Lacrosse in Pennsylvania
Notable college teams from Pennsylvania
Table:
College Team
Year
Record
Comments

Bucknell Bison
1996
12-0
Only undefeated Bucknell team, won the Patriot league title in 1996, wins over Penn, Army and Navy. Controversially, did not make 1996 NCAA Tournament despite one of the best records in Division I.

Bucknell Bison
2011
14-3
No. 7 ranked team in 2011, won the Patriot league title. Led Virginia in 1st round of 2011 NCAA Tournament 10-6, losing game to eventual National Champion 13-12 in overtime.

Cabrini
2019
22-2
Won the 2019 NCAA Division III tournament. 1st PA men's team to win Division III lacrosse title.

Drexel Dragons
2014
13-5
1st Drexel squad to make NCAA Tournament. Defeated #4 seed Penn 16-11 in 1st Round. Reached NCAA quarterfinals.

Gettysburg Bullets
2009
16-4
2009 Division III National Finalist. Lost finals to Cortland State 9-7. Bullets made Division III finals three times during the 2000s.

Lehigh Mountain Hawks
2012
14-3
Won school's 1st Patriot league title in lacrosse. No. 7 seed in 2012 NCAAs. Ranked 4th in nation. Lost to National Title runner-up Maryland in 1st round 10-9 with 7 seconds remaining in game.

Mercyhurst Lakers
2011
14-2
Won the 2011 NCAA Division II tournament. 1st PA men's team to win Division II lacrosse title. Also 1st PA men's team to win a national lacrosse title of any kind since 1959.

Penn Quakers (men)
1988
11-4
1st PA based Division I team to reach NCAA Final Four. Led by coach Tony Seaman, Chris Flynn was named NCAA 1st team. In 1988 NCAA tournament, lost to Gary Gait led Syracuse team 11-10 in national semifinals, with Gait making the famous "Air Gait" jump shot from behind Penn's goal.

Penn Quakers (women)
2008
17-2
2008 Women's NCAA Division I tournament finalist, losing to Northwestern 10-6. Won Ivy league title, defeated number one Northwestern during the regular season.

Penn State Nittany Lions (women)
1978, 1979, 1980
45-1-3
Won 3 national collegiate (USWLA) championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980, defeating Maryland, Massachusetts and Maryland, with a 3-year total record of 45-1-3 under head coach Gillian Rattray.

Penn State Nittany Lions (women)
1987
17-2
Won the 1987 Women's NCAA Division I tournament with a record of 17-2, defeated Temple in title game 7-6, led by leading scorer Amanda Veal.

Penn State Nittany Lions (women)
1989
19-1
Won the 1989 Women's NCAA Division I tournament with a record of 19-1, defeated Harvard in title game 7-6, led by 1990 NCAA Player of the Year Diane Whipple.

Penn State Nittany Lions (men)
2013
12-5
Seeded No. 8 in the 2013 NCAA Lacrosse tournament, PSU's 1st ever NCAA seeding. Austin Kaut that season became only 3rd PA prep player to win NCAA Goalie of the Year award.

Penn State Nittany Lions (men)
2019
16-2
Seeded No. 1 in the 2019 NCAA tournament, 1st ever Pennsylvania team to get number one NCAA seeding, 2nd PA team to make the Final Four.

Swarthmore Garnet
1953
9-1
One of the top teams during pre-NCAA season, 1953. Led by National Lacrosse Hall of Famer Avery Blake Jr., one of the top all-time assist men Orville Wright, and National Lacrosse Hall of Fame coach Avery Blake Sr.. Swarthmore's lone loss that season was a 14-13 defeat to Johns Hopkins.

Temple Owls
1988
19-0
Won the 1988 Women's NCAA Division I tournament going undefeated, defeating	Penn State 15–7, led by National Lacrosse Hall of Famer Amanda O'Leary. O'Leary also won NCAA Player of the Year.

