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TechNews had the opportunity of
meeting with Athletic Director (AD) Enzley
Mitchell to talk about the upcoming changes to
IIT Athletics.

.. Starting September 1, IIT will be
a provisional member of the NCAA at the
Division 111 level. What this means for IIT is
that all athletic teams will now be competing
with NCAA DIII teams. We will be under the
provisional membership for four years. President
John Anderson has stated that IIT will now be
playing other schools more like IIT, in the aspect
of academics and values.

One of the changes being made to
accommodate IIT’s transition to NCAA is the
transition of Stuart Field from a grass surface to
a turf surface. Another} accommodation is the
addition of sports to IIT’s repertoire; three sports
have been added since 2012. These teams include
the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams, and the
newest addition of the Women’s Lacrosse team.

Mitchell spoke on why lacrosse was
chosen to become part of the Athletic Department.
_ “IIT released a survey in December [2011] that
asked about what athletic teams we [IIT] would
like to have on campus,” said Mitchell. “The most
popular women’s sport was lacrosse. Next that
went on to our New Sport Advisory Committee,
where they looked at the facilities we currently
have and the students’ responses, and lacrosse
was added to the roster.’ ’

For those who don’t know what
lacrosse is, it’s one of the oldest team sports
in North America. It was once refeered to
as”dehuntshigwa’es” in Onondaga which is
translated as “men hit a rounded object.” Women
also can hit a rounded object, and that’s just what
they’ll be doing at IIT this spring. The rules have
changed a bit since the 17th century, and there
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women’s rules.
Physical contact the main difference

body-checking is legal — and may even be
encouraged— while in the women’s game, it is not.
As a result, there is far less protective equipment
in the women’s game. Men wear helmets, mouth
guards, gloves, shoulder pads, elbow pads, and
often ribs pads, whereas women wear mouth
guards and protective eyewear, but (with the
exception of goalies) no helmets or padding.

The number of players also differ. In
men’s, 10 players are on the field. In women’s,
there are 12 players on the field.

Unlike men’s lacrosse, mesh is not
permitted for the pockets of women’s sticks. The
pockets must be strung in the traditional way.
Also, the top of the ball must be above the sidewall
when it’s in the pocket. As a result, stick handling
and shooting are more difficult in women’s
lacrosse. In addition, the standard stick length in
men’s field lacrosse can differ depending on where
you play, this can be between 40 and 72 inches
long. Women's lacrosse sticks must measure 35%
to 43% inches in length; the goalie’s stick must
measure 35% to 48 inches in length.

In men’s lacrosse, the field measures
110 yards long and 60 yards wide. In women’s
lacrosse the field is a bit bigger; 120 yards long
and 70 yards wide.

Now that you know that IIT has a team
you should come out to one of their games, it is
a spring sport so this far in advance scheduling!
There will be four home games this year:

March 8, 2014, vs. Loras College @ 3 pm.
March 22, vs. Augsburg at 1 pm.

April 13 vs. Concordia University @ 3 pm.
April 19 vs. University of Dubuque @ 1 pm.

All of these games will be held on the
newly renovated Stuart Field!

Head Coach Allison Gallindo, for the
women’s lacrosse team, is still looking for players
to join; if you’re interested you may contact her at
agalind1@iit.edu. '

 

 

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