# Cortland Red Dragons men's lacrosse

The Cortland Red Dragons men's lacrosse team represents SUNY Cortland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III men's lacrosse. The Red Dragons compete in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) and play home games in the city of Cortland, NY. The team was recently coached by Steve Beville, who led the Red Dragons to a national title in 2009 and retired after the 2023 season. Coach Lelan Rogers, who guided the Red Dragons to a 76–17 record from 2001 to 2005, returned to Cortland as the head coach in the fall of 2023. In addition to winning four national championships, Cortland has won a record 28 conference championships until 2022.

## History
### Early years

The Red Dragons began playing men's lacrosse in 1926 under head coach W.P. Ashbrook. After the 1928 season, the team did not compete again until 1947, then under head coach Jack MacPhee, and has competed every year since.

### NCAA to USILA and back

Cortland would achieve significant success under head coach Jack Emmer from 1970 to 1972, going 32-6 and reaching the semifinals of the second ever NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament in 1972. After beating Navy 9–8 in overtime of the quarterfinals, the team's season would end with a loss to the eventual and then first-time NCAA champion Virginia Cavaliers. The following season, Emmer would leave for Washington and Lee and be replaced by Chuck Winters. In Winters' first year as head coach, the team would compete in the USILA College Division Tournament and defeat Washington College of Maryland to win the first national championship in its lacrosse program's history. Following the 1973 victory, the NCAA would split into Divisions I and II, with the Dragons competing in the latter and winning their first and only Division II Championship in 1975. Winters would go 94-55 during his tenure and become the school's winningest coach, a distinction he would hold until surpassed by Steve Beville in 2012. Between 1978 and 1987, under Winters and his eventual replacement Jerry Casciani, the Red Dragons would win all but one (1982) SUNYAC Championship. During that time, the team would reach the NCAA Division III finals twice, in 1980 and 1981, both times losing to the Hobart Statesmen.

### Division III Success

In 2006, under head coach and former Dragons All-American goalie Rich Barnes, the team would win its first NCAA championship since becoming a Division III competitor in 1980, beating the Salisbury Sea Gulls in overtime of the title game 13–12. The Red Dragons' victory ended Salisbury's 69-game winning streak. Former Vermont Head Coach Steve Beville would replace Barnes the following year and help deliver the Red Dragons' second Division III Championship in 2009. Under Beville, the team would make the NCAA Tournament every year it was held until 2023. On July 19, 2023, it was announced that Steve Beville would retire as Red Dragons Head Coach.

