Southwestern Lacrosse Conference

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Southwestern Lacrosse Conference
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Association Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
Founded2008
PresidentMatt Holman
Sports fielded
No. of teams21
Official website http://mcla.us/SLC/

The Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC) is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The conference incorporates teams from California and Arizona and is divided into three divisions, Division I, Division II, and Division III.

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History

The SLC is formed from original members of the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League which was the largest MCLA conference in the nation at the time. Because of rapid growth and teams spread out over a very large area, the members decided it was best to start a new conference and the SLC was born August 2008 with the blessing of the WCLL and MCLA.

Currently, the SLC has 11 Division I teams, 10 Division II teams and 2 Division III teams. The teams are members of the MCLA and the Division I and Division II conference tournament winners receive an automatic bid to the MCLA National Tournament. [1]

The 2023 season saw the introduction of a Division III component to the conference, comprising community colleges and junior colleges.

Teams

InstitutionLocationEnrollmentNicknameTenureConference Championships
Division I
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 49,471 Wildcats 2009 - Present
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 77,881 Sun Devils 2009 - Present2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 47,516 Bruins 2009 - Present
Chapman University Orange, California 9,991 Panthers 2009 - Present2009, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona 103,427 Antelopes 2012 - Present2015, 2017
San Diego State University San Diego, California 35,732 Aztecs 2009 - Present
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 49,318 Trojans 2009 - Present2022
Division II
Arizona Christian University Glendale, Arizona 1,053 Phoenix 2023 - Present
Biola University La Mirada, California 5,555 Eagles 2009 - Present
University of California, Irvine Irvine, California 36,505 Anteaters 2009 - Present
University of California, San Diego San Diego, California 41,368 Tritons 2009 - Present
California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California 40,738 Titans 2009 - 2018, 2022 - Present2009, 2010, 2011, 2018
California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California 39,435 Beach 2009 - 2020, 2023 - Present
California State University San Marcos San Marcos, California 14,503 Cougars 2012 - Present2022, 2023, 2024
Claremont Colleges Claremont, California 3,614Cougars2009 - Present
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California 10,184 Lions 2009 - Present
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona 28,718 Lumberjacks 2013 - Present2019
University of San Diego San Diego, California 9,041 Toreros 2009 - Present
Division III
Moorpark College Moorpark, California 14,357Raiders2023 - Present
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, California 14,646Vaqueros2022 - Present

Former members

InstitutionLocationTeam NicknameTenureReason for Departure
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, California Kingsmen 2009-2013Ceased operations in 2013
California State University, Channel Islands Camarillo, California Dolphins2010-2021Ceased operations in 2021
Concordia University Irvine Irvine, California Golden Eagles 2009-2023Moved to NCAA Division II - RMAC
Marymount California University Rancho Palos Verdes, California Mariners 2016-2018Ceased operations in 2018
Occidental College Los Angeles, California Tigers 2009-2019Ceased operations in 2019
Pepperdine University Malibu, California Waves 2009-2015Ceased operations in 2015
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, California Sea Lions 2022-2023Ceased operations in 2023
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Gauchos 2009-2019Moved to MCLA - WCLL Division I
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Paradise, Nevada Rebels 2009-2020Ceased operations in 2020

Championship Records

Division I

SeasonConference ChampionRunner-up
2009ChapmanUC Santa Barbara
2010Arizona StateChapman
2011ChapmanArizona State
2012Arizona StateChapman
2013Arizona StateUC Santa Barbara
2014Arizona StateChapman
2015Grand CanyonArizona State
2016ChapmanGrand Canyon
2017Grand CanyonArizona State
2018ChapmanConcordia-Irvine
2019ChapmanArizona State
2020No Championship
2021No Championship
2022Southern CaliforniaGrand Canyon
2023ChapmanConcordia-Irvine
2024ChapmanArizona

Division II

SeasonConference ChampionRunner-up
2009Cal State FullertonCal State Long Beach
2010Cal State FullertonBiola
2011Cal State FullertonConcordia-Irvine
2012Grand CanyonCal State Fullerton
2013Concordia-IrvineCal State Fullerton
2014Concordia-IrvineCal State Fullerton
2015Concordia-IrvineCal State Fullerton
2016Concordia-IrvineCal State Fullerton
2017Concordia-IrvineNorthern Arizona
2018Cal State FullertonCal State San Marcos
2019Northern ArizonaUC San Diego
2020No Championship
2021No Championship
2022Cal State San MarcosUC San Diego
2023Cal State San MarcosUC San Diego
2024Cal State San MarcosUC San Diego

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References

  1. "About the SLC". MCLA. Retrieved June 27, 2017.