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| Association | NCAA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Ceased | 2014 |
| Sports fielded |
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| Division | Division I |
| No. of teams | 7 (final), 9 (total) |
| Headquarters | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Region | Eastern United States |
The American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) was a women's lacrosse-only college athletic conference whose members competed at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). All of the ALC's members throughout its history were located in the eastern half of the United States. The conference was founded in 2001 in advance of the 2002 NCAA lacrosse season with seven members; nine schools were members at one time or another during its history.
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 would add Michigan as the seventh member.[4] The Wolverines began NCAA competition in 2013–14, after transitioning the program from club to varsity status.[5]
Starting with the 2015 season, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and Northwestern joined Maryland and Rutgers in the new Big Ten women's lacrosse league, and Johns Hopkins' women's lacrosse team went independent.[6] In April 2014 it was announced that the two remaining programs, Florida and Vanderbilt, would be joining the Big East Conference as affiliate members in 2015, leaving the 2014 season as the last in American Lacrosse Conference history.[7]
- ^ "Gamecock Women's Lacrosse Program to Begin Play in 2010". University of South Carolina. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lacrosse Program Delayed". University of South Carolina. November 25, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "American Lacrosse Conf. Welcomes Michigan". LaxPower.com. June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Institution of Men's and Women's Lacrosse..." June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "WD1 Notebook: Vanderbilt, Florida to join Big East | Lacrosse Magazine". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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