Saint Joseph's was elevated to the varsity level in 1992 after competing several years at club level. They played their first season in 1993 as an independent. The Hawks saw some early success after joining the
MAAC in 1997. In 2000, St. Joe's was the number one seed in the
MAAC year-end tournament, where they would go on to win their first
MAAC Championship, defeating
Manhattan 17-7. St. Joe's competed as members of the
MAAC until 2010. For the 2011-2013 seasons, the Hawks competed in the
CAA. From 2014 to 2022, they competed in the
NEC, before their full-time conference, the
Atlantic 10 added lacrosse in 2023. St. Joe’s won the
NEC in 2022, defeating
Hobart 14-7. The Hawks won the 2024
A10 Championship, defeating
Richmond 17-13, and securing the
A10's auto-bid to the
NCAA Tournament. After this win, the Hawks were ranked #13 going into the tournament, their highest ranking in program history. They went on to lose to #5 ranked
Virginia in the opening round. ==Annual record==