Beginning in the spring of 2013, Aurora University, an NCAA Division III institution, will offer a women's varsity lacrosse team.
Mark Walsh, Director of Athletics at Aurora University, said, “We have watched carefully as the sport of lacrosse has emerged in high schools and clubs in the midwest. We believe that there is sufficient interest both on campus and from prospective students to support women's lacrosse at Aurora University. With the sport of lacrosse played in the spring in the NCAA, we felt this sport would be a good fit and compliment for our current athletic offerings and facilities."
The process of identifying and selecting a head coach for the women's program will begin immediately. AU will begin the women's program with current student-athletes who have expressed an interest in the sport, along with incoming student-athletes.
As dropping sports has become a welcomed trend among college athletics, AU continues to go against the norm. Those interested in pursuing a career in women's lacrosse at the college level are encouraged to contact the Aurora University Athletic Department for further information.
Aurora University is a member of the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) which began its first season of competition in the fall of 2006. The NAC consists of 13 colleges and universities from the shared-border states of Illinois and Wisconsin. Member schools include: Alverno College, Aurora University, Benedictine University, Concordia University Chicago, Concordia University Wisconsin, Dominican University, Edgewood College, Lakeland College, Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Marian College, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Rockford College and Wisconsin Lutheran College.
Aurora University sponsors all of the 18 Northern Athletics Conference sponsored sports as well as men's lacrosse which participates in the Midwest Lacrosse Conference. NAC men's teams include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. Women's squads are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and volleyball.
