The High Point Panthers Men's Lacrosse team is a college lacrosse team that represents High Point University in High Point, North Carolina, United States. The school's teams are typically members of the Big South Conference, but due to the Big South not sponsoring lacrosse, the HPU men's lacrosse team has had to play as associate members of other conferences. It had played in the Atlantic Sun Conference, now known as the ASUN Conference, in the 2014 season, moving to the Southern Conference (SoCon) after that season when the SoCon took over operation of the ASUN men's lacrosse league. The Panthers remained in SoCon men's lacrosse through the 2022 season, after which they moved men's lacrosse to the newly established league of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).
| High Point Panthers men’s lacrosse | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2010 |
| University | High Point University |
| Head coach | John Crawley (since 2025 season) |
| Stadium | Vert Stadium (Capacity: 1,100 Chair, 3,000 Total) |
| Location | High Point, North Carolina |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2015, 2021 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2015, 2021 | |
The High Point University Athletics department announced the school was adding men's lacrosse as its 16th varsity sport on September 17, 2010. Two months later, Jon Torpey was announced as the first head coach in program history.[1]
John Crawley was announced as the program's second head coach on June 14, 2024.[2]
History
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Conference affiliations
edit- Independent (2013)
- Atlantic Sun (2014)[3]
- SoCon (2015–2022)
- A-10 (2023–present)[4]
Year by year results
edit| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jon Torpey | 3–12 | |||||||
| 2014 | Jon Torpey | 9–7 | 4–1 | T-1st | |||||
| 2015 | Jon Torpey | 10–7 | 4–2 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2016 | Jon Torpey | 9–6 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Jon Torpey | 4–10 | 2–5 | T-6th | |||||
| 2018 | Jon Torpey | 6–8 | 6–1 | T-1st | |||||
| 2019 | Jon Torpey | 13–3 | 6–1 | T-1st | |||||
| 2020 | Jon Torpey | 2–6 | † | † | |||||
| 2021 | Jon Torpey | 8–6 | 4–1 | T-1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2022 | Jon Torpey | 7–8 | 2–3 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2023 | Jon Torpey | 9–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2024 | Jon Torpey | 7–5 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Jon Torpey: | 87–86 (.503) | 36–20 (.643) | |||||||
| Total: | 87–86 (.503) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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All-time coaching records
edit| Head Coach | Years | Win–loss–tie | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Torpey | 2013–present | 77-78 | .497 |
References
edit- ^ "Men's Lacrosse: High Point Names Jon Torpey First Men's Lacrosse Coach". Inside Lacrosse. January 9, 2021.
- ^ "High Point Names John Crawley Men's Lacrosse Head Coach". High Point University Athletics. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ "Conference Realignment: Atlantic Sun to Sponsor Men's Lacrosse in 2014, "Southern Conference" Finally Realized". College Crosse. January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men's Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference !date=May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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