Amherst College Lacrosse

Here we dig into Lacrosse at Amherst College, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Amherst competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.

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• Roster & Participation
• Coaching Staff
• Financials
• Rankings & Notes

Amherst Lacrosse Team Size & Roster

The Amherst men’s lacrosse team carries 46 players.

The Amherst women’s lacrosse team carries 31 players.

Across both rosters, Amherst carries 77 lacrosse athletes — 46 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.

Among the 18 varsity sports Amherst reports, lacrosse ranks #4 by total roster size.

Amherst Lacrosse Coaching Staff

The men’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Sean Woods.

The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Brooke O'Brien.

Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.

Across the school’s 18 sports, lacrosse ranks #6 by total coaching staff.

Amherst Lacrosse Revenue & Expenses

The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.

The Amherst men’s lacrosse program brought in $524,525 in revenue against $524,525 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,384 in operating expense per athlete, or $155,681 per team.

The Amherst women’s lacrosse program reported $388,998 in revenue against $388,998 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,709 in operating expense per athlete, or $83,967 per team.

Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $524,525 to the women’s $388,998 in revenue.

Against the school’s 18 sports, lacrosse sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.

Amherst Lacrosse Rankings & References

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Notes & References

If we don’t have data on a particular metric for this sport, it won’t appear above.

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• National Center for Education Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
• The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License More about our data sources and methodologies.