The Loyola University Greyhounds are the NCAA Division I men's collegiate lacrosse

College lacrosse

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 team that represents Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The Greyhounds are members of the ECAC Lacrosse League

ECAC Lacrosse League

The ECAC Lacrosse League is an NCAADivision I college athletic conference and part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. This part of the conference only sponsors men's lacrosse. The league was founded in 2000...

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Loyola, a Jesuit university with over 3,700 undergraduates, has produced 13 USILA First Team All Americans, 25 Second Team All-Americans, 18 Third Team All-Americans, and 68 Honorable Mention All-Americans. The Greyhounds local rivals are the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, located just down Charles Street. The annual lacrosse game played between these two institutions

Johns Hopkins – Loyola rivalry

The Johns Hopkins–Loyola rivalry, formerly known as the Charles Street Massacre, is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, who represent Johns Hopkins University, and the Loyola Greyhounds, who represent Loyola University Maryland...

 is known as the "Battle of Charles Street". Until recently, the 'Hounds' conference rival in the ECAC was the Georgetown Hoyas

Georgetown Hoyas

Georgetown's nickname is The Hoyas, but its mascot is "Jack the Bulldog." Various breeds of dogs have been used by the sports teams as mascots since the early 1900s. Several notable bull terriers like Sergeant Stubby and "Hoya" were used at football games in the 1920s, as was a Great Dane in the...

. However, beginning in the 2010 season, Georgetown has left the ECAC and joined the newly-established Big East lacrosse conference. According to Coach Charley Toomey, the Hoyas will remain a nonconference opponent.

Rough beginnings

The Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse team was founded in 1938 and coached by Jack Kelly. Kelly coached five seasons before leaving after 1942, with an overall winning record consisting of 21 wins and 14 losses. The Greyhounds struggled after Kelly left, going through two coaches in two seasons, both of which did not break .250. In 1947 began the reign of the program's longest active coach until that time, Bishop Baker. Baker coached for six consecutive seasons, almost breaking even with wins and losses. He was followed by John Mohler, who only coached for one year.

The Wenzel years

For 17 seasons, from 1954 to 1970, the Greyhounds were coached by Charles Wenzel. Under Wenzel, the Greyhounds went .379.

Cottle's revival

From 1983 to 2001, for almost two decades under Head Coach Dave Cottle

Dave Cottle

Dave Cottle is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently a consultant to the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse and Marquette University, which announced it was addding men's and women's varsity lacrosse on December 16, 2010. He was previously the head coach for the Maryland Terrapins...

, Loyola saw growth in to their lacrosse program. In 1982, Loyola moved up from NCAA Division II lacrosse.Starting in 1983 Cottle, brought the Greyhounds national attention. In 1990, the Greyhounds advanced to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

1990 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1990 tournament championship game was played at Rutgers University in front of 19,070 fans. The Syracuse Orangemen defeated the Loyola Greyhounds, 21–9. Syracuse's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA Committee on infractions. Syracuse was found to have violated rules...

 game where they were defeated by the Syracuse Orangemen

Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse

The Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse team represents Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. The Orange have won 10 NCAA championship titles, and currently competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse conference...

. The 1990 championship, however, was revoked from Syracuse when investigations deemed the activity between coach Roy Simmons Jr.'s wife Nancy and star player Paul Gait illegal. She signed the lease of his car earlier that season. Though the NCAA has yet to remove Syracuse from the record book, Loyola was the runner up and technically is the next in line for the trophy.
In 1999, the Greyhounds went undefeated in the regular season. before losing in the quarterfinals of the 1999 NCAA tournament

1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1999 NCAA Division I tournament championship game was played at University of Maryland's Byrd Stadium with an attendance of 24,135. After building a 9-3 lead in the third quarter, the Virginia Cavaliers were able to hold off the Syracuse Orange, the number eight seed, 12-10. It was Virginia's...

. His run lasted 19 seasons, beginning in 1983 through 2001. He coached his teams to a winning record of 181 wins and 70 losses.

Recent

Following Cottle's long coaching tenure, Loyola hired Bill Dirrigl as their head coach. After four seasons Dirrigl stepped down and Loyola graduate Charley Toomey took over as head coach in 2006. In both 2007

2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 12 through May 28, 2007. This was the 37th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...

 and 2008

2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 10 through May 26, 2008. This was the 38th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...

