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University of the Cumberlands (NAIA KY) Adds Lacrosse

The University of the Cumberlands' (UC) Athletic Department has proven year after year to be one of the strongest in the nation. The success of Patriot athletics as a whole can be contributed to a multitude of things such as the outstanding student athletes, talented coaches, and dedicated athletic department which work hard year in and year out to put Cumberlands at the top. The Patriots currently compete in 24 sports (12 men's and 12 women's sports) as well as co-ed cheerleading. In the spring of 2015, the Patriots will be offering its newest sport, lacrosse. Lacrosse will become the University of the Cumberlands' 25th and 26th sport offered, as both a men's and women's program will be added.
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Johnson State College (DIII VT) Adds Women's Lacrosse

JOHNSON, Vt –Johnson State College is adding women's lacrosse to its NCAA Division III varsity program starting with the 2014-15 academic year, becoming the eighth college in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) to offer women's lacrosse. It will mark the seventh varsity sport available to women at JSC and the college's 13th overall.

The move reflects the growing popularity of the sport at the high school and college levels. Girls lacrosse is the fastest growing high school sport in the U.S. and in Vermont, where 32 high schools now offer the program.

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Delaware Valley College Adds Lacrosse (DIII PA)

DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Delaware Valley College is proud to announce that it will add five NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports in women's golf, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's tennis and women's tennis. All five will begin competition starting with the 2014-15 season.

“This decision reflects the continued commitment to athletics from the college,” incoming director of athletics Steve Cantrell said. “I believe that it not only strengthens the athletic department, but it strengthens the institution as a whole through academic success, student life and enrollment.”

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North Greenville University (DII SC) Adds Lacrosse

Tigerville, S.C.—The North Greenville athletic department will grow by three sports starting during the 2014-2015 calendar year, with the addition of men’s volleyball, as well as men’s and women’s lacrosse. The North Greenville athletic program currently boasts 16 men’s and women’s varsity teams, including 15 which compete in Conference Carolinas competition. The three new teams will also compete in the conference.
North Greenville will be the tenth Conference Carolinas affiliated institution to add men’s volleyball, a sport in which division’s I-III compete against each other. The Trojans of Mount Olive College took home the Conference Carolinas title in 2014, while UC Irvine and Springfield University reeled in national championships.

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Recapping 2013's Inaugural Year Programs



Southern Virginia University 
Division 3 (M)
Virginia
M - 2013 Record: 0-8

Central Maine Community College
JUCO (M)
Maine
M - 2013 Record: 0-8

University at Purchase
Division 3 (W)
New York
W - 2013 Record: 0-11

Old Westbury
Division 3 (W)
New York
M - 2013 Record: 2-12

Bay Path College
Division 3 (W)
Massachusetts
W - 2013 Record: 0-5

Merchant Marine Academy
Division 3 (W)
Massachusetts
W - 2013 Record: 0-11

Nyack College
Division 2 (W)
New York
W - 2013 Record: 0-12

McKendree College
Division 2 (W)
Illinois
W - 2013 Record: 1-14

Elmhurst College
Division 3 (M)
Illinois
M - 2013 Record: 3-10

Benedictine University
Division 3 (M/W)
Illinois
M - 2013 Record: 7-9
W - 2013 Record: 1-11

Franciscan University
Division 3 (M/W)
Ohio
M  - 2013 Record: 1-12

W - 2013 Record: 1-14

Loras College
Division 3 (W)
Iowa
W - 2013 Record: 1-13

Walsh University
Division 2 (W)
Ohio

W - 2013 Record: 2-8

Chapman University
Division 3 (W)
California

W - 2013 Record: 14-6

Franklin College 
Division 3 (W)
Indiana

W - 2013 Record: 1-5

Robert Morris University (IL)
NAIA (M)
Illinois

M - 2013 Record: 0-6

University of Findlay
Division 2 (W)
Ohio

W - 2013 Record: 6-12

Young Harris College
Division 2 (M/W)
Georgia
M - 2013 Record: 5-8
W - 2013 Record: 1-16


Delaware State University
Division 1 (W)
Delaware
W - 2013 Record: 0-11

Mount Olive College
Division 3 (M/W)
North Carolina
M - 2013 Record: 7-7
W - 2013 Record: 9-8

