Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team will begin its second season as a member of the Northeast Conference on Saturday, February 7, as the team's full schedule was announced on Thursday afternoon.

The team's 15-game schedule will feature seven NEC matchups and eight non-conference affairs and will include six games at Ted Grant Field.
 
The Dolphins will begin a five-game swing away from home to open the season against Queens University of Charlotte on Saturday, February 7 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Royals are coming off a 3-11 season, including a 0-5 mark in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The following Saturday, the Dolphins head to Jacksonville University, which went 9-5 last year, including 4-1 in the ASun to earn the second seed in the conference tournament, where the Dolphins fell to Air Force in the semifinals. Le Moyne then visits College of the Holy Cross on Saturday the 21st. The Crusaders, whom the Dolphins defeated to close out the 2024 season, went 4-11 last season, including 1-7 in the Patriot League. Three days later, the Dolphins head to Buffalo to face Canisius University. The Golden Griffins went 6-10 a season ago, including a 10-9 loss to the Dolphins and 6-2 in the MAAC to earn the third seed in the conference tournament, where they fell in the first round. The Dolphins conclude the road stretch and February at St. Bonaventure University on Saturday the 28th. The Bonnies, who went 6-10 in 2024, including 1-4 in the Atlantic 10.
 
The Dolphins begin March with a pair of home games against in-state foes. They host defending MAAC champion Siena University on Tuesday the 3rd. The Saints are coming off an 11-5 campaign in which they went 7-1 in MAAC play and won the MAAC tournament before falling to crosstown rival UAlbany in the first round of the NCAA Championship. Manhattan University comes to the Heights on Saturday the 7th in the first game of a men's and women's lacrosse doubleheader. The Jaspers were 6-9 last year, including 4-4 in the MAAC to earn the fifth seed in the league tournament, where they fell in the first round.

The 'Phins wrap up non-conference action at another in-state foe, Hobart College, on Tuesday the 10th. The Statesmen went 5-9 last year, including a win over the Dolphins and 2-3 in the Atlantic 10.
 
The Dolphins open NEC play for the second straight year against Virginia Military Institute on Saturday, March 14. The Keydets went 10-4 last year, including 4-3 in their first season in the NEC and lost a tiebreaker for the final tournament berth.
 
The 'Phins host LIU the following Saturday. The Sharks went 9-5 last season, including 4-3 in NEC play to earn the third seed in the tournament, where they fell in the semifinals in overtime.

The Dolphins close out March at defending NEC champion Robert Morris University on Saturday the 28th. The Colonials, who shared the regular season title with the Dolphins after falling to Le Moyne on the final day of the league season, went 11-6 overall, 6-1 in NEC action and fell to Air Force in the first round of the NCAA Championship.

The team begins April with a home game against the University of Detroit Mercy on Saturday the 4th. The Titans went 6-7 last year, including 4-3 in league play to earn the fourth seed in the conference tournament, where they upset the Dolphins in the first round and fell to Robert Morris in the championship game.

The 'Phins are on the road for their next two games. They visit Wagner College on Saturday the 11th. The Seahawks went 1-13 last year, including 1-6 in league play. Le Moyne then heads to Cleveland State on Friday the 17th to close out their NEC road slate. The Vikings went 4-10 a season ago, including 2-5 in their first season of NEC play.

The Dolphins close out the regular season on Saturday the 25th by hosting Mercyhurst University. The Lakers went 2-11 in their first season at the Division I level, including 1-6 in the NEC. Despite the teams have 12 all-time matchups, with the Dolphins holding an 11-1 record, the game will be just the second on the Le Moyne campus.
 
The four-team NEC Championship is slated for April 30 and May 2 and all three games will be hosted by the top seed. Should Le Moyne or Mercyhurst win the NEC Tournament championship, the tournament runner-up will advance to the NCAA Tournament as the NEC's automatic qualifier as per current policy, while if Le Moyne and Mercyhurst both reach the championship game, the NEC will stage an "AQ Qualifier" game between the two non-advancing semifinal teams. This will serve as a decisive game to determine the team that will secure the NEC's spot in the NCAA Tournament.
 
The Dolphins, under 28th-year head coach Sheehan, return 35 letterwinners from last year's 9-6 squad, which earned the top seed in the NEC tournament, including eight who started at least one game, while adding a graduate transfer, two sophomore transfers and 16 freshmen.