Nov. 30, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle athletic department will host members of the club sports and fall intramural programs during Thursday's men's basketball game versus Lafayette. The club sports and recreation program, under the direction of Matt Gionta, is in its first-year under the umbrella of the athletic department. Read on for fast facts about the La Salle club sport program.

La Salle's Club Sport program enables students to participate in a variety of sports, competing against other Universities at a local, regional and national level. Here are a few items that you may have not known about La Salle's Club Sport program:

• 324: Number of students that have participated in club sports in 2009-2010.

• 55: Students playing men's lacrosse, La Salle's biggest club team.

• 14: Goals scored by the Explorers Water Polo team in the program's first victory over Franklin & Marshall.

• 12: The Women's Rugby club finished 2009 ranked 12th in the nation after defeating Arizona State in the Sweet 16.

• 11: La Salle currently offers eleven club sports.

• 6: Goals allowed by the Explorers' Ice Hockey team during their 2009-2010 season-high four game winning streak.

• 5: Five clubs are in their first year of existence in 2009-2010, including: baseball, women's lacrosse, tennis, ultimate Frisbee and water polo.

• 3: Three club sports are co-recreational activities, with men and women competing on the same team (Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee and Water Polo).

• 2: Two Explorer club sport teams advanced to the national "Sweet 16" in their repetitive sports in 2009: Women's Rugby and Men's Lacrosse.

• 0: Women's Rugby has no players who participated in the sport prior to enrolling at La Salle.

For more information about club sports, visit the website located here or contact Matt Gionta at gionta@lasalle.edu or 215-951-1560.