UMass Minutewomen lacrosse
| UMass Minutewomen lacrosse | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| University | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Head coach | Jana Drummond |
| Stadium | Garber Field (capacity: 5000) |
| Location | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Nickname | Minutewomen |
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament championships | |
| 1982 | |
| NCAA Tournament Final Fours | |
| 1982, 1983, 1984 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1982, 1983, 1984, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2025 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| 2000, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
The UMass Minutewomen lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing the University of Massachusetts Amherst as part of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They play their home games at Garber Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Individual career records
Reference:[2]
| Record | Amount | Player | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 211 | Katie Ferris | 2011-14 |
| Assists | 119 | Katie Ferris | 2011-14 |
| Points | 330 | Katie Ferris | 2011-14 |
| Ground balls | 178 | Michel Warrington | 1994-97 |
| Draw controls | 310 | Hannah Murphy | 2014-16 |
| Caused turnovers | 115 | Kristin St. Hilaire | 2002-05 |
| Saves | 600 | Jen Nardi | 1998-01 |
Individual single-season records
| Record | Amount | Player | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 67 | Sam Rush | 2014 |
| Assists | 55 | Erika Eipp | 2016 |
| Points | 98 | Katie Ferris | 2012 |
| Ground balls | 76 | Michel Warrington | 1996 |
| Draw controls | 152 | Hannah Murphy | 2016 |
| Caused turnovers | 38 | Jackie Nesbitt | 2006 |
| Saves | 257 | Trish DiBenedetto | 1994 |
Seasons
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USWLA (1976–1979) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Frank Garahan | 7-1 | |||||||
| 1977 | Frank Garahan | 10-2-1 | |||||||
| 1978 | Frank Garahan | 20-2-2 | USWLA Semifinals | ||||||
| 1979 | Pam Hixon | 15-1 | USWLA Runner-up | ||||||
| AIAW (1980–1981) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Pam Hixon | 13-2 | AIAW Semifinal | ||||||
| 1981 | Pam Hixon | 8-5-1 | AIAW Semifinal | ||||||
| NCAA Division I (Independent) (1982–1990) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Pam Hixon | 10-0 | NCAA Champions | ||||||
| 1983 | Pam Hixon | 12-3-1 | NCAA Semifinals | ||||||
| 1984 | Pam Hixon | 9-7 | NCAA Semifinals | ||||||
| 1985 | Pam Hixon | 9-3 | ECAC Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1986 | Pam Hixon | 6-4 | |||||||
| 1987 | Pam Hixon | 9-5 | ECAC Runner-Up | ||||||
| 1988 | Patti Bossio | 7-7-1 | ECAC Runner-Up | ||||||
| 1989 | Patti Bossio | 2-11 | |||||||
| 1990 | Patti Bossio | 4-10 | |||||||
| No Team (1991–1992) | |||||||||
| NCAA Division I (Independent) (1993–1998) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Karen Marley | 0-8 | |||||||
| 1994 | Francesca McClellan | 3-11 | |||||||
| 1995 | Francesca McClellan | 3-10 | |||||||
| 1996 | Francesca McClellan | 4-10 | |||||||
| 1997 | Francesca McClellan | 6-7 | |||||||
| 1998 | Francesca McClellan | 9-6 | ECAC Semifinals | ||||||
| NCAA Division I (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1999–present) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Francesca McClellan | 9-6 | 4-1 | 2nd | Atlantic 10 Semifinals | ||||
| 2000 | Phil Barnes | 10-7 | 5-1 | T-1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R & T) | ||||
| 2001 | Phil Barnes | 6-10 | 3-2 | 3rd | Atlantic 10 Semifinals | ||||
