||||||
| 1967 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | ||||||
| 1966 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | ||||||
| 1965 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | ||||||
| 1964 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | ||||||
| 1963 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | ||||||
| 1962 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | ||||||
| 1961 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | ||||||
| 1960 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | ||||||
| 1959 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | ||||||
| 1958 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | ||||||
| 1957 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | ||||||
| 1956 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 1st | Penn-Del title (10) | ||||
| 1955 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | ||||||
| 1954 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | ||||||
| 1953 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | ||||||
| 1952 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | ||||||
| 1951 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | ||||||
| 1950 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | ||||||
| 1949 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | ||||||
| 1948 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | ||||||
| 1947 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .036 | ||||||
| 1946 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | ||||||
| 1945 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 1944 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 1943 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 (11) | ||||||
| 1942 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | ||||||
| 1941 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 (12) |
- (1) LaxBytes / Laxpower / Lax Numbers Power Ratings / NCAA RPIs / Massey Ratings / Lacrosse Reference[26][27][28][29]
- (2) Won CAA tournament finals over Hofstra 15–11. Lost to Notre Dame 10–8 in NCAA 1st Round
- (3) Lost CAA tournament finals 16–14 to Towson
- (4) Won CAA tournament finals in three overtimes over Hofstra 11–10. Defeated Penn 16–11 in NCAA 1st Round. Lost to Denver 15–6 in NCAA Quarterfinals
- (5) Lost CAA tournament finals 18–12 to Massachusetts
- (6) Lost CAA tournament finals 10–9 in overtime to Hofstra
- (7) Tied for 1st place in ECC with 3-1 record, with Bucknell and Delaware
- (8) Invited to post-season USILA small college tournament, lost to Towson 19-7
- (9) Invited to post-season USILA small college tournament, lost to Towson 17-6
- (10) Undefeated in Penn-Del Lacrosse League play
- (11) Unofficially, finished with a 3 and 4 record
- (12) In 1941, Drexel played 6 informal games, with a record of 4–2[30] The team was suspended in 1944 and 1945 due to World War II
See also
- College men's lacrosse teams in the United States
- Lacrosse in Pennsylvania
- NCAA Division I men's lacrosse records
- Division I men's lacrosse records
References
- ^ "Colors for Digital Media - Drexel". Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Lacrossemen Compile 7-2 Log Best Record in Team History" (PDF). Drexel Triangle. 1956-06-01.
- ^ "Longtime Men's Lacrosse Coach Inducted Into IMLCA Hall Of Fame". Swarthmore Athletics. 2017-07-31.
- .
Adopted present name [Drexel University] in 1970.
- ^ "USILA's 1953 Men's All-American listing" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Drexel Triangle Archive, May 29, 1958
- ^ "Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame -- -- Philadelphia Lacrosse Association". 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Drexel Men's Lacrosse Shocks Top-Ranked Virginia, 11–10". UVA Lacrosse. 2007-02-18.
- ^ "Hofstra Tops #11 Drexel in OT to Win 2008 CAA Championship". LaxPower. May 4, 2008.
- ^ "Drexel Uses an 11-Sec. 3-Goal Burst to Derail No. 9 Penn, NCAA 2014 Tournament 1st Round". LaxPower. 2014-05-11.
- ^ "LaxPower: All American list". Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ "Division II Men's Lacrosse Records: Season Records" (pdf). NCAA. 2016. p. 4. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Chris Bates Named Head Lacrosse Coach at Princeton". Laxpower.com. 2009-06-29.
- ^ a b "Edmonton Rush trade to take Drexel University lacrosse star Robert Church with fifth pick in NLL Draft, 2013 NLL Draft". THE EDMONTON SUN. September 16, 2013.
- ^ "Bandits acquire de Snoo from Roughnecks". TSN.com. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Drexel Dragons Hall of Fame: Lynn B. Ferguson Class of 1972". Drexel Dragons. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- NCAA. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "USILA 1978 Men's All-Americans" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- US Lacrosse. Archived from the originalon February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "National Lacrosse Hall of Fame: Thomas R. Hayes". US Lacrosse. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Ben McIntosh the first among many Junior Adanacs headlining last night's WLA draft, 2013 WLA Draft". ILIndoor.com. February 5, 2013. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.
- ^ Pope, Kristian (March 30, 2002). "This rookie still can't believe he's a Wing". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "More Player signings for New York". OurSports Central. August 24, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
Jeff Spano signs with New York after playing five seasons with the Philadelphia Wings
- University of Maryland. August 27, 2001. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
The 2001 National Lacrosse League Draft First Round: 3. New Jersey Storm – Scott Stewart – Drexel
- ^ Ohanian, Paul (May 20, 2015). "2015 Inductees Named for National Lacrosse Hall of Fame". US Lacrosse. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
The 2015 inductees are: Jake Curran, Dom Fin, (...) and Brian Voelker.
- ^ "LaxBytes / Laxpower / Lax Numbers College Archive Data". www.laxbytes.com.
- ^ "DI Men's Lacrosse Rankings - NCAA Men's Lacrosse RPI | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Lacrosse Refence NCAA D1 Ratings".
- ^ "Massey Ratings - College Lacrosse : NCAA D1 Ratings".
- ^ Thayer, William. "Drexel Lacrosse: A History of the Heart". Drexel University. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Drexel Lacrosse: A History of the Heart, William Thayer
- Dennis Fink 1978 Sports Illustrated article
- Drexel Men's Lacrosse Record Book
- Drexel vs. Hofstra 2014 CAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
- Drexel vs. Hofstra 2021 CAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
- 2008 Drexel vs. Hofstra at Vidas Field
- Drexel Upsets Number 1 in the nation Virginia Game winning goal
- Lacrosse - Drexel Upsets Virginia 2007
