Monmouth Hawks men's lacrosse
College lacrosse team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Monmouth Hawks men's lacrosse team represents Monmouth University in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse. Monmouth currently competes as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and plays its home games at Kessler Stadium in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Monmouth made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2017 and returned to the tournament in 2021.
| Monmouth Hawks men's lacrosse | |
|---|---|
| |
| Founded | 2012 |
| University | Monmouth University |
| Athletic director | Marilyn McNeil |
| Head coach | Brian Fisher (8th season) |
| Stadium | Kessler Stadium (capacity: 4,100) |
| Location | West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Nickname | Hawks |
| Colors | Midnight blue and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| (2) - 2017, 2021 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| (2) - 2017, 2021 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| (1) - 2017, 2021 | |
History
Lacrosse was established at Monmouth in 2012 under coach Brian Fisher and played its first season in 2014. Monmouth had its finest season in 2017, finishing the year 14-4, and falling to Bryant 10-7 in the NCAA Tournament Opening Round.
Monmouth returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 finishing 8-3, winning the MAAC Championship and losing to top seed North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament 1st round.[2]
Season Results
The following is a list of Monmouth's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Fisher (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2014–2022) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Brian Fisher | 0–13 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2015 | Brian Fisher | 6–8 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2016 | Brian Fisher | 7–7 | 3–3 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Brian Fisher | 14–4 | 6–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I play-in game | ||||
| 2018 | Brian Fisher | 7–8 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019 | Brian Fisher | 4–8 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2020 | Brian Fisher | 2–4 | 0–0 | † | † | ||||
| 2021 | Brian Fisher | 8–3 | 4–2 | T-1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2022 | Brian Fisher | 5–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| Brian Fisher (Colonial Athletic Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Brian Fisher | 5–9 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2024 | Brian Fisher | 5–8 | 5–7 | T-7th | |||||
| 2025 | Brian Fisher | 5–9 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| Brian Fisher: | 73–88 (.453) | 33–42 (.440) | |||||||
| Total: | 73–88 (.453) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.
