ALC TEAMS
ABOUT THE AMERICAN LACROSSE CONFERENCE
The American Lacrosse Conference was formed in October of 2001, and was composed of seven charter institutions. The Conference is dedicated to the enhancement and sound management of intercollegiate lacrosse as an integral part of the student-athlete's collegiate experience. The American Lacrosse Conference was organized for the purpose of continuing and improving competition for our student-athletes as well as to promote the development and sponsorship of women's lacrosse at the collegiate level.
History
The American Lacrosse Conference, in its ninth year of existence, is a lacrosse-only conference that consists of the University of Florida, Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, Penn State University, The Ohio State University, the University of South Carolina, and Vanderbilt University. In 2001 coaches from Davidson, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Ohio, Penn State, Ohio State and Vanderbilt met to form this conference as a means to provide more opportunities for the student-athletes at their respective institutions. In 2002 the American Lacrosse Conference sponsored its first season, with Vanderbilt winning the league title. In 2004 the ALC received an automatic qualifying berth to the NCAA Championships for the first time. Davidson withdrew from the conference in 2005. In June of 2006 Florida announced it would be elevating women’s lacrosse to a varsity sport for the 2010 season and in October of 2006, the Gators joined the ALC. In February of 2007 South Carolina also announced the addition of lacrosse to the varsity roster, and in March of 2007, the Gamecocks were admitted to the conference. In 2006 the conference approved a tournament format and 2007 marked the first ALC post-season tournament, with the winner earning the automatic berth to the NCAA Championships. However, in 2008 the conference tournament featured only five teams, and the automatic qualification was suspended. With Florida sponsoring a varsity team in 2010, the fourth year of the tournament, the NCAA bid has been restored and the ALC Tournament winner will again earn the league’s automatic bid to the national championships.
ALC Staff
COMMISSIONER
Peggy Pruitt
pruitt@ohio.edu
740-593-3410
SPORTS INFORMATION
Chip Rogers
chipr@virginia.edu
434-825-2082
ALC Head Coaches
| Florida | Mandee O’Leary |
| Johns Hopkins | Janine Tucker |
| Northwestern | Kelly Amonte-Hiller |
| Ohio State | Sue Stimmel |
| Penn State | Suzanne Isidor |
| Vanderbilt | Cathy Swezey |
News to report or questions about the ALC?
E-mail Commissioner Peggy Pruitt or Sports Information Director Chip Rogers
