Anderson University (D2 SC) Adds Men's Lacrosse

ANDERSON, S.C. – Anderson University will be adding men's lacrosse to its expanding list of intercollegiate sports opportunities with the addition of men's lacrosse, as announced on Monday by Vice President for Athletics, Dr. Bert Epting, Jr. Albert Mitchell has been named as the Trojans' head coach and will lead the program, beginning Monday. The Black and Gold's inaugural season will be during the 2020-2021 academic year and will raise AU's varsity sports offerings to 19 sports, including the coed cheer squad.

 The Trojans join nine other South Atlantic Conference members who currently offer men's lacrosse and with the addition of men's lacrosse in the Electric City, the SAC will boast 11 members sponsoring the sport (UVa Wise and Carson-Newman are the exceptions), including national powerhouse Limestone, which will join the league next year.

"We are very excited about the addition of men's lacrosse to Anderson University and I am certain the team will contribute to our legacy of athletic success," said President Evans Whitaker. "More importantly, the young men who join our program will receive an excellent education rooted in character development and intentional discipleship. We are looking forward to the future of Trojan athletics with great anticipation."

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Webber International University (NAIA FL) Adds Lacrosse

BABSON PARK, Fla. (August 17, 2019) – Webber International University athletics and Director of Athletics Darren Richie have announced the addition of men's and women's lacrosse as the school's 22nd and 23rd intercollegiate sports, beginning varsity competition in the spring of 2021.

The decision to add lacrosse at Webber comes in conjunction with the new turf field located on campus, which will soon be home to the Warriors' football and men's and women's soccer teams as well as lacrosse. "We are pleased to announce the start of lacrosse for both men and women at Webber," spoke Webber's Director of Athletics Mr. Darren Richie.

"The addition of lacrosse gives us 23 sports and helps us get closer to our goal of reaching 700 student-athletes. We look forward to developing a very high-caliber and competitive NAIA team."

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Taylor University (IN NAIA) Adds Lacrosse

UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor University has announced plans to begin men's and women's varsity lacrosse programs, increasing the number of intercollegiate programs offered to student-athletes at TU to 20. 

"We are excited about bringing men's and women's lacrosse from a club sport level to a varsity sport," stated Vice President for Student Development Skip Trudeau. "As clubs they have been a great addition to our campus and taking them to the varsity level is the next logical step."

The men's lacrosse program will continue as a club sport until it begins playing official varsity contests during the spring of 2019 and the women's lacrosse team will begin playing competitively the following season in 2020.

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Madonna University (NAIA MI) Adds Lacrosse

LIVONIA, Mich. – Madonna University President Michael Grandillo announced today (August 12) that the University will be expanding its intercollegiate athletics program by eight sports, bringing the Crusaders' roster to 19 teams.

Madonna will add:
• men's and women's bowling
• men's and women's lacrosse
• men's and women's indoor track and field
• men's and women's outdoor track and field

 According to President Grandillo the addition of these sports will increase enrollment, while enhancing the sense of community on campus. "I look forward to working with our fine athletics staff and coaches to build upon their winning ways, as we provide greater opportunities for students to compete in the sports they love, while they pursue their academic goals," said Grandillo. "Participation in athletics and student organizations enriches the college experience, which is why we are proud to offer Madonna students more choices for learning outside the classroom." Madonna University competes in the 12-school Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The addition of these eight sports marks the first new teams added at Madonna since 2005, when men's and women's cross country brought the total to 11 teams.

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NAIA Looking to Add Lacrosse Invitational in 2017

Ottawa University is excited to be a part of a quickly growing and widely-popular sport -- men's and women's lacrosse. The NAIA lacrosse coaches' association and the NAIA national office are looking at ways to take this sport -- which carries the 'emerging sport' status -- to the next level. If the sport meets certain benchmarks and passes through the appropriate process, that next step could be a national invitational in the 2017 season.

As outlined in the NAIA's October webinar, men's lacrosse had 23 varsity and 15 club teams at the NAIA level while women's lacrosse had 20 varsity and six club teams in April of 2014. To be considered for an Invitational by the NAIA there must be 25 sponsoring institutions, a sports manual, and it has to be approved by the National Administrative Council. With a number of NAIA institutions adding lacrosse in the past nine months, the number of teams should easily surpass association requirements this coming April.

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Could Montreal Be Next for the NLL?

MONTREAL — Pierre Filion remembers when thousands of fans watched lacrosse games in the mid-1970s at the Montreal Forum. Despite those numbers, the Montreal Québécois team was short-lived, as was the more recent Montreal Express. The National Lacrosse League returns to the Bell Centre Dec. 15 after a 10-year absence with an exhibition game featuring the Toronto Rock and Rochester Knighthawks.

“This game is the first step to the return of a pro team in Montreal,” said Filion, director of the Quebec Lacrosse Federation.

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