Saginaw Valley State University (D2 MI) Adds Women's Lacrosse

UNIVERSITY CENTER -- The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control approved adding women's lacrosse as a varsity sport, competing in NCAA Division II, during the Board's regular meeting Monday, Feb. 17.

 Lacrosse is the fastest-growing college sport in the nation, according to the NCAA, and it is increasingly popular in Michigan. Over the past three years, the number of high school girls lacrosse programs in the state has increased from 120 to 180.

SVSU has offered lacrosse as a club sport since 2010. SVSU plans to start its intercollegiate women's lacrosse program for the 2021-22 academic year and will compete in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), which currently has 6 schools competing in the sport. With the addition of lacrosse, SVSU will offer 9 men's sports and 11 women's sports.

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Eastern Nazarene College (D3 MA) Adds Lacrosse

Eastern Nazarene College announced Wednesday plans to add men's and women's lacrosse starting in the fall of 2020. During the 2020-2021 academic year, the teams will compete as club programs with NCAA Division III sponsorship beginning in the 2021-2022 academic year.

"I am excited to announce these new additions to the athletic department. Lacrosse has been on the college's radar for a number of years. As one of the fastest growing sports for men and women at both the high school and college levels, plus strong interest from current students on campus, the decision to begin lacrosse at Eastern Nazarene College opens new opportunities for student-athlete participation," said Brad Zarges, Director of Athletics.

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Spalding University (D3 KY) Adds Lacrosse

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding University Department of Athletics is proud to announce the addition of men's and women's lacrosse to the list NCAA sponsored sports. Men's and women's lacrosse are the 17th and 18th sports to join Spalding University Athletics.

Men's and women's lacrosse will begin adding a full complement of student-athletes upon the hiring of head coaches with an inaugural season targeted for 2021-22. With the sport of lacrosse continuing to grow nationally and regionally, Spalding becomes the third NCAA Division III program in the state to sponsor lacrosse, which has a season beginning in February and concluding in May.

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Posted in: Division III,Kentucky

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Missouri Western State University (D2) Adds Women's Lacrosse

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western State University Board of Governors unanimously approved the addition of women's lacrosse as the 17th NCAA Division II varsity sport at the University during a telephone poll Tuesday morning. The team will become active in the 2020-21 academic year and begin competition in the spring of 2021. A press conference detailing the addition will be held at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the KCP&L Theater inside the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex.

Missouri Western will become the fourth NCAA Division II member in the state of Missouri to add the sport and the first from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Missouri Western will be the only public DII member in the state of Missouri sponsoring women's lacrosse.

"What an incredible opportunity to be the first MIAA institution to sponsor women's lacrosse and be at the forefront of leading the rapid growth of the sport in this region," MWSU vice president of intercollegiate athletics Dr. Josh Looney said. "Between the recently-renovated Spratt Stadium and the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex, our state-of-the-art infrastructure will allow lacrosse student-athletes to experience championship success on and off the field at Missouri Western. We are excited to grow our student-athlete population beyond 400 students with this high-achieving group of athletes and lead an important University initiative that will continue to move MWSU forward."

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