by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Ithaca College, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Ithaca competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Liberty League.
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The Ithaca men’s lacrosse team carries 49 student athletes.
The Ithaca women’s lacrosse team fields 29 student athletes.
Combined, Ithaca carries 78 lacrosse athletes — 49 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Of the 20 varsity sports Ithaca reports, lacrosse sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Tommy Pearce.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Karrie Moore.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 20 sports, lacrosse sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Ithaca men’s lacrosse program brought in $365,638 in revenue against $365,638 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,552 in operating expense per athlete, or $125,052 per team.
The Ithaca women’s lacrosse program reported $251,843 in revenue against $251,843 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $3,292 in operating expense per athlete, or $95,461 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $365,638 to the women’s $251,843 in revenue.
Against the school’s 20 sports, lacrosse ranks #2 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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