(Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com)
Syracuse head women's lacrosse coach Gary has been appointed interim commissioner of the United Women's Lacrosse League (UWLX) while it searches for a permanent hire.
Gait will also remain head coach of the Orange women.
"My first priority is and always will be Syracuse women's lacrosse," Gait said in a statement. "Working with UWLX gives me a chance to help provide the opportunity for female athletes to continue to play lacrosse at the elite level after college. I believe female athletes should be provided the same opportunities in sports as men, and I want my daughter to be able to play at a professional level like her male counterparts have had for more than 20 years.