by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Lacrosse at Mercy University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Mercy plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of East Coast Conference.
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The Mercy men’s lacrosse team lists 39 athletes.
The Mercy women’s lacrosse team fields 24 athletes.
Between the two teams, Mercy carries 63 lacrosse athletes — 39 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 7 varsity sports Mercy reports, lacrosse comes in at #1 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Ryan MacSpadyen.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Dawn Sachs.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 7 sports, lacrosse ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mercy men’s lacrosse program brought in $298,661 in revenue against $298,661 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $1,620 in operating expense per athlete, or $63,167 per team.
The Mercy women’s lacrosse program reported $266,276 in revenue against $266,276 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $3,862 in operating expense per athlete, or $92,693 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $298,661 to the women’s $266,276 in revenue.
Against the school’s 7 sports, lacrosse ranks #1 by revenue, or about 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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