The Ohio River Lacrosse Conference was a
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III men's and women's
lacrosse
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conference
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located primarily in the
midwestern United States
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.
Teams
The men's lacrosse teams of the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference comprise:
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Bethany College Bison
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Hanover College
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Panthers
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Mount St. Joseph University Lions
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Saint Vincent College Bearcats
*The
Thiel College Tomcats
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Transylvania University
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Pioneers
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Washington & Jefferson College
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Presidents
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Westminster College Titans
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The women's lacrosse teams of the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference comprise:
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Franklin College Grizzlies
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Hanover College
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Panthers
*The
Mount St. Joseph University Lions
*The
Saint Vincent College Bearcats
*The
Thiel College Tomcats
*The
Thomas More College Saints
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Transylvania University
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Pioneers
*The
Washington & Jefferson College
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Presidents
*The
Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets
See also
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Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...
References
External links
Ohio River Lacrosse Conference websiteNational Collegiate Athletic Association websiteNCAA Division IIINCAA men's lacrosseNCAA women's lacrosse
College lacrosse leagues in the United States
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