Southwestern Lacrosse Conference
AssociationMen's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
Founded2008
PresidentMatt Holman
Sports fielded
No. of teams21
Official websitehttp://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.

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

Institution Location Enrollment Nickname Tenure Conference Championships
Division I
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 49,471 Wildcats 2009 - Present
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 77,881 Sun Devils 2009 - Present 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 47,516 Bruins 2009 - Present
Chapman University Orange, California 9,991 Panthers 2009 - Present 2009, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona 103,427 Antelopes 2012 - Present 2015, 2017
San Diego State University San Diego, California 35,732 Aztecs 2009 - Present
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 49,318 Trojans 2009 - Present 2022
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 - Present 2009, 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 - Present 2022, 2023
Claremont Colleges Claremont, California 3,614 Cougars 2009 - Present
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California 10,184 Lions 2009 - Present
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona 28,718 Lumberjacks 2013 - Present 2019
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, California 4,445 Sea Lions 2022 - Present
University of San Diego San Diego, California 9,041 Toreros 2009 - Present
Division III
Moorpark College Moorpark, California 14,357 Raiders 2023 - Present
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, California 14,646 Vaqueros 2022 - Present

Former members

Institution Location Team Nickname Tenure Reason for Departure
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, California Kingsmen 2009-2013 Ceased operations in 2013
California State University, Channel Islands Camarillo, California Dolphins 2010-2021 Ceased operations in 2021
Concordia University Irvine Irvine, California Golden Eagles 2009-2023 Moved to NCAA Division II - RMAC
Marymount California University Rancho Palos Verdes, California Mariners 2016-2018 Ceased operations in 2018
Occidental College Los Angeles, California Tigers 2009-2019 Ceased operations in 2019
Pepperdine University Malibu, California Waves 2009-2015 Ceased operations in 2015
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Gauchos 2009-2019 Moved to MCLA - WCLL Division I
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Paradise, Nevada Rebels 2009-2020 Ceased operations in 2020

Championship Records

Division I

Season Conference Champion Runner-up
2009 Chapman UC Santa Barbara
2010 Arizona State Chapman
2011 Chapman Arizona State
2012 Arizona State Chapman
2013 Arizona State UC Santa Barbara
2014 Arizona State Chapman
2015 Grand Canyon Arizona State
2016 Chapman Grand Canyon
2017 Grand Canyon Arizona State
2018 Chapman Concordia-Irvine
2019 Chapman Arizona State
2020 No Championship
2021 No Championship
2022 Southern California Grand Canyon
2023 Chapman Concordia-Irvine
  • Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion
  • Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up

Division II

Season Conference Champion Runner-up
2009 Cal State Fullerton Cal State Long Beach
2010 Cal State Fullerton Biola
2011 Cal State Fullerton Concordia-Irvine
2012 Grand Canyon Cal State Fullerton
2013 Concordia-Irvine Cal State Fullerton
2014 Concordia-Irvine Cal State Fullerton
2015 Concordia-Irvine Cal State Fullerton
2016 Concordia-Irvine Cal State Fullerton
2017 Concordia-Irvine Northern Arizona
2018 Cal State Fullerton Cal State San Marcos
2019 Northern Arizona UC San Diego
2020 No Championship
2021 No Championship
2022 Cal State San Marcos UC San Diego
2023 Cal State San Marcos UC San Diego
  • Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion
  • Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up

References

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