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Showing posts with label Maine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maine. Show all posts

Sunday Lax Links

Sunday, April 21, 2019


-Canada Adds Financial Support to National Team

-Paul Rabil Aims to Redefine Professional Lacrosse

-PLL: The Future of Lacrosse

-Lacrosse Growing in Maine

-Bear Davis Speaks Out About MLL Contraction

-Bellarmine Considering Bringing All Sports to D1

-Indoor Lacrosse Center Planned for Maryland Community

-Lacrosse League Growing in Saskatchewan

-Lacrosse Introduced to Hudson Valley Community

-Harlem Lacrosse Continues to Grow

-Lacrosse Sees Popularity Surge in Saskatoon

-ESPN to Air WPLL Games

-Lacrosse Growing in Arizona But Faces Growing Pains

-Native Vision Needs Your Support

-NCAA Votes To Keep Lacrosse Recruiting Timeline as is

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Sunday Lax Links

Sunday, April 29, 2018


-Green Mountain College (D3 VT) Leaves NCAA for NAIA

-Lacrosse Coaches Show Staying Power in NCAA Study

-Northwestern Alumns Lead the Way in Inaugural Pac 12 WLax Tournament 

-Saugus High School (CA) Adds Lacrosse

-Growing Lacrosse in Georgia

-Atlanta Blaze Changes Ownership

-Lacrosse Hits Central Illinois

-Lacrosse Grows in Queens

-Box Lacrosse Still Has a Long Way to Go

-Casey Powell 18 Released for XBox

-Dallas Cowboys Players Try Lacrosse

-MLL Championship to be Held in Charleston, SC

-Somerville High School (MA) Adds Lacrosse

-Lacrosse Turning into Staple in Ohio

-As Sport Expands, Growing Pains in Maine

-Spreading Lacrosse in NYC

-Growing the Sport of Lacrosse in Northern Michigan

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Thursday Lax Links

Thursday, May 04, 2017


-Slow and Steady the Business of Lacrosse Marches On

-Lacrosse Growing in Greenville, OK

-Edmonton, AL Sees Girls Lacrosse Growth

-FIL Championships Moving to Israel

-Maine Eases HS Co-Op Rules, Will Help Lacrosse Growth

-Twitter to Stream MLL Game of the Week

-St. Marys to Cut Women's Lacrosse

-UChicago W. Lax to Join CCIW as Affiliate Member

-American Athletic Conference States It Will Consider Sponsoring W. Lacrosse

-Maryland Expanding HS State Lacrosse Championship

-Lacrosse Growing in Central PA

-Growth Leads to World Championship Growth Switch

-Interest in Girls Lacrosse Grows in Western Mass

-SC Player Example of States Lacrosse Growth


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Illinois Tech (D3) Adds Men's Lacrosse

Friday, April 14, 2017

CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois Tech Athletics is excited to announce the addition of a new varsity athletic program. Men’s lacrosse will join the Scarlet Hawk athletic lineup beginning in the 2018-19 school year.

 "Men's lacrosse will be a great addition to our athletic department profile at Illinois Tech,” said Joe Hakes, Director of Athletics. “The combination of a world class STEM school and a growing, exiting sport will be a draw for the student-athlete who is looking for the best of both worlds.” Illinois Tech expects to hire a Head Coach for the new program prior to the start of the 2017-18 school year.

The Scarlet Hawks will join a large group of NCAA Division III institution with men’s lacrosse sponsorships. As of this spring, 237 men’s lacrosse programs competed at the Division III level. “Our Stuart Field facility is a great place to play, and we look for the men's lacrosse program to grow quickly in both size and talent,” Hakes said. “We are beginning a national search to identify the right person to start this program and to recruit top quality students and top quality athletes into it."

Full Article

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 -Girls Lacrosse Helmets Debated in New York

-Why It Matters That St. Bonaventure Added Lacrosse

-Buffalo Cuts Sports

-Could Pittsburgh Add Lacrosse

-Women's Lacrosse 90 Second Shot Clock For Better or Worse?

-Nova Scotian Gives Back to Game

-Patriots Chris Hogan Grows the Game

-Lacrosse Growing in Popularity in Richmond, VA

-Black Wolves O'Brien Grows the Game

-Lacrosse, Florida States Darkhorse Sport

-Syracuse Lacrosse Player is Minnesota Made

-Odds Against New BC AD

-Lacrosse Steadily Grows in Maine

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Juniata College (DIII PA) Adds Women's Lacrosse

Saturday, January 23, 2016

HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Juniata College has elected to add three new varsity sports to its formidable lineup of athletic programs beginning with the fall 2017 season. The college will be adding men’s and women’s golf, plus women’s lacrosse, giving Juniata 22 varsity intercollegiate sports.


“Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the nation for high schools and colleges and many women are seeking opportunities to extend their careers as athletes while receiving a high quality education,” said athletic director and head coach for men’s basketball Greg Curley. “Adding these sports also will allow us to extend our athletic recruiting beyond our traditional reach into states such as Maryland, New York, Virginia and New Jersey. The demographic profile of athletes playing lacrosse and golf fits our academic profile to a T.”

Full Article

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 -Belichick Foundation Donates $5,000 to Oakland Lacrosse

-Minnesota Community Urges School Board to Add Lacrosse

-CityLax Donates Over 600 Helmets to NYC Schools

-New NLL Commissioner Looks to Grow the Game

-Mass. School Adds Freshman Lacrosse

-With Fewer Baseball Players, Portland Little League Consolidates

-Colorado Lacrosse Leaders Building Box Lacrosse

-Help This 'Highest Poverty' San Jose School Get Lacrosse Equipment

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Recapping 2015's Inaugural Year Programs

Wednesday, June 10, 2015



Muskingum University
Division 3 (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2015 Record: 3-11
W - 2015 Record: 0-12


 Asbury University
NAIA (M/W)
Kentucky
M - 2015 Record: 6-5
W- 2015 Record: 3-7

UMass Lowell
Division 1 (M)
Massachusetts
Gardner Webb University
Division 1 (W)
Georgia
W - 2015 Record: 1-13

 Wartburg College
Division 3 (W)
Iowa
W- 2015 Record: 4-12

 University of Virginia Wise
Division 2 (W)
Virginia
W- 2015 Record: 3-11

 U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Division 3 (M/W)
Connecticut
M - 2015 Record: 4-10
W - 2015 Record: 4-11

 Wabash College
Division 3 (M)
Indiana
M - 2015 Record: 1-12

Cornell College
Division 3 (M/W)
Iowa
M - 2015 Record: 3-10
W- 2015 Record: 1-14

 North Greenville University
Division 2 (M/W)
South Carolina
M - 2015 Record: 1-14
W- 2015 Record: 1-10

 Delaware Valley College
Division 3 (M/W)
Pennsylvania
M - 2015 Record: 5-8
W - 2015 Record: 2-10

 Johnson State College
Division 3 (W)
Vermont
W- 2015 Record: 3-10

 Colorado State Pueblo
Division 2 (M)
Colorado
M - 2015 Record: 1-11

Lincoln Memorial University
Division 2 (M/W)
Tennessee
M - 2015 Record: 4-10
W - 2015 Record: 1-11

 Mass. College of Liberal Arts
Division 3 (W)
Massachusetts
W- 2015 Record: 4-9

 Keystone College
Division 2 (M/W)
Pennsylvania
M - 2015 Record: 2-9
W - 2015 Record: 0-10

 Thomas More College
Division 3 (W)
Kentucky
W- 2015 Record: 1-9

 Maine Maritime Academy
Division 3 (W)
Maine
W- 2015 Record: 2-10

 Carroll University
Division 3 (M/W)
Wisconsin
M- 2015 Record: 0-6
W- 2015 Record: 0-14

 St. Gregory's University
NAIA (M)
Oklahoma
M- 2015 Record: 6-8

 Pace University
Division II (W)
New York
W- 2015 Record: 5-11

 Shorter University
Division II (M/W)
Georgia
M - 2015 Record: 8-7
W - 2015 Record: 3-11

 New Jersey Tech
Division I (M)
New Jersey
M - 2015 Record: 0-12

Southern Vermont College
Division III (W)
Vermont
W- 2015 Record: 4-10

 Truett-McConnell College
NAIA (W)
Georgia
W- 2015 Record: 0-14

Ave Maria University
NAIA (W)
Florida
W- 2015 Record: 3-10

Ocean City Community College
NJCA (M)
New Jersey
M - 2015 Record: 4-7


Illinois Wesleyan University
Division 3 (W)
Illinois
W - 2015 Record: 7-9

Kalamazoo College
Division 3 (W)
Michigan
W - 2015 Record: 6-8

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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (DII) To Sponsor Lacrosse

Saturday, June 06, 2015

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- Men's lacrosse is being added as an official Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference sport starting in the 2015-16 school year. Participating members will be Adams State University, Colorado Mesa University, CSU-Pueblo and Westminster College. Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Mo.) will also participate as an associate member.

 "Lacrosse has been the fastest growing sp
ort in the NCAA and we are pleased to support the program for our male student-athletes while enhancing the development of the sport within the Rocky Mountain region," said RMAC Commissioner Chris Graham. "It is always rewarding when the membership can expand competitive opportunities." With the addition of men's lacrosse, the RMAC now sponsors 23 sports, the most in the 105-year history of the conference. This is the first men's sport added to the RMAC since men's swimming and diving in 2008. Women's lacrosse became an official RMAC sport in 2013.

Full Article

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 -Billings (MT) Gets Look at Lacrosse Growth

-Girls Group Adds to Growing Lacrosse Scene in Sioux Falls (SD)

-Lacrosse Win Means Cash to Denver and Notre Dame

-Team England to Battle Best of America

-Maine Phys Ed Teacher Officiating D1 Lacrosse

-High School Lacrosse Gets Approval in Ohio

-Youth Lacrosse Growing in Hermiston (OR)

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Northland College (DIII WI) Adding Lacrosse

Monday, May 04, 2015

Northland College will be adding men's and women's lacrosse starting in the spring of 2016, and the school will also be building a new multi-million dollar stadium to house the lacrosse and soccer programs. Construction on the stadium will begin this summer with the expectation that it will be finished by the end of the year.

The project, which will be built on the land the existing soccer field occupies, will include a new 1,000-seat grandstand, press box, concession stand, Wi-Fi, and an artificial turf playing surface. Money for the new stadium was donated by Northland College trustee and alumnus Craig Ponzio. “This is a proud moment for Northland and for our athletes and fans,” Northland College President Michael Miller said. “Personally, I can’t wait to sit with fans and watch games from the grandstand.

Full Article

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 -Bringing Back Wisconsin Baseball Unlikely

-Women's Lacrosse Enjoying Explosive Growth in Bay Area (video)

-High School Lacrosse Growth in Michigan (video)

-Syracuse Benefits From Games National Growth

-IMG Lacrosse Arrives on the Scene

-Lacrosse Growing Among Youth in Northwest Arkansas (video)

-Serbia Lacrosse Set to Compete in first International Event 

-Central Maine Seeing Lacrosse Growth

-Lacrosse Players Land Good Jobs in Japan

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Marian University (NAIA IN) Adds Women's Lacrosse

Thursday, March 19, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian University department of athletics is proud to announce the expansion

of the department with the addition of women's lacrosse beginning with the 2015-16 season of competition, director of athletics Steve Downing announced on Thursday.

"We are proud to continue the expansion of our department," said Downing. "We have added women's soccer (1998), women's golf (2004), men's football (2007) and men's and women's bowling (2010) in the past two decades and the addition of women's lacrosse just makes sense. It's an emerging sport across the nation and we are looking to bring in the top quality student-athletes who will not only compete for championships, but also be strong students in the classroom."

Full Article

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 -Lacrosse Growing in Norway

-South England Lacrosse Growth

-Growing the Game in the Latino Community

-Girls Lacrosse Growing in Greater Atlanta

-Lacrosse Growth Linked to Financial Stability in Maine

-Girls Lacrosse Continues to Grow in New Jersey

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Florida Becomes First State To Mandate Helmets In Girls HS Lacrosse

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

It’s official: helmets have been mandated in the state of Florida. On June 10, the Florida High School Athletic Association ruled that all participating members of the FHSAA will have to wear helmets in 2015. These participating FHSAA programs will be the only teams in the nation state-mandated to wear this form of protective head gear.

 “The board did vote on mandating a helmet for the 2015 season,” Alex Ozuna, an Assistant Director of Athletics and the lacrosse administrator for the Florida High School Athletic Association, confirmed Wednesday. “A board member brought up this recommendation to the board for an action item. It was discussed during the operations committee, and we had individuals from US Lacrosse present to kind of give the committee a background on where they currently are in the process of standardizing specifications for a soft helmet for the girl’s game.” Ozuna continued: “The item was taken to the Board of Directors. The whole entire board reviewed and took into account what was said by the individuals from US Lacrosse and decided that because it is a major safety issue in our state — they took into account how long the process has been for US Lacrosse to get to this point — and moving forward that they wanted to go ahead and take the steps now instead of having to wait one, two, possibly three years for an actual product with the specific standardize specifications that US Lacrosse was going to implement.”

Full Article

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 -Lacrosse Coming to Arlington, TX

-Lacrosse Growing Fast in Montana

-Lacrosse Players Working Hard to Grow Game in Wisconsin

-McNicholas High School (OH) to Add Lacrosse

-Lacrosse Migrating North in Maine

-On the Eve of the World Cup, A Look At Soccers 20 Year Growth

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Quincy University (DII IL) Adds Women's Lacrosse

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

QUINCY, Ill. – The Quincy University athletic department announced Tuesday (May 13) the addition of a women's swimming program that will begin competition in the 2015-16 academic year. The department also announced that it will add a women's lacrosse program, which will launch in 2017-18. The department will begin a coaching search for women's swimming in the coming weeks with the aim of having the coach in place to recruit and build the foundation of the program during the 2014-15 school year.


 "We are very excited to launch our women's swimming program," said QU director of athletics Marty Bell. "We have received a great deal of interest on this front from a local level and feel the time is right to begin expanding our athletic offerings at the University. With eight other GLVC members sponsoring women's swimming, it allows QU to connect regionally with prospective student-athletes, as well as high school and club programs."

 Quincy will be the ninth school in the Great Lakes Valley Conference to sponsor women's swimming after the University of Missouri-St. Louis reinstated its program for 2014-15. The conference also features Drury University and Truman State University, which have combined to win 17 of the last 18 national championships in women's swimming and diving. Drury this season claimed the inaugural GLVC Swimming & Diving Championship and won its fifth national championship in six years.

Full Article

Quick Hits:

 -Popularity of Lacrosse Growing at All Levels in Baltimore

-Lacrosse Brings Opportunities to Chicago Kids

-Lacrosse Growing in Bangor ME High Schools

-Thompson Trio on CBS Evening News

-Youth Lacrosse Growing in Western, PA

-Lacrosse Growing in Coastal Carolina

-Columbia, MO High Schools May Add Lacrosse

-Help Team Columbia Get to Denver for FIILs

-State by State Breakdown of NCAA Tournament Teams

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Purchase College (DIII NY) Adds Lacrosse

Thursday, May 08, 2014

Purchase, NY (May 7, 2014) – The Purchase College athletic department is proud to announce that we will be offering men's lacrosse as an official NCAA Division III intercollegiate sport for 2015-16, said Athletic Director Chris Bisignano today.

 The addition of men's lacrosse will boost the ever-growing department to 17 varsity sports in two years and it also complements the recently added women's lacrosse team, which just completed its second full season – one that was filled with several highlights, most notably the program's first victory, its first conference win and two all-conference distinctions for the team's top two players.

 Adding men's lacrosse to a program that now includes women's lacrosse will not only enable Purchase to recruit quality student-athletes from the region and nationally, but it will also allow the department to continue to build on its recent success, Bisignano said. At the heart of that expected success will be the program's new leadership. A national search for the first-ever head coach for the new varsity program will begin immediately.

Full Article

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 -Pennsylvania Town Adds Girls Lacrosse

-Lacrosse Kickstarting in Washington State

-Fastest Growing Sport Makes Its Way to Bangor, ME

-Growth is Key to Lacrosse Survival in Cleveland

-MLL Jumps on Jay Z Comment

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Maine Maritime and Thomas More College Add Women's Lacrosse

Sunday, September 15, 2013

CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy will offer women's lacrosse with varsity intercollegiate play beginning in the spring of 2015. The program will begin play with a club season in 2014. The addition of women's lacrosse is part of a larger restructuring of the athletic department.


"Maine Maritime Academy is committed to offering the best possible experience for its athletes," said Director of Athletics, Steve Peed. "We have made a number of moves in order to ensure we are meeting our mission. The addition of women's lacrosse is a natural fit given our facilities."


(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) - Thomas More College President David A. Armstrong, J.D. and Athletic Director Terry Connor announced today (Monday, August 26, 2013) that the College will be adding women's lacrosse as a varsity sport during the 2014-15 academic year. 

Women's lacrosse is the fastest-growing team sport in the United States, according to the most recent research by the Sports Marketing Surveys USA. The addition of women's lacrosse will bring the total number of athletic teams at Thomas More to 19 (10 women and nine men).

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-MLL Commish Talks Expansion, Rochester Fate

-Canadian Club Team Wants to Take Program to Next Level

-NCAA Considering New Venues for Lacrosse Championships

-Growing the Game in San Francisco 

-Roanoke Youth Lacrosse Bumping Heads with Cities Parks and Rec

-Inside Lacrosse Surveys Schools on Adding D1 MLax

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Johnson State College (DIII VT) Adds Women's Lacrosse

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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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-Lacrosse Growing in Eastern Maine

-Washington State Lacrosse Leaders Meet to Discuss Growth

-A Call For Division I Lacrosse at UConn

-More on UConn and Division I

-Baltimore Sun Talks Lacrosse Diversity

-NCAA Studying Championship Attendance Drop

-California JUCO Conference Making Strides

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Recapping 2013's Inaugural Year Programs

Wednesday, June 05, 2013



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


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UVA Wise (VA D2) Adds Women's Lacrosse

Sunday, April 14, 2013

WISE, Va. - It has been announced by Director of Athletics Danny Sterling that The University of Virginia's College at Wise athletics program will be adding Women's Lacrosse for the 2013-14 school year. The Cavaliers currently field 12 NCAA Division II teams. The new program will field a club team in the 2013-2014 academic year. Varsity competition will begin in the fall of 2014. Sterling said the timetable is to start a coaching search for the program later this month with a target date of hiring the coach by late May to early June with a starting date by August 1. "The new coach will start the club program, recruit student-athletes and build the schedule for the 2014-2015 season," said Sterling. "Lacrosse will compete in the Mountain East Conference along with our other 12 varsity sports."

Full Article

Quick Hits:

-Growing the Game in Winston-Salem, NC

-More on Wartburg College Going Varsity (Video)

-North Carolina High School Adding Lacrosse

-Lacrosse Growth Continues in Central Maine

-Easterners Go West to Grow Lacrosse in L.A.

-Youth Lacrosse Growing in West Virginia

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Recapping 2010's Inaugural Year Programs

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

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Jacksonville University
Division 1 (M/W)
Florida
M 2010 Record - 6-7
W 2010 Record - 8-11

University of Florida
Division 1 (W)
Florida
W 2010 Record - 10-8

Lake Erie College
Division 2 (M/W)
Ohio
M 2010 Record - 8-8
W 2010 Record - 7-7

Mercy College
Division 2 (M/W)
New York
M 2010 Record - 5-10
W 2010 Record - 8-7

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Attendance, LeMoyne is staying in DII, and Lindenwood has a varsity Clay Target Shooting Team

Thursday, March 11, 2010

An impressive weekend for game attendance, nearly 8,000 people saw No.2 Virginia defeat No.1 Syracuse 11-10 in Charlottesville and the Konica Minolta Face Off Classic saw a crowd of just under 20,000. 

Drexel shocked Notre Dame with a 7-6 OT victory.  With teams like Drexel, Lafayette and Stony Brook making waves has parity finally made it's way  to NCAA DI Lacrosse?

DII power LeMoyne College has completed their Division I feasibility study and has concluded that they will remain in Division II.  On the other hand Lindenwood University in Missouri has applied for NCAA status at the Division II level.  No word yet as to if they plan to have their successful MCLA teams compete at the NCAA level.  The article states that not all teams will be promoted to NCAA/varsity status, sorry Lindenwood Roller Hockey, Table Tennis, and Clay Target Shooting team.

MCLA game webcasts seem to becoming more common. The Growth Blog remembers when the only MCLA games one could watch not in person used to be BYU on BYUTV on Direct TV 1,275.

New youth leagues popping up in Chicago and Florida, but a Maine district is dropping their middle school lacrosse team due to budget issues.

St. Louis Today asked it's sport staff to make predictions for the next decade and journalist David Kvidahl predicts lacrosse will grow for among other reasons it is a safer alternative to football.

Quick Hits

- New stick regulations, are they making any difference? A players perspective

-IMG wants to create a High School Lacrosse National Championship Tournament

-A great article by Inside Lacrosse's Sean Burns about the affects of Title IX on college lacrosse

-Arizona High School girl becomes 2nd ever from state to play Division I (video)

-2nd edition of Lacrosse For Dummies due out in April

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