314:
29:
1311:
1486:
305:
the number one seed in the conference tournament, while
Richmond received the second seed and Furman the third seed. At the tournament, once again held at Robins Stadium, the Spiders defeated Furman in the semifinals before falling once more to Air Force, 9–6, to finish the season with a 12–4 record. Just prior to the start of the conference tournament, Richmond announced it had signed head coach Dan Chemotti to a new five-year contract.
1472:
248:
in front of 4,249 fans at Robins
Stadium. Richmond held a halftime lead over the Cavaliers but ultimately fell, 13–12. Despite a strong showing against a high-quality opponent in their first-ever game, it took until the sixth game of the season for the Spiders to record the program's first victory, a
304:
and each of its three losses (Duke, Virginia, and Air Force) coming by a single goal. The
Spiders finished 6–1 in SoCon play, earning a share of the regular season championship as part of a three-way tie with Air Force and Furman. Per the Southern Conference tie breaking criteria, Air Force received
200:
In
September 2012, the University of Richmond announced a reconfiguration of its athletics program, discontinuing its men's soccer and men's track and field programs at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season and the elevation of men's lacrosse from club to varsity status at the NCAA Division I level
288:
The 2015 season saw the
Spiders finish the regular season with a 10–4 record, with three of the four losses coming to nationally ranked teams. Richmond finished a perfect 6–0 in SoCon play, earning a conference championship and the top seed in the Southern Conference tournament, which was held at
256:
Richmond went on to finish the regular season with a record of 4–10, but with an
Atlantic Sun record of 2–3, the Spiders earned the fourth seed in the Atlantic Sun tournament held at the campus of No. 1 seed Mercer. Richmond upset Mercer in the semifinals, 14–6, before defeating No. 2 seed High
297:, which claimed the regular season conference championship with a perfect 7–0 record. In the Southern Conference tournament once again held at Robins Stadium, the Spiders defeated No. 3 seed High Point before falling once again to Air Force, 9–8 in overtime.
292:
2016 saw the
Southern Conference add Air Force as its eighth men's lacrosse program. The Spiders once again finished the regular season with a 10–4 record, placing second in the SoCon with a 6–1 record. Richmond's lone conference defeat was a 9–8 loss to
346:
for associate membership in order to reach the required membership total. On May 23, 2022, the A-10 announced that it would establish a men's lacrosse league in the 2023 season, with the four full members joined by High Point and Hobart.
321:
Since at least the mid-2010s, Richmond's full-time home of the A-10 had been working toward establishing a men's lacrosse league. In the 2022 season, the conference had four full members that sponsored men's lacrosse (Richmond,
280:
announced a partnership that would see the
Southern Conference (SoCon) take over sponsorship of men's lacrosse as both Mercer and VMI joined the SoCon beginning in the 2014–15 academic year. With the addition of
201:
starting in 2014. One month after revealing its plans to elevate men's lacrosse to varsity status, Richmond announced it had hired Dan
Chemotti to lead the program. Chemotti, a former player and captain at
1133:
1526:
216:, as an associate member for men's lacrosse when the program began play in 2014. The 2014 season would be the first year of men's lacrosse sponsorship for the Atlantic Sun, with full members
1300:
1107:
1620:
1519:
1081:
1441:
1512:
1159:
300:
Richmond's fourth year as a program in 2017 saw the team finish the regular season with a record of 11–3 including a victory over defending national champions
289:
Robins
Stadium. Richmond defeated Furman in the semifinals but fell to High Point in double overtime in the championship game, ending the Spiders' season.
631:
592:
531:
509:
413:
258:
1635:
1248:
1184:
790:
1640:
301:
1572:
327:
183:(A-10) established a men's lacrosse league, with Richmond as one of the six inaugural members. The Spiders play their home games at
1475:
1405:
217:
992:
1430:
1347:
1552:
1400:
229:
1599:
1335:
1295:
1241:
282:
250:
245:
1625:
1594:
1310:
294:
265:
206:
313:
1557:
343:
202:
339:
225:
945:
1457:
1489:
1234:
221:
233:
1379:
261:. Richmond became the first first-year program in NCAA Division I history to qualify for the tournament.
