by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Lacrosse at Virginia State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Virginia State competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
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The Virginia State men’s lacrosse team carries 34 student athletes.
The Virginia State women’s lacrosse team lists 22 athletes.
Combined, Virginia State fields 56 lacrosse athletes — 34 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Virginia State sponsors, lacrosse comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Shaun Church.
The women’s lacrosse program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Ashley Lawrence.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 13 sports, lacrosse ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Virginia State men’s lacrosse program reported $350,765 in revenue against $350,765 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,832 in operating expense per athlete, or $96,303 per team.
The Virginia State women’s lacrosse program generated $291,745 in revenue against $291,745 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $2,973 in operating expense per athlete, or $65,404 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $350,765 to the women’s $291,745 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, lacrosse ranks #4 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.