Atlantic Lacrosse Conference

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Atlantic Lacrosse Conference
Association Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
Sport College Lacrosse
Founded2020
PresidentPanchito Ojeda
Divisions2
No. of teams22
Most recent
champion(s)
Division 1: Liberty (2nd Title)
Division 2: UNC Charlotte (3rd title)
(2024)
Most titlesDivision 1: Virginia Tech & Liberty (Tied at 2 Titles)
Division 2: UNC Charlotte (3 Titles)
Official website https://mcla.us/conference/alc

The Atlantic Lacrosse Conference (ALC) is a lacrosse conference in the United States that participates in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The ALC operates in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina and is split into two divisions, Division I and Division II. The conference is governed by an executive board and the team that wins the conference's divisional playoffs receive an automatic bid to the MCLA National Championship. [1]

Contents

History

At the end of the 2020 season, the MCLA Board of Directors announced that they voted to split the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC), resulting in the founding of a new conference, which would become the Atlantic Lacrosse Conference. Its founding members were Clemson, East Carolina, George Washington, Liberty, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. [2]

At the end of the 2021 season, the ALC announced its intentions to expand and create a division 2 component to the conference. The founding division 2 teams were Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Elon, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Wilmington and Wake Forest, all of which moved over from the SELC. It was also announced at that time that Pittsburgh and Temple had moved from the Continental Lacrosse Conference (CLC) to the ALC, joining its Division 1 teams. [3]

The 2023 season added three new division 2 teams, College of Charleston, The Citadel, and Davidson College, all whom moved over from the SELC. The 2024 season added the College of William & Mary, Longwood University, and a division-2 team for Virginia Tech.

Teams

InstitutionLocationEnrollmentNicknameJoined
Division I
Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina 27,341 Tigers 2021
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina 28,021 Pirates 2021
James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia 22,166 Dukes 2022
Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia 95,148 Flames 2022
North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 36,831 Wolfpack 2021
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 29,238 Panthers 2022
Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 35,626 Owls 2022
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee 31,701 Volunteers 2021
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia 37,279 Hokies 2021
West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 25,474 Mountaineers 2021
Division II
Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina 20,641 Mountaineers 2022
The Citadel Charleston, South Carolina 3,693 Bulldogs 2023
Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina 10,473 Chanticleers 2022
College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina 10,941 Cougars 2023
College of William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 9.517 Tribe 2024
Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina 1,973 Wildcats 2023
Elon University Elon, North Carolina 7,127 Phoenix 2022
Longwood University Farmville, Virginia 5,096 Lancers 2024
University of North Carolina–Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina 30,448 49ers 2022
University of North Carolina–Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina 18,030 Seahawks 2022
Virginia Tech (DII) Blacksburg, Virginia 37,279 Hokies 2024
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina 8,947 Demon Deacons 2022

Conference Champions

Division 1
SeasonChampionScoreRunner-upLink
2021Liberty17-8Clemson [4]
2022Virginia Tech18-11Clemson [5]
2023Virginia Tech14-132OTLiberty [6]
2024Liberty17-13Tennessee [7]

Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up

Division 2
SeasonChampionScoreRunner-upLink
2022UNC Charlotte16-8Coastal Carolina [8]
2023UNC Charlotte11-9Coastal Carolina [9]
2024UNC Charlotte14-9Wake Forest [10]

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