The Southwestern Lacrosse Conference (SLC) is a lacrosse-only athletic conference affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The conference incorporates teams from California and Arizona and is divided into three divisions, Division I, Division II, and Division III.
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| Association | Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| President | Matt Holman |
| Sports fielded | |
| No. of teams | 21 |
| Official website | http://mcla.us/SLC/ |
History
editThe SLC is formed from original members of the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League which was the largest MCLA conference in the nation at the time. Because of rapid growth and teams spread out over a very large area, the members decided it was best to start a new conference and the SLC was born August 2008 with the blessing of the WCLL and MCLA.
Currently, the SLC has 11 Division I teams, 10 Division II teams and 2 Division III teams. The teams are members of the MCLA and the Division I and Division II conference tournament winners receive an automatic bid to the MCLA National Tournament.[1]
The 2023 season saw the introduction of a Division III component to the conference, comprising community colleges and junior colleges. The 2025 season reorganized divisions 2 and 3 in an attempt to balance the skill level of the teams and establish a division 3 championship. Biola, Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, Claremont, and Long Beach State were moved down.[2]
Teams
editFormer members
editChampionship Records
editDivision I
edit| Season | Conference Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chapman | UC Santa Barbara |
| 2010 | Arizona State | Chapman |
| 2011 | Chapman | Arizona State |
| 2012 | Arizona State | Chapman |
| 2013 | Arizona State | UC Santa Barbara |
| 2014 | Arizona State | Chapman |
| 2015 | Grand Canyon | Arizona State |
| 2016 | Chapman | Grand Canyon |
| 2017 | Grand Canyon | Arizona State |
| 2018 | Chapman | Concordia-Irvine |
| 2019 | Chapman | Arizona State |
| 2020 | No Championship | |
| 2021 | No Championship | |
| 2022 | Southern California | Grand Canyon |
| 2023 | Chapman | Concordia-Irvine |
| 2024 | Chapman | Arizona |
- Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion
- Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
Division II
edit| Season | Conference Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Long Beach |
| 2010 | Cal State Fullerton | Biola |
| 2011 | Cal State Fullerton | Concordia-Irvine |
| 2012 | Grand Canyon | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2013 | Concordia-Irvine | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2014 | Concordia-Irvine | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2015 | Concordia-Irvine | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2016 | Concordia-Irvine | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2017 | Concordia-Irvine | Northern Arizona |
| 2018 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State San Marcos |
| 2019 | Northern Arizona | UC San Diego |
| 2020 | No Championship | |
| 2021 | No Championship | |
| 2022 | Cal State San Marcos | UC San Diego |
| 2023 | Cal State San Marcos | UC San Diego |
| 2024 | Cal State San Marcos | UC San Diego |
- Note: Bold text denotes MCLA National Champion
- Note: Italic text denotes MCLA National Champion runner-up
References
edit- ^ "About the SLC". MCLA. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ "SLC Annual Member Meeting". Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2024-11-21.