The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located primarily in the state of New York, with a single member located in the District of Columbia.
College lacrosse is played by student-athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played at both the varsity and club levels. College lacrosse in Canada is sponsored by the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association (CUFLA) and Maritime University Field Lacrosse League (MUFLL), while in the United States, varsity men's and women's lacrosse is governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). There are also university lacrosse programs in the United Kingdom sponsored by British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) and programs in Japan.
The 2001 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 31st annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 2001 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
The 1997 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 27th annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1997 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
The NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship is the annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. It has been played annually since 1972; prior to that, all teams competed in a single class.
The Adelphi Panthers are the athletic teams that represent Adelphi University, located in Garden City, Long Island, New York, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.
The NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship is the annual championship in men's lacrosse held by the NCAA for teams competing in Division II.
The NCAA Division II women's lacrosse tournament is a yearly single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national team champion of women's collegiate lacrosse among its Division II members in the United States, held annually since 2001.
The 1997 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 16th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania during May 1997. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. This year, the tournament field expanded from 6 to 8 teams, the first expansion since 1986.
The 1976 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States.
The 1979 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II and Division III men's college lacrosse in the United States.
The 1980 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the seventh annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States.
The 1981 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the eighth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States.
The Loyola–Towson lacrosse rivalry is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between Baltimore's Loyola Greyhounds of the Patriot League and Towson Tigers of the Colonial Athletic Association. The teams first met in 1959 and competed at the NCAA Division II level until transferring up to Division I in 1980 for Towson and in 1982 for Loyola. The two programs share locations on Charles Street and are separated by only four and a half miles. They also share cross-street rivalries with foe Johns Hopkins. Successful in Division II, both the Greyhounds and Tigers have had success at the national level in the first division since moving up. Loyola has appeared in four Final Fours and won the 2012 national title, while Towson has appeared in three final fours of their own, in addition to their 1974 Division II championship. Through 2024, Loyola leads the series by a 36–31 margin, the most-played opponent for both schools.
The 1993 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the ninth annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States, although the first incarnation of a separate Division II tournament since 1981.
The 1995 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the 11th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States.
The 1996 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the 12th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States.
The 1998 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the 14th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States.
The 1999 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the 15th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States.
The 2001 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 17th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States.
Garden City, New York