## Season Results

The following is a list of Cortland's results by season as an NCAA program:
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Jack Emmer (Independent) (1970–1972) ||||||
| 1970 | Jack Emmer | 7–3 | | | |
| 1971 | Jack Emmer | 11–1 | | | |
| 1972 | Jack Emmer | 14–2 | | | NCAA Semifinals |
| Jack Emmer: | Jack Emmer: | 32-6 (.842) | | | |
| Chuck Winters (Independent) (1973–1977) ||||||
| 1973 | Chuck Winters | 13–2 | | | USILA College Division Champions |
| 1974 | Chuck Winters | 8–3 | | | NCAA Division II Semifinals |
| 1975 | Chuck Winters | 10–4 | | | NCAA Division II Champions |
| 1976 | Chuck Winters | 5–6 | | | NCAA Division II Quarterfinals |
| 1977 | Chuck Winters | 8–5 | | | NCAA Division II Quarterfinals |
| Chuck Winters (SUNYAC) (1978–1983) ||||||
| 1978 | Chuck Winters | 9-4 | 5-0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Semifinals |
| 1979 | Chuck Winters | 6–10 | 5-0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Quarterfinals |
| 1980 | Chuck Winters | 9–5 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Finals |
| 1981 | Chuck Winters | 11–5 | 5–0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Finals |
| 1982 | Chuck Winters | 7–6 | 4–1 | 2nd | |
| 1983 | Chuck Winters | 8–5 | 6–0 | 1st | |
| Chuck Winters: | Chuck Winters: | 94–55 (.676) | 30-1 (.968) | | |
| Jerry Casciani (SUNYAC) (1984–1987) ||||||
| 1984 | Jerry Casciani | 8–6 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| 1985 | Jerry Casciani | 10–5 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Semifinals |
| 1986 | Jerry Casciani | 11–5 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Semifinals |
| 1987 | Jerry Casciani | 9–7 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| Jerry Casciani (Independent) (1988–1990) ||||||
| 1988 | Jerry Casciani | 6–6 | | | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| 1989 | Jerry Casciani | 8–7 | | | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| 1990 | Jerry Casciani | 8-8 | | | |
| Jerry Casciani: | Jerry Casciani: | 60–44 (.512) | 24-0 (1.000) | | |
| Rick Young (Independent) (1991–1991) ||||||
| 1991 | Rick Young | 7-8 | | | |
| Rick Young: | Rick Young: | 7–8 (.467) | | | |
| Mike Pounds (Independent) (1992–1995) ||||||
| 1992 | Mike Pounds | 7-8 | | | ECAC Upstate NY Playoffs |
| 1993 | Mike Pounds | 6-6 | | | |
| 1994 | Mike Pounds | 9-4 | | | |
| 1995 | Mike Pounds | 2-10 | | | |
| Mike Pounds (Super Six) (1996–1999) ||||||
| 1996 | Mike Pounds | 9-5 | 3-2 | T-2nd | |
| 1997 | Mike Pounds | 4-10 | 0-5 | 6th | |
| 1998 | Mike Pounds | 9-6 | 3-2 | T-2nd | NCAA Division III First Round |
| 1999 | Mike Pounds | 7-7 | 2-3 | T-3rd | |
| Mike Pounds (SUNYAC) (2000–2000) ||||||
| 2000 | Mike Pounds | 10-5 | 6-0 | 1st | |
| Mike Pounds: | Mike Pounds: | 63–61 (.508) | 14-12 (.538) | | |
| Lelan Rogers (SUNYAC) (2001–2005) ||||||
| 2001 | Lelan Rogers | 11-6 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III First Round |
| 2002 | Lelan Rogers | 16-3 | 7-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| 2003 | Lelan Rogers | 17-3 | 7-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Semifinals |
| 2004 | Lelan Rogers | 15-3 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| 2005 | Lelan Rogers | 17-2 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| Lelan Rogers: | Lelan Rogers: | 76–17 (.817) | 32-0 (1.000) | | |
| Rich Barnes (SUNYAC) (2006–2006) ||||||
| 2006 | Rich Barnes | 18-3 | 5-1 | 2nd | NCAA Division III Champions |
| Rich Barnes: | Rich Barnes: | 18–3 (.857) | 5-1 (.833) | | |
| Steve Beville (SUNYAC) (2007–2023) ||||||
| 2007 | Steve Beville | 15-6 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Finals |
| 2008 | Steve Beville | 18-2 | 7-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Finals |
| 2009 | Steve Beville | 19-2 | 6-1 | 2nd | NCAA Division III Champions |
| 2010 | Steve Beville | 17-3 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Semifinals |
| 2011 | Steve Beville | 16-3 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| 2012 | Steve Beville | 21-1 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Finals |
| 2013 | Steve Beville | 19-1 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Semifinals |
| 2014 | Steve Beville | 17-4 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| 2015 | Steve Beville | 16-5 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| 2016 | Steve Beville | 14-6 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2017 | Steve Beville | 17-3 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Quarterfinals |
| 2018 | Steve Beville | 12-7 | 5-1 | 1st | NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2019 | Steve Beville | 14-5 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2020 | Steve Beville | 3-1 | 0-0 | | No Postseason held |
| 2021 | Steve Beville | 11-4 | 5-1 | T-1st (West) | NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2022 | Steve Beville | 13-7 | 7-0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2023 | Steve Beville | 13-5 | 6-1 | 2nd | |
| Steve Beville: | Steve Beville: | 255–65 (.797) | 96-4 (.960) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 605–259 (.700) | | | |
| 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 ||||||