How does playing MCLA lacrosse at Michigan differ from playing NCAA lacrosse at other schools?
Our philosophy here at Michigan 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 on and off the field, 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 (see below). As a varsity club team, however, 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. (Our annual budget is well over $500,000.) While we are fortunate to be able to use our indoor football facility for practice and games, we often have to make do with late practice times. Just like our varsity counterparts here at Michigan, our student-athletes take great pride in representing their university and themselves in the best possible way. They work very ha
