Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference

The Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference (MWLC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III women's lacrosse-only college athletic conference composed of schools located in the Midwestern United States. All schools are members of other conferences in other sports and formed the MWLC until such time as their existing conferences add lacrosse.

Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference
AssociationNCAA
Founded2011
CommissionerG. Steven Larson
Sports fielded
  • Women's lacrosse
DivisionDivision III
No. of teams14
HeadquartersMinneapolis, Minnesota
RegionMidwestern United States
Official websitemlc-mwlc.org

The MWLC was created one year after many of the member schools started a new men's lacrosse-only conference, the Midwest Lacrosse Conference.[1] Founding members of the MWLC were Adrian College, Albion College, Carthage College, Concordia University Wisconsin, Fontbonne University, College of Mount St. Joseph, North Central College, and Trine University.[2]

Adrian, Albion, and Trine left the league before the 2013 season when the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association officially added lacrosse. However, the league added Augustana, Aurora, Beloit, and Benedictine that year. 2015 was another year of major change, losing Augustana, Carthage, Dubuque, Fontbonne, Mt. St. Joseph, and North Central. Joining the league were Cornell (IA), Illinois Tech, and Wartburg. Since then the league has added Augsburg, Concordia (IL), Hamline, Marian (WI), Monmouth, and Northwestern (MN).

Member schools
Institution City State Team Name Affiliation Enrollment Primary Conference
Augsburg University Minneapolis Minnesota Auggies Private/Lutheran 3,000 MIAC
Aurora University Aurora Illinois Spartans Private/Non-sectarian 1,685

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Beloit College Beloit Wisconsin Buccaneers Private/Non-sectarian 1,300 Midwest
Benedictine University Lisle Illinois Eagles Private/Catholic 3,282 NACC
Concordia University Chicago Chicago Illinois Cougars Private/Lutheran 1,361 NACC
Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon Wisconsin Falcons Private/Lutheran 1,608 NACC
Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa Rams Private/Methodist 1,197 Midwest
Hamline University St. Paul Minnesota Pipers Private/Methodist 2,100 MIAC
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Illinois Scarlet Hawks Private/Non-sectarian 2,801 NACC
Loras College Dubuque Iowa Duhawks Private/Catholic 1,600 ARC
Marian University Fond du Lac Wisconsin Sabres (Catholic) 1,497 NACC
Monmouth College Monmouth Illinois Fighting Scots Private/Presbyterian 1,300 Midwest
Northwestern (Minn.) Roseville Minnesota Eagles Private (Nondenominational) 2,944 UMAC
Wartburg College Waverly Iowa Knights Private/ELCA 1,775 ARC

See also

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