Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's lacrosse | |
University: | University of Delaware |
Location: | Newark, Delaware |
Conference: | CAA |
Stadium: | Delaware Stadium |
Capacity: | 16,730 |
Coach: | Ben DeLuca |
Tenure: | since 2018 |
Ncaa Semi: | 2007 |
Ncaa Quarter: | 1984, 1999, 2007, 2022 |
Ncaa Tourney: | (8) 1984, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023 |
Conf Tourney: | 2007, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023 |
Conf Champion: | (24) 1961, 1962, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's lacrosse team represents the University of Delaware in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. Delaware currently competes as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and plays its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Head coach Bob Shillinglaw led the Blue Hens for over 30 years and is only the second man to coach 500 lacrosse games.
In 2007, Delaware was ranked 15th in the country heading into the 2007 NCAA tournament. The team had won seven games in a row and the CAA tournament. Delaware advanced to the semifinals (Final Four), defeating #2 Virginia before losing to Johns Hopkins 8–3. It marked the team's only NCAA Final Four.
In the program's history, Delaware has produced several notable players, including NCAA Player of the Year John Grant, Jr. among the world's best lacrosse players, Anthony DiMarzo among the all-time leaders in Division I career assists, Jordan Hall of the Major League Lacrosse Rochester Rattlers, Matt Alrich, Chris Collins, Keevin Galbraith, and Curtis Dickson.
In 2022, the Delaware Blue Hens upset the #2 ranked Georgetown Hoyas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Cornell 10-8 in the Quarterfinals.
The Hens have won 6 NCAA Tournament games in 8 tournaments.
The following is a list of Delaware's results by season as an NCAA Division I program: