Continental Lacrosse Conference
ConferenceMCLA
Founded2019
Sports fielded
No. of teams21
RegionGreat Lakes and Northeast

The Continental Lacrosse Conference (CLC) is a conference in the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The CLC incorporates teams in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island and is divided into two divisions, Division I and Division II.

History

The conference was formed on August 8, 2018, after the conference commissioners of the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association and the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League agreed to merge their conferences into one Continental League Conference.[1]

Teams

Division 1

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Primary conference
Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 1863 Private (Catholic) 15,046 Eagles ACC (Division I)
University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York 1846 Public 32,332 Bulls MAC (Division I)
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan 1892 Public 15,465 Chippewas MAC (Division I)
University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut 1881 Public 26,876 Huskies AAC (Division I)
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 1855 Public 49,659 Spartans Big Ten (Division I)
University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1809 Public 13,991 Wildcats AEC (Division I)
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts 1898 Private (Nonsectarian) 28,167 Huskies CAA (Division I)
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan 1903 Public 19,038 Broncos MAC (Division I)

Division 2

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Primary conference
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut 1927 Public 4,155 Purple Knights ECC (Division II)
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Massachusetts 1840 Public 9,942 Bears MASCAC (Division III)
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut 1849 Public 9,653 Blue Devils NEC (Division I)
Framingham State University Framingham, Massachusetts 1839 Public 4,495 Rams MASCAC (Division III)
University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut 1920 Private (Nonsectarian) 7,513 Chargers NE-10 (Division II)
University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island 1892 Public 16,696 Rams A-10 (Division I)
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut 1893 Public 8,788 Owls NE-10 (Division II)
Stonehill College Easton, Massachusetts 1948 Private (Catholic) 2,479 Skyhawks NE-10 (Division II)
Westfield State University Westfield, Massachusetts 1838 Public 5,013 Owls MASCAC (Division III)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts 1865 Private (Nonsectarian) 7,230 Engineers NEWMAC (Division III)

Conference Championships

Division 1 Division 2
YearChampionScoreRunner-UpLocationYearChampionScoreRunner-UpLocation
2019 New Hampshire 14-7 Michigan State Taunton, MA 2019 Rhode Island 15-9 Central Connecticut State Bridgewater, MA
2020 No Championship 2020 No Championship
2021 No Championship 2021 No Championship
2022 Boston College 9-8 Northeastern Fitchburg, MA 2022 Rhode Island 19-12 Bridgewater State Fitchburg, MA
2023 Boston College 13-9 Northeastern Fitchburg, MA 2023 Rhode Island 17-4 Maine Fitchburg, MA
  • Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion
  • Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up

References

  1. ↑ "MCLA Adds New Conference". Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2019-04-03.


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