Holy Cross Crusaders men's lacrosse

Holy Cross Crusaders
men's lacrosse
Founded1971
UniversityCollege of the Holy Cross
Head coachJ.L. Reppert (since 2021 season)
StadiumKuzniewski Field
(capacity: 1,000)
LocationWorcester, Massachusetts
ConferencePatriot League
NicknameCrusaders
ColorsRoyal purple[1]
 
Conference regular season championships
(3) – 1985, 1987, 1988

The Holy Cross Crusaders men's lacrosse team represents the College of the Holy Cross in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The program was created in 1958. Holy Cross plays its home games at Kuzniewski Field, which has a capacity of 1,000. The Crusaders have competed in the Patriot League since its 1991 founding. Through 2020, the team has an all–time record of 268–539–1.[2]

The team's most successful period in the modern era occurred in the 1980s under head coach Bob Lindsay. Helmed by Lindsay, the Crusaders won 12 games in three seasons, while capturing all three of their conference championships as a member of the Colonial League. In Lindsay's 9 years, Holy Cross suffered only two losing seasons. The Crusaders would not have another non-losing season until 2019, in which they finished 77, before their first winning season in 32 years in 2020.[3] Shortly after Lindsay's departure in 1990, Holy Cross joined their all-sports conference home, the Patriot League, completing their first season with Ed Carver as head coach.

Long an underachieving program, the Crusaders have seen an uptick in their performance in recent years. In 2015, the team won its only two victories over ranked foes,[4] downing #8 Loyola in Baltimore[5] before defeating the #9 Army Black Knights men's lacrosse for the first time in program history.[6] Both wins came by just a single goal in dramatic fashion. Under head coaches Judd Lattimore and Peter Burke, Holy Cross made the Patriot League tournament for the first three times in program history in the span of 2016 to 2019.[7] While falling short of their first appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, the Crusaders scored their first postseason victory with an upset 11–7 quarterfinal victory over the 3-seeded Navy Midshipmen in 2017,[8] before falling to Loyola[9] in the Patriot semifinals.[7] Furthermore, in 2020 sophomore Chris Conlin earned honorable mention recognition as a Division I All-American,[10][11] the first Crusader to earn such national acclaim since 1964 and only 7th nomination all-time for the program.[12]

Season results

The following is a list of Holy Cross's results by season since the institution of NCAA Division I in 1971:

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Sam Wylie (Independent) (1969–1972)
1971 Sam Wylie 0–10
1972 Sam Wylie 3–7
Sam Wylie: 9–29 (.237)
Harry Tiffany (Independent) (1973–1975)
1973 Harry Tiffany 7–4
1974 Harry Tiffany 4–7
1975 Harry Tiffany 2–9
Harry Tiffany: 13–20 (.394)
Kevin Davidson (Independent) (1976–1977)
1976 Kevin Davidson 1–11
1977 Kevin Davidson 3–11
Kevin Davidson: 4–22 (.154)
Bill McCollough (Independent) (1978–1979)
1978 Bill McCollough 6–5
1979 Bill McCollough 2–9
Bill McCollough: 8–14 (.364)
Mike Shannon (Independent) (1980–1981)
1980 Mike Shannon 5–9
Mike Shannon: 5–9 (.357)
Bob Lindsay (Independent) (1981–1984)
1981 Bob Lindsay 3–8
1982 Bob Lindsay 8–3
1983 Bob Lindsay 12–2
1984 Bob Lindsay 12–7
Bob Lindsay (Colonial League) (1985–1989)
1985 Bob Lindsay 12–5 5–1 1st
1986 Bob Lindsay 8–7 5–1 2nd
1987 Bob Lindsay 7–7 6–0 1st
1988 Bob Lindsay 8–7 4–1 1st
1989 Bob Lindsay 4–10 2–3
Bob Lindsay: 74–56 (.569) 22–6 (.786)
Ed Craver (Independent) (1990–1991)
1990 Ed Craver 5–10
Ed Craver (Patriot League) (1991–1992)
1991 Ed Craver 2–12 0–5 6th
Ed Craver: 7–22 (.241) 0–5 (.000)
Jim Logan (Patriot League) (1992–1995)
1992 Jim Logan 2–12 0–5 6th
1993 Jim Logan 3–12 0–5 6th
1994 Jim Logan 6–9 1–4 5th
1995 Jim Logan 2–14 1–4 5th
Jim Logan: 13–47 (.217) 2–18 (.100)
John Combs (Patriot League) (1996–1999)
1996 John Combs 4–10 1–4 5th
1997 John Combs 3–9 0–5 6th
1998 John Combs 6–9 0–5 6th
1999 John Combs 1–14 0–5 6th
John Combs: 14–42 (.250) 1–19 (.050)
Mike McCaffrey (Patriot League) (2000–2004)
2000 Mike McCaffrey 3–11 0–6 7th
2001 Mike McCaffrey 3–11 0–6 7th
2002 Mike McCaffrey 1–14 0–6 7th
2003 Mike McCaffrey 3–11 1–5 6th
2004 Mike McCaffrey 5–9 0–7 8th
Mike McCaffrey: 15–56 (.211) 1–30 (.032)
Adam Pascal (Patriot League) (2005–2011)
2005 Adam Pascal 3–11 1–5 T–5th
2006 Adam Pascal 0–14 0–6 7th
2007 Adam Pascal 6–8 1–5 6th
2008 Adam Pascal 5–9 0–6 7th
2009 Adam Pascal 3–12 0–6 7th
2010 Adam Pascal 5–10 1–5 7th
2011 Adam Pascal/Jim Morrissey 2–13* 1–5* 6th
Adam Pascal: 22–70* (.239) 3–34* (.081)
Jim Morrissey (Patriot League) (2011–2014)
2012 Jim Morrissey 5–10 0–6 7th
2013 Jim Morrissey 7–8 2–4 5th
2014 Jim Morrissey/Justin Hager 3–12** 1–7** T–8th
Jim Morrissey: 17–37** (.315) 4–21* (.160)
Judd Lattimore (Patriot League) (2015–2018)
2015 Judd Lattimore 6–7 3–5 T–6th
2016 Judd Lattimore 4–11 3–5 T–6th
2017 Judd Lattimore 5–10 4–4 T–4th
2018 Judd Lattimore 4–9 2–6 T–7th
Judd Lattimore: 19–37 (.339) 12–20 (.375)
Peter Burke (Patriot League) (2019–2020)
2019 Peter Burke 7–7 4–4 T–5th
2020 Peter Burke 4–3 0–2 † †
Peter Burke: 11–10 (.524) 4–6 (.400)
J.L. Reppert (Patriot League) (2021–Present)
2021 J.L Reppert 2–4 1–3 4th (North)
2022 J.L Reppert 1–13 0–8 9th
2023 J.L Reppert 1–12 0–7
J.L. Reppert: 4–29 (.121) 1–18 (.053)
Total: 272–568–1 (.324)

      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.

  • Jim Morrissey took over the head coaching position on the 7th game of the 2011 season. Adam Pascal's 0–6 (0–1) mark from that season has been credited to his overall record, while Jim Morrissey's 2–7 (1–4) mark has been credited to his overall record.
    • Justin Hager coached the final game of the 2014 season, going 0–1 (0–0).

References

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  2. ^ "2020 Holy Cross Men's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). College of the Holy Cross.
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  9. ^ "Crusaders Fall To #17 Loyola Maryland In PL Semifinals". Holy Cross Athletics. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  10. ^ "Conlin earns Inside Lacrosse All-American honors". Holy Cross Athletics. April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  11. ^ "2020 Maverik Men's DI Media All-Americans". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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