Drexel Dragons men's lacrosse
Founded	1941; 85 years ago (1941)
University	Drexel University
Athletic director	Maisha Kelly
Head coach	Brian Voelker (11th season)
Stadium	Vidas Field (capacity: 1,500)
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Past conferences	Middle Atlantic Conference East Coast Conference America East Conference
All-time record	468–490–3 (.489)
Nickname	Dragons
Colors	Navy blue and gold[1]
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2014
NCAA Tournament appearances
(4) NCAA - 2014, 2021 USILA – 1972, 1973
Conference Tournament championships
2014, 2021
Conference regular season championships
(5) - 2014, 2008, 2007 1978 (ECC), 1956 (Penn-Del Lacrosse League)[2][3]

TheDrexel Dragons men's lacrosse team representsDrexel University inNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Division I men'slacrosse. Drexel currently competes as a member of theColonial Athletic Association (CAA) and plays its home games at Vidas Field inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel made its firstNCAA tournament appearance in 2014, and a second NCAA tournament appearance in2021.

Lacrosse was established at Drexel in 1941 under coach Maury McMains. At the time, the university was known as Drexel Institute of Technology.^[4] Drexel's firstUSILA All-American wasRay Greene, who after serving inWorld War II transferred toJohns Hopkins, where he became a Hall of Fame midfielder. Drexel's 1947 schedule included games against Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Virginia, Penn State and Penn.

Through the 1950s, highlights included Drexel reaching as high as number six in the standings in 1952, finishing the year with a five and two record. In 1953, Dick Young achieved first-team All-American honors at midfield.^[5] Drexel in 1958 completed the season with an 8 and 2 record, including a win over a Lehigh team who would go on to win the"Class C" lacrosse national title the following year.^[6]

In 1967, Drexel lacrosse aligned with theMiddle Atlantic Conference and in 1975 theEast Coast Conference. During this era, Lynn Ferguson, a two-time All-American midfielder, was named an All-American in bothfootball and lacrosse in the same year. Drexel reached the small collegeUSILA tournaments in both 1972 and 1973, with records of 11–3 and 9–4, respectively. The 1972 season also included a 14 to 6 win over the innovativeMorgan State Bears lacrosse team.

In 1978, Dennis Fink earned Drexel's first Division I All-America honor for lacrosse, was the first Drexel player to lead the nation in scoring with 98 points and currently ranks among the all-time leader in several College Lacrosse Records.^{[citation needed]} Fink also led Drexel to their onlyECC conference title, as well as a 10 and 2 record.^[7]

Drexel would later realign with theNorth Atlantic Conference (1992) and theAmerica East Conference (1997) before settling in theColonial Athletic Association in 2002.

The 1998 men's lacrosse squad won eleven straight to begin the season, finished with twelve wins against two defeats, including a 14 to 10 defeat of top 20Towson University, and a number 19 national ranking. In 2007, Drexel lacrosse defeatedUniversity of Virginia, ranked number one at the time and thedefending National Champion, Drexel's first victory over a number one ranked Division I team in any sport.^[8]

In 2008 the Dragons set a school record with 13 wins, ranking as high as 10th in the nation and reaching the Colonial Tournament finals before losing 10–9 in overtime to Hofstra, narrowly missing out on an NCAA tournament bid.^[9] In 2010, the team reached their highest ever national ranking at number 7 in the nation following a win over then number threeNotre Dame, the eventualNCAA Division I tournament runner up.

In 2014, Drexel scored in the third overtime as the Dragons came back from a three-goal deficit with five minutes to go in the game, to defeat Hofstra 11–10, win its first Colonial Athletic Association championship and earn their firstNCAA tournament berth in lacrosse. In the first round of the tournament, the Dragons eliminated fourth seededPenn by a score of 16–11. The highlight of the game was three consecutive goals by Drexel in a span of just over 11 seconds at the end of the first half. The Dragons moved on to the quarterfinals where they lost toDenver 15–6 atDelaware Stadium. Drexel was the first Pennsylvania based Division I college team to advance past the first round of the NCAAs since Penn reached the Final Four in 1988.^[10]

Prior to 2014, Drexel had not appeared in anyNCAA Lacrosse Tournaments, though the team did get invitations to the 1972 and 1973USILA small college tournaments, and since then, they did make the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

Drexel has had 46 lacrosseAll-Americans since beginning the sport in 1941.^[11]

In 82 seasons, Drexel has an all-time record of 468 wins, 490 losses and 3 ties, 961 total games, .489 winning percentage through the 2024 season.

