http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/colle...story.html

With the popularity of the sport growing nationally, talk of Big Ten schools without lacrosse programs adding men's and/or women's teams is starting to percolate.

"I think typically our schools have pretty good balance, male and female," Delany said. "If they were to go that way, they would have to add two. They know how popular the sport is. Without betraying confidences, there are schools that don't have it that would like to have it if it can be put together in a way that makes sense from a fiscal and Title IX perspective."

Delany said that there have been "some discussions" about adding the Johns Hopkins women's team, currently playing as an independent, to the Big Ten. Delany described the interest as "mutual".

How long it will take both the school and the Big Ten to get there is being determined.

"They would have to be willing and we would have to be willing, but they've got a great communication there and we will have [more of] those discussions," Delany said. "We'll have to see how it all plays out. It's a function of their interest, timing and getting all the ducks in a row. We said, 'Let's talk when you're ready to talk.'"

I'd be shocked if the Hopkins women aren't playing a Big Ten slate within a few years. It makes sense for Hopkins to park their two D-1 teams in one conference, plus perhaps Hopkins and the CIC can finally come together too.

(05-27-2015 11:17 AM)brista21 Wrote:  I'd be shocked if the Hopkins women aren't playing a Big Ten slate within a few years. It makes sense for Hopkins to park their two D-1 teams in one conference, plus perhaps Hopkins and the CIC can finally come together too.

It was a huge win for all parties involved this year. I heard Johns Hopkins coach say again and again that having a conference tournament was having "a second bite at the apple". It proved prophetic as I don't believe they would have gotten into the NCAAs without the auto-bid from the B1G. The B1G gained legitimacy in year one thanks in no small part to two well-established programs in the state of Maryland.
I dont see why they didnt add the women's in year one so they could be founding members of the league too.
The bigger issue IMO is the CIC as was pointed out by Brista. No official statement ever came out to my knowledge as to why that didnt go down but I'm thinking that maybe Hopkins wanted to see if they felt like a fit before joining. Hopefully that can happen and there can be more collaborations with Hopkins in the future as a CIC member.