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Showing posts with label Connecticut. Show all posts

Recapping 2023's Inaugural Year Programs

  

College of Saint Benedict
Division 3 (W)
Minnesota
W – 2023 Record 11-3

University of Bridgeport
Division 2 (M)
Connecticut
M – 2023 Record 1-12

St. Thomas University

NAIA (W)
Florida
W – 2023 Record 4-10

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Division 3 (W)
Wisconsin
W – 2023 Record 0-14

University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy
NAIA (W)
Missouri
W – 2023 Record 0-7

Anderson University
Division 2 (W)
South Carolina
W – 2023 Record 9-8

Clemson University
Division 1 (W)
South Carolina
W – 2023 Record 12-6

Daemen College
Division 2 (W)
New York
W – 2023 Record 7-9

Xavier University
Division 1 (W)
Ohio
W – 2023 Record 4-10

Thomas More University
NAIA (M)
Kentucky
M – 2023 Record 6-10

Malone University
Division 2 (M)
Ohio
M – 2023 Record 7-8

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Division 1 (W)
New Jersey
W – 2023 Record 9-9

University of Bridgeport (D2 CT) Adds Men's Lacrosse, St. Thomas University (NAIA FL) Adds Women's Lacrosse

Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport (UB) today announced it plans to add ten new sports, which would bring the total number of varsity sports on campus to 17 along with the addition club sports offerings. In the Fall '22 semester, UB seeks to begin adding sports including NCAA Division II men's lacrosse, women's and men's indoor and outdoor track and field, and an eSports club team. 

Over the next few years, the University will also add new club sports
including men's and women's rugby and women's bowling. Bridgeport also anticipates fielding a Sprint Football team as early as the Fall '23 semester. UB is starting the process of hiring coaches for these new teams so that they may begin recruiting student-athletes. In accordance with NCAA rules, athletic scholarships will be available for men's and women's track and field athletes as well as men's lacrosse athletes beginning with the Fall '22 semester.

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (October 5, 2021) – St. Thomas University (STU) Director of Athletics, Bill Rychel, announces the addition of Women's Lacrosse to the athletic roster. The Bobcats Women's Lacrosse inaugural team will be set to compete in the 2022-23 school year.

"I am excited to provide another opportunity for women to compete at St Thomas," said Rychel. "Lacrosse has continued to grow throughout the country and will be a great addition to our athletic department. I look forward to working with Coach [Candace] Walker to identify our first head coach and launch the program in 2022." "It's exciting to see lacrosse grow throughout the country at all levels, and the NAIA has experienced rapid growth in the last seven years," stated Brandon Davis, representative of Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). 

"The state of Florida has shown over and over that it can produce quality programs that can compete on the national stage in a short period of time. We can't wait to see what the program at St Thomas can bring to the table and add to the strong stable of NAIA programs!"


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Recapping 2020's Inaugural Year Programs


LaGrange College
Division 3 (M)
Georgia
M – 2020 Record 2-6

Davenport University
Division 2 (M)
Michigan
M – 2020 Record 1-5

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Division 3 (W)
Wisconsin
W – 2020 Record 1-3


Culver-Stockton College
NAIA (W)
Missouri
W – 2020 Record 0-5
University of Saint Joseph
Division 3 (M)
Connecticut
M – 2020 Record 2-2
Long Island University
Division 1 (M/W)
New York

M – 2020 Record 1-6
M – 2020 Record 1-5

Corban University
NAIA (M/W)
Oregon
Appears to have delayed start to 2021
College of St. Rose
Division 2 (W)
New York
W – 2020 Record 2-3
Lewis University
Division 2 (M)
Illinois
M – 2020 Record 5-2
Caldwell University
Division 2 (M)
New Jersey

M – 2020 Record 1-1 
Midland University
NAIA (M)
Nebraska

M – 2020 Record 0-1

Lander University
Division 2 (M/W)
South Carolina
M – 2020 Record 4-2
W – 2020 Record 4-5
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
NAIA (M)
Ohio
M – 2020 Record 0-4
Morningside College
NAIA (M/W)
Iowa
M – 2020 Record 0-1
W – 2020 Record 0-1

Illinois Tech
Division 3 (M)
Massachusetts
M – 2020 Record 1-1
Lynn University
Division 2 (W)
Florida
W – 2020 Record 4-3