| 2002 | Phil Barnes | 8-8 | 5-2 | 3rd | Atlantic 10 Semifinals | ||||
| 2003 | Carrie Bolduc | 11-8 | 6-1 | 2nd | Atlantic 10 Runner-Up | ||||
| 2004 | Carrie Bolduc | 6-10 | 4-3 | T-3rd | Atlantic 10 Semifinals | ||||
| 2005 | Carrie Bolduc | 5-12 | 1-6 | T-7th | |||||
| 2006 | Carrie Bolduc | 7-11 | 4-3 | T-4th | Atlantic 10 Semifinals | ||||
| 2007 | Alexis Venechanos | 8-9 | 3-4 | 5th | |||||
| 2008 | Alexis Venechanos | 7-11 | 4-3 | 4th | Atlantic 10 Runner-Up | ||||
| 2009 | Alexis Venechanos | 11-8 | 6-1 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2010 | Alexis Venechanos | 10-10 | 5-2 | T-2nd | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA Play-in | ||||
| 2011 | Angela McMahon | 17-3 | 7-0 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2012 | Angela McMahon | 19-2 | 7-0 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2013 | Angela McMahon | 18-3 | 7-0 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2014 | Angela McMahon | 18-2 | 7-0 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2015 | Angela McMahon | 19-2 | 8-0 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2016 | Angela McMahon | 20-2 | 9-0 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2017 | Angela McMahon | 17-4 | 9-0 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2018 | Angela McMahon | 14-5 | 8-1 | T-1st | Atlantic 10 Champion (R) | ||||
| 2019 | Angela McMahon | 15-4 | 9-0 | Atlantic 10 Champion (R) | |||||
| 2020 | Angela McMahon | 4-1 | 0-0 | Season suspended (COVID-19) | |||||
| 2021 | Angela McMahon | 15-3 | 8-0 | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2022 | Angela McMahon | 16-4 | 9-0 | Atlantic 10 Champion (R) NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2023 | Jana Drummond | 16-3 | 9-0 | Atlantic 10 Champion (R) NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2024 | Jana Drummond | 13-5 | 9-0 | Atlantic 10 Champion (R) | |||||
| 2025 | Jana Drummond | 14-3 | 10-0 | Atlantic 10 Champion (R&T) NCAA First Round | |||||
| Total: | 406-248-6 (.621) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Source[3]
Postseason Results
The Minutewomen have appeared in 14 NCAA tournaments, excluding their 2010 play-in game loss, which is not counted as a tournament game in NCAA's record book. Their official postseason record is 9-13.[4]
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -- | Final | TCNJ | W, 9-6 |
| 1983 | -- | Quarterfinal Semifinal |
Harvard Temple |
W, 7-6 L, 4-10 |
| 1984 | -- | First Round Quarterfinal Semifinal |
Yale Harvard Maryland |
W, 6-5 (ot) W, 6-5 L, 3-9 |
| 2009 | -- | First Round | #1 Northwestern | L, 6-23 |
| 2010 | -- | Play-in | Stanford | L, 12-15 |
| 2011 | -- | Play-in First Round |
Canisius #6 Loyola (MD) |
W, 16-8 L, 7-14 |
| 2012 | -- | Play-in First Round |
Canisius #3 Maryland |
W, 13-12 L, 12-15 |
| 2013 | -- | First Round Second Round |
Connecticut #7 Penn State |
W, 14-10 L, 9-12 |
| 2014 | -- | First Round | Loyola (MD) | L, 4-10 |
| 2015 | -- | First Round Second Round |
Jacksonville #1 Maryland |
W, 13-8 L, 8-19 |
| 2016 | -- | First Round Second Round Quarterfinal |
Princeton #8 Cornell #1 Maryland |
W, 13-12 (ot) W, 7-6 L, 3-18 |
| 2017 | -- | First Round Second Round |
Colorado Navy |
W, 12-7 L, 11-23 |
| 2021 | -- | First Round | Temple | L, 13-14 |
| 2022 | -- | First Round | Princeton | L, 9-15 |
| 2023 | -- | First Round | Johns Hopkins | L, 8-19 |
References
- ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "2016 Women's Lacrosse All-Time Record Book" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ "UMass WLAX Record Book 2024" (PDF). umassathletics.com. May 4, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 24, 2017.