• Walter "Sonny" Bajkowski: Ranked 20th all-time in Division II total points for a season (36 goals, 60 assists, 96 points in 14 games) and 16th all-time in points-per-game for a season (6.86 ppg for 14 games) in 1972,Boy's Latin graduate.^[12]
• Chris Bates: Former head coach who played for thePhiladelphia Wings, winningNLL titles in 1994, 1995 and 1998, and making the All-Pro team in1996. In 2009, Bates was named head lacrosse coach at Princeton University, replacingBill Tierney. Bates led Drexel to 13–4 record in 2008and the CAA finals, and in 2007 led Drexel to an upset over defending champion UVA.^[13]
• Reid Bowering: The second overall selection in the2020 NLL entry draft.^[14] Tied for the all-time lead in goals scored at Drexel. Led Drexel to theNCAA tournament and was named All American in 2021.
• Robert Church: The fifth overall selection in the2013 NLL entry draft, fourth all time in Drexel lacrosse scoring, team was 37-23 during Church's time there, reaching the CAA Finals in 2012, Church was named All American in 2013.^[14] Church won National Lacrosse Leagues titles in2015,2016 and2018 with the Rush, with over 900 career points in the NLL.
• Mitch de Snoo: Drafted in the second round (13th overall) of the2015 NLL Entry Draft by theCalgary Roughnecks. Key player on Drexel'sNCAA tournament quarterfinals team, de Snoo made the2019 and2016 NLL finals. He was also named the 2022 NLL Defensive Player of the Year.^[15]
• Lynn B. Ferguson: a Midfielder, was named an All-American in both football and lacrosse while at Drexel, a Lower Merion graduate.^[16]
• Dennis Fink: Earned Drexel's first NCAA Division I All-America honor for lacrosse. Fink is the only Drexel player to lead the nation in scoring and is among the leaders in single season points per game with 98 points in 12 games for an 8.17 per game average, and is second in assists-per-game in a season (63 assists in 12 games for a 5.25 per game average), accomplished in 1978.^[17][18]
• Ray Greene: Played on one of the first Drexel lacrosse teams and selected first-teamAll-American in 1943. Transferred to Johns Hopkins after serving during WWII, leading Hopkins to two USILA national titles. Greene was elected to theNational Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1981.^[19]
• Tom Hayes: Former Drexel head coach who also coached for many years at Rutgers, elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1989. Led Drexel to two USILA college tournament bids.^[20]
• Zach Manns: 2nd round pick in the2019 NLL entry draft. Played in 2017 and 2018 for Drexel, made the decision to go professional. Manns won theWestern Lacrosse Association Most Valuable Player in 2023. He is currently teamed with fellow Drexel alum Robert Church playing for the Saskatchewan Rush.
• Ben McIntosh: The first overall selection in the 2013Western Lacrosse Association draft, as well as the first overall selection in the 2014National Lacrosse League draft. Named 2015 NLL Rookie of the Year. Led Drexel to their first CAA championship, firstNCAA tournament berth in lacrosse and only NCAA Quarterfinals appearance.^[21] McIntosh was named to theAll World Team in the 2018 World Lacrosse Championships. He won National Lacrosse Leagues titles in2015,2016 and2018 with the Rush.
• Jeff Spano: 2001 graduate who played professionally from 2002 to 2006 with thePhiladelphia Wings and theNew York Titans, with 28 goals and 78 assists for 106 points in 81 games.^[22][23]
• Scott Stewart: The 3rd overall pick in the2001 NLL draft, accumulating 151 goals with 162 assists for 313 points over a ten-year NLL career.^[24]
• Brian Voelker: Current head coach, elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2015, All American defenseman with Johns Hopkins. Also was head coach at Penn.^[25]

⁽¹⁾ LaxBytes / Laxpower / Lax Numbers Power Ratings / NCAA RPIs / Massey Ratings / Lacrosse Reference^{[26][27][28][29]}

⁽²⁾ Won CAA tournament finals over Hofstra 15–11. Lost to Notre Dame 10–8 in NCAA 1st Round

⁽³⁾ Lost CAA tournament finals 16–14 to Towson

⁽⁴⁾ Won CAA tournament finals in three overtimes over Hofstra 11–10. Defeated Penn 16–11 in NCAA 1st Round. Lost to Denver 15–6 in NCAA Quarterfinals

⁽⁵⁾ Lost CAA tournament finals 18–12 to Massachusetts

⁽⁶⁾ Lost CAA tournament finals 10–9 in overtime to Hofstra

⁽⁷⁾ Tied for 1st place in ECC with 3-1 record, with Bucknell and Delaware

⁽⁸⁾ Invited to post-season USILA small college tournament, lost to Towson 19-7

⁽⁹⁾ Invited to post-season USILA small college tournament, lost to Towson 17-6

⁽¹⁰⁾ Undefeated in Penn-Del Lacrosse League play

⁽¹¹⁾ Unofficially, finished with a 3 and 4 record

⁽¹²⁾ In 1941, Drexel played 6 informal games, with a record of 4–2^[30] The team was suspended in 1944 and 1945 due toWorld War II

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