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Division 3 (M)
Massachusetts
M – 2020 Record 0-5
Cal Luthern University
Division 3 (W)
California
W – 2020 Record 0-6
Clark University
Division 3 (W)
Massachusetts
W – 2020 Record 3-2
Quincy University
Division 2 (M/W)
Illinois
William Penn University
NAIA (M/W)
Iowa
Allegheny College
Division 3 (M)
Pennsylvania
M – 2020 Record 1-3

University of Akron
Division 1 (W)
Ohio
W – 2020 Record 0-7
Ashland University
Division 2 (W)
Ohio
Taylor University
NAIA (W)
Indiana
Eastern Mennonite University
Division 3 (W)
Virginia
SUNY Adirondack
NJCAA (M)
New York
Newbury College
Division 3 (M)
Massachusetts
Illinois Tech
Division 3 (M)
Illinois
Upper Iowa University
Division 2 (W)
Iowa
Union College
NAIA (W)
Kentucky
Announced 2018 start appears delayed

Sunday Lax Links

-Bellarmine to Move All Sports to D1

-UConn Moving Back to the Big East in All Sports

-Community Lacrosse Programs Critical to Sports Future

-Growth of Summer Lacrosse In Lancaster County, PA

-Youth Lacrosse Growth in Houston

-Growing Lacrosse in North Carolina

-Pitt Announces First Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

-NLL Announces Two New Teams

-Can Lacrosse Work as a Professional Sport?

-DII Set to Accept Four New Members

-Lacrosse Growing in San Antonio

-Lacrosse Sees Spike in Pennsylvania Town

-Working to Grow Lacrosse in South Carolina

Recapping 2018's Inaugural Year Programs


Newberry College
Division 2 (M)
South Carolina
M – 2018 Record: 4-11

Wilmington University
Division 2 (M)
Delaware
M – 2018 Record: 4-9

Central Christian College
NAIA (M)
Kansas
M – 2018 Record: 0-8

St. Ambrose University

William Peace University
Division 3 (M)
North Carolina
M – 2018 Record: 5-10

Mars Hill University
Division 2 (W)
North Carolina
W – 2018 Record: 3-12

University of Montevallo
Division 2 (M)
Alabama
M – 2018 Record: 6-7

Marian University
Division 3 (M)
Wisconsin
M – 2018 Record: 4-13

Averett University

Columbia College
NAIA (M)
Missouri
M – 2018 Record: 6-9

Southern Wesleyan University
Division 2 (W)
South Carolina
W – 2018 Record: 0-13

Earlham College
Division 3 (M/W)
Indiana
M – 2018 Record: 0-14
W – 2018 Record: 5-11

Brenau University
NAIA (W)
Georgia
W – 2018 Record: 0-13

Grove City College
Division 3 (M)
Pennsylvania
M – 2018 Record: 10-6

East Carolina University
Division 1 (W)
North Carolina
W – 2018 Record: 2-14

Embry-Riddle University

Juniata College
Division 3 (W)
Pennsylvania
W – 2018 Record: 4-12

Chatham University
Division 3 (M/W)
Pennsylvania
M – 2018 Record: 7-8
W – 2018 Record: 7-9

University of Hartford
Division 1 (W)
Connecticut
W – 2018 Record: 1-12

Arizona State University
Division 1 (W)
Arizona
W – 2018 Record: 6-12

Wofford College
Division 1 (W)
South Carolina
W – 2018 Record: 2-15

Union College
NAIA (M)
Kentucky
M – 2018 Record: 0-13

Palm Beach Atlantic University
Division 2 (M/W)
Florida
M – 2018 Record: 4-12
W – 2018 Record: 1-14


Felician University
Division 2 (M)
Florida
M – 2018 Record: 1-12





Thursday Lax Links


-Chile Becomes FIL Member

-The Recruiting Shift in 2017

-UConn Donor Wants D1 Lax

-More on UConn Donor & MLax

-Lacrosse at UConn?  Not That Simple

-More on UConn Lacrosse

-Lacrosse Becomes Hot Property in Cold Winter

-NLLs Black Wolves See Growth in 4th Season

-Croatia Lacrosse Benefits from Legendary Coach

-The Case for Community Lacrosse

-Utah Player on Going D1

-Mass High School to Add Lacrosse

Sunday Lax Links


-Lacrosse Emoji May Finally Arrive

-Help this Low Poverty NC School Get Access to Lacrosse

-The Decision to Add Helmets in WLax Not Crystal Clear

-The Title IX Implications of Kent State WLax

-NLL Strives for Financial Growth

-Inaugural WLax Pac12 Season Validates Sports Growth

-Why the WPLL?

