The Washington Wave was an American lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

 team. They were a member of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League and the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1987

1987 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season

-Awards:-Statistics Leaders:-References:*...

 to 1989

1989 MILL season

-Team Movement:1989 saw the MILL expand by two teams: the New England Blazers and the Detroit Turbos. The New Jersey Saints also moved to Long Island, New York, becoming the New York Saints.-Regular season:...

. They were based in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 and played in the Capital Centre

Capital Centre

The Capital Centre was an indoor arena located in Landover, Maryland, unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland; a suburb of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1973, the arena sat 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey....

 in Landover, Maryland

Landover, Maryland

Landover is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, within the census-designated place of Greater Landover. The Prince Georges County Sports and Learning Complex is in Landover...

. The team's first coach, Bud Beardmore

Bud Beardmore

Clayton A. "Bud" Beardmore is a former American lacrosse coach. As head coach at the University of Maryland, Beardmore led the Terrapins to two NCAA tournament championships in 1973 and 1975...

, was the respected former coach who won two national titles with the Maryland Terrapins

Maryland Terrapins lacrosse

The Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I lacrosse as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

. Also playing for this early NLL team were well-known players Brad Kotz

Brad Kotz

Bradley 'Brad' A. Kotz was a four-time All-American NCAA lacrosse player at Syracuse University from 1982 to 1985. The Orange won an NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1983 and made two additional appearances in the NCAA finals in 1984 and 1985, with Kotz as their leading player...

 and Frank Urso

Frank Urso

Frank Urso is a former American lacrosse player and current high school lacrosse coach, best known for his collegiate career at the University of Maryland from 1973 to 1976...

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All time Record

Season	Division	W-L	Finish	Home	Road	GF	GA	Coach	Playoffs
1987 1987 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season -Awards:-Statistics Leaders:-References:*...		2-4	3rd	1-2	1-2	83	97	Bud Beardmore	Lost Championship
1988 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season -Awards:-Statistics Leaders:Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.-References:*...		6-2	1st	4-0	2-2	121	119	Glen Little	Lost Championship
1989 1989 MILL season -Team Movement:1989 saw the MILL expand by two teams: the New England Blazers and the Detroit Turbos. The New Jersey Saints also moved to Long Island, New York, becoming the New York Saints.-Regular season:...		1-7	6th	0-4	1-3	80	102	Glen Little	Missed playoffs
Total	3 seasons	9-13		5-6	4-7	284	318

Playoff Results

Season	Game	Visiting	Home
1987 1987 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season -Awards:-Statistics Leaders:-References:*...	Semifinals	Washington 20	Philadelphia 15
	Championship	Baltimore 11	Washington 10
1988 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season -Awards:-Statistics Leaders:Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.-References:*...	Championship	New Jersey 17	Washington 16