UMass Lowell River Hawks men's lacrosse

The UMass Lowell Men's Lacrosse team is a college lacrosse team that represents UMass Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. The school's teams are members of the America East Conference. Ed Stephenson was hired on August 1, 2013 to become the program's first head coach.^[2]

UMass Lowell River Hawks men's lacrosse
University	University of Massachusetts Lowell
Head coach	Drew Kelleher (Jun 2022-Current season)
Stadium	Cushing Field Complex
Location	Lowell, Massachusetts
Conference	America East
Nickname	River Hawks
Colors	Blue, white, and red[1]

The Ed Stephenson Years

Ed Stephenson was hired as the first Men's lacrosse coach in UMass Lowell's history as a DI program in 2013. He led the River Hawks for eight seasons from 2015 through 2022, when he resigned.^[3] The Stephenson era at UMass Lowell was dominated by losing seasons as he led the River Hawks to an overall record of 28-77 and never had a winning season during his tenure.

2018 was the height of the Stephenson era as the River Hawks went 8-8 during their fourth season as a DI program and made the America East Tournament, where they fell to top-seeded UAlbany.

During the Stephenson era, UMass Lowell produced five Second-Team All-Conference selections and seven America East All-Rookie selections. In 2019, midfielder Dan Cozzi and faceoff man Liam McDonough became the first players in program history to be named First-Team All-Conference honorees.^[4]

The Drew Kelleher Years

Drew Kelleher was hired as the second head coach in UMass Lowell Men's lacrosse history on June 16, 2022.

Year by year results

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Ed Stephenson (America East Conference) (2015–2022)
2015	Ed Stephenson	1–13	0-6	7th
2016	Ed Stephenson	4–12	0-6	7th
2017	Ed Stephenson	4–12	1-5	7th
2018	Ed Stephenson	8–8	3-3	4th
2019	Ed Stephenson	5–9	2-4	7th
2020	Ed Stephenson	3–4	0-0	†	†
2021	Ed Stephenson	1–8	1–7	7th
2022	Ed Stephenson	2-11	2-4	6th
Ed Stephenson:		28–77 (.267)	9–35 (.205)
Drew Kelleher (America East Conference) (2023–Current)
2023	Drew Kelleher	0–13	0–7
2024	Drew Kelleher	0–12	0–7
2025	Drew Kelleher	4–8	1–4
Drew Kelleher:		4–25 (.138)	1–18 (.053)
Total:		32–102 (.239)
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

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.