-Connecticut NLL Owner Bullish on New York Growth

-Saved By the Stick 

-57 Ways US Lacrosse Grew the Game in 2017

Sunday Lax Links


-Oakwood High School (Ohio) To Add Lacrosse

-Minnesota School District to Add Lacrosse

-Lacrosse Growth in Wallingford, CT

-Lacrosse Grows in Guam

-Customer Engagement Helps Pro Lacrosse Grow

-MLL Files Trademark for Dallas Rattlers

-Club High School Lacrosse Faces Obstacles in Wisconsin

-US Lacrosse Growing Box Lacrosse

Sunday Lax Links


-Are Helmets Good for W. Lacrosse?

-Help Introduce Lacrosse to These Connecticut Elementary School Students

-Update on the new Women's Pro League

-Lacrosse is Fastest Growing Sport in California

-Haiti Lacrosse Planting Seeds

-High School Sports Continue to Grow Across Nation

-Lacrosse Sees Fastest Growth in California

-Men's Lacrosse to Experiment with Shot Clock

-Ohio Machine Goalie and the States Lacrosse Growth

-MLL Eyes Dallas for Potential Expansion

-Jamaica Lacrosse Provides Model for Growth

-Box Lacrosse Grows in Upstate NY

Illinois Tech (D3) Adds Men's Lacrosse

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."

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Quick Hits:

-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

Monday Lax Links


-Hollywood High School to Add Lacrosse

-SoCon (D1) to Add Women's Lacrosse as a Sponsored Sport

-Syrian Sisters Find Refuge in Lacrosse

-Arizona State Announces Facility Project, May Add More Sports

-CCAC (D2) to Add Men's Lacrosse as a Sponsored Sport

-Explosion of Lacrosse in SC on Display 

-St. Monica Academy (CA) to Add Girls Lacrosse

-Rush Helping Lacrosse Grow in Saskatchewan 

-Sell Out Crowds Help the Game Grow

Friday Lax Links


-Oxford, MI Adding Youth Lacrosse

-Lacrosse Equipment Market Growing

-Focus on Growth to Ensure Future of Box Lacrosse

-Popularity of Lacrosse Boosts Global Market

-The Curious Case of Michigan State Lacrosse

-David Gross to Step Down as MLL Commisioner

-Gloversville, NY Adds Youth Girls Lacrosse

-In Poland is it Grow the Game, or Grow the Money?

-RI Student Helps Grow the Game

-Kennesaw State President Talks Adding Sports


Mars Hill University (D2 NC) Adds Women's Lacrosse

MARS HILL, N.C. – Athletic Director David Riggins and the Mars Hill University Athletics Department announce the addition of women's lacrosse for the 2017-18 season. Also announced is inaugural head coach, Kristina Llanes. Llanes will spend the 2016-17 season on the recruiting trail before placing MHU's first women's lacrosse team on the field in the spring of 2018.

Riggins stated, "Mars Hill University welcomes Coach Llanes to the Lion Athletic Family. We are so fortunate to land a head coach with such extensive head coaching experience. The fact that she has experience in developing a first year collegiate program is value added."

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Quick Hits:

-Harrisburg, PA Kids Learn Lacrosse

-When Will Lacrosse be Added to the Olympics?

-Where is Major League Lacrosse Headed Next?

-US Lacrosse & NLL Explore Collaboration 

-Great Midwest Athletic Conference Adds Lacrosse

-MLL Testing Minnesota and Connecticut Market

-Utah AD: No We Are Not Adding Lacrosse

-NCAA To Experiment With Rule Changes This Fall

-2016 MLL Season: Parity a Sign of Growth

-New ECU Coach Begins Buildling

-New US Lacrosse Headquarters Will Help Grow the Game

-Time for Changes to International Rules

Wednesday Lax Links


-Lacrosse Growing in Milton, WI

-Utah Club Team Sees Growth in Scrimmage

-Utah Considering Sanctioning Prep Lacrosse

-Is Utah Considering Adding D1 Lacrosse?

