College Lacrosse - NCAA Women's Lacrosse

NCAA Women's Lacrosse

See also: Women's lacrosse

Women's college lacrosse differ significantly from men's lacrosse in terms of rules and equipment. The NCAA holds lacrosse championships for all three Divisions and currently the NCAA has 375 women's lacrosse programs. Women's collegiate lacrosse was originally governed by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships (AIAW). The AIAW held championships from 1978-1982 before being dissolved into the NCAA. The NCAA began sponsoring a Division III championship in 1985 and added a Division II championship in 2001.

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