by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Eastern University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. EU competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Middle Atlantic Conferences.
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The EU men’s lacrosse team lists 45 athletes.
The EU women’s lacrosse team fields 14 players.
Between the two teams, EU carries 59 lacrosse athletes — 45 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports EU sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Colin Piper.
The women’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Mikala Gillespie.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The EU men’s lacrosse program reported $205,252 in revenue against $239,155 in expenses, running a deficit of $33,903. This comes to about $2,644 in operating expense per athlete, or $119,000 per team.
The EU women’s lacrosse program reported $131,933 in revenue against $127,618 in expenses, netting $4,315. Per athlete, that is about $2,133 in operating expense per athlete, or $29,866 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $205,252 to the women’s $131,933 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse sits #5 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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