The National Women's Lacrosse League (NWLL) is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) women's lacrosse-only college athletic conference. The vast majority of NAIA women's lacrosse programs play at the club level as part of the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA). The NAIA does not currently organize the sport of lacrosse for its member institutions, although there is hope this may change in the near future. In the meantime, the NWLL is providing an umbrella organization for all women's varsity NAIA lacrosse teams in the USA, including a national championship tournament.
Founding schools of the NWLL were Indiana Institute of Technology, Missouri Baptist University, Reinhardt University, Robert Morris University (Illinois), Shorter University and Tennessee Wesleyan College. Conference play began during the 2010-11 season, culminating in the first NWLL conference tournament championship won by Indiana Tech on April 22–23, 2011 at Shorter University.
On April 26, 2011 the NWLL announced the addition of three new members for the 2011-12 academic year: Davenport University, Savannah College of Art and Design and Siena Heights University. On October 12, 2011 it was announced that Midland University would also join in 2011-12.
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced on January 27, 2012, that it is making history by adding lacrosse for both men and women as conference sports effective the fall of 2012. The WHAC is the first conference in the NAIA to offer lacrosse as a conference championship sport. At this time, the WHAC schools are still operating under the umbrella of NWLL.
Member schools Institution Location Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Primary ConferenceAquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, MichiganPrivate (Catholic)2,159SaintsWolverine-HoosierAsbury UniversityWilmore, KentuckyPrivate (Christian)1,764EaglesKIACAve Maria UniversityAve Maria, FloridaPrivate (Catholic)1,200GyrenesThe Sun ConferenceColumbia CollegeColumbia, South CarolinaPrivate1,200Fighting KoalasAppalachian AthleticDavenport UniversityGrand Rapids, MichiganPrivate11,733PanthersWolverine-HoosierGeorgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KentuckyPrivate (Christian)1,400TigersMid-SouthIndiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, IndianaPrivate 3,500WarriorsWolverine-HoosierLawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MichiganPrivate4,000Blue DevilsWolverine-HoosierLindenwood University – BellevilleBelleville, IllinoisPrivate2,600LynxAmerican MidwestLourdes UniversitySylvania, OhioPrivate (Catholic)2,343Gray WolvesWolverine-HoosierMissouri Baptist UniversitySt. Louis, MissouriPrivate (Christian)4,500SpartansAmerican MidwestUniversity of PikevillePikeville, KentuckyPrivate (Presbyterian)2,300 Lady BearsMid-SouthPoint UniversityWest Point, GeorgiaPrivate (Christian)1,439SkyhawksAppalachian AthleticReinhardt UniversityWaleska, Georgia Private (Methodist)1,057Eagles Appalachian AthleticRobert Morris University Chicago, IllinoisPrivate7,000EaglesChicagoland CollegiateSt. Andrews University (North Carolina)Laurinburg, North CarolinaPrivate600KnightsAppalachian AthleticSavannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GeorgiaPrivate8,478BeesThe Sun ConferenceSiena Heights UniversityAdrian, MichiganPrivate (Catholic)2,200SaintsWolverine-HoosierTennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TennesseePrivate (Methodist)1,000BulldogsAppalachian AthleticTruett-McConnell CollegeCleveland, GeorgiaPrivate (Baptist)1,600BearsAppalachian Athletic
League Championship Season Champion Score Runner-up Location Venue 2010–11 Indiana Tech 15–10 Tennessee Wesleyan Rome, GA Shorter University 2011–12 SCAD 18–17 (3 OT) Indiana Tech Rome, GA Shorter University 2012–13 SCAD 19–12 Indiana Tech Rome, GA Shorter University 2013–14 Robert Morris 13–12 SCAD Belleville, IL Lindenwood University – Belleville 2014–15 SCAD 13–6 Davenport Belleville, IL Lindenwood University – Belleville 2015–16 Davenport 9–8 (OT) Lawrence Grand Rapids, MI Davenport University
See also NAIA lacrosse
References
External links Official website (archived)