UMass Lowell River Hawks men's lacrosse
{{Short description|Lacrosse team at the University of Massachusetts Lowell}}
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|university = University of Massachusetts Lowell
|conference = America East
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|location = Lowell, Massachusetts
|coach = Drew Kelleher
|tenure = Jun 2022-Current
|stadium = Cushing Field Complex
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|nickname = River Hawks
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The UMass Lowell Men's Lacrosse team is a college lacrosse team that represents UMass Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. The school's teams are members of the America East Conference. Ed Stephenson was hired on August 1, 2013 to become the program's first head coach.{{cite web|url=https://inlacrossewetrust.com/umass-lowell-hires-ed-stephensen/|title=UMass Lowell Hires Ed Stephensen|date=January 9, 2021|publisher=InLacrosseWeTrust}}
The Ed Stephenson Years
Ed Stephenson was hired as the first Men's lacrosse coach in UMass Lowell's history as a DI program in 2013. He led the River Hawks for eight seasons from 2015 through 2022, when he resigned.{{cite web|url=https://goriverhawks.com/news/2022/5/9/mens-lacrosse-river-hawk-head-coach-ed-stephenson-resigns.aspx|date=May 10, 2022|publisher=UmassLowellUniversity|title=River Hawk Head Coach ed Stephenson Resigns }} The Stephenson era at UMass Lowell was dominated by losing seasons as he led the River Hawks to an overall record of 28-77 and never had a winning season during his tenure.
2018 was the height of the Stephenson era as the River Hawks went 8-8 during their fourth season as a DI program and made the America East Tournament, where they fell to top-seeded UAlbany.
During the Stephenson era, UMass Lowell produced five Second-Team All-Conference selections and seven America East All-Rookie selections. In 2019, midfielder Dan Cozzi and faceoff man Liam McDonough became the first players in program history to be named First-Team All-Conference honorees.{{cite web|url=https://goriverhawks.com/news/2019/5/1/mens-lacrosse-four-river-hawks-earn-america-east-all-conference-honors.aspx|date=May 1, 2019|publisher=UmassLowellUniversity|title=Four River Hawks earn America East All-Conference honors }}
The Drew Kelleher Years
Drew Kelleher was hired as the second head coach in UMass Lowell Men's lacrosse history on June 16, 2022.
Year by year results
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead| |name= Ed Stephenson |conference= America East Conference |startyear=2015 |endyear=2022 |
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2015
| name = Ed Stephenson
| overall = 1–13
| conference = 0-6
| confstanding = 7th
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| championship =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2016
| name = Ed Stephenson
| overall = 4–12
| conference = 0-6
| confstanding = 7th
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| championship =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2017
| name = Ed Stephenson
| overall = 4–12
| conference = 1-5
| confstanding = 7th
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| championship =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2018
| name = Ed Stephenson
| overall = 8–8
| conference = 3-3
| confstanding = 4th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2019
| name = Ed Stephenson
| overall = 5–9
| conference = 2-4
| confstanding = 7th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2020
| name = Ed Stephenson
| overall = 3–4
| conference = 0-0
| confstanding = †
| postseason = †
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2021
| name = Ed Stephenson
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = 7th
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| championship =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2022
| name = Ed Stephenson
| overall = 2-11
| conference = 2-4
| confstanding = 6th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Ed Stephenson
| overall = 28–77 ({{Winning percentage|28|77}})
| confrecord = 9–35 ({{Winning percentage|9|35}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name= Drew Kelleher
|conference= America East Conference
|startyear=2023
|endyear= Current
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2023
| name = Drew Kelleher
| overall = 0–13
| conference = 0–7
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2024
| name = Drew Kelleher
| overall = 0–12
| conference = 0–7
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2025
| name = Drew Kelleher
| overall = 4–8
| conference = 1–4
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Drew Kelleher
| overall = 4–25 ({{Winning percentage|4|25}})
| confrecord = 1–18 ({{Winning percentage|1|18}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 32–102 ({{Winning percentage|32|102}})
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†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.
References
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External links
- [https://goriverhawks.com/sports/mens-lacrosse Official website]
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