Winthrop University Women's Lacrosse
Winthrop University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $492,158, well below the median of $1.1M — $15,876 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 974, about the median of 996, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,636,126 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,645 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
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$492,158 for the year
- Operating expenses$143,580 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,876 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,636,126 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,645 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$60,267 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Potter head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Zoe Harpine | Assistant Lacrosse Coach | not on file |
| Cassidy Michetti | Assistant Lacrosse Coach | not on file |
| Taryn Samons | Assistant Lacrosse Coach | not on file |
| Tori Iannotti | Graduate Assistant Coach | 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $492,158 $15,876 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,636,126
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $60,267
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,956 in-state · $30,286 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Winthrop University
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 38 | $951k | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 22 | 25 | $294k | — | 90% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 30 | 27 | $944k | — | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 29 | $613k | — | 85% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 40 | 37 | $757k | 997 | 14% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 27 | $481k | 973 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 22 | $283k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Big South Conference | 51 | 31 | $1.2M | 997 | 59% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 35 | $381k | — | 75% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 57 | 13 | $80k | — | 95% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 58 | 24 | $441k | — | 81% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 24 | $595k | 996 | 72% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 2 over cap | 40 | $1.4M | $35,508 | 998 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 7 | 31 | $1.2M | $37,256 | 997 | vs | |
| Mercer University 5 over cap | 43 | $1.1M | $26,529 | 992 | vs | |
| Furman University room for 6 | 32 | $774k | $24,179 | 995 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 6 | 32 | $743k | $23,204 | 994 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 14 | 24 | $595k | $24,789 | 996 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 7 | 31 | $492k | $15,876 | 974 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 11 | 27 | $481k | $17,804 | 973 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 9 | 29 | $338k | $11,649 | 990 | vs |
Every Big South Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked