Monday Lax Links

-Minnesota Club Team Wants D1 Status

-More Lacrosse Coming to Northern Colorado

-Lacrosse's Olympic Chances

-New Women's League, WPLL, Holds Exhibition Game

-Florida High School Adds Lacrosse

-NLL Looks to New York

-Nebraska Club Team Aims to Grow the Game

Posted in: College,Colorado,Florida,High School,MCLA,Minnesota,Nebraska,New York,NLL,Olympics,Professional,WPLL

Akron Adds Women's Lacrosse

University of Akron (UA) President Matthew J. Wilson and Director of Athletics Larry Williams today announced their intention to recommend a novel, community support-backed effort to restore the UA baseball team and add a women's lacrosse team, beginning competition in the 2019-20 academic year. These programs will feature an Ohio-focused student-athlete recruiting strategy, the use of existing university and community facilities, and cost controls. Another key component of this plan is that any athletic scholarships provided to student-athletes for these two sports will come from community financial support – not University funds. The recommendation will be presented to the UA Board of Trustees for consideration at its October 11th Board meeting. President Wilson said,

"We have heard loud and clear the community's desire to bring baseball back to UA and we have been examining ways to do that in a financially responsible manner. Prospective students have voiced the same desire. We also want to offer an additional avenue for female student-athletes to simultaneously benefit from a quality education at The University of Akron and on-the-field Division-I competition. After much discussion and planning, we believe that we have identified some creative ways to achieve our objectives while focusing on student-athletes from Ohio. Now, we hope that the community will come forward and assist the University in restoring baseball and adding women's lacrosse."

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Posted in: Division I,Ohio

Ashland University (D2 OH) Adds Women's Lacrosse

Ashland University officials announced on Monday (Sept. 11) that its athletic department will add women's lacrosse and men's tennis as varsity intercollegiate sports, beginning with the 2018-19 school year.

"We have been evaluating the addition of these two sports for the past couple of years as part of our strategic plan to increase enrollment and continue to expand the geographic diversity of our student population," said Dr. Carlos Campo, President of Ashland University. "Ashland remains committed to maintaining a strong program of intercollegiate athletics marked by excellence and spiritual values."

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Sunday Lax Links

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-Jamaica Lacrosse Provides Model for Growth

-Box Lacrosse Grows in Upstate NY

Posted in: Box Lacrosse,California,Concussions,Connecticut,Donors Choose,Equipment,Haiti,High School,International,Jamaica,MLL,New York,Ohio,Professional,Rules,Shot Clock,Texas,WPLL

Sunday Lax Links

-New York Lacrosse Festival Continues to Grow

-The Power of One Stick

-Lacrosse Franchises Use Community Outreach to Build Fan Base

-Lacrosse Talent is Heading West

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-Stocking Utah's Pond

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-Growing Danish Lacrosse

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