UMass Minutemen lacrosse

American college lacrosse team

College lacrosse team

UMass Minutemen men's lacrosse

University| University of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coach| Greg Cannella [1] (since 1995 season)
Stadium| Garber Field
(capacity: 5,000)
Location| Amherst, Massachusetts
Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Nickname| Minutemen
Colors| Maroon 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]

## History

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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

## Notable players and coaches

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* Roy Condon
* Kevin Leveille
* Sal LoCascio
* Will Manny
* Mark Millon
* Sean Morris
* Jeff Zywicki
* Caleb Hammett

## Season results

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

Season  | Coach  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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Richard Garber  (Independent) (1959–1990)
1971  | Richard Garber  | 10–2 |  |  |
1972  | Richard Garber  | 12–4 |  |  | USILA Semifinals
1973  | Richard Garber  | 11–4 |  |  | USILA Semifinals
1974  | Richard Garber  | 11–2 |  |  |
1975  | Richard Garber  | 9–3 |  |  |
1976  | Richard Garber  | 10–3 |  |  | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1977  | Richard Garber  | 11–4 |  |  | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1978  | Richard Garber  | 9–5 |  |  |
1979  | Richard Garber  | 8–5 |  |  | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1980  | Richard Garber  | 8–5 |  |  |
1981  | Richard Garber  | 13–2 |  |  | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1982  | Richard Garber  | 8–5 |  |  |
1983  | Richard Garber  | 5–10 |  |  |
1984  | Richard Garber  | 8–4 |  |  |
1985  | Richard Garber  | 6–8 |  |  |
1986  | Richard Garber  | 10–5 |  |  | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1987  | Richard Garber  | 8–3 |  |  | NCAA Division I First Round
1988  | Richard Garber  | 10–3 |  |  | NCAA Division I First Round
1989  | Richard Garber  | 13–3 |  |  | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1990  | Richard Garber  | 10–5 |  |  | NCAA Division I First Round
Richard Garber: | 300–141–3 (.679) |  |
Ted Garber  (Independent) (1991–1994)
1991  | Ted Garber  | 9–4 |  |  | NCAA Division I First Round
1992  | Ted Garber  | 9–3 |  |  |
1993  | Ted Garber  | 10–5 |  |  | NCAA Division I First Round
1994  | Ted Garber  | 9–5 |  |  |
Ted Garber: | 37–17 (.685) |  |
Greg Cannella  (Independent) (1995–1999)
1995  | Greg Cannella  | 7–6 |  |  | NCAA Division I First Round
1996  | Greg Cannella  | 7–5 |  |  |
1997  | Greg Cannella  | 9–6 |  |  | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1998  | Greg Cannella  | 7–5 |  |  |
1999  | Greg Cannella  | 4–8 |  |  |
Greg Cannella  (ECAC Lacrosse League) (2000–2009)
2000  | Greg Cannella  | 6–8 | 2–4 | 5th |
2001  | Greg Cannella  | 12–2 | 5–1 | T–1st |
2002  | Greg Cannella  | 12–4 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2003  | Greg Cannella  | 13–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2004  | Greg Cannella  | 7–7 | 2–1 | 2nd |
2005  | Greg Cannella  | 13–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2006  | Greg Cannella  | 13–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2007  | Greg Cannella  | 7–7 | 4–3 | 3rd |
2008  | Greg Cannella  | 5–9 | 3–2 | 4th |
2009  | Greg Cannella  | 9–6 | 6–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round
Greg Cannella  (Colonial Athletic Association) (2010–2022)
2010  | Greg Cannella  | 8–6 | 2–3 | T–4th |
2011  | Greg Cannella  | 10–5 | 4–1 | T–2nd |
2012  | Greg Cannella  | 15–1 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round
2013  | Greg Cannella  | 7–8 | 2–4 | T–4th |
2014  | Greg Cannella  | 7–6 | 1–4 | T–5th |
2015  | Greg Cannella  | 5–10 | 2–3 | T–4th |
2016  | Greg Cannella  | 4–9 | 0–5 | 6th |
2017  | Greg Cannella  | 7–8 | 3–2 | T–2nd |
2018  | Greg Cannella  | 12–5 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round
2019  | Greg Cannella  | 10–5 | 4–1 | T–1st |
2020  | Greg Cannella  | 5–2 | 0–0 | † | †
2021  | Greg Cannella  | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd |
2022  | Greg Cannella  | 8–6 | 3–2 | T–1st |
Greg Cannella  (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2023–present)
2023  | Greg Cannella  | 8–6 | 3–2 | 3rd |
2024  | Greg Cannella  | 6–8 | 2–3 | 4th |
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

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* 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
* Doc Schneider

## Footnotes

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

## References

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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.

## External links

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