Recent work. From the desk.
Lacrosse Records covers the sport's data: the record book across its codes, scoring trends by era, and the numbers behind North America's oldest team sport.
From the desk
Recent articles
Record Book • 2026-09-20 • 2 min
How Many Quarters Are in Lacrosse?
Most lacrosse games have four quarters. Compare regulation time in NCAA field lacrosse, NLL box lacrosse and World Lacrosse Sixes.
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Record Book • 2026-09-19 • 5 min
How Many Players Are on a Lacrosse Team?
Men’s field uses 10 players per side, women’s field commonly 12, and box and Sixes use six—plus roster and game-day distinctions.
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Record Book • 2026-09-19 • 7 min
Most Goals in a PLL Game: What Is Actually Verified
Bryan Costabile’s eight-goal Championship Series game is the highest cited total, but sources do not verify it as the all-time PLL record.
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Record Book • 2026-09-18 • 6 min
CJ Kirst’s PLL Single-Season Goals Record
His 31st goal passed Marcus Holman’s previous mark of 30; three more made Kirst’s completed regular-season total 34.
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Coverage
What we write about
- 01 Records Scoring records across NCAA, PLL, and the NLL — era labels attached.
- 02 Scoring Trends How rule changes moved goals per game, decade by decade.
- 03 The Long History The oldest team sport on the continent, in its own numbers.