the last time yale won a national championship in lacrosse was 2006.
the last time yale won a national championship in lacrosse was 2006.
last time yale won a national championship in lacrosse?
2006
yale bulldogs men's lacrosse









































the yale bulldogs men's lacrosse team represents yale university in national collegiate athletic association (ncaa) division i men's lacrosse. yale competes as a member of the ivy league and plays their home games at reese stadium in new haven, connecticut. the bulldogs have captured the ivy league championship five times. yale is credited, alongside harvard and princeton, with the 1883 national championship.









































on may 28, 2018, the bulldogs defeated duke to claim their second ever national title and first ncaa championship in the sport. yale lost the virginia cavaliers in the 2019 championship final.









































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yale bulldogs men's lacrosse
the gvsu men's club lacrosse team competes at the division 2 of men's collegiate lacrosse association in the central collegiate lacrosse association (ccla). in 2007 the lakers finished 3rd losing to eventual conference champions, university of dayton. in 2008 after a coaching change and structuring the program to run like a varsity program (although competing at a club level) the gvsu men's lacrosse team won the ccla conference title and earned their first bid to play in the men's collegiate lacrosse association (mcla) national championship tournament featuring teams from throughout the us and canada. the lakers went into the championship tournament ranked 2nd in america and with an 18–0 record in mcla play. after a first round bye the lakers defeated southwestern university, and were slotted to play a re-match against the university of st. thomas (who the lakers defeated earlier in the season by 1 in overtime) in texas stadium (former home of the dallas cowboys), the lakers went on to win the game earning a spot to play in the mcla div. 2 national championship game. the lakers season ended with the first league loss of the season coming in the national championship to westminster university resulting in a 20–1 season, scoring over 300 goals. the 2009 laker lacrosse team finished with a 10–4 record, with losses coming to the 1–4 nationally ranked teams. the lakers ended their season in the ccla division 2 semi-final losing to national runners up university of dayton. due to powers beyond their control, the lakers also were slightly edged from being invited to the national championship tournament despite having its only 4 losses to the nations top 4 teams. the 2010 laker lacrosse team finished with a record of 15–4, going undefeated in ccla play, winning the ccla north championship, and taking second place in the ccla tournament. the lakers were invited to participate for their 2nd time in the mcla national championship tournament. the lakers were ousted early from the tournament by cross town rivals davenport panthers who were finally able to get the best of the lakers in their third meeting of the season. in 2011 the lakers jumped out to impressive early season victories and earned a top national ranking for a three-month period. the lakers finished the regular season undefeated, won the ccla conference tournament, and earned a number one seed to the mcla national championship tournament. unfortunately the 2011 undefeated streak and season ended in a quadruple overtime loss in the national semifinal in denver, co at the hands of eventual national champions, davenport panthers by a 16–15 score. the 2011 season featured a 19–1 record, 5 mcla all-americans, 6 ccla all-conference players, and over 400 goals scored throughout the year (higher than any ncaa/mcla program, at any division). since 2008 the lakers feature a 64–11 record, have had 13 players receive all-american mentions, have yet to finish outside the national top-ten rankings, and have not lost a home contest since 2009.
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