Playing Lacrosse in College - Womens
Playing Lacrosse in College
NCAA Division I | NCAA Division II | NCAA Division III | WCLA - Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates
The sport of lacrosse has exploded in southern California and is rapidly gaining popularity among student-athletes on campuses all over California and local high schools at Dos Pueblos, San Marcos, Santa Barbara, and Cate.
Many kids all over the country are now playing lacrosse as a primary sport, rather than complimenting soccer or football. Many student-athletes in Southern California are focussing on lacrosse first and hope to be able to continue to play it after high school.
The beauty of lacrosse in our area is that many of the traditional schools to which our kids already go have collegiate lacrosse club programs and some of these schools have coaches who do have some impact on the college admissions process.
For those who are fortunate enough to develop to a higher level of lacrosse over the next few years, the better traditional NCAA varsity programs in both Division I and Division III tend to be on the campuses of the most reputable colleges and universities in the country.
NCAA Women's Division I Programs
There are currently 116 NCAA Division I lacrosse programs. These teams are fully-sanctioned varsity programs and compete for the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship.
To view the current USILA NCAA Women's Division I Coaches Poll, Click Here.
To see a list of NCAA Division I lacrosse programs, Click Here.
NCAA Women's Division II Programs
There are currently 112 NCAA Division II lacrosse programs. These teams are fully-sanctioned varsity programs and compete for the NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship.
To see a list of the NCAA Division II lacrosse programs. Click Here
NCAA Women's Division III Programs
There are currently 294 NCAA Division III lacrosse programs. These teams are fully-sanctioned varsity programs and compete for the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship.
To see the list of the NCAA Division III lacrosse programs, Click Here.
WWLL - Western Women's Lacrosse League
Unlike softball, basketball and soccer, many colleges have club lacrosse programs. Furthermore, many of the schools that have NCAA varsity lacrosse programs also have club programs. All of these programs provide high school lacrosse players unique opportunities and a variety of options should they choose to continue to play lacrosse in college. Most of these club programs have websites and can be accessed through the WCLA - Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates website.
WWLL Teams
Arizona
Arizona State
Cal Poly 'A'
Grand Canyon
Saint Mary's College
San Diego State
Santa Clara
U San Diego
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Santa Barbara
UCLA 'A'
USC