by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Lacrosse at Western Connecticut State University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WestConn competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Little East Conference.
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The WestConn men’s lacrosse team lists 55 athletes.
The WestConn women’s lacrosse team fields 19 student athletes.
Combined, WestConn fields 74 lacrosse athletes — 55 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports WestConn reports, lacrosse sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Cavanagh.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Rachael Griffith.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WestConn men’s lacrosse program generated $289,890 in revenue against $289,890 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,142 in operating expense per athlete, or $117,798 per team.
The WestConn women’s lacrosse program generated $193,227 in revenue against $193,227 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $4,399 in operating expense per athlete, or $83,581 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $289,890 to the women’s $193,227 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, lacrosse ranks #2 by revenue, or about 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When WestConn places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.