Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse
The Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse team represents Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. The Orange have won 15 national championship titles and currently compete as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse conference. Syracuse plays its home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.
History
Syracuse played its first intercollegiate lacrosse game in 1916, and captured United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse League co-championships in 1920, 1922, 1924, and 1925 based on winning the Northern Division Syracuse. Syracuse compiled an undefeated season with one of its strongest teams in 1957, led by Jim Brown, Roy Simmons, Jr., and goalie and future indigenous people’s rights activist, Oren Lyons.The men's lacrosse team competed as independents until 2010 when the former Big East Conference began sponsoring men's lacrosse. It joined the Atlantic Coast Conference from the 2014 season onwards following the athletics program's switch to the ACC.
NCAA national championships
In the modern NCAA era, Syracuse has won 10 national championship titles, in [1983 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship|NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|1983], 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, and 2009, with one championship in 1990 vacated due to NCAA rules infractions after an investigation revealed that Nancy Simmons, the wife of Coach Roy Simmons Jr., had co-signed a car loan for the team's star player, Paul Gait, in the 1990 season.The Orange's ten NCAA championship titles are the most since the NCAA began holding tournaments in 1971 NCAA Division I.
Big East lacrosse
Syracuse was one of seven Big East Conference schools that formally began competing in men's lacrosse in 2010. Previously, Syracuse men's lacrosse had remained independent. The other six Big East schools were Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, and Villanova.Head coaches
Syracuse has had five men's lacrosse head coaches since 1916:- Laurie D. Cox, 116-40-15 record,.722 winning percentage
- Roy Simmons Sr., 253-130-1 record,.660 winning percentage
- Roy Simmons Jr., 287-96-0 record,.749 winning percentage
- John Desko, 258-86-0 record,.750 winning percentage
- Gary Gait, 21-19-0 record,.525 winning percentage
Individual honors and awards
USILA All-Americans
Twelve Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse players have been four-time United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-Americans:- Brad Kotz
- John Zulberti
- Gary Gait
- Pat McCabe
- Tom Marechek
- Charlie Lockwood
- Roy Colsey
- Ric Beardsley
- Casey Powell
- Ryan Powell
- Michael Springer
- Mike Powell
Tewaaraton Trophy
Syracuse has also produced two Tewaaraton Trophy winners:- Mike Powell
- Mike Leveille
US Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Twenty-three Orange men's lacrosse players and coaches are enshrined in the United States Lacrosse Hall of Fame:- Laurie D. Cox
- Irving Lydecker
- Frederick A. Fitch
- Victor Ross
- David Periard Sr.
- Evan Corbin Sr.
- Victor J. Jenkins
- William N. Ritch
- Louis Robbins
- Stewart Lindsay Jr.
- John Desko
- William L. Fuller
- Jim Brown
- Ron Fraser
- Roy Simmons Jr.
- Oren R. Lyons Jr.
- Dick Finley
- Brad Kotz
- Gary Gait
- Thomas Ortese
- Pat McCabe
- Tom Marechek
- Tim Nelson
- Roy Colsey
- John Zulberti