Embracing the unknown: Lacrosse team welcomes risk while building a new program
The Central Michigan lacrosse team might be starting from scratch, but Head Coach Sara Tisdale isn’t.
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The Central Michigan lacrosse team might be starting from scratch, but Head Coach Sara Tisdale isn’t.
Chippewas: A name honoring the tribe whose land this university rests on.
The wait for the Central Michigan women’s lacrosse team is over.
The wait is over. A new era of Central Michigan athletics has finally arrived in Mount Pleasant.
Fans will get their first glimpse of Central Michigan’s only Atlantic Sun Conference team Sunday, as lacrosse plays its first home game at the new Soccer/Lacrosse Complex.
On Feb. 17, for the first time in school history, Central Michigan will field a Division I lacrosse team.
The club soccer team won’t need to traipse through The Cabin with their cleats to use its bathrooms anymore.
Coach Sara Tisdale has completed the assembly of the inaugural Central Michigan University women’s lacrosse team. The first-ever squad is comprised of 26 members and features soon-to-be student athletes from 13 different states, Tisdale said. Tisdale has spent the last 21 days traveling the country to select her unit, which is scheduled to begin the program’s first season in spring of 2016. “I was very pleased with the response we’ve gotten,” Tisdale said. “Our name is out there. The group we have has formed a great chemistry already.” Through campus visits and frequent communication, the group has bettered their chances at seamless cohesion by the time they take the practice field. “My expectations were exceeded in terms of talent,” Tisdale said. “We’ve been taking all the time we can to get as much “recruiting” done as we can.” The Chippewas will compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Tisdale said knowing your competition is an advantage to maintain successful recruiting efforts.“Telling potential student athletes that they might have to go to Florida once or twice a year is not a bad thing,” Tisdale said days after her hiring in July. “It’s going to be a challenge for us, but it is a growing conference so we have a chance to be successful right away. It will also allow us to attract students from across the nation.”CMU is the third university in the state to offer women’s lacrosse. Michigan and Detroit Mercy are the others.
Facilities Management held a site inspection and pre-bid meeting on Thursday for design professionals in preparation of future construction of a women’s lacrosse field.
Central Michigan University, almost one year after public discussion began, will consider adding Division I women's golf and lacrosse at its scheduled trustees meeting this week.
Central Michigan Athletic Director Dave Heeke will look into adding at least one women’s sport to help meet Title IX requirements of equal scholarships to men and women.