RECORD BOOK

Perhaps most notable during that time period, though, was the domination
of goalkeeper Brent Herbst. As an upperclassman, Herbst emerged as one
of the nation’s premier net-minders, earning two All-America Honorable
Mentions and playing in the North/South All-Star Game as a senior. In June
of 2010, Herbst became the first Siena lacrosse player to be drafted by
Major League Lacrosse, going to the Long Island Lizards with the draft’s
22nd pick. Herbst currently ranks fifth in NCAA history with a 7.02 career
goals against average.
The 2011 season may have been the most memorable one yet, as the
Saints once again cruised to both the MAAC Regular-Season and Tournament
Championships and a second trip to the NCAA Tournament in three years.
Siena won a program-record 13 games and finished the season ranked
No. 20 in both the USILA Coaches’ Poll and Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll,
marking the first national rankings in school history. A new wave of stars
carried the program into the most recent phase of the team’s success,
most namely in Bryan Neufeld and Tom Morr who would each leave their
own indelible marks on the program. A two-time MAAC Offensive Player of
the Year, Neufeld scored more career goals (156) than any other member
of the NCAA Division I Class of 2012. A Senior CLASS Award candidate,
Neufeld was joined by Morr on the list, who became the first student athlete
in Siena College history to be named one of 10 finalists nationally in
any sport.
Siena advanced to MAAC Championship Game appearances in six consecutive
seasons, including the first three years under Svec. After suffering
heartbreaking, last-second one-goal losses in the conference title games in
both 2012 and 2013, the Saints broke through with their third MAAC
Championship in 2014.
Attackman Richie Hurley and faceoff specialist Casey Dowd etched their
names alongside of some of the program’s all-time greats in leading the
Saints to their most recent title. Named the MAAC Offensive Player of the
Year and the program’s fifth-ever USILA All-American Honorable Mention,
Hurley broke the MAAC’s all-time scoring record with 82 points and Siena’s
Richie
Hurley
all-time assists mark with 48. Dowd
emerged as not only one of the top
faceoff specialists in the nation, but
arguably the greatest in program
history. He broke Siena’s all-time record
for both groundballs and faceoffs won
during that junior season and graduated
ranking tied for sixth all-time in
NCAA history with 472 groundballs
and sixth with 772 faceoffs won.
MOST NCAA DIvISION I
MeN’S LACROSSe WINS
(2007-14 – eight Seasons)
1.) Duke 128
2.) Syracuse 101
3.) Cornell 99
Virginia 99
5.) Notre Dame 97
6.) Denver 92
7.) Maryland 90
8.) SIeNA 87
North Carolina 87
10.) Johns Hopkins 86
The Saints have emerged as the team
to beat in the MAAC year in and year
out, having boasted a 61-16 (.792)
overall MAAC record including conference tournament action over the
past nine seasons. Siena stickmen have been honored with 59 All-MAAC
Selections, as well as 49 spots on the MAAC All-Academic Team. Since
2007, the Saints have boasted five MAAC Offensive Players of the Year, five
MAAC Coach of the Year awards, four MAAC Defensive Players of the Year,
three MAAC Rookies of the Year and in 2014 the program’s first-ever
MAAC Faceoff Specialist of the Year in Dowd.
The last decade has established Siena as a prime-time Division I lacrosse
program. The Saints have shown they can play with the big boys, as well
as dominate a league that rewards its champion with a trip to the NCAA
Tournament. With Siena’s recent success has come national respect, and
a new winning tradition in Loudonville.
Siena’s original men’s lacrosse team
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