University of Virginia Women's Lacrosse
University of Virginia fields a women's lacrosse team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,179,867, well above the median of $1.1M — $60,551 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,154,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,432 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 38)
The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,179,867 for the year
- Operating expenses$433,232 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$60,551 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,154,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,432 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$622,930 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sonia LaMonica head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael LaMonica | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shanna Brady | Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Kady Glynn | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Celia Pell | Director of Operations | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school lacrosse players99,292 2024-25
- Division I roster spots4,410 130 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 23 4.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's lacrosse recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,179,867 $60,552 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,154,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $622,930
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $22,323 in-state · $59,633 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Virginia
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University Division I · American Conference | 34 | 35 | $1.7M | 1000 | 76% | |
| Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 35 | 23 | $171k | — | 91% | |
| Eastern Mennonite University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 36 | 20 | $105k | — | 100% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 46 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | 22 | $111k | — | 100% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 51 | 32 | $743k | 994 | 85% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 54 | 36 | $239k | — | 17% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 17 | $91k | — | 95% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 57 | 25 | $176k | — | 82% | |
| University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 59 | 28 | $204k | — | 86% | |
| Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 59 | 30 | $201k | — | 83% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 60 | 34 | $1.6M | 986 | 99% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College room for 5 | 33 | $3.8M | $114,421 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University room for 4 | 34 | $3.3M | $97,220 | — | vs | |
| Duke University 2 over cap | 40 | $3.1M | $77,183 | 996 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 1 over cap | 39 | $3.1M | $78,468 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 4 | 34 | $2.8M | $81,923 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 6 | 32 | $2.7M | $85,239 | 997 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 4 over cap | 42 | $2.7M | $63,853 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 5 | 33 | $2.2M | $67,890 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 2 | 36 | $2.2M | $60,551 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 2 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $51,943 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 5 | 33 | $1.6M | $48,090 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 2 | 36 | $1.4M | $40,182 | 998 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked