The Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse team represents

Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a Private university, private Jesuits, Jesuit university in Philadelphia, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Jesuits, Society of J ...

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(NCAA) Division I men's

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. The Hawks were elevated to the varsity level in 1992 after competing several years at club level. Starting in 2023, Hawks began playing in the newly established

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men's lacrosse conference. They play home games at

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History

Saint Joseph's previously competed as members of the MAAC, CAA, and

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conferences. In 2000, St. Joe's was the number one seed in the MAAC year-end tournament, they would go on to win the MAAC Championship, defeating Manhattan 17-7. From Taylor Wrays first season in 2012, through the 2024 season, St. Joe's record has been 120 wins and 69 losses. Including 8 first-place conference finishes, 5

tournament finals, 1

Championship, and 1 A10 Championship. From 2021-2024, St. Joe's went undefeated in conference play (25-0), winning two conference championships. In 2022, they won the

Championship, defeating

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14-7. This win sent the Hawks to their first NCAA Tournament appearance where they fell 18-16 to 4-Seeded

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. The Hawks won their first A10 Championship in 2024 (the conference's second season with lacrosse), defeating

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17-13. This championship was their 3rd overall and 2nd in 3 seasons. St. Joe's has had three

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draft picks. In the 2023 draft, FO Zach Cole was selected 26th Overall to the

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. In 2024, Levi Anderson entered the draft for the second time^''(1)'' and was drafted to the California Redwoods with the 21st Overall pick. In 2025, Levi Verch was drafted 13th Overall to the

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. : ^''(1)'' Levi Anderson entered the draft as a senior in 2023, where he was drafted 31st overall. He decided to return to Saint Joseph's for a graduate year, forgoing this selection.

Annual record

Source:

Coaching Records

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: ^''(2)'' Defeated Richmond 17-13 in A-10 tournament finals. Lost to 6-seeded Virginia in NCAA 1st round 17-11.
: ^''(3)'' Defeated Hobart 14-7 in NEC tournament finals. Lost to 4-seeded Yale in NCAA 1st round 18-16.
: ^''(3)'' Lost NEC tournament finals 16-10 to Bryant.
: ^''(4)'' Lost NEC tournament finals 9-8 to Robert Morris.
: ^''(5)'' Lost NEC tournament finals 11-7 to Hobart.
: ^''(6)'' Lost NEC tournament finals 10-6 to Bryant.

Alumni in the Pros (
PLL

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/ NLL) (5)

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! colspan="8" , Premier Lacrosse League

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, - align="center"
, 2023
, Zach Cole
, Faceoff
, 6'0
, 210
, California Redwoods

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, 4th round (26th overall)
, Free Agent
, - align="center"
, 2024
, Levi Anderson
, Midfield
, 6'4
, 220
, California Redwoods

''Sequoia sempervirens'' ()''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995: 606–607 is the sole living species of the genus '' Sequoia'' in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, coastal ...
^''(1)''
, 3rd round (21st overall)
, Maryland Whipsnakes

The Maryland Whipsnakes are a professional field lacrosse team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Whipsnakes are one of the six founding members of the PLL and the winner of its first two champi ...

, - align="center"
, 2024
, Carter Page
, Attack
, 6'1
, 181
, Undrafted
, Undrafted
, Philadelphia Waterdogs
, - align="center"
, 2025
, Levi Verch
, Defense
, 6'2
, 219
, Carolina Chaos

The Carolina Chaos are a professional field lacrosse team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 Premier Lacrosse League seaso ...

, 2nd round (13th overall)
, Carolina Chaos

The Carolina Chaos are a professional field lacrosse team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 Premier Lacrosse League seaso ...

, -
! colspan="8" , National Lacrosse League

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...

, - align="center"
, 2017
, Anthony Joaquim
, Defense
, 6'2
, 205
, New England Black Wolves

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, 1st round (8th overall)
, Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia Wings may refer to any of three distinct professional lacrosse teams:

* Philadelphia Wings (1974–1975), a member of the original National Lacrosse League
* Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)

The Philadelphia Wings were a member of ...

, - align="center"
, 2022
, Zach Cole
, Faceoff
, 6'0
, 210
, Las Vegas Desert Dogs

The Las Vegas Desert Dogs are an American professional box lacrosse team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at Lee's Family Forum. The team began play in th ...

, 3rd Round (44th overall)
, Free Agent
, - align="center"
, 2023
, Levi Anderson
, Midfield
, 6'4
, 220
, Saskatchewan Rush

The Saskatchewan Rush are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at SaskTel Centre. Formerly the Edmonton Rush, the team has ...

, 1st round (12th overall)
, Saskatchewan Rush

The Saskatchewan Rush are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at SaskTel Centre. Formerly the Edmonton Rush, the team has ...

, - align="center"
, 2024
, Carter Page
, Attack
, 6'1
, 181
, Georgia Swarm

The Georgia Swarm are an American professional box lacrosse team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They have been playing at the 13,000-seat Gas South Arena since their 2016 season.
Tea ...

, 2nd round (23rd overall)
, Georgia Swarm

The Georgia Swarm are an American professional box lacrosse team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They have been playing at the 13,000-seat Gas South Arena since their 2016 season.
Tea ...

^''(1)'' Levi Anderson was traded to the Maryland Whipsnakes

The Maryland Whipsnakes are a professional field lacrosse team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Whipsnakes are one of the six founding members of the PLL and the winner of its first two champi ...
before playing in a PLL

A phase-locked loop or phase lock loop (PLL) is a control system that generates an output signal whose phase is fixed relative to the phase of an input signal. Keeping the input and output phase in lockstep also implies keeping the input and out ...
game.

See also

*Lacrosse in Pennsylvania
Lacrosse has been played in Pennsylvania since the 19th century. The state has amateur programs at the club, college, and high school level, and several past and present professional teams in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Major League Lacr ...

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History

Annual record

Coaching Records

Alumni in the Pros (PLL A phase-locked loop or phase lock loop (PLL) is a control system that generates an output signal whose phase is fixed relative to the phase of an input signal. Keeping the input and output phase in lockstep also implies keeping the input and out .../ NLL) (5)

See also

References

External links

Alumni in the Pros (
PLL A phase-locked loop or phase lock loop (PLL) is a control system that generates an output signal whose phase is fixed relative to the phase of an input signal. Keeping the input and output phase in lockstep also implies keeping the input and out ...
/ NLL) (5)