What was the American Lacrosse Conference?
Q: What was the American Lacrosse Conference?
A: The American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) was a group of colleges and universities in the eastern half of the United States that played NCAA Division I women's lacrosse against one another each season.
Q: What sport did this conference play?
A: Women's lacrosse was the only sport that this conference ever played—all members were (and still are) in other conferences for other sports.
Q: When was the ALC founded?
A: The ALC was founded in 2001 by seven schools, with play starting in 2002.
Q: How many schools were members at one time or another?
A: Nine schools were members at one time or another, but no more than seven played in any season.
Q: Why did the conference fold after 2014?
A: The conference folded after the 2014 season mainly because the Big Ten Conference, home to four of the ALC's final seven members, planned to start a women's lacrosse league in the 2015 season.
Q: Who earned a spot in NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse tournament?
A: The conference champion earned a spot in NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse tournament.
