Sunday Lax Links

-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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Recapping 2017's Inaugural Year Programs

Northland College
Division III (M/W)
Wisconsin
M - 2017 Record: 6-9 
W - 2017 Record: 0-13 

Marian University
NAIA (W)
Indiana
W - 2017 Record: 6-8


Cleveland State University
Division 1 (M)
Ohio
M - 2017 Record: 5-9 


Concordia University
Division 2 (W)
Minnesota 
W - 2017 Record: 8-8

North Central College
Division 3 (M)
Illinois
M - 2017 Record: 10-4 


Monmouth College
Division 2 (M/W)
Illinois
M - 2017 Record: 3-11 
W - 2017 Record: 1-14

Maryville University
Division 2 (M)
Missouri
M - 2017 Record: 0-14 


Lyndon State College
Division 3 (W)
Vermont
W - 2017 Record: 2-9

Newbury College
Division 3 (W)
Massachusetts
W - 2017 Record: 0-13

Heidelberg University
Division 3 (M/W)
Ohio
M - 2017 Record: 3-13 
W - 2017 Record: 0-12

North Central University
Division 3 (M)
Minnesota
M - 2017 Record: 0-10 


Madonna University
NAIA (M/W)
Michigan
M - 2017 Record: 1-11
W - 2017 Record: 0-16

University of Northwestern
Division 3 (M)
Minnesota
M - 2017 Record: 5-7 


University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Division 2 (W)
Colorado
W - 2017 Record: 4-10

Butler University
Division 1 (W)
Indiana
W - 2017 Record: 1-16

Concordia University Ann Arbor
NAIA (M/W)
Michigan
M - 2017 Record: 2-7 
W - 2017 Record: 3-12

St. Joseph's College
Division 3 (M)
New York
M - 2017 Record: 7-6


Ohio Valley University
Division 2 (W)
West Virginia
W - 2017 Record: 0-3

Chowan University
Division 2 (M)
North Carolina
M - 2017 Record: 1-12

Union College
NAIA (M/W)
Kentucky
Postponed until 2018

Barton College
Division 2 (W)
North Carolina
W - 2017 Record: 1-11

Keiser University
NAIA (M/W)
Florida
M - 2017 Record: 9-2 
W - 2017 Record: 1-12

Westminster College
Division 3 (M/W)
Missouri
M - 2017 Record: 9-7 
W - 2017 Record: 7-6

NYIT
Division 2 (W)
New York
W - 2017 Record: 15-4

DeSales University
Division 3 (W)
Pennsylvania
W - 2017 Record: 5-12

Posted in: Colorado,Florida,Illinois,Indiana,Kentucky,Massachusetts,Michigan,Minnesota,Missouri,New Jersey,New York,North Carolina,Ohio,Pennsylvania,Vermont,West Virginia,Wisconsin

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

M - 2015 Record: 1-13

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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Lyndon State (DIII VT) Adds Women's Lacrosse

LYNDON CENTER, Vt. – The Lyndon Department of Athletics has announced it will add two athletic programs in the 2016-17 school year. A men's and women's track and field program, as well as a women's lacrosse team will be added to the 12 v
arsity sports the institution currently offers and both will compete at the NCAA Division III level.

 Lyndon has begun a nationwide search for qualified coaches who will be hired this summer to recruit for and organize the programs throughout the 2015-16 academic year. The Spring 2017 semester will mark the first season these teams complete as NCAA varsity programs.

Full Article

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Posted in: Business,College,Division III,Illinois,Participation,Rules,Shot Clock,Vermont

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

Posted in: Business,California,Connecticut,High School,Illinois,Massachusetts,New York,NLL,Participation,Pennsylvania,Rules,Shot Clock,South Carolina,Urban Growth,Vermont,Youth

Southern Vermont College (DIII) Adds Women's Lacrosse

BENNINGTON, Vt. – Southern Vermont College is excited to announce the addition of an NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse program and a junior varsity men’s basketball team, both for the 2014-15 school year.

 Women’s lacrosse will be the 11th varsity program offered by SVC. The choice of women’s lacrosse hopes to feed off the growing popularity of the sport, notably on the girls’ side at the high school level throughout Vermont; 32 high schools in the state currently offer girls’ lacrosse, as well as those in the nearby New York and Massachusetts areas.

 “Women’s lacrosse will create athletic opportunities for female students, consistent with our nation’s effort to give real meaning to Title IX,” said SVC President Karen Gross.

Full Article

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-Interest in Lacrosse Growing in Tulsa

-Colorado Celebrates Inaugural Season

-MLL and LXM Announce Partnership

-Lacrosse Growth in Bethlehem, NY

-Division I Growing Pains

-Dallas Baptist University Adds Club Lacrosse

Posted in: Colorado,Division I,Division III,LXM,MLL,New York,Oklahoma,Professional,Texas,Vermont,Youth

Video on Wisconsin Lacrosse Growth

Article

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-Tramboni Leaves Cornell For Penn State

-Lacrosse Grows in Shelburne, VT

-Petition For Lacrosse in Miami-Dade Public Schools

-First Year D1 Program Mercer Coach Jason Childs Interview

-Lacrosse Growth in Shreveport, LA

Posted in: College,Division I,Florida,Georgia,High School,Louisiana,Vermont,Wisconsin,Youth