1630:
1369:
1352:
1577:
1036:
1014:
970:
922:
900:
878:
856:
834:
812:
334:), two short of the number required for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In February 2022,
331:
1567:
1504:
323:
212:
In February 2013, Richmond announced it would join the Atlantic Sun Conference, now known as the
1535:
1325:
1257:
1058:
604:
180:
165:
90:
47:
1384:
1209:
1340:
769:
8:
425:
277:
176:
1269:
355:
The following is a list of Richmond's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:
169:
80:
1330:
100:
386:
213:
173:
1134:"Spiders taking SoCon men's lacrosse path for final time. A-10 league expected"
184:
68:
1160:"Conference Realignment's Fury Leading to Division I College Lacrosse Changes"
1614:
1410:
1374:
209:, which won the Division I national championship in his final year on staff.
28:
1082:"Air Force scoring spasms deck Richmond in SoCon men's lacrosse title game"
1357:
1226:
1185:"Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men's Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport"
791:"Atlantic 10 Conference Adds Men's Lacrosse as 22nd Championship Sport"
205:, came to Richmond at the end of a five-year stint as an assistant at
276:
Just prior to the 2014 season, the Atlantic Sun Conference and the
1534:
707: Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
720: Division regular season and conference tournament champion
1108:"UR lacrosse coach Dan Chemotti gets new five-year contract"
257:
Point, 8–7, to earn the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the
1436:
735:†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to COVID-19.
1037:"Ferocious Spider Comeback Falls Just Short On Senior Day"
793:(Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference !date=May 23, 2022
268:
for one of two play-in games, where Richmond fell, 13–5.
179:. After that season, the Spiders' full-time home of the
317:
The Spiders men's lacrosse team during a match in 2019
244:
Richmond began play in the 2014 season, hosting No. 7
1204:
1202:
1187:(Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. May 23, 2022
813:"Richmond Athletics Announces Sports Reconfiguration"
701: Conference regular season champion
1059:"Tien's Game-Winner Lifts Air Force to SoCon Title"
1199:
946:"Spiders' lacrosse sprinted through growing pains"
879:"Goldberg Nets Hat Trick As Men's Lacrosse Debuts"
694: Postseason invitational champion
1621:College men's lacrosse teams in the United States
1210:"Hynes, Pugh Earn First Team All-American Honors"
1015:"Men's Lacrosse Falls 9-8 In 2OT For SoCon Crown"
285:, the 2015 SoCon season included seven programs.
1612:
857:"Richmond Joins Atlantic Sun For Men's Lacrosse"
835:"Chemotti Tabbed To Lead Men's Lacrosse Program"
259:2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
1301:School of Professional & Continuing Studies
901:"Spiders Record First Win, 12-11 Over Vermont"
172:. Through the 2022 season, it competed in the
1520:
1242:
1131:
1105:
1079:
943:
971:"Magical MLAX Ride Ends At Air Force, 13-5"
187:and are currently coached by Dan Chemotti.
1527:
1513:
1256:
1249:
1235:
993:"SoCon, A-Sun Partner to Enhance Lacrosse"
598:
419:
380:
312:
815:. Richmond Athletics. 21 September 2012
271:
147:Conference regular season championships
1613:
1580:(all starting play in the 2023 season)
1289:E. Claiborne Robins School of Business
1157:
859:. Richmond Athletics. 11 February 2013
738:
714: Division regular season champion
338:reported that the A-10 was evaluating
1636:Atlantic 10 Conference men's lacrosse
1508:
1230:
995:. Southern Conference. 9 January 2014
881:. Richmond Athletics. 8 February 2014
837:. Richmond Athletics. 29 October 2012
195:
1471:
727: Conference tournament champion
1292:Jepson School of Leadership Studies
1158:Fallis, Jeremy (February 2, 2022).
1039:. Richmond Athletics. 23 April 2016
770:"Palettes – University of Richmond"
688: National champion
135:Conference Tournament championships
13:
1641:Lacrosse clubs established in 2014
903:. Richmond Athletics. 8 March 2014
308:
224:being joined by associate members
14:
1652:
1212:. Richmond Athletics. 14 May 2017
1061:. Southern Conference. 7 May 2016
923:"MLAX Heading To NCAA Tournament"
350:
239:
1485:
1484:
1470:
1458:Gottwald Center for the Sciences
1309:
1132:O'Connor, John (April 8, 2022).
1017:. Richmond Athletics. 2 May 2015
973:. Richmond Athletics. 7 May 2014
944:O'Connor, John (15 March 2016).
925:. Richmond Athletics. 3 May 2014
27:
1177:
1151:
1125:
1099:
1073:
1051:
1029:
1007:
985:
963:
162:Richmond Spiders men's lacrosse
937:
915:
893:
871:
849:
827:
805:
783:
762:
724:
717:
711:
704:
698:
691:
685:
1:
1286:School of Arts & Sciences
1106:O'Connor, John (3 May 2017).
1080:O'Connor, John (6 May 2017).
756:
743:
414:NCAA Division I Play-In Round
141:2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
129:2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
7:
1442:Fraternities and sororities
1380:E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
632:NCAA Division I First Round
593:NCAA Division I First Round
532:NCAA Division I First Round
510:NCAA Division I First Round
123:NCAA Tournament appearances
10:
1657:
1626:Lacrosse teams in Virginia
681:
190:
1587:
1545:
1466:
1450:
1422:
1393:
1318:
1307:
1279:
1266:
682:
678:
670:
666:
655:
375:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
151:
146:
139:
134:
127:
122:
106:
96:
86:
76:
64:
53:
43:
35:
26:
21:
264:The Spiders traveled to
1568:St. Bonaventure Bonnies
1138:Richmond Times-Dispatch
1112:Richmond Times-Dispatch
1086:Richmond Times-Dispatch
950:Richmond Times-Dispatch
387:Atlantic Sun Conference
1537:Atlantic 10 Conference
1326:Atlantic 10 Conference
1259:University of Richmond
605:Atlantic 10 Conference
318:
181:Atlantic 10 Conference
166:University of Richmond
153:2015, 2017, 2018, 2021
110:Blue and red
48:University of Richmond
1385:Malcolm U. Pitt Field
1164:USA Lacrosse Magazine
336:USA Lacrosse Magazine
316:
283:Bellarmine University
16:College lacrosse team
1573:Saint Joseph's Hawks
1341:Capital City Classic
749:Brendan Hynes (2017)
272:The SoCon takes over
164:team represents the
1553:High Point Panthers
739:All-American awards
426:Southern Conference
278:Southern Conference
177:Southern Conference
60:(since 2014 season)
1348:Women's basketball
1271:Richmond, Virginia
342:, High Point, and
319:
196:Starting a program
170:Richmond, Virginia
81:Richmond, Virginia
1608:
1607:
1502:
1501:
1406:Former presidents
752:Benny Pugh (2017)
733:
732:
728:
721:
715:
708:
702:
695:
689:
611:
432:
393:
207:Loyola University
158:
157:
72:(capacity: 8,217)
1648:
1631:Richmond Spiders
1563:Richmond Spiders
1558:Hobart Statesmen
1538:
1529:
1522:
1515:
1506:
1505:
1494:
1488:
1487:
1480:
1474:
1473:
1415:
1336:Men's basketball
1331:Richmond Spiders
1313:
1272:
1260:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1228:
1227:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1217:
1206:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1181:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1170:
1155:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1144:
1129:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1118:
1103:
1097:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1077:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1044:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1011:
1005:
1004:
1002:
1000:
989:
983:
982:
980:
978:
967:
961:
960:
958:
956:
941:
935:
934:
932:
930:
919:
913:
912:
910:
908:
897:
891:
890:
888:
886:
875:
869:
868:
866:
864:
853:
847:
846:
844:
842:
831:
825:
824:
822:
820:
809:
803:
802:
800:
798:
787:
781:
780:
778:
776:
766:
726:
725:
719:
718:
713:
712:
706:
705:
700:
699:
693:
692:
687:
686:
609:
430:
391:
358:
357:
232:, Richmond, and
118:
114:
59:
31:
22:Richmond Spiders
19:
18:
1656:
1655:
1651:
1650:
1649:
1647:
1646:
1645:
1611:
1610:
1609:
1604:
1600:Hobart–Syracuse
1583:
1578:UMass Minutemen
1541:
1536:
1533:
1503:
1498:
1490:
1476:
1462:
1446:
1418:
1413:
1389:
1314:
1305:
1275:
1270:
1262:
1258:
1255:
1225:
1215:
1213:
1208:
1207:
1200:
1190:
1188:
1183:
1182:
1178:
1168:
1166:
1156:
1152:
1142:
1140:
1130:
1126:
1116:
1114:
1104:
1100:
1090:
1088:
1078:
1074:
1064:
1062:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1042:
1040:
1035:
1034:
1030:
1020:
1018:
1013:
1012:
1008:
998:
996:
991:
990:
986:
976:
974:
969:
968:
964:
954:
952:
942:
938:
928:
926:
921:
920:
916:
906:
904:
899:
898:
894:
884:
882:
877:
876:
872:
862:
860:
855:
854:
850:
840:
838:
833:
832:
828:
818:
816:
811:
810:
806:
796:
794:
789:
788:
784:
774:
772:
768:
767:
763:
759:
746:
741:
723:
722:
716:
710:
709:
703:
697:
696:
690:
684:
353:
324:St. Bonaventure
311:
309:A-10 homecoming
274:
249:12–11 win over
242:
214:ASUN Conference
203:Duke University
198:
193:
174:NCAA Division I
116:
112:
111:
71:
57:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1654:
1644:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1606:
1605:
1603:
1602:
1597:
1595:Cornell–Hobart
1591:
1589:
1585:
1584:
1582:
1581:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1549:
1547:
1543:
1542:
1540:men's lacrosse
1532:
1531:
1524:
1517:
1509:
1500:
1499:
1497:
1496:
1482:
1467:
1464:
1463:
1461:
1460:
1454:
1452:
1448:
1447:
1445:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1426:
1424:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1416:
1408:
1403:
1397:
1395:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1365:Men's lacrosse
1362:
1361:
1360:
1350:
1345:
1344:
1343:
1333:
1328:
1322:
1320:
1316:
1315:
1308:
1306:
1304:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1283:
1281:
1277:
1276:
1267:
1264:
1263:
1254:
1253:
1246:
1239:
1231:
1224:
1223:
1198:
1176:
1150:
1124:
1098:
1072:
1050:
1028:
1006:
984:
962:
936:
914:
892:
870:
848:
826:
804:
782:
760:
758:
755:
754:
753:
750:
745:
742:
740:
737:
731:
730:
680:
679:
677:
674:
668:
667:
665:
662:
659:
653:
652:
650:
648:
645:
642:
639:
635:
634:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
613:
612:
596:
595:
590:
587:
584:
581:
578:
574:
573:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
555:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
535:
534:
529:
526:
523:
520:
517:
513:
512:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
491:
490:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
472:
471:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
453:
452:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
434:
433:
417:
416:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
395:
394:
378:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
352:
351:Season results
349:
328:Saint Joseph's
310:
307:
302:North Carolina
273:
270:
241:
240:Up and running
238:
197:
194:
192:
189:
185:Robins Stadium
156:
155:
149:
148:
144:
143:
137:
136:
132:
131:
125:
124:
120:
119:
108:
104:
103:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
69:Robins Stadium
66:
62:
61:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
39:2014 (Varsity)
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1653:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1618:
1616:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1592:
1590:
1586:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1550:
1548:
1544:
1539:
1530:
1525:
1523:
1518:
1516:
1511:
1510:
1507:
1495:
1493:
1483:
1481:
1479:
1469:
1468:
1465:
1459:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1451:Miscellaneous
1449:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1432:
1431:The Collegian
1428:
1427:
1425:
1421:
1412:
1411:Kevin Hallock
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1398:
1396:
1392:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1375:Robins Center
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1342:
1339:
1338:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1312:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1296:School of Law
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1282:
1278:
1274:
1273:
1265:
1261:
1252:
1247:
1245:
1240:
1238:
1233:
1232:
1229:
1211:
1205:
1203:
1186:
1180:
1165:
1161:
1154:
1139:
1135:
1128:
1113:
1109:
1102:
1087:
1083:
1076:
1060:
1054:
1038:
1032:
1016:
1010:
994:
988:
972:
966:
951:
947:
940:
924:
918:
902:
896:
880:
874:
858:
852:
836:
830:
814:
808:
792:
786:
771:
765:
761:
751:
748:
747:
736:
729:
676:101–61 (.623)
675:
673:
669:
663:
661:101–61 (.623)
660:
658:
657:Dan Chemotti:
654:
651:
649:
646:
643:
641:Dan Chemotti
640:
637:
636:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
619:Dan Chemotti
618:
615:
614:
610:(2023–future)
608:
606:
601:
600:Dan Chemotti
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
580:Dan Chemotti
579:
576:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
561:Dan Chemotti
560:
557:
556:
552:
549:
546:
543:
541:Dan Chemotti
540:
537:
536:
533:
530:
527:
524:
521:
519:Dan Chemotti
518:
515:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
497:Dan Chemotti
496:
493:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
478:Dan Chemotti
477:
474:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
459:Dan Chemotti
458:
455:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
440:Dan Chemotti
439:
436:
435:
429:
427:
422:
421:Dan Chemotti
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
401:Dan Chemotti
400:
397:
396:
390:
388:
383:
382:Dan Chemotti
379:
359:
356:
348:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
315:
306:
303:
298:
296:
290:
286:
284:
279:
269:
267:
262:
260:
254:
252:
247:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
210:
208:
204:
188:
186:
182:
178:
175:
171:
167:
163:
154:
150:
145:
142:
138:
133:
130:
126:
121:
109:
105:
102:
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
82:
79:
75:
70:
67:
63:
56:
52:
49:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
1562:
1546:Future teams
1491:
1477:
1429:
1423:Student life
1364:
1268:
1214:. Retrieved
1189:. Retrieved
1179:
1167:. Retrieved
1163:
1153:
1141:. Retrieved
1137:
1127:
1115:. Retrieved
1111:
1101:
1089:. Retrieved
1085:
1075:
1063:. Retrieved
1053:
1041:. Retrieved
1031:
1019:. Retrieved
1009:
997:. Retrieved
987:
975:. Retrieved
965:
953:. Retrieved
949:
939:
927:. Retrieved
917:
905:. Retrieved
895:
883:. Retrieved
873:
861:. Retrieved
851:
839:. Retrieved
829:
817:. Retrieved
807:
795:. Retrieved
785:
773:. Retrieved
764:
734:
683:
671:
664:47–11 (.810)
656:
602:
599:
423:
420:
384:
381:
354:
335:
320:
299:
291:
287:
275:
263:
255:
243:
218:Jacksonville
211:
199:
161:
159:
152:
140:
128:
58:Dan Chemotti
1414:(President)
1358:Capital Cup
775:December 5,
431:(2015–2022)
392:(2014–2015)
376:Postseason
370:Conference
1615:Categories
757:References
744:First team
230:High Point
87:Conference
54:Head coach
44:University
1588:Rivalries
1319:Athletics
1280:Academics
373:Standing
340:Fairfield
295:Air Force
266:Air Force
1492:Category
1370:Baseball
1353:Football
1065:27 March
1043:27 March
1021:27 March
999:27 March
977:27 March
955:27 March
929:27 March
907:27 March
885:27 March
863:25 March
841:25 March
819:25 March
367:Overall
246:Virginia
97:Nickname
77:Location
1478:Commons
1191:May 23,
1169:May 10,
1143:May 10,
797:May 23,
361:Season
251:Vermont
191:History
101:Spiders
65:Stadium
36:Founded
1401:Alumni
1394:People
1216:15 May
672:Total:
364:Coach
344:Hobart
330:, and
226:Furman
222:Mercer
117:
115:
113:
107:Colors
1117:3 May
1091:8 May
638:2024
616:2023
577:2022
570:T–1st
558:2021
538:2020
528:T–3rd
516:2019
506:T–1st
494:2018
487:T–1st
475:2017
456:2016
437:2015
398:2014
332:UMass
1437:WDCE
1218:2017
1193:2022
1171:2022
1145:2022
1119:2017
1093:2017
1067:2017
1045:2017
1023:2017
1001:2017
979:2017
957:2017
931:2017
909:2017
887:2017
865:2017
843:2017
821:2017
799:2022
777:2022
622:11–5
583:11–5
522:10–7
500:11–6
481:12–4
462:11–5
443:11–5
404:6–11
220:and
160:The
91:A-10
647:2–0
644:7–4
628:2nd
625:4–1
589:2nd
586:4–1
567:5–1
564:7–6
547:1–0
544:4–3
525:5–2
503:6-1
484:6–1
468:2nd
465:6–1
449:1st
446:6–0
410:4th
407:2–3
234:VMI
168:in
1617::
1201:^
1162:.
1136:.
1110:.
1084:.
948:.
553:†
326:,
253:.
236:.
228:,
1528:e
1521:t
1514:v
1250:e
1243:t
1236:v
1220:.
1195:.
1173:.
1147:.
1121:.
1095:.
1069:.
1047:.
1025:.
1003:.
981:.
959:.
933:.
911:.
889:.
867:.
845:.
823:.
801:.
779:.
607:)
603:(
550:†
428:)
424:(
389:)
385:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_(cropped).jpg)