American Lacrosse Conference

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American Lacrosse Conference
(ALC)
American Lacrosse Conference logo
Established 2002
Association NCAA
Division Division I
Members 7
Sports fielded 1 (men's: 0; women's: 1)
Region Eastern United States
Headquarters Erie, Pennsylvania
Commissioner Peggy Pruitt
Website americanlacrosseconference.org

The American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) is a women's lacrosse-only college athletic conference whose members compete at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The ALC's six members are located in the eastern half of the United States.

In 2009–10, two more Southeastern Conference universities joined the ALC: South Carolina[1] and Florida.[2] The South Carolina program was eventually delayed with no timetable to begin play.[3] In 2011 it was announced that the conference will add Michigan as the seventh member.[4] The Wolverines will begin NCAA competition in 2013–14, after transitioning the program from club to varsity status.[5]

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Current members [edit]

The ALC currently has six full members in the Eastern United States:

Institution Nickname Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment
Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays Baltimore, Maryland 1876 Private 6,025
Northwestern University Wildcats Evanston, Illinois 1851 Private 13,407
Ohio State University Buckeyes Columbus, Ohio 1870 Public 51,818
Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania 1855 Public 41,289
University of Florida Gators Gainesville, Florida 1853 Public 51,413
Vanderbilt University Commodores Nashville, Tennessee 1873 Private 11,500

Future members [edit]

Former Members [edit]

Former members of the ALC include Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina and Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Davidson later moved to the National Lacrosse Conference and is now an associate member of the Big South Conference. Ohio University exited the ALC when the OU Athletics Department decided to drop several sports programs including women's lacrosse in January 2007.[7]

Championship history [edit]

Year Regular season Record Tournament championship
2002 Vanderbilt 6–0 not held
2003 Ohio State 5–1 not held
2004 Vanderbilt / Northwestern 5–1 not held
2005 Northwestern 6–0 not held
2006 Northwestern 5–0 not held
2007 Northwestern 4–0 Northwestern 22, Johns Hopkins 6
2008 Northwestern 4–0 Northwestern 14, Vanderbilt 3
2009 Northwestern 4–0 Northwestern 13, Penn State 3
2010 Northwestern 5–0 Northwestern 23, Vanderbilt 14
2011 Northwestern 5–0 Northwestern 10, Florida 9
2012 Florida 5–0 Florida 14, Northwestern 7
2013 Northwestern 4–1 Northwestern 8, Florida 3

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Gamecock Women's Lacrosse Program to Begin Play in 2010". University of South Carolina. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2007-09-06. 
  2. ^ "Gators Newest Member of American Lacrosse Conference". University of Florida. 2006-10-11. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-19. 
  3. ^ a b "Lacrosse Program Delayed". University of South Carolina. November 25, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  4. ^ "American Lacrosse Conf. Welcomes Michigan". LaxPower.com. June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  5. ^ "U-M Athletics Announces Men's and Women's Lacrosse as Varsity Sports". University of Michigan. May 25, 2011. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Ulehla Selected as Michigan's First Varsity Women's Lacrosse Coach," MGoBlue.com (September 8, 2011). Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  7. ^ "Ohio Athletics Announces Changes to Sport Program Offerings". Ohio University. 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-01-25. 

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