CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's lacrosse will unofficially open its 2026 season this weekend with a scrimmage against Stony Brook. The Crimson is coming off a historic 2025 season that saw the team record 10 wins and return to the Ivy League and NCAA Tournament fields. The Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse, Gerry Byrne, and his team will now turn the page as its hunts for more success in the 2026 campaign.
 

What to Know

• Who: No. 13 Harvard vs. Stony Brook – Scrimmage
• When: Saturday, January 31, 2026 
• Where: Jordan Field / Boston, Mass.
  • NOTE – The location of the game could chance due to weather in the area.
• Camps: Learn more about the Crimson Lacrosse Academy hosted at the Harvard Athletics Campus by the Harvard Men's Lacrosse Coaches for rising 4th-8th grade boys [HERE].

 

Quick Hits

• The Crimson will unofficially open the 2026 season with a scrimmage against the Stony Brook Sea Wolves this weekend.
• Harvard will not begin its regular season until Feb. 14 when it welcomes the Providence College Friars to Jordan Field for a 2:00 PM tilt.
• The matchup with the Friars will be the first of three consecutive home games to open the 2026 Harvard lacrosse schedule. The other matchups will be against Colgate (Feb. 17) and preseason No. 3 Syracuse (Feb. 21).

 

By the Numbers

2 – Preseason All-Americans for the Crimson from USA Lacrosse – Ip (Second Team) and Speidell (Third Team)
3.71 – Team GPA in the Fall Semester, continuing the team's trend of academic excellence
7 – Years at the helm for the Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Lacrosse, Gerry Byrne
10 – Wins for the Crimson a year ago, the highest total in nearly a decade
12 – USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason ranking for the Crimson, the second-highest preseason ranking since at least 2008.
13 – Harvard opens the season as the No. 13 ranked team in the KANE D1 Media Poll
21 – Caused turnovers for Charlie Muller last season, the highest returning total for Harvard
46 – Jack Speidell's goal total from 2025, the eighth-highest mark in a season in program history
49 – Shooting percentage for Logan Ip in 2025, the fifth-best clip in the nation
112 – Career points for Teddy Malone, Harvard's active career leader in the category
 

In the National Rankings

• The Crimson opens the 2026 season ranked as the No. 12 team in the nation by USA Lacrosse magazine.
• Harvard was ranked No. 13 in the KANE Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.

 

Tuning Up for 2026

Harvard lacrosse is back on the field and will unofficially begin competition this weekend with a scrimmage against the Stony Brook Sea Wolves. The Crimson will scrimmage the America East foe for the second consecutive season to get the group ready for its regular season opener against Providence on Feb. 14.
 

Watch Out

Harvard men's lacrosse was represented by two of its captains on the USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Teams, which were announced by the organization on Tuesday (Jan. 20). The duo of Logan Ip and Jack Speidell landed on the second and third team, respectively ahead of the Crimson's highly anticipated 2026 campaign.
 
A senior midfielder out of California, Logan Ip landed on the second team after being named to the 2025 USA Lacrosse Third Team All-America a season ago. The Corona Del Mar and West Coast Starz product set career highs last year, posting 38 points, 23 goals and 15 assists while also serving as a junior captain. A breakout sophomore season for Jack Speidell helped him earn a post on the third team this preseason. A Long Island native, Speidell scored 3.07 goals per game in 2025 – the eighth most in the NCAA – and poured in 46 total goals to lead the Crimson attack. A 2025 USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American, Speidell landed on the All-Ivy Second Team a year ago after totaling 59 points while adding seven caused turnovers.
 

On the World Stage

This Summer, Jack Speidell (USA), Jared Maznik (Canada) and Wyatt Wiggins (Canada) competed on the world stage at the 2025 World Lacrosse U20 Championship on Jeju Island in South Korea. The Canadians made history at the tournament, dethroning the United States to earn the nation's first ever Gold Medal.
 
For their strong play throughout the tournament, Maznik and Speidell both landed on the World Lacrosse U20 All-World Team. Speidell finished the tournament as Team USA's leader in goals (17) and points (31) after registering 14 assists which was the fourth most in the tournament. His goals were also good for fourth place during the week. Maznik collected seven goals, 10 assists and led team Canada with 17 points – which was T12 in the tournament – to earn his spot on the All-World Team. Wiggins played solid defense for the Canadians throughout the tournament, helping the unit cause 38 turnovers and allow just 30 goals in six games during the team's gold medal run.
 
The Canadians recorded a 6-5 win in the Gold Medal game – after falling to the American side, 7-6, earlier in the tournament – behind a stout defensive effort.  Wiggins, a rising junior LSM/D at Harvard, helped the Canadian defense hold off a valiant comeback attempt from the United States that fell just short. Maznik tallied Canada's sixth goal of the game, the eventual game-winner, to chip in on the winning effort.
 

Running it Back

Harvard returns a majority of its production from 2025 to the roster in 2026 from all five major statistical categories.

• 65 percent of its points (213/326)
  • Leading returner – Jack Speidell (59 points)
• 68 percent of its goals (141/208)
  • Leading returner – Jack Speidell (46 goals)
• 61 percent of its assists (72/118)
  • Leading returner – Teddy Malone (18 assists)
• 65 percent of its ground balls (347/531)
  • Leading returner – Jackson Henehan (54 ground balls)
• 51 percent of its caused turnovers (88/175)
  • Leading returner – Charlie Muller (21 caused turnovers)

 

Looking Ahead

Harvard will play a challenging and exciting schedule of games in 2026 that features matchups with six teams ranked in the KANE Inside Lacrosse media poll. Three more opponents are receiving votes in the poll, bringing the total to nine opponents receiving votes in the poll. A few highlights include home games at Jordan Field against preseason ranked No. 2 Syracuse (Feb. 21) and No. 3 Princeton (Apr. 18) and neutral site battles against No. 20 Michigan in Houston (Mar. 7) and against No. 5 North Carolina in Baltimore (Mar. 29).
 

The Captains

Logan Ip, Sean Jordan and Jack Speidell will team up to lead the Crimson this season as it navigates its way through the 2026 campaign. The 161st, 162nd and 163rd captains in program history, the group will look to help guide the Crimson back to the Ivy League and NCAA tournaments and continue its run of success when the squad takes the field in mid-February.
 
 Just the 17th multi-year captain in 148 years of Harvard lacrosse, Logan Ip hopes to use the lessons he learned last season to help him lead the Crimson effectively in 2026. A senior LSM for the Crimson, Sean Jordan will now assume a new responsibility this season as he steps into the team captain role. Jordan hopes to lead front the front and set the standard day in and day out for his teammates. A junior attackman, Jack Speidell enters the 2026 season on the heels of a breakout sophomore season. Speidell was elected captain by his teammates and will follow in the footsteps of Logan Ip '26 and Sam King '25 as junior captains of the Crimson.