Richmond Spiders men's lacrosse
| Richmond Spiders | |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| University | University of Richmond |
| Coach | Dan Chemotti (since 2014 season) |
| Conference | Southern |
| Location | Richmond, Virginia |
| Stadium |
Robins Stadium (capacity: 8,700) |
| Nickname | Spiders |
| Colors | Blue and Red |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2014 (play-in) | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
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ASUN 2014 |
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| Conference regular season championships | |
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SoCon 2015, 2017 |
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The Richmond Spiders men's lacrosse team represents the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and competes in the Southern Conference of NCAA Division I. The Spiders play their home games at Robins Stadium and are currently coached by Dan Chemotti.
In September 2012, the University of Richmond announced a reconfiguration of its athletics program, discontinuing its men's soccer and men's track and field programs at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season and the elevation of men's lacrosse from club to varsity status at the NCAA Division I level starting in 2014. One month after revealing its plans to elevate men's lacrosse to varsity status, Richmond announced it had hired Dan Chemotti to lead the program. Chemotti, a former player and captain at Duke University, came to Richmond at the end of a five-year stint as an assistant at Loyola University, which won the Division I national championship in his final year on staff.
In February 2013, Richmond announced it would join the Atlantic Sun Conference as an associate member for men's lacrosse when the program began play in 2014. The 2014 season would be the first year of men's lacrosse sponsorship for the Atlantic Sun, with full members Jacksonville and Mercer being joined by associate members Furman, High Point, Richmond, and VMI.
Richmond began play in the 2014 season, hosting No. 7 Virginia in front of 4,249 fans at Robins Stadium. Richmond held a halftime lead over the Cavaliers but ultimately fell, 13–12. Despite a strong showing against a high-quality opponent in their first-ever game, it took until the sixth game of the season for the Spiders to record the program's first victory, a 12–11 win over Vermont.
Richmond went on to finish the regular season with a record of 4–10, but with an Atlantic Sun record of 2–3, the Spiders earned the fourth seed in the Atlantic Sun tournament held at the campus of No. 1 seed Mercer. Richmond upset Mercer in the semifinals, 14–6, before defeating No. 2 seed High Point, 8–7, to earn the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. Richmond became the first first-year program in NCAA Division I history to qualify for the tournament.
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