The South Florida Bulls lacrosse team will represent the University of South Florida in the sport of women's lacrosse beginning in spring 2025. They will compete in the American Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Bulls will play their home games at Corbett Stadium on USF's Tampa campus, which they will share with the USF men's and women's soccer teams. It is the university's newest varsity sports team and the first new USF team since football was established in 1997. It will be the first new women's team in an NCAA sport at USF since women's soccer in 1995 (USF's women's sailing team was established in 1997, but it competes in the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association rather than the NCAA).[2]
| South Florida Bulls lacrosse | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2025 |
| University | University of South Florida |
| Athletic director | Michael Kelly |
| Head coach | Mindy McCord (1st season) |
| Stadium | Corbett Stadium (capacity: 4,000) |
| Location | Tampa, Florida |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Bulls |
| Colors | Green and gold[1] |
The team will be coached by Mindy McCord.[3]
History
editThe USF women's lacrosse team was first announced in November 2021 and will become the university's 20th varsity sports team.[4] In May 2022, athletic director Michael Kelly announced that former Jacksonville Dolphins head coach Mindy McCord would be the first head coach of the program.[3] The team played their first exhibition match in October 2023.[5]
They were originally scheduled to take the field for the first time in spring 2024, but this date was later pushed back to spring 2025.[6] Their first home field will be the on-campus Corbett Stadium which was built in 2011 as the new home for the Bulls soccer teams.[7] This will be a temporary arrangement until USF's new on-campus football stadium opens in 2027.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ USF Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "USF to Add Women's Lacrosse in 2023-24". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ a b "Eight-time Conference Coach of the Year Mindy McCord Named First Head Coach of USF Women's Lacrosse". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ Santos, Leonardo; CORRESPONDENT (2021-11-10). "USF Athletics set to add women's lacrosse to program". The Oracle. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ USF women’s lacrosse ‘pushes tempo’ in public debut by Beatriz Gonzalez on The Oracle, October 2023
- ^ "USF Women's Lax to Start Competition in 2024-25". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "Corbett Soccer Stadium". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "USF breaks ground on new on-campus stadium". November 8, 2024.