Kennesaw State University
Division 1 (W)
Georgia
W - 2013 Record: 1-10

Baldwin-Wallace College
Division 3 (M/W)

Ohio
M - 2013 Record: 6-5
W - 2013 Record: 4-6


Wilmington College
Division 3 (M/W)

Ohio
M - 2013 Record: 4-11
W - 2013 Record: 0-11


Centenary College
Division 3 (M)

Louisiana
M - 2013 Record: 0-7

Calvin College
Division 3 (M/W)

Michigan
M - 2013 Record: 2-13
W - 2013 Record: 4-12


Hope College
Division 3 (M/W)
Michigan

M - 2013 Record: 8-5
W - 2013 Record: 6-9


Alderson-Broaddus College
Division 2 (M/W)
West Virginia

M - 2013 Record: 0-13
W - 2013 Record: 0-13


Depauw University
Division 3 (M/W)
Indiana
M - 2013 Record: 0-14
W - 2013 Record: 4-8


Transylvania University
Division 3 (M/W)
Kentucky
M - 2013 Record: 9-5
W - 2013 Record: 4-6


Houghton College
Division 3 (M/W)
New York
M - 2013 Record: 4-8
W - 2013 Record: 1-12


Beloit College
Division 3 (M)
Wisconsin
M - 2013 Record: 6-6
W - 2013 Record: 4-7


Hiram College
Division 3 (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2013 Record: 1-11
W - 2013 Record: 3-12


Wilmington College
Division 3 (M/W)

Ohio
M - 2013 Record: 4-11
W - 2013 Record: 0-11


University of Mount Union
Division 3 (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2013 Record: 7-7
W - 2013 Record: 13-1


Campbell University
Division 1 (W)
North Carolina
W - 2013 Record: 6-7

Arcadia University
Division 3 (M)
Pennsylvania
M - 2013 Record: 5-10

Bryn Athyn College
Division 3 (M)
Pennsylvania
M - 2013 Record: 1-10

Aurora University
Division 3 (W)
Illinois
W - 2013 Record: 5-10

Stetson University
Division 1 (W)
Florida

W - 2013 Record: 2-14

Bridgewater College
Division 3 (M)
Virginia

M - 2013 Record: 5-10

Defiance College
Division 3 (M)
Ohio

M - 2013 Record: 0-17

Winthrop University
Division 1 (W)
South Carolina 

W - 2013 Record: 9-8

Marquette University
Division 1 (M/W)
Wisconsin

M - 2013 Record: 5-8
W - 2013 Record: 2-15


University of Southern California
Division 1 (W)
California

W - 2013 Record: 8-10

High Point University
Division 1 (M)
North Carolina

M - 2013 Record: 3-12

Lindenwood University
Division 2 (M/W)
Missouri

M - 2013 Record: 8-5
W - 2013 Record: 8-5


Coastal Carolina University Division 1 (W)
North Carolina

W - 2013 Record: 5-4

University of Dubuque 
Division 3 (W)
Iowa

W - 2013 Record: 1-11

Oklahoma Baptist University
NAIA (W)
Oklahoma

W - 2013 Record: 1-4

Huntingdon College
Division 3 (W)
Alabama

W - 2013 Record: 8-6

Piedmont College
Division 3 (W)
Georgia
W - 2013 Record: 12-4

Oglethorpe University
Division 3 (W)
Georgia
W - 2013 Record: 3-11


Big 10 To Sponsor Lacrosse, Hopkins Joins as Affiliate Member

Park Ridge, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced today that men's and women's lacrosse will become the conference's 27th and 28th official sports and that Johns Hopkins University has been accepted as a sport affiliate member for men's lacrosse only beginning with the 2014-15 academic year.


"We are excited to announce the launch of Big Ten men's and women's lacrosse and the addition of Johns Hopkins as a sport affiliate member," said Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany. "Johns Hopkins is an outstanding institution with a legacy of success in men's lacrosse that is simply unmatched in intercollegiate athletics. Lacrosse is an emerging sport among our current schools and is a long-held passion among our East Coast institutions. With the addition of Maryland and Rutgers in all sports and Johns Hopkins for men's lacrosse, we will have the requisite number of institutions to make men's and women's lacrosse official conference sports, building upon our tradition of broad-based sports competition. We look forward to the start of the first Big Ten men's and women's lacrosse seasons in 2015."

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