The Marquette Golden Eagles men's lacrosse team represents Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. The Golden Eagles play their home games at Valley Fields starting in 2016 and were formerly coached by Joe Amplo.
| Marquette Golden Eagles | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2011 |
| University | Marquette University |
| Head coach | Jake Richard (since 2024 season) |
| Stadium | Valley Fields (capacity: 2,000) |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Conference | Big East |
| Nickname | Golden Eagles |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| (2) - 2016, 2017 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| (2) - 2016, 2017 | |
History
editStarting a program
editMarquette started talking about adding a new program to its offerings in the summer of 2010. The athletic department eventually settled on lacrosse since the school lacked a spectator spring sport, and by September the move was approved by the Board of Trustees. The University partnered with former college head coach Dave Cottle, who led the search committee for the program's first coach. Marquette introduced former Hofstra assistant Joe Amplo as head coach on February 27, 2011.[2]
2015: Put on the map
editThe first two years of play for the Golden Eagles went as expected. Marquette went 5–8 in its first season, earning the program's first victory on March 2, 2013 against Air Force,[3] and 6–10 in the second season.[3] It was 2015 when Amplo and his team started turning heads.
Marquette started its season defeating two straight ranked opponents, No. 18/16 Lehigh [4] and No. 17/19 Hofstra.[5] On February 16 the Golden Eagles entered the media and coaches' top 20 for the first time in program history.[6] They would move as high as 9th in the media poll.[7]
However, Marquette couldn't hold on down the stretch. Losses to Georgetown,[8] Bellarmine,[9] Notre Dame,[10] Duke [11] and Denver [12] ended the Golden Eagles tournament hopes.
Tournament Time
editDespite the strong 2015 season, Marquette hadn't accomplished its goal of making the NCAA Tournament. The team wouldn't have to wait much longer.
After defeating Villanova in the first round of the BIG EAST tournament, the Golden Eagles shocked the lacrosse community on May 7, 2016, defeating then-No. 1 Denver 10-9 for the Golden Eagles' first BIG EAST title. The loss was the first for Denver in their three years of BIG EAST play and the Pioneers first home loss in 22 games. The win was only the second for a Marquette program over a top ranked team, and the first since the men's basketball team took down Kentucky in 2003. Liam Byrnes was named the tournament's most valuable player.[13]
The win propelled the Golden Eagles from an on-the-bubble team to the sixth best seed and Marquette's first tournament appearance in just its fourth season of play. Marquette hosted its first NCAA Tournament game on May 14, 2016, a 10–9 loss to perennial powerhouse North Carolina.[14] The Tar Heels would go on to defeat Maryland 14-13 in overtime for their first NCAA title since 1991.[15]
All-time head coaches
edit| Years | Head Coach | Record | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2019 | Joe Amplo | 52-53 | 0–2 |
| 2020-2024 | Andrew Stimmel | 21-41 | 0–0 |
| 2025- | Jake Richard | — | — |
| – | Total | 73-94 | 0–2 |
Season results
editThe following is a list of Marquette's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Amplo (Independent) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Joe Amplo | 5–8 | |||||||
| Joe Amplo (Big East Conference) (2014–2019) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Joe Amplo | 6–10 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2015 | Joe Amplo | 10–6 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2016 | Joe Amplo | 11–5 | 4–1 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2017 | Joe Amplo | 8–8 | 2–3 | 4th | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2018 | Joe Amplo | 6–8 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Joe Amplo | 6–8 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| Joe Amplo: | 52–53 (.495) | 18–13 (.581) | |||||||
| Andrew Stimmel (Big East Conference) (2020–2024) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Andrew Stimmel | 3–4 | 0–0 | † | † | ||||
| 2021 | Andrew Stimmel | 4–8 | 3–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2022 | Andrew Stimmel | 4–11 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2023 | Andrew Stimmel | 6–8 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2024 | Andrew Stimmel | 4–10 | 0–5 | 5th | |||||
| Andrew Stimmel: | 21–41 (.339) | 6–19 (.240) | |||||||
| Total: | 73–94 (.437) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.
Awards
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All-Americansedit
Big East Coach of the Yearedit
Big East Defensive Player of the Yearedit
First-Team All-Big East Selectionsedit
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Golden Eagles in the Pros
editSeven Golden Eagles were drafted in the Major League Lacrosse Draft, eight in the National Lacrosse League Draft and one in the Premier Lacrosse League Draft.
The following Golden Eagles players were selected in the Major League Lacrosse Draft:
| Player | Year | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Byrnes | 2016 | Florida Launch |
| Jake Richard | 2016 | New York Lizards |
| B.J. Grill | 2016 | Denver Outlaws |
| Ryan McNamara | 2017 | Rochester Rattlers |
| Andy DeMichiei | 2017 | Ohio Machine |
| Noah Richard | 2019 | Chesapeake Bayhawks |
| Luke Anderson | 2020 | Chesapeake Bayhawks |
The following Golden Eagles players were selected in the National Lacrosse League Draft:
| Player | Year | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Melnyk | 2014 | Edmonton Rush |
| Andrew Smistad | 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks |
| Liam Byrnes | 2016 | Georgia Swarm |
| Kyle Whitlow | 2016 | Colorado Mammoth |
| Tanner Thomson | 2019 | Saskatchewan Rush |
| John Wagner | 2019 | New York Riptide |
| Connor McClelland | 2020 | Saskatchewan Rush |
| Mason Woodward | 2023 | New York Riptide |
| Luke Williams | 2024 | Calgary Roughnecks |
| Caleb Creasor | 2024 | Saskatchewan Rush |
The following Golden Eagles players were selected in the Premier Lacrosse League Draft:
| Player | Year | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Richard | 2019 | Atlas Lacrosse Club |
| Mason Woodward | 2024 | Utah Archers |
References
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- ^ Jack Goods, jack.goods@mu.edu. "Blueprint of a program". Marquette Wire. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ a b "Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site – Men's Lacrosse". Gomarquette.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Marquette upsets No. 16 Lehigh in season opener". Marquette Wire. 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Marquette wins second straight against No. 19 Hofstra". Marquette Wire. 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Men's lacrosse enters national rankings for first time". Marquette Wire. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Joe Amplo Bio Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site". Gomarquette.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Men's lacrosse coping with first loss to Georgetown". Marquette Wire. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Bellarmine dominates Marquette in 9–3 victory". Marquette Wire. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Lacrosse falls 14–7 to top ranked Fighting Irish". Marquette Wire. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "No. 16/17 Marquette falls to No. 6/6 Duke". Marquette Wire. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Men's lacrosse falls to No. 5 Denver on Senior Day". Marquette Wire. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Marquette Shocks Denver in Big East Men's Final – Lacrosse Magazine". Laxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Lacrosse season ends with first round loss to North Carolina". Marquette Wire. 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ Dan Aburn May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30). "Sector SPDRs May Madness: Carolina Wins NCAA Title, 14-13, in OT". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
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