Continental Lacrosse Conference

Continental Lacrosse Conference

Conference	MCLA
Founded	2019
Sports fielded	College Lacrosse
No. of teams	21
Region	Great 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.

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
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
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

External links

• Official website