Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse
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| Full name | Loyola College Greyhounds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hounds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Rev. Harold Ridley, S.J. Intercollegiate Athletic Complex Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coach |  Charley Toomey |
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The Loyola College Greyhounds are a men's collegiate lacrosse team that represents Loyola College in Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The Greyhounds compete in the ECAC Lacrosse League of NCAA Division I.
Loyola, a Jesuit college with "little athletic tradition"[1] and 3,500 undergraduates, has had 13 first-team All Americans, 25 second-team honorees, 18 third team players, and 68 members of the team given honorable mention.[1][2][3] One of the Greyhounds biggest rivals are Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, located just down Charles Street. The annual lacrosse games played between these two institutions is known as the "Battle of Charles Street".[4]
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[edit] History
[edit] Rough beginnings
The Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team was founded in 1938 and coached by Jack Kelly.[5] Kelly coached five seasons before leaving after 1942, with an overall winning record consisting of 21 wins and 14 losses. The Greyhounds struggled after Kelly left, going through two coaches in two seasons, both of which did not break .250. In 1947 began the reign of the program's longest active coach until that time, Bishop Baker. Baker coached for six consecutive seasons, almost breaking even with wins and losses. He was followed by John Mohler, who only coached for one unsuccessful year.[6]
[edit] The Wenzel years
For seventeen seasons, from 1954 to 1970, the Greyhounds were coached by Charles Wenzel. Under Wenzel, the Greyhounds went .379.[6]
[edit] Cottle's revival
From 1983 to 2001, for almost two decades under Head Coach Dave Cottle, Loyola saw growth in to their lacrosse program. In 1982, Loyola moved up from NCAA Division II lacrosse.[1]Starting in 1983 Cottle, brought the Greyhounds national attention. In 1990, the Greyhounds advanced to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship game where they were defeated by the Syracuse Orangemen.[7] In 1999, the Greyhounds went undefeated in the regular season.[8] before losing in the quarterfinals of the 1999 NCAA tournament. His run lasted 19 seasons, beginning in 1983 through 2001. He coached his teams to a winning record of 181 wins and 70 losses.[9]
[edit] Recent
Following Cottle's long coaching tenure, Loyola hired Bill Dirrigl as their head coach. After four seasons Dirrigl stepped down and Loyola graduate Charley Toomey took over as head coach in 2006. In both 2007 and 2008, Toomey led the Greyhounds to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.[10][11]
[edit] Players
The Greyhounds have graduated many All-American players: thirteen first team, twenty five second team, eighteen third team, and sixty eight honorable mentions. Many have also played professionally. There have been twenty three National Lacrosse League players and twelve Major League Lacrosse players.[3]
[edit] Alumni in the MLL
The following Loyola lacrosse players are currently or have played Major League Lacrosse.
| Player | Year | Team |
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| Mike Batista | 2001–06 | Boston Cannons |
| Steve Brundage | 2006 | Chicago |
| Paul Cantabene | 2001–active | Baltimore |
| Matt Dwan | 2001–03 | Baltimore |
| Mark Frye | 2001–active | Washington |
| Tim Goettelmann | 2001–active | Long Island Lizards |
| Jamie Hanford | 2001–06 | Bridgeport,Baltimore,New Jersey |
| Bobby Horsey | 2004–active | New York,Philadelphia |
| Tim McGeeney | 2001–active | Baltimore |
| Gavin Prout | 2001–active | Baltimore,Rochester[disambiguation needed] |
| Gewas Schindler | 2003–04 | Rochester[disambiguation needed] |
| Matt Shearer | 2001–02 | Baltimore |
[edit] References
- Specific
- ^ a b c Wallace, William N. (May 28, 1990). "Eager Loyola Set To Face Syracuse". New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-11-11. ""Loyola, a Jesuit college of 3,000 undergraduates (updated), has little athletic tradition. No Greyhound team has ever played for a Division I championship; lacrosse moved to the Division I level only eight years ago.""
- ^ "About Loyola". Loyola College. Retrieved on 2008-11-11. ""Loyola enrolls 3,500 undergraduate and 2,600 graduate students""
- ^ a b Media Guide, pg 48
- ^ "Loyola on Bubble as Hopkins Pops In". Accessmylibrary.com. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved on 2008-10-21.
- ^ Media Guide, pg 50
- ^ a b Media Guide, pg 47
- ^ "Men's Lacrosse Championship Record Book". NCAA.org. Retrieved on 2008-06-25.
- ^ Wallace, William N. (May 13, 1999). "Loyola Has Tough Road". New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-11-11.
- ^ "Dave Cottle Biography". Loyola College. Retrieved on 2008-11-11.
- ^ Media Guide, pg 43
- ^ "Loyola to Play Duke in First Round of NCAA Tournament". ECACSports.com (May 4, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- General
- "2008 Men's Lacrosse Media Guide". Loyola College. Retrieved on 2008-11-11.
- "Official Men's Lacrosse Homepage". Loyola College. Retrieved on 2008-11-11.
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