It’s not every day that a school up and decides to add a brand new sport but, well, here we are.
Pitt athletics director Heather Lyke announced today that the school is dipping its feet into the women’s lacrosse waters as the university will begin play in that sport in 2021-22. Schools don’t add sports all that often and Pitt hasn’t done so since adding softball back in 1997.
Shown here is a proposed goalie helmet to be worn. Shiny.
As an add-on to the Victory Heights plan recently announced, the Panthers will build a lacrosse stadium, which will be part of the Petersen Sports Complex, where the baseball, softball, and soccer facilities are located in the upper part of campus.