# Providence Friars men's lacrosse

The Providence Friars men's lacrosse team represents Providence College in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The program was created in 1980 and plays its home games at Anderson Stadium. The Friars have competed in the Big East men's lacrosse conference since 2010, previously competing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Through 2019, the team has an all–time record of 243-310-1.
Providence won four regular season championships and made three NCAA tournament appearances as a member of the MAAC. The Friars made their first appearance in the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament in 2004, losing in the first round to Johns Hopkins by a score of 15-3. Since joining the Big East, the program has appeared in one Big East championship game, but were defeated by conference rival Marquette 10-9 on their home field in Providence.
Every season since 2010, Providence has played Brown and Bryant for the Ocean State Cup. Providence won the Cup in 2018 and 2020.

## Season Results

The following is a list of Providence's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Rod Eaton (Independent) (1980–1981) ||||||
| 1980 | Rod Eaton | 3–9 | | | |
| Rod Eaton: | Rod Eaton: | 3–9 (.250) | | | |
| Kevin O’Donnell (Independent) (1981–1982) ||||||
| 1981 | Kevin O’Donnell | 5–6 | | | |
| Kevin O’Donnell: | Kevin O’Donnell: | 5–6 (.455) | | | |
| Daniel Calenda (Independent) (1982–1983) ||||||
| 1982 | Daniel Calenda | 7–3 | | | |
| Daniel Calenda: | Daniel Calenda: | 7–3 (.700) | | | |
| Steve O’Donnell (Independent) (1983–1987) ||||||
| 1983 | Steve O’Donnell | 7–2–1 | | | |
| 1984 | Steve O’Donnell | 6–5 | | | |
| 1985 | Steve O’Donnell | 10–2 | | | |
| 1986 | Steve O’Donnell | 9–3 | | | |
| 1987 | Steve O’Donnell | 7–5 | | | |
| Steve O’Donnell: | Steve O’Donnell: | 39–17–1 (.693) | | | |
| Kevin Murray (Independent) (1988–1995) ||||||
| 1988 | Kevin Murray | 8–4 | | | |
| 1989 | Kevin Murray | 6–7 | | | |
| 1990 | Kevin Murray | 6–8 | | | |
| 1991 | Kevin Murray | 5–8 | | | |
| 1992 | Kevin Murray | 6–7 | | | |
| 1993 | Kevin Murray | 5–8 | | | |
| 1994 | Kevin Murray | 4–8 | | | |
| 1995 | Kevin Murray | 3–9 | | | |
| Kevin Murray: | Kevin Murray: | 43–59 (.422) | | | |
| Bill Pymm (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1996–1998) ||||||
| 1996 | Bill Pymm | 4–11 | 4–3 | | |
| 1997 | Bill Pymm | 6–9 | 5–3 | | |
| 1998 | Bill Pymm | 5–9 | 3–4 | | |
| Bill Pymm: | Bill Pymm: | 15–29 (.341) | 12–10 (.545) | | |
| Chris Burdick (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1999–2009) ||||||
| 1999 | Chris Burdick | 5–10 | 2–6 | | |
| 2000 | Chris Burdick | 5–10 | 4–5 | | |
| 2001 | Chris Burdick | 7–9 | 5–4 | | |
| 2002 | Chris Burdick | 9–7 | 5–2 | | |
| 2003 | Chris Burdick | 7–9 | 7–1 | T–1st | |
| 2004 | Chris Burdick | 9–8 | 6–2 | | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 2005 | Chris Burdick | 8–8 | 7–1 | 1st | |
| 2006 | Chris Burdick | 10–7 | 6–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 2007 | Chris Burdick | 7–10 | 5–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I First Round |
| 2008 | Chris Burdick | 7–8 | 7–1 | T–1st | |
| 2009 | Chris Burdick | 6–10 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |
| Chris Burdick (Big East Conference) (2010–2012) ||||||
| 2010 | Chris Burdick | 0–14 | 0–6 | 7th | |
| 2011 | Chris Burdick | 3–12 | 0–6 | 7th | |
| 2012 | Chris Burdick | 2–12 | 1–5 | T–6th | |
| Chris Burdick: | Chris Burdick: | 85–134 (.388) | 60–47 (.561) | | |
| Chris Gabrielli (Big East Conference) (2013–2022) ||||||
| 2013 | Chris Gabrielli | 8–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |
| 2014 | Chris Gabrielli | 4–11 | 1–5 | T–6th | |
| 2015 | Chris Gabrielli | 5–9 | 1–4 | T–4th | |
| 2016 | Chris Gabrielli | 7–9 | 1–4 | T–4th | |
| 2017 | Chris Gabrielli | 10–7 | 3–2 | 3rd | |
| 2018 | Chris Gabrielli | 5–10 | 1–4 | 5th | |
| 2019 | Chris Gabrielli | 7–9 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |
| 2020 | Chris Gabrielli | 5–1 | 0–0 | † | † |
| 2021 | Chris Gabrielli | 4–9 | 3–7 | T–4th | |
| 2022 | Chris Gabrielli | 6–8 | 1–4 | 5th | |
| Chris Gabrielli: | Chris Gabrielli: | 61–81 (.430) | 16–37 (.302) | | |
| Bobby Benson (Big East Conference) (2023–Present) ||||||
| 2023 | Bobby Benson | 6–9 | 2–3 | 4th | |
| 2024 | Bobby Benson | 7–8 | 3–2 | 3rd | |
| 2025 | Bobby Benson | 3–2 | 0–0 | | |
| Bobby Benson: | Bobby Benson: | 16–19 (.457) | 5–5 (.500) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 274–357–1 (.434) | | | |
| 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 the COVID-19 virus.