The Mercyhurst Lakers women's basketball program is the women's

college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...

team of

Mercyhurst University Mercyhurst University is a private Catholic university in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. History On September 20, 1926, Mercyhurst College opened its doors just a few blocks away from the city's southern boundary. It was founded by the S ...

. The Lakers compete in Division I of the

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(NCAA) as a member of the

Northeast Conference The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...

since July 1, 2024. They will become full members in the 2028-29 season after finishing the four-year NCAA Division I reclassification period.https://hurstathletics.com/sports/2008/6/3/WBB_0603081949.aspx

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