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- ↑ "Midwest Lacrosse Conference Ready for Inaugural Season". LaxPower. January 7, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ↑ "About the Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference". MLC-MWLC. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
