Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse
| Loyola Greyhounds | |
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| Founded | 1938 |
| University | Loyola University Maryland |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Coach | Charley Toomey (since 2006) |
| Stadium |
Ridley Athletic Complex (capacity: 6,000) |
| Nickname | Greyhounds |
| Colors | Green and Gray |
| NCAA Tournament Champions | |
| 2012 | |
| NCAA Tournament Runner-Up | |
| 1981*, 1990 | |
| NCAA Tournament Final Fours | |
| 1981*, 1990, 1998, 2012, 2016 | |
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
| 1981*, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2016 | |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 1979*, 1981*, (21) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016 * = At the Division II level |
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The Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team represents Loyola University Maryland in NCAA Division I lacrosse. Its home matches are played at the Ridley Athletic Complex. Charley Toomey has served as its head coach since 2006. It became a member of the Patriot League along with the university's other intercollegiate athletic programs on July 1, 2013.
The Greyhounds were a member of the ECAC Lacrosse League from 2005 to 2013. It became the first member of the conference to win a national championship in 2012. It was also the first national title in the university's Division I history.
Loyola, a Jesuit university with over 3,700 undergraduates, has produced 13 USILA First Team All-Americans, 25 Second Team All-Americans, 18 Third Team All-Americans, and 68 Honorable Mention All-Americans. The Greyhounds local rivals are the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, located just down Charles Street. The annual lacrosse game played between these two institutions is known as the "Battle of Charles Street".
The Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team was founded in 1938 and coached by Jack Kelly. Kelly coached five seasons before leaving after 1942, with an overall winning record consisting of 21 wins and 14 losses. The Greyhounds struggled after Kelly left, going through two coaches in two seasons, both of which did not break .250. In 1947 began the reign of the program's longest active coach until that time, Bishop Baker. Baker coached for six consecutive seasons, almost breaking even with wins and losses. He was followed by John Mohler, who only coached for one year.
For 17 seasons, from 1954 to 1970, the Greyhounds were coached by Charles Wenzel. Under Wenzel, the Greyhounds went .379.
From 1983 to 2001, for almost two decades under Head Coach Dave Cottle, Loyola saw growth in to their lacrosse program. In 1982, Loyola moved up from NCAA Division II lacrosse. Starting in 1983, Cottle brought the Greyhounds national attention. The Greyhounds advanced to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship game where they were defeated by the Syracuse Orangemen. The 1990 championship, however, was revoked from Syracuse when investigations deemed the activity between coach Roy Simmons, Jr.'s wife Nancy and star player Paul Gait illegal. She signed the lease of his car earlier that season. Though the NCAA has yet to remove Syracuse from the record book, Loyola was the runner up and technically is the next in line for the trophy.
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