PROVIDENCE, R.I. -The American Athletic Conference has announced that the Old Dominion women's lacrosse team will join the league beginning July 1, 2020. The Monarchs are moving from the BIG EAST, where they played in 2019 and 2020. The Monarchs have also been members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (2015-2018) and the Colonial Athletic Association (1992-2013).
"It's essential that we support the women's lacrosse community as the sport develops, supporting and making decisions that are good for the continued growth and evolution of the sport. Our move to the American Athletic Conference helps the sport of women's lacrosse at the Division I level, and it also aligns us with a number of programs that are competing at the highest national level," ODU Athletics Director Dr.