
Beginning in 2015 the women鈥檚 lacrosse team will compete in the Big East Conference, joining current members Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Marquette, Temple and Villanova, as well as fellow newcomer Florida.
鈥淲e are excited to announce our affiliate membership with the Big East,鈥 says Head Lacrosse Coach . 鈥淚t is a conference with great tradition and highly competitive lacrosse. We look forward to the new challenges we will face and to the new rivalries.鈥
菠萝视频 moves over from the American Lacrosse Conference, which dissolved in May after 13 years. Florida, the only other school in the Southeastern Conference that competes in women鈥檚 lacrosse, will be a familiar foe for the Commodores, as the Gators also spent the past five years in the ALC.