Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's lacrosse explained

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's lacrosse
Founded:	1970
University:	Mount St. Mary's University
Athletic Director:	Lynne Robinson
Coach:	Chris Ryan
Tenure:	1st
Other Staff:	Ryan O'Hagan
Stadium:	Waldron Family Stadium
Capacity:	1000
Location:	Emmitsburg, Maryland
Conference:	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Past Conferences:	Eastern College Athletic Conference, Northeast Conference
Nickname:	Mountaineers
Colors:	Blue, White, and Bronze
Website:	MSMU Mens' Lacrosse
Ncaa Tourney:	2003, 2010
Conf Tourney:	2001, 2003, 2010, 2011
Conf Champion:	1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2023

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's lacrosse is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) division I men's college lacrosse team representing Mount St. Mary's University in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Mountaineers earned regular season conference titles in 1999, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2019, and 2023; won conference tournament championships in 2001, 2003, 2010, and 2011; and faced the University of Virginia in their 2003 and 2010 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament appearances.

Current season

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers head coach Chris Ryan^[1] was assisted by coaches Ryan O'Hagan,^[2] Matthew Dugan,^[3] and Kevin Murphy. Ben Ward, Kyle Cullen, Jackson Phillips, and Caden Cote served as team captains.

Defenseman Mitchell Dunham earned USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American honorable mention^[4] and MAAC Co-Preseason Player of the Year honors,^[5] after being named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2023. Although the Mount lost their season opener to Navy, attackman Brody Atkinson earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors.^[6]

Athletic divisions and conferences

Inaugural season	Final season	NCAA Division	Conference
1970–71	1988–89	Division II
1989–90	1994–95	Division I	Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
1995–96	2009–10	Division I	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
2010–11	2021–22	Division I	Northeast Conference (NEC)
2022–23	present	Division I	MAAC

Team records

Season	Overall	Conference	Postseason
	Win	Loss		Win%	Win	Loss	Win%
	1	13	0%	1	7	0%
	8	8	50%	7	2	78%
	5	10	33%	2	5	29%
2021	4	9	31%	2	5	29%
2020	3	5	38%	0	0	0%
2019	9	7	56%	5	1	83%	NEC Champions
2018	5	9	36%	2	4	33%
2017	4	10	29%	1	5	17%
2016	6	8	43%	2	4	33%
2015	5	10	33%	2	4	33%
2014	1	15	6%	1	5	17%
2013	6	9	40%	2	3	40%
2012	6	9	40%	2	3	40%
2011	9	6	60%	4	1	80%	NEC Champions NEC Tournament Champions
2010	12	5	71%	7	1	88%	MAAC Champions MAAC Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament First Round
2009	5	10	33%	5	3	61%
2008	2	12	14%	2	6	25%
2007	4	10	29%	4	4	50%
2006	7	9	44%
2005	8	9	47%
2004	5	8	38%
2003	10	8	56%				MAAC Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament First Round
2002	6	11	35%
2001	11	6	65%				MAAC Champions MAAC Tournament Champions
2000	8	8	50%
1999	11	6	65%				MAAC Champions
1998	7	10	41%
1997	9	7	56%
1996	7	9	44%
1995	3	11	21%
1994	3	10	23%
1993	4	9	31%
1992	4	9	31%
1991	10	3	77%
1990	6	5	55%
1989	7	4	64%

Conference awards

First Team

• Russell Moncure (2010)
• Bryant Schmidt (2010, 2011, 2012)
• T.C. DiBartolo (2010, 2011)
• Cody Lehrer (2010)
• Brett Schmidt (2011, 2013)
• Andrew Scalley (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Bubba Johnson (2016)
• Jack Mangan (2019)
• Bryan McIntosh (2019)
• Dylan Furnback (2019)
• Connor Beals (2023)
• Steven Schmitt (2023)
• Mitchell Dunham (2023)
• Jared McMahon (2023)
• Jake Krieger (2023)

Second Team

• Matt Nealis (2010)
• Brett Schmidt (2010, 2012)
• Ben Trapp (2011)
• Cody Lehrer (2011)
• Kevin Downs (2012)
• John Anderson (2013)
• Mark Hojnoski (2016)
• Jack Mangan (2017)
• Chris DiPretoro (2019)
• Luke Frankeny (2019)
• Joshua Davies (2019)
• Bryan McIntosh (2019, 2021)^[7]
• Jackson Phillips (2023)

Rookie Team

• Andrew Scalley (2010)
• Brett Schmidt (2010)
• Bryant Schmidt (2010)
• Kevin Downs (2011)
• Kyle O’Brien (2012)
• Matt Vierheller (2015)
• Nick Firman (2015)
• Chris DiPretoro (2016)
• Jack Mangan (2016)
• Henry Berg (2018)
• Bryan McIntosh (2018)
• Sam Stephan (2018)
• Jared McMahon (2019)
• TJ Gravante (2023)

Preseason Player of the Year

• Mitchell Dunham (2024)^[8]

Offensive Player of the Year

• Andrew Scalley (2013)

Defensive Player of the Year

• T.C. DiBartolo (2011)
• Dylan Furnback (2019)
• Mitchell Dunham (2023)

Long Stick Midfielder of the Year

• Steven Schmitt (2023)

Face-off Specialist of the Year

• Connor Beals (2023)

Rookie of the Year

• Andrew Scalley (2010)
• TJ Gravante (2023)

Coach of the Year

• Tom Gravante (2010, 2011, 2019)

Tournament Team

• T.C. DiBartolo (2011)
• Andrew Scalley (2011, 2012)
• Brett Schmidt (2011, 2012)
• Cody Lehrer (2011)
• Christian Kellett (2012)
• Nick Firman (2015)
• Matt Vierheller (2015)
• Jack Mangan (2019)
• Brenden McCarthy (2019)

Tournament MVP

• T.C. DiBartolo (2011)

Player of the Week

• Andrew Scalley, 8x (2010, 2012, 2013)
• Brett Schmidt, 3x (2011)
• Cody Lehrer, 2x (2010)
• Mark Hojnoski (2016)
• Brenden McCarthy (2018)
• Cormac Giblin (2022)^[9]

Defensive Player of the Week

• T.C. DiBartolo, 5x (2010, 2011)
• Dylan Furnback, 3x (2019)
• Ben Trapp (2011)
• Chris Klaiber (2012)
• Frankie McCarthy (2016)
• Matt Vierheller (2017)
• Joshua Davies (2019)
• Griffin McGinley (2022)^[10]

Rookie of the Week

• Andrew Scalley, 2x (2010)
• Brett Schmidt (2010)
• Bryant Schmidt (2010)
• Braedon Graham (2012)
• Matt Vierheller, 2x (2015)
• Mike Moynihan (2015)
• Chris DiPretoro (2016)
• Brenden McCarthy (2017)
• Luke Frankeny (2018)
• Dylan Furnback (2018)
• Jared McMahon (2019)
• Brodie Atkinson (2024)^[11]

National awards

USA Lacrosse Preseason All American

• Mitchell Dunham, Honorable Mention (2024)

USILA All American

• T.C. DiBartolo (2010)

USILA Scholar All American

• Sam Stephan (2021)^[12]
• Noah Daniels (2022)^[13]

College Crosse All Freshman Team

• Steven Schmitt, Honorable Mention (2020)^[14]

USA Lacrosse Player of the Week

• Griffin McGinley (2022)^[15]

Lacrosse Bucket Team of the Week

• Griffin McGinley (2022)^[16]

Professional draftees

Major League Lacrosse (MLL)

• T.C. DiBartolo, Chesapeake Bayhawks (2012)
• Brett Schmidt, Rochester Rattlers (2013)
• Bryant Schmidt, Rochester Rattlers (2013 supplemental)
• Jack Mangan, Atlanta Blaze (2019)^[17]

Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)

• Bryan McIntosh, Cannons Lacrosse Club (2022)^[18]

National Lacrosse League (NLL)

• Luke Frankeny, Georgia Swarm (2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mount St. Mary’s Selects Chris Ryan to Guide Men’s Lacrosse Program . Mount St. Mary's University.
2. Web site: Ryan O’Hagan Joins Mount Men’s Lacrosse as Assistant Coach . Mount St. Mary's University.
3. Web site: Matthew Dugan Joins Mount Men’s Lacrosse as Assistant Coach . Mount St. Mary's University.
4. Web site: Mitchell Dunham Named USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention Preseason All-American . Mount St. Mary's University.
5. Web site: Men’s Lacrosse Fourth in MAAC Poll; Dunham Named Co-Preseason Player of the Year . Mount St. Mary's University.
6. Web site: Brody Atkinson Named MAAC Rookie of the Week . Mount St. Mary's University.
7. Web site: Bryan McIntosh Named to the All-NEC Second Team . Mount St. Mary's University.
8. Web site: Men’s Lacrosse Fourth in MAAC Poll; Dunham Named Co-Preseason Player of the Year . Mount St. Mary's University.
9. Web site: Northeast Conference Athlete Awards (2022) . Northeast Conference.
10. Web site: Northeast Conference Athlete Awards (2022) . Northeast Conference.
11. Web site: Brody Atkinson Named MAAC Rookie of the Week . Mount St. Mary's University.
12. Web site: USILA Scholar All American . United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.
13. Web site: Noah Daniels Receives USILA Scholar All-American Achievement . Mount St. Mary's University.
14. Web site: College Crosse’s 2020 All-Freshmen Selections . College Crosse.
15. Web site: Griffin McGinley is the USA Lacrosse Division I Men's Player of the Week . USA Lacrosse Magazine.
16. Web site: Lacrosse Bucket Team of The Week: Week One . Lacrosse Bucket.
17. Web site: Atlanta Blaze Sign First Rookies of 2019 . Lax All Stars.
18. Web site: Draft Central . Premier Lacrosse League.