The Colgate Raiders men's lacrosse team represents
Colgate University in the
Patriot League in
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA)
Division I college lacrosse. They play at Crown Field at
Andy Kerr Stadium
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium is a 10,221-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton, New York, United States. It is the home of Colgate University's football and men's lacrosse teams.
Colgate opened the stadium in 1939, originally as Colgate ...
in
Hamilton, New York
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.
History
The program first started at the varsity level in 1921. Since then, the team has amassed a record of 472-528–6 through 2019. The coach is currently Matt Karweck.
Colgate has made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament, with the first coming in
2008
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. They earned an automatic bid into the tournament by winning the Patriot League conference tournament over
Bucknell, 13–9.
Their first NCAA Tournament game ended in defeat, losing 8–7 in overtime against
Notre Dame. The Raiders would not make the tournament again until
2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, in which they defeated
Massachusetts
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, 13–11, for their first ever NCAA Tournament victory.
Peter Baum
Peter Baum (born December 14, 1990) is an American professional lacrosse player. He also played for Colgate University in Division I college lacrosse. He is a member of Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League.
Early life
Born i ...
played for the Raiders and was the 2012
Tewaaraton Trophy
The Tewaaraton Award is an annual award for the most outstanding American college lacrosse men's and women's players, since 2001. It is the lacrosse equivalent of football's Heisman Trophy. The award is presented by The Tewaaraton Foundation and th ...
winner as the Division I Player of the Year, and won the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award as the nation's top player, as was also the first overall pick of the 2012
Major League Lacrosse
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draft. He ended his career as the Patriot League's all-time leader in goals scored (164), the nation's active goal-scoring leader and hat-trick leader (34), and Colgate's all-time leader in goals and career points (225).
Season results
The following is a list of Colgate's season results since the institution of NCAA Division I in 1971:
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†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.
References
External links
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1921 establishments in New York (state)
Lacrosse clubs established in 1921
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