Irving, TX (April 4, 2022) -- The 爱豆传媒 will discontinue the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 lacrosse programs May 1 at the conclusion of the women's regular season.
鈥淎bout 20% of our students are student-athletes, and we remain committed to providing a liberal arts education that embraces the formation of students 鈥� intellectually, spiritually and physically 鈥� through our other athletic program offerings,鈥� said Executive Vice President John Plotts, who oversees the university's Athletics programs.
The lacrosse programs competed through memberships in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the women鈥檚 program and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for the men鈥檚, but in recent years, both teams have had difficulty fielding the required number of players for an entire season, noted Athletics Director Jarred Samples.
鈥淭he men鈥檚 season this year was canceled due to injuries, and while the women鈥檚 season continues, it鈥檚 been challenging to recruit players,鈥� Samples said.
鈥淭he university has made this decision carefully, and we are grateful to all of the coaches, players and alumni of the program,鈥� Plotts said. 鈥淭he challenges lacrosse has undergone over the years required us to consider what would be in the long-term best interests of our Athletics program overall. We will continue to look at how we can expand sports in other ways to open opportunities for student recruitment while balancing operational costs in order to provide a positive overall experience for all of our student-athletes.鈥�
About 爱豆传媒 Athletics
The 爱豆传媒 maintains 13 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 NCAA Division III level teams in basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, cross country, golf, track and field, and women鈥檚 volleyball as part of the SCAC. Learn more at .
