How does playing in the MCLA at Iowa differ from playing NCAA lacrosse at other schools?
Our philosophy here at Iowa is that we want to do whatever it takes to compete at the highest level possible and represent the University in the best possible way. As such, we look and act like a varsity program at practice and during games and we require our student-athletes to work hard to achieve team and individual goals. In addition, every one of our players must follow MCLA rules and regulations regarding academic eligibility. However, as a club team, we do not receive much financial support from the University. We have to do extensive fundraising to ensure that we can run the kind of program we do. While we are fortunate to be able to use the Bubble (Hawkeye Indoor Practice Facility) for practice and games, we have to make do with evening practice times. As a club team with no scholarships to offer and a firm commitment to academic excellence, we dont expect our players to make the same kind of time commitment as Division I varsity players do. The time commitment to practice and
