| Continental Lacrosse Conference |
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| Established | 2019 |
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| Association | MCLA |
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| Members | 21 |
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| Sports fielded | |
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| Region | Great Lakes and Northeast |
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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
|
14,395
|
Eagles
|
ACC (Division I)
|
| Central Michigan University
|
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
|
1892
|
Public
|
22,000
|
Chippewas
|
MAC (Division I)
|
| University of Connecticut
|
Storrs, Connecticut
|
1881
|
Public
|
20,846
|
Huskies
|
American Athletic Conference (Division I)
|
| Michigan State University
|
East Lansing, Michigan
|
1855
|
Public
|
39,000
|
Spartans
|
Big Ten (Division I)
|
| University of New Hampshire
|
Durham, New Hampshire
|
1809
|
Public
|
20,126
|
Wildcats
|
America East (Division I)
|
| Northeastern University
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
1898
|
Private/Non-sectarian
|
21,000
|
Huskies
|
CAA (Division I)
|
| Temple University
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
1888
|
Public
|
39,088
|
Owls
|
American Athletic Conference (Division I)
|
| University of Pittsburgh
|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
1787
|
Public
|
19,000
|
Panthers
|
ACC (Division I)
|
| SUNY-Buffalo
|
Buffalo, New York
|
1846
|
Public
|
28,601
|
Bulls
|
MAC (Division I)
|
| Western Michigan University
|
Kalamazoo, Michigan
|
1903
|
Public
|
19,000
|
Broncos
|
MAC (Division I)
|
Division 2[]
| Institution
|
Location
|
Founded
|
Affiliation
|
Enrollment
|
Team Nickname
|
Primary conference
|
| University of Bridgeport
|
Bridgeport, Connecticut
|
1927
|
Public
|
2,897
|
Purple Knights
|
ECC (Division II)
|
| Bridgewater State University
|
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
|
1840
|
Public
|
9,628
|
Bears
|
MASCAC (Division III)
|
| Central Connecticut State University
|
New Britain, Connecticut
|
1849
|
Public
|
12,233
|
Blue Devil
|
NEC (Division I)
|
| Framingham State University
|
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
1839
|
Public
|
6,429
|
Rams
|
MASCAC (Division III)
|
| University of New Haven
|
West Haven, Connecticut
|
1920
|
Private/Non-sectarian
|
5,233
|
Chargers
|
Northeast Ten (Division II)
|
| University of Rhode Island
|
Kingston, Rhode Island
|
1892
|
Public
|
19,095
|
Rams
|
Atlantic 10 (Division I)
|
| Southern Connecticut State University
|
New Haven, Connecticut
|
1893
|
Public
|
12,326
|
Owls
|
Northeast Ten (Division II)
|
| Stonehill College
|
Easton, Massachusetts
|
1948
|
Private/Catholic
|
2,426
|
Skyhawks
|
Northeast Ten (Division II)
|
| Westfield State University
|
Westfield, Massachusetts
|
1838
|
Public
|
4,900
|
Owls
|
MASCAC (Division III)
|
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute
|
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
1865
|
Private/Non-sectarian
|
4,556
|
Engineers
|
NEWMAC (Division III)
|
Conference Championships[]
| Division 1
|
Division 2
|
| Year |
Champion |
Score |
Runner-Up |
Location |
Year |
Champion |
Score |
Runner-Up |
Location
|
| 2019
|
New Hampshire
|
14-7
|
Michigan State
|
Taunton, MA
|
2019
|
Rhode Island
|
15-9
|
Central Connecticut State
|
Bridgewater, MA
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