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The Bucknell Bison men 's lacrosse team represents Bucknell University in the Patriot League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I men 's lacrosse . Bucknell has played lacrosse at the varsity level since 1968 .
The 1996 NCAA Division I Men 's Lacrosse Tournament was the 26th annual Division I NCAA Men 's Lacrosse Championship tournament . Twelve NCAA Division I college men 's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season , and for some , a conference tournament . The championship game was played at Maryland 's Byrd Stadium in front of 22,102 fans . The game saw Princeton defeat Virginia by the score of 13-12 in overtime . Jesse Hubbard scored the game-winning goal for Princeton in overtime . This was Princeton 's third national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney , since 1992 .
The 2011 NCAA Division I Men 's Lacrosse Championship was the 41st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I men 's college lacrosse . Sixteen teams were selected to compete in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season , and for some , by means of a conference tournament . The championship game took place on May 30 , 2011 at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore , Maryland , where Virginia won its fifth NCAA lacrosse championship and seventh college title overall , defeating Maryland 9-7 in the title game . Maryland became only the fourth unseeded team to reach the finals and the second unseeded in a row . This was the first all-ACC title game since the 1986 championship . During the tournament , Virginia head coach Dom Starsia became the winningest coach in Division I men 's lacrosse history , earning his 327th career win in the quarterfinals against Cornell , surpassing Jack Emmer 's record of 326 . In addition , the first-round match between Denver and Villanova , held at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on the DU campus on May 15 , was historically notable as the first Division I men 's tournament game ever to be held west of the Mississippi River .
Cabrini University is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts university in Radnor Township , Pennsylvania . The college was founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1957 , and was named after the first American naturalized citizen saint , Mother Frances Cabrini . It was one of the first universities in the United States to make community service a graduation requirement for all undergraduates ; it now has a core curriculum centered on social justice which includes their signature classes , Engagements in the Common Good , also known as ECG .
The NCAA Division III Men 's Lacrosse Championship is the annual championship in men 's lacrosse held by the NCAA for teams competing in Division III . After the inauguration of the NCAA Division I championship in 1971 , the USILA added a small college tournament for two years for all non-Division I schools . Hobart defeated Washington College 15-12 to win the 1972 USILA title . And Cortland State beat Washington College to win the 1973 title , 13-8 . The NCAA conducted a combined Division II and III tournament for the 1974 through 1979 seasons , followed by separate tournaments for Division II and Division III beginning in 1980 .
The Drexel Dragons men 's lacrosse team represents Drexel University in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I men 's lacrosse . Drexel currently competes as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association ( CAA ) and plays its home games at Vidas Field in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Drexel made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2014 .
The 2014 NCAA Division I Men 's Lacrosse Championship was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I men 's college lacrosse . Eighteen teams competed in the tournament , selected by winning an automatic qualifying conference tournament or as an at-large bid based upon their performance during the regular season . The Divisions I mens lacrosse committees announced the teams in the field on 4 May 2014 .
Gettysburg College is a private liberal arts college in Gettysburg , Pennsylvania . Founded in 1832 , the 225-acre ( 91 ha ) campus is adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield . Gettysburg College has about 2,600 students , with roughly equal numbers of men and women . Gettysburg students come from 41 states , Washington , D.C. , and 39 countries . The school hosts 24 NCAA Division III men 's and women 's teams , known as the Bullets , and many club , intramural , and recreational programs . The college is also the home of The Gettysburg Review , a literary magazine .
The 2009 NCAA Division III Men 's Lacrosse Tournament is held from May 9 through May 24 , 2009 . This is the 30th annual Division III NCAA Men 's Lacrosse Championship tournament . Sixteen NCAA Division III college men 's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season , and for some , a play-in game to advance to the tournament . The tournament culminates with the finals held on Memorial Day weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough , Massachusetts . The championship weekend , which included the Division I and Division II championships .