-Is Lacrosse Growing Rapidly in Colorado?  Kind of.

-Tournament Shows Growth in Baltimore 

-Utah Hires UNC Coach to Run MCLA Team

-Growth Showing in Connecticut

-Help this 'Highest Poverty' grade school get access to lacrosse sticks.

-NCAA D1 A Goal for Utah

-Morgan State Considers Return to Varsity Status

Wednesday Lax Links

-St. Gregory's University (NAIA, OK) Suspends Lacrosse Operations

-WVU Grad's Lacrosse Invention

-Lacrosse Growing in New Brunswick, Canada

-Lacrosse Wave Hits Myrtle Beach

-Coach Growing Lacrosse in New London, CT

-Math Doesn't Work for Adding M. Lax at Elon

-Harlem Lax Meets Durham Lax

-What's Next for Hampton Lacrosse

-Help Virginia Middle School Add Girls Lacrosse

-Clemson Discusses Adding Sports/Lacrosse

-University of Regina Should Add Lacrosse

-NLL Making Push for Growth

-Australian Lacrosse Club Looks to Grow

-Shark Tank Appearance Inspires Teen to Grow Company

-North Dakota Lax Association Looks to Grow Game

-New York Woman Helps Grow Game

Kent State (D1 OH) Adds Women's Lacrosse

KENT, Ohio - The Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has unveiled its strategic vision, a comprehensive plan that maps out a course for the growing department over the next four years. The plan contains the department's mission, core values and strategic initiatives, including a wide scope of topics ranging from facilities, student-athlete well-being and competitive expectations.

"This plan will lay the foundation for us to make decisions that will enhance our winning and our academic success for many years to come," Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen said.

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Quick Hits:

-How one 12 Year Old in D.C. is helping grow the game

-More Opportunities for Georgia Youth Lacrosse Players

-Documentary on Czech Republic Lacrosse History

-D1 Lacrosse's First Lacrosse Game Held in Canada

-U. Mt Olive Breaks Ground on New Lacrosse Facility

-Not Everyone Thinks Headgear Right for Girls Lacrosse

-Bryce Harper Calls Baseball a 'Tired Sport'

-MLL Semi-Finals to be Played in Minnesota and Connecticut

-Arizona Youth Learn Why Lacrosse is Fun

-Pennsylvania Laxers Grow Program

-Reaction to ESPNs 30 for 30 'Fantastic Lies'

University of Hartford Adds Women's Lacrosse

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. – University of Hartford Director of Athletics Anton Goff announced today that the University will add the sport of women's lacrosse for the 2017-18 season and will discontinue its men's and women's tennis programs at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season. The actions are a result of an examination of Hartford's budget, fundraising, and facilities alongside of trends in intercollegiate athletics since Goff became Director of Athletics in May 2014.

 "Women's lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in the nation," Goff said. "Seven schools in the America East Conference already have teams and we are committed to being successful competitors in our conference. Our goal in adding women's lacrosse is to move to full compliance with Title IX."

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Recapping 2015's Inaugural Year Programs



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

Sunday Lax Links


-Sport England Rewards England Lacrosse For Sports Growth

-BC Football Honors Lacrosse Hero

-Michigan Approves Plan for Lacrosse Stadium

-UAH Adds Lacrosse But Is It a Good Idea

-BBC Sports: How to Get Into Lacrosse

-2014 High School Participation Survey Results Released

-What's Right with Youth Lacrosse

-D1 Lacrosse Being Considered at Cleveland State

-New England Black Wolves are the NLLs Newest Team

Mid-Week Growth Links


-Windsor Mulls HS (Vermont) Adding Lacrosse

-Hart High School (California) Readies to Add Lacrosse

-Hart HS Faces Hurdles in Bid For Lacrosse

-Horry County Schools (South Carolina) Consider Adding Lacrosse

-St. Charles High School (Illinois) Adding Lacrosse

-Coaches Survey on Shot Clock Implementation

-Participation in California Reaches Record Levels

-3D Lacrosse Opens Texas Office

-Kingston, MA Youth Program Continues to Grow

-Inside New York City's Thriving Lacrosse Culture

-Growing Lacrosse in Lake Placid Area

-NLL's Wings Moving to Connecticut