La Salle Explorers
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| University | La Salