The University of Saint Mary has hired its first ever lacrosse coach as it builds toward the launch of men's and women's club-level lacrosse teams that will take the field in the Spring 2015 semester.
Lacrosse Coach Matt Kimsey comes to the University of Saint Mary Spires from the Blue Valley West Jaguars lacrosse program, which he coached for the past three years.
He will shepherd the development of Saint Mary Men's & Women's Lacrosse—first as a club-level program for Spring 2015, and then as a varsity program the following year.
Kimsey already has several recruits committed to playing lacrosse at Saint Mary, and USM athletics is offering scholarships to student-athletes to come play lacrosse for the Spires.
"For me, the excitement is about building a new program here," Kimsey said.
"The University of Saint Mary has a real community feel, a real family feel. Building a lacrosse program around that is a natural fit.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College will elevate its men's and women's lacrosse teams from club to varsity status beginning with the 2016 season. Since 2011, both the men's and women's teams have competed in the National College Lacrosse League for club teams. Previously, Moravian's women's team completed at the NCAA Division III intercollegiate varsity level from 2003 to 2010. The men's team squad competed on the varsity level from 2004 through 2010.
"Restoring men's and women's lacrosse to varsity level competition in 2015-16 is another step in Moravian College's growth and revitalization," said Dr. Bryon L. Grigsby '90, president. "There is a growing interest in playing lacrosse among college bound students in the mid-Atlantic region. We intend to attract those student-athletes with a transformative quality education and an outstanding intercollegiate sports experience."
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Recapping 2014's Inaugural Year Programs
Monday, May 19, 2014
Point University
NAIA (M)
Georgia
M - 2014 Record: 3-10
Johnson & Wales University
Division 3 (M/W)
Rhode Island
M - 2014 Record: 4-13
W- 2014 Record: 8-9
University of Tampa
Division 2 (W)
Florida
Missouri Valley College
NAIA (M/W)
Missouri
M - 2014 Record: 15-2
W- 2014 DNP
Northhampton Community College
NJCAA (M)
Pennsylvania
M - 2014 Record: 1-6
Lourdes University
NAIA (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2014 Record: 11-3
W- 2014 Record: 1-15
Georgetown College
NAIA (W) (Applying for NCAA DII)
Kentucky
W- 2014 Record: 2-3
University of Great Falls
NAIA (M)
Montana
M - 2014 Record: 1-5
Capital University
Division 3 (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2014 Record: 8-6
W- 2014 Record: 10-5
Brevard College
Division 2 (M/W)
North Carolina
M - 2014 Record: 3-10
W- 2014 Record: 0-13
Rockhurst University
Division 2 (M/W)
Missouri
M - 2014 Record: 1-8
W- 2014 Record: 0-10
Lynn University
Division 2 (M)
Florida
M - 2014 Record: 1-10
Rhodes College
Division 3 (W)
Tennessee
W- 2014 Record: 8-4
University of the District of Columbia
Division 2 (M/W)
D.C.
M - 2014 Record: 3-8
W- 2014 Record: 0-10
St. Ambrose University
NAIA (M)
Iowa
M - 2014 Record: 8-8
University of Richmond
Division 1 (M)
Virginia
M - 2014 Record: 6-11
Illinois Wesleyan University
Division 3 (M/W(2015))
Illinois
M - 2014 Record: 8-6
Saint Mary's College
Division 3 (W)
Indiana
W- 2014 Record: 2-13
Wingate University
Division 2 (W)
North Carolina
W- 2014 Record: 2-6
Caldwell College
Division 2 (W)
New Jersey
W- 2014 Record: 0-12
Stockton College
Division 3 (W)
New Jersey
W- 2014 Record: 10-5
Ursuline College
Division 2 (W)
Ohio
W- 2014 Record: 5-11
John Carroll University
Division 3 (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2014 Record: 13-4
W- 2014 Record: DNP
Tusculum College
Division 2 (M/W)
Tennessee
M - 2014 Record: 5-8
W- 2014 Record: DNP
Kalamazoo College
Division 3 (M(2015)/W)
Michigan
W- 2014 Record: 5-10
George Fox University
Division 3 (W)
Oregon
W- 2014 Record: 6-6
Augsburg College
Division 3 (W)
Minnesota
W- 2014 Record: 6-7
Methodist University
Division 3 (M)
North Carolina
M - 2014 Record: 3-10
Elon University
Division 1 (W)
North Carolina
W- 2014 Record: 8-9
Post University
Division 2 (M)
Connecticut
M - 2014 Record: 4-11
Monmouth University
Division 1 (M)
New Jersey
M - 2014 Record: 0-10
Furman University
Division 1 (M/W)
South Carolina
M - 2014 Record: 1-12
W- 2014 Record: DNP
Boston University
Division 1 (M)
Massachussets
M - 2014 Record: 2-12
University of Colorado
Division 1 (W)
Colorado
W- 2014 Record: 11-8
Pennsylvania
W- 2014 Record: 5-7
University of Pikeville
NAIA (W)
Kentucky
W- 2014 Record: DNP
Albertus Magnus College
Division 3 (M/W)
Connecticut
M - 2014 Record: 3-10
University of Dubuque
Division 3 (M)
Iowa
M - 2014 Record: 0-12
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.
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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.
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