The Towson Tigers men's lacrosse team represents

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(NCAA) Division I

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. The coach is currently Shawn Nadelen, who is in his fifth year at that position. The team plays its home games in

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. Towson has competed in the

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for lacrosse since 2002, with the conference tournament format commencing in 2003. Previously being a member of the

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and the

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. The team's principal rivals are the

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, though the team has other significant series with

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and

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History

The program first started at the varsity level in 1958. Since then, the team has a cumulative record of 433–326, combined DI and DII. Towson has made 21 NCAA Tournament appearances. Towson won the

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in 1974 defeating Hobart 18–17 in overtime, in the very first Division II championship tournament. Overall, the Tigers have made 14 NCAA tournaments. In the 1991 NCAA tournament, under coach Carl Runk, Towson recorded their first NCAA Division I tournament victory, defeating

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, 14–13. That season, they went on to also defeat

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and

, before falling to

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in the championship game, 18–13. In the

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edition of the tournament, Towson reached the Final Four, defeating

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and Maryland, before losing to Princeton, 11–12. In the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Towson upset NCAA tournament seed Penn State to gain the Colonial conference title, losing in the first round 16–6 to #3 seed

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. Also the Tigers won 10–8 in the play-in game, followed by a close 12–10 loss to eventual finalist Notre Dame in

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. In the 2019 season, Towson reached the #1 ranking in all three major NCAA Lacrosse polls for the first time in the school's history as a Division 1 school.

Notable players and coaches

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* Matt Eckerl *

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* Kyle Fiat *

Spencer Ford Spencer Ford (born April 20, 1976) is a professional lacrosse player who played in the Major League Lacrosse for the Baltimore/Washington Bayhawks, Los Angeles Riptide, and the Rochester Rattlers. He then went into coaching and management befor ...

* Rob Shek

Season results

The following is a list of Towson's results by season since the institution of NCAA Division I in 1971: {, class="wikitable" , - align="center" †NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

References

External links

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