Mercyhurst Lakers
Athletic teams representing Mercyhurst University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mercyhurst Lakers, representing Mercyhurst University which is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, are composed of 24 teams in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, tennis, and water polo. Men's sports include baseball, football, and wrestling. Women's sports include bowling, field hockey, softball, stunt (an all-female cheerleading discipline that emphasizes acrobatics), and volleyball. The Lakers compete in the NCAA Division II and are members of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) for all sports except ice hockey, which competes in NCAA Division I; bowling, a sport in which the NCAA holds a single all-divisions national championship, which competes in the East Coast Conference; men's lacrosse and stunt, both of which compete in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference; and water polo, a sport in which the NCAA holds single all-divisions national championships for men and women. The men's and women's ice hockey teams are members of Atlantic Hockey America, formed shortly after the 2023–24 season by the merger of the men's former home of the Atlantic Hockey Association and the women's former home of College Hockey America.[2] The men's and women's water polo teams play in the Western Water Polo Association.[3] On April 4, 2024, it was announced that Mercyhurst would be transitioning to NCAA Division I and join the Northeast Conference starting in the 2024-25 academic school year.
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Mercyhurst Lakers | |
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University | Mercyhurst University |
Association | Division II (Division I in 2024–25) |
Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) (primary) Atlantic Hockey America (men's and women's ice hockey) Great Midwest Athletic Conference (men's lacrosse, stunt) Western Water Polo Association (men's and women's water polo) Northeast Conference (NEC) (Beginning in the 2024–25 academic school year) |
Athletic director | Brad Davis |
Location | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Varsity teams | 26 |
Football stadium | Saxon Stadium |
Arena | Mercyhurst Athletic Center |
Baseball stadium | Mercyhurst Baseball Field |
Other venues | Mercyhurst Ice Center |
Nickname | Lakers |
Colors | Forest green and navy blue[1] |
Website | www |