Towson Tigers men's lacrosse

Towson Tigers
Founded	1958
University	Towson University
Head coach	Shawn Nadelen (since 2012 season)
Stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium (capacity: 11,198)
Location	Towson, Maryland
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Black and gold
NCAA Tournament championships
(1) - 1974*
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
(1) - 1991
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
(6) - 1974*, 1975*, 1979*, 1991, 2001, 2017
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
(12) - 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1978*, 1979*, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2016, 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances
(21) - 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, (15-DI) 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
(9) - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Conference regular season championships
(14) - 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019 *Division II

The Towson Tigers men's lacrosse team represents Towson University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse. The coach is currently Shawn Nadelen, who is in his fifth year at that position. The team plays its home games in Johnny Unitas Stadium. Towson has competed in the Colonial Athletic Association for lacrosse since 2002, with the conference tournament format commencing in 2003. Previously being a member of the East Coast Conference and the America East Conference. The team's principal rivals are the Loyola Greyhounds, though the team has other significant series with Maryland and Johns Hopkins.

History

The program first started at the varsity level in 1958. Since then, the team has a cumulative record of 433–326, combined DI and DII. Towson won the NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1974 defeating Hobart 18–17 in overtime, in the very first Division II championship tournament. Overall, the Tigers have made 14 NCAA tournaments. In the 1991 NCAA tournament, under coach Carl Runk, Towson recorded their first NCAA Division I tournament victory, defeating Virginia, 14–13. That season, they went on to also defeat Princeton and Maryland, before falling to North Carolina in the championship game, 18–13. In the 2001 edition of the tournament, Towson reached the Final Four, defeating Duke and Maryland, before losing to Princeton, 11–12.

In the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Towson upset NCAA tournament seed Penn State to gain the Colonial conference title, losing in the first round 16–6 to #3 seed Ohio State. Also the Tigers won 10–8 in the play-in game, followed by a close 12–10 loss to eventual finalist Notre Dame in 2015. In the 2019 season, Towson reached the #1 ranking in all three major NCAA Lacrosse polls for the first time in the school's history as a Division 1 school.

Notable players and coaches

• Casey Cittadino
• Matt Eckerl
• Dick Edell
• Kyle Fiat
• Spencer Ford
• Rob Shek

Season Results

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

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Carl Runk (Independent) (1968–1982)
1971	Carl Runk	13–1
1972	Carl Runk	12–6			USILA College Division Semifinals
1973	Carl Runk	11–4			USILA College Division Semifinals
1974	Carl Runk	14–1			NCAA Division II Champion
1975	Carl Runk	6–11			NCAA Division II Final Four
1976	Carl Runk	8–6			NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1977	Carl Runk	8–8			NCAA Division II First Round
1978	Carl Runk	8–7			NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
1979	Carl Runk	10–6			NCAA Division II Final Four
1980	Carl Runk	5–6
1981	Carl Runk	7–7
1982	Carl Runk	4–9
Carl Runk (East Coast Conference) (1983–1992)
1983	Carl Runk	10–4	6–0	1st
1984	Carl Runk	8–5	5–1
1985	Carl Runk	8–5	5–1	T–1st
1986	Carl Runk	8–6	5–1
1987	Carl Runk	10–3	6–0	1st
1988	Carl Runk	8–5	5–1
1989	Carl Runk	9–5	4–2		NCAA Division I First Round
1990	Carl Runk	11–2	6–0	1st
1991	Carl Runk	12–4	4–0	1st	NCAA Division I Runner–Up
1992	Carl Runk	9–3	1–1		NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Carl Runk (Independent) (1993–1995)
1993	Carl Runk	6–5
1994	Carl Runk	7–5			NCAA Division I First Round
1995	Carl Runk	6–5
Carl Runk (America East Conference) (1996–1998)
1996	Carl Runk	9–5	5–1		NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1997	Carl Runk	5–7	4–2
1998	Carl Runk	5–7	3–2
Carl Runk:		262–161 (.619)	59–12 (.831)
Tony Seaman (America East Conference) (1999–2001)
1999	Tony Seaman	5–8	3–2
2000	Tony Seaman	3–10	2–3
2001	Tony Seaman	14–4	5–0	1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
Tony Seaman (Colonial Athletic Association) (2002–2011)
2002	Tony Seaman	7–5	4–2	3rd
2003	Tony Seaman	9–6	5–0	1st	NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2004	Tony Seaman	11–5	5–0	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
2005	Tony Seaman	11–5	4–1	T–1st	NCAA Division I First Round
2006	Tony Seaman	8–6	5–1	2nd
2007	Tony Seaman	9–7	5–1	T–1st	NCAA Division I First Round
2008	Tony Seaman	5–9	3–3	T–3rd
2009	Tony Seaman	7–10	4–2	2nd
2010	Tony Seaman	7–8	4–1	1st
2011	Tony Seaman	3–10	1–5	6th
Tony Seaman:		99–93 (.516)	50–21 (.704)
Shawn Nadelen (Colonial Athletic Association) (2012–Present)
2012	Shawn Nadelen	7–8	2–4	T–3rd
2013	Shawn Nadelen	10–8	4–2	3rd	NCAA Division I First Round
2014	Shawn Nadelen	8–7	2–3	4th
2015	Shawn Nadelen	12–6	3–2	T–2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
2016	Shawn Nadelen	16–3	4–1	T–1st	NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2017	Shawn Nadelen	12–5	4–1	1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
2018	Shawn Nadelen	7–8	3–2	T–2nd
2019	Shawn Nadelen	11–5	4–1	T–1st	NCAA Division I First Round
2020	Shawn Nadelen	0–6	0–0	†	†
Shawn Nadelen:		83–56 (.597)	26–16 (.619)
Total:		472–344 (.578)
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.