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks men 's lacrosse team represents Lehigh University in NCAA Division I college lacrosse .
The 2012 NCAA Division I Men 's Lacrosse Championship was the 42nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I men 's college lacrosse . Sixteen teams were selected to compete in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season , and for some , by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier .
Mercyhurst University , formerly Mercyhurst College , is an American Catholic liberal arts college in Erie , Pennsylvania .
The NCAA Division II Men 's Lacrosse Championship is the annual championship in men 's lacrosse held by the NCAA for teams competing in Division II . Following the institution of a tournament for Division I in 1971 by the NCAA , the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association added a small college tournament for two years for all non-Division I schools . In 1972 , Hobart defeated Washington College 15-12 to win the USILA title . And Cortland State beat Washington College to win the 1973 title , 13-8 . Beginning in 1974 , a combined NCAA Division II and III tournament was played through the 1979 season , after which separate divisional championships were instituted . The Division II championship was discontinued after the 1981 season . Following a twelve-year interruption , the tournament was resumed in 1993 . During the 1982-1992 period in which no Division II championship existed , all Division II men 's lacrosse programs were allowed by NCAA rules to compete as Division I members in that sport . Several D-II teams received invitations to the D-I tournament in this period , including Adelphi in 1982 ; C.W . Post in 1986 ; Adelphi again in 1987 , where they upset Army ; and Adelphi once more in 1989 , where they received a number five seeding .
The Penn Quakers men 's lacrosse team represents the University of Pennsylvania in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I men 's lacrosse . Penn competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays its home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia .
The 1988 tournament championship game was played at Syracuse University in front of 20,148 fans . The Syracuse Orangemen defeated the Cornell Big Red , 13-8 for the first of their three straight NCAA titles .
Gary Charles Gait ( born April 5 , 1967 ) is a Canadian retired professional lacrosse player and currently the head coach of the women 's lacrosse team at Syracuse University , where he played the sport collegiately . On January 24 , 2017 , he was named the Interim Commissioner of the United Women 's Lacrosse League . He played collegiately for the Syracuse Orange men 's lacrosse team and professionally in the indoor National Lacrosse League and the outdoor MLL , while representing Canada at the international level . Gait has been inducted into the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame and the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame . He was a four-time All-American for the Syracuse Orange men 's lacrosse team from 1987-90 ( including first-team honors from 1988 to 1990 ) , and was on three NCAA championship-winning teams . He twice won the Lt. Raymond Enners Award , given to the most outstanding college lacrosse player , in 1988 and 1990 . Gait holds the Syracuse career goals record at 192 and the single-season goals record at 70 , an NCAA record until 2008 . In 1997 , the NCAA Lacrosse Committee named Gait , along with his twin brother and Syracuse teammate , Paul , to the 25th Anniversary Lacrosse team . He played in the NLL for 17 years , winning Rookie of the Year in 1991 , earning league MVP honors for five straight years , from 1995 to '99 and winning All-Pro honors each season . Gait led the league in points and goals seven times , won three league championships and finished his indoor career with 1,091 points , a league record at the time . Gait also played five seasons in MLL from 2001 to 2005 , winning the league title three times and co-MVP honors in 2005 . He helped Canada win the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship , the country 's first world championship since 1978 , by scoring four goals in the final against the United States .
The Penn Quakers women 's lacrosse team is a NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing the University of Pennsylvania as part of the Ivy League . They play their home games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .
The annual NCAA Division I Women 's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top women 's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I since 1982 . University of Maryland is the champion , having defeated Boston College in the 2019 NCAA Division I Women 's Lacrosse Championship final .
The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams of Pennsylvania State University , except for the women 's basketball team , known as the Lady Lions . The school colors are navy blue and white . The school mascot is the Nittany Lion . The intercollegiate athletics logo was commissioned in 1983 . Penn State participates as a member institution of the Big Ten Conference at the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) level for most sports . Penn State is one of only 15 universities in the nation that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men 's ice hockey . Two sports participate in different conferences because they are not sponsored by the Big Ten : men 's volleyball in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association ( EIVA ) and women 's ice hockey in College Hockey America ( CHA ) . The fencing teams operate as independents . Penn State has finished in the top 25 in every NACDA Director 's Cup final poll , a feat only matched by nine other institutions : Stanford , UCLA , USC , Florida , Ohio State , Texas , North Carolina , and Michigan . The NACDA Director 's Cup is a list compiled by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics that charts institutions ' overall success in college sports . Penn State 's highest finish came in the 1998-1999 standings when the Nittany Lions finished 3rd . PSU finished in 5th place in the 2013-14 standings ; it was the fifth time the program finished in the top 5 and the tenth time the program finished in the top 10 .
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate womens athletics and to administer national championships . During its existence , the AIAW and its predecessor , the Division for Girls ' and Women 's Sports ( DGWS ) , recognized via these championships the teams and individuals who excelled at the highest level of women 's collegiate competition . After the 1981-82 academic year , the AIAW discontinued sponsorship of national championships and later was legally dissolved . At this time , the NCAA assumed sole sanctioning authority of its member schools ' women 's sports programs .
The Penn State Nittany Lions women 's lacrosse team is a NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing Pennsylvania State University as part of the Big Ten Conference . They play their home games at Panzer Stadium in State College , Pennsylvania .
Diane Alexis Whipple ( January 21 , 1968 - January 26 , 2001 ) was an American lacrosse player and college coach . She was killed in a dog attack in San Francisco on January 26 , 2001 . The dogs involved were two Presa Canarios : a male named Bane and a female named Hera . Paul Schneider , the dogs ' owner , is a high-ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood and is serving three life sentence terms in state prison . The dogs were cared for by Schneider 's attorneys , Robert Noel and Marjorie Knoller , who are husband-and-wife , who lived in the same apartment building as Diane Whipple . After the fatal attack , the state brought criminal charges against the attorneys . Robert Noel , who was not present during the attack , was convicted of manslaughter . Marjorie Knoller , who was present , was charged with implied-malice second-degree murder and convicted by the jury . Knoller 's murder conviction , an unusual result for an unintended dog attack , was rejected by the trial judge but ultimately upheld . The case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder .
The Penn State Nittany Lions men 's lacrosse team represents Penn State in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I college lacrosse .
The 2013 NCAA Division I Men 's Lacrosse Championship was the 43rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I men 's college lacrosse . Sixteen teams were selected to compete in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season , and for some , by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier . The Divisions I mens lacrosse committees announced the matchups ( 16 teams , eight games ) on 5 May 2013 . Duke defeated Loyola , Notre Dame , Cornell , and Syracuse to capture to their second NCAA Championship .
The Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award is presented annually by the USILA to the top college goaltender in NCAA Divisions I , II , and III . Johns Hopkins has won the most awards , with 14 . Starting in 1990 , the award has also been presented to the top women 's goaltender in NCAA Divisions I , II & III . The top high-school player in Maryland lacrosse is also given an award in his honor . His name is also on various dedications throughout Baltimore . The Gilman School 's weight training facility is named after him , as is the McDonogh School 's football field . The award is named for Charles Markland Kelly Jr. , a native of Baltimore who was a standout goalie for the University of Maryland lacrosse team until October 1940 . At that time , with World War II imminent , he left school to become a pilot in the US Navy . In August , 1941 , he received his wings and was commissioned an ensign . He was assigned to duty as a fighter pilot with Fighter Squadron 8 ( VF-8 ) on board the USS Hornet ( CV-8 ) . Flying a Grumman F4F Wildcat on an escort mission for the carrier 's bombers at the Battle of Midway , he failed to return from the initial strike , and was reported missing in action on June 4 , 1942 . In memory of his son , Mr. Kelly Sr. established the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Memorial Foundation .
The 2019 NCAA Division I Men 's Lacrosse Championship was the 49th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I men 's college lacrosse .
Swarthmore College ( /ˈswɔːrθmɔːr/ , locally [ swɑθ- ] ) is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore , Pennsylvania . Founded in 1864 , with its first classes being held in 1869 , Swarthmore was one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States . It was established to be a college .under the care of Friends , at which an education may be obtained equal to that of the best institutions of learning in our country . By 1906 , Swarthmore had dropped its religious affiliation and became officially non-sectarian . Swarthmore is a member of the Tri-College Consortium along with Bryn Mawr and Haverford College , a cooperative academic arrangement between the three schools . Swarthmore is also affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania through the Quaker Consortium , which allows for students to cross-register for classes at all four institutions . Swarthmore offers over 600 courses a year in more than 40 areas of study , including an ABET accredited engineering program which culminates with a Bachelor of Science in engineering . Swarthmore has a variety of sporting teams with a total of 22 Division III Varsity Intercollegiate Sports Teams and competes in the Centennial Conference , a group of private colleges in Pennsylvania and Maryland . Despite the school 's small size , Swarthmore alumni have attained prominence in a broad range of fields . Graduates include five Nobel Prize winners ( as of 2016 , the third-highest number of Nobel Prize winners per graduate in the U.S. ) , 11 MacArthur Foundation fellows , 30 Rhodes Scholars , 27 Truman Scholars , 10 Marshall Scholars , 201 Fulbright Grantees , and many noteworthy figures in law , art , science , academia , business , politics , and other fields .
Avery Felton Blake Sr. ( April 8 , 1907 - August 25 , 1975 ) was an American college lacrosse player and coach . He served as the head lacrosse coach at his alma mater , Swarthmore College from 1931 to 1959 . Blake also served as president of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association . He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1961 and is the father of National Lacrosse Hall of Fame player Avery Blake Jr .
NCAA Division I men 's lacrosse records listed here are primarily records compiled by the NCAA 's Director of Statistics office . Included in this consolidation are the NCAA men 's Division I individual single-season and career leaders . Official NCAA men 's lacrosse records did not begin until the 1971 season and are based on information submitted to the NCAA statistics service by institutions participating in the weekly statistics rankings , which started in 1996 . Career records include players who played at least three seasons ( in a four-season career ) or two ( in a three-season career ) in Division I during the era of official NCAA statistics . In statistical rankings , the rounding of percentages and/or averages may indicate ties where none exist . In these cases , the numerical order of the rankings is accurate . Also included here are pre-NCAA records , college lacrosse records from prior to 1971 . Compiling and validating lacrosse records prior to the NCAA-era is hit-or-miss . In many cases , USILA records can be gathered from a university 's own record books . To date , the NCAA does not officially recognize lacrosse records prior to 1971 as well as several records during the NCAA era , and the USILA does not maintain a database of lacrosse records . Certain USILA era lacrosse records , nonetheless , have been included below . In other cases , career or single-season records are indicated below , where the NCAA has not validated or officially recognized that record , for players during the NCAA-era , post-1971 .
The Temple Owls are the athletic teams that represent Temple University in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The school 's sports teams are called the Owls . The current athletic director is Patrick Kraft . The owl has been the symbol and mascot for Temple University since its founding in the 1880s . Temple was the first school in the United States to adopt the owl as its symbol or mascot . The owl , a nocturnal hunter , was initially adopted as a symbol because Temple University began as a night school for young people of limited means . Russell Conwell , Temple 's founder , encouraged these students with the remark : The owl of the night makes the eagle of the day .
Amanda Moore O'Leary ( born 1967 ) , née Amanda Moore and also known by her nickname Mandee O'Leary ( and formerly , Mandee Moore ) , is an American college lacrosse coach and former player . O'Leary was an All-American lacrosse midfielder for the Temple Owls women 's lacrosse team of Temple University , and she is a member of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame . O'Leary was the head coach of the Yale Bulldogs women 's lacrosse team of Yale University , and she is now the head coach of the Florida Gators women 's lacrosse team of the University of Florida .