, Toomey led the Greyhounds to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....

 tournament. The 2010 and 2011 NCAA lacrosse championships will be held at M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium

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. Loyola, will work in conjunction with Johns Hopkins, Towson, and UMBC to run these. The Hounds failed to advance to the 2009 NCAA lacrosse playoffs despite having the ninth place RPI, the third highest strength of schedule, and a 9-5 record. Instead Brown gained the slot because of their wins over Cornell and University of Massachusetts. Brown had an RPI of twelve, their schedule ranked a low of thirty six, and were ranked third in the Ivy League. Coach Toomey compared the 2009 Greyhound's dilemma to that of the 2006 Harvard squad saying, "I can remember in 2006, Harvard gets in at 6-6, losing their last three games, and they said, ‘It’s not a numbers thing, it’s a strength-of-schedule thing.’ … So what is it going to be? Is it going to be big wins or numbers? If it’s numbers, we look doggone good. If it’s about big wins, then we might be on the outside looking in." Harvard made the tournament over Toomey's squad that season, the reason being that their 'big wins' were not as competitive as Harvard's record, RPI and SOS. RPI vs. Big wins has been a very large argument in the NCAA tournament selection process the past few years.

Players

The Greyhounds have graduated many All-American players: thirteen first team, twenty five second team, eighteen third team, and sixty eight honorable mentions. Many have also played professionally. There have been twenty three National Lacrosse League

National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

 players and twelve Major League Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...

 players.

Alumni in the MLL

The following Loyola lacrosse players are currently or have played Major League Lacrosse.

Player	Year	Team
Matt Shearer Matt Shearer Matt Shearer is a retired lacrosse player. Shearer retired after the 2007 NLL season following a ten year career in the National Lacrosse League.-NLL:-References:...	2001–02	Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
Matt Dwan	2001–03	Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
Mike Batista	2001–06	Boston Cannons Boston Cannons The Boston Cannons are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They have played in the MLL since the 2001 season. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Eastern Conference. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the...
Jamie Hanford Jamie Hanford Jamie Hanford is an American lacrosse player who plays for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. Known as a face-off specialist, he was acquired by the Titans as a free agent after playing five seasons with the Colorado Mammoth....	2001–06	Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut.Bridgeport may also refer to:-Places:In Canada:* Bridgeport, Nova ScotiaIn the United States:* Bridgeport, Alabama* Bridgeport, California, in Mono County... , Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore... , New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
Gewas Schindler	2003–04	Rochester Rattlers Rochester Rattlers The Rochester Rattlers are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York. They are a charter member of the MLL. From their inaugural season in 2001 to 2005, they were in the National Division. From 2006 to 2008, they were a member of the Eastern...
Steve Brundage	2006	Chicago Machine Chicago Machine The Chicago Machine is a mens field lacrosse team that plays in Major League Lacrosse that was based in Chicago, Illinois until the franchise left after the 2009 season to be a travel team in 2010. The team then transferred its roster to the reborn Rochester Rattlers on November 23, 2010 when it...
Paul Cantabene Paul Cantabene Paul Cantabene is a retired professional lacrosse player. He was a renowned faceoff specialist.-Career:...	2001–active	Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
Mark Frye Mark Frye Mark Frye is a two-time Emmy Award winning musician and composer. He was signed to Virgin Records in 1996. He is also the great-grandson of West Virginia Oil Baron J. S. Pridemore. Frye currently resides in Columbus, Ohio.-References:...	2001–active	Washington Bayhawks
Tim Goettelmann	2001–active	Long Island Lizards Long Island Lizards The Long Island Lizards are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead, New York, USA, located on Long Island. They are original members of the MLL and lost in the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to the Baltimore Bayhawks , 16-13...
Tim McGeeney	2001–active	Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
Gavin Prout Gavin Prout Gavin Prout is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League, and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse...	2001–active	Rochester Rattlers Rochester Rattlers The Rochester Rattlers are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York. They are a charter member of the MLL. From their inaugural season in 2001 to 2005, they were in the National Division. From 2006 to 2008, they were a member of the Eastern...
Bobby Horsey	2004–active	New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... , Philadelphia
Greg Leonard	2008–active	Washington Bayhawks
Paul Richards Paul Richards Paul Richards may refer to:* Paul Richards * Paul Richards , baseball player, manager, scout and executive* Paul Richards , American actor who starred in the ABC-TV 1963-64 series Breaking Point...	2008–active	Washington Bayhawks
Shane Koppens	2009–active	Denver Outlaws Denver Outlaws The Denver Outlaws are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado. They began playing in the MLL in 2006 as an expansion team. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Western Conference. With the MLL contraction in the 2009 season from 10 to 6 teams The...
P.T. Ricci P.T. Ricci Peter Thomas Ricci , also found as "P.T." Ricci, is an American professional lacrosse player who plays for the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. Ricci played four years for Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania in 2005,...	2009–active	Washington Bayhawks