UMass Minutewomen lacrosse

The UMass Minutewomen lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing the University of Massachusetts Amherst as part of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They play their home games at Garber Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

UMass Minutewomen lacrosse
Founded1976
UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coachAngela McMahon (since 2011 season)
StadiumGarber Field (capacity: 5000)
LocationAmherst, Massachusetts
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
NicknameMinutewomen
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament championships
1982
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
1982, 1983, 1984
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Conference regular season championships
2000, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023

Individual career records

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Reference:[2]

Record Amount Player Years
Goals 211 Katie Ferris 2011-14
Assists 119 Katie Ferris 2011-14
Points 330 Katie Ferris 2011-14
Ground balls 178 Michel Warrington 1994-97
Draw controls 310 Hannah Murphy 2014-16
Caused turnovers 115 Kristin St. Hilaire 2002-05
Saves 600 Jen Nardi 1998-01

Individual single-season records

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Record Amount Player Years
Goals 67 Sam Rush 2014
Assists 55 Erika Eipp 2016
Points 98 Katie Ferris 2012
Ground balls 76 Michel Warrington 1996
Draw controls 152 Hannah Murphy 2016
Caused turnovers 38 Jackie Nesbitt 2006
Saves 257 Trish DiBenedetto 1994

Seasons

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
USWLA (1976–1979)
1976 Frank Garahan 7-1
1977 10-2-1
1978 20-2-2 USWLA Semifinal
1979 Pam Hixon 15-1 USWLA Runner-up
AIAW (1980–1981)
1980 13-2 AIAW Semifinal
1981 8-5-1 AIAW Semifinal
NCAA Division I (Independent) (1982–1990)
1982 10-0 NCAA Champions
1983 12-3-1 NCAA Semifinal
1984 9-7 NCAA Semifinal
1985 9-3
1986 6-4
1987 9-5
1988 Patti Bossio 7-7-1
1989 2-11
1990 4-10
No Team (1991–1992)
NCAA Division I (Independent) (1993–1998)
1993 Karen Marley, Bob Little 0-8
1994 Francesca McClellan 3-11
1995 3-10
1996 4-10
1997 6-7
1998 9-6
NCAA Division I (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1999–present)
1999 9-6 4-1 2nd
2000 Phil Barnes 10-7 5-1 T-1st
2001 6-10 3-2 3rd
2002 8-8 5-2 3rd
2003 Carrie Bolduc 11-8 6-1 2nd
2004 6-10 4-3 T-3rd
2005 5-12 1-6 T-7th
2006 7-11 4-3 T-4th
2007 Alexis Venechanos 8-9 3-4 5th
2008 7-11 4-3 4th
2009 11-8 6-1 1st NCAA First Round
2010 10-10 5-2 T-2nd NCAA Play-in
2011 Angela McMahon 17-3 7-0 1st NCAA First Round
2012 19-2 7-0 1st NCAA First Round
2013 18-3 7-0 1st NCAA Second Round
2014 18-2 7-0 1st NCAA First Round
2015 19-2 8-0 1st NCAA Second Round
2016 20-2 9-0 1st NCAA Quarterfinal
2017 17-4 9-0 1st NCAA Second Round
2018 14-5 8-1 T-1st
Total: 406-248-6 (.621)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason Results

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The Minutewomen have appeared in 14 NCAA tournaments, excluding their 2010 play-in game loss, which is not counted as a tournament game in NCAA's record book. Their official postseason record is 9-13.[3]

Year Seed Round Opponent Score
1982 -- Final TCNJ W, 9-6
1983 -- Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Harvard
Temple
W, 7-6
L, 4-10
1984 -- First Round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Yale
Harvard
Maryland
W, 6-5 (ot)
W, 6-5
L, 3-9
2009 -- First Round #1 Northwestern L, 6-23
2010 -- Play-in Stanford L, 12-15
2011 -- Play-in
First Round
Canisius
#6 Loyola (MD)
W, 16-8
L, 7-14
2012 -- Play-in
First Round
Canisius
#3 Maryland
W, 13-12
L, 12-15
2013 -- First Round
Second Round
Connecticut
#7 Penn State
W, 14-10
L, 9-12
2014 -- First Round Loyola (MD) L, 4-10
2015 -- First Round
Second Round
Jacksonville
#1 Maryland
W, 13-8
L, 8-19
2016 -- First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinal
Princeton
#8 Cornell
#1 Maryland
W, 13-12 (ot)
W, 7-6
L, 3-18
2017 -- First Round
Second Round
Colorado
Navy
W, 12-7
L, 11-23
2021 -- First Round Temple L, 13-14
2022 -- First Round Princeton L, 9-15
2023 -- First Round Johns Hopkins L, 8-19

References

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  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "2016 Women's Lacrosse All-Time Record Book" (PDF). UMass Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 24, 2017.