79-28
(Seven Seasons)
On July 18th, 2007, Gordon Purdie '88 was named the sixth head lacrosse coach in Adelphi University histroy, replacing Sandy Kapatos. This season marks his seventh year as head coach.
2013 proved to be another successful year for Purdie and the Panthers as they posted a 14-3 overall record and a 10-1 record in NE-10 play. The Panthers earned a share of the regular reason Northeast-10 title with Merrimack, and reached the Conference Championship.
In 2012 the team posted a 13-3 overall record with an 8-2 mark in the NE-10. As defending NE-10 Tournament champions, the team fell in the semifinals to Merrimack. Five players received USILA All-American honors, with one landing on the First-Team, two named to the Second-Team and two Honorable Mentions; one player was also named USILA Scholar All-American. Four players earned ECAC All-Star status, and Joe Vitale was named ECAC Offensive Player of the Year. Vitale was the first Division II player to be selected in the 2012 Major League Lacrosse draft, and was picked up by the Charlotte Hounds with the 57th pick overall.
2011 was a special and record breaking
season for Purdie and the Panthers. Purdie led Adelphi to
the program's first Northeast-10 Championship with a 13-8
win over Merrimack in the NE-10 Tournament Championship
game. He also guided Adelphi to a program record for wins in
a season at 16 (the previous mark was 13, set back in
1979).Purdie also had the Panthers back in the National
Championship game for the first time since 2001, when
Adelphi won it's last Division II title. Seven players were
named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference team, including
Eric Janssen, who was named NE-10 Goalie of The Year.
Adelphi also received national recognition with five players
earning USILA All-America honors, marking the first time
since 2008 the Panthers have had an All-American.
Purdie, a member of the Australian World
Games team before arriving at Adelphi, made his mark as a
two-time All-America selection. He played three years for
the Panthers, from 1987-89, helping the team to two NCAA
Division I Tournament appearances. He appears in numerous
Adelphi DI records, including first in single-season ground
balls (109) and second in career ground balls (269). He also
appears in the top-ten in single season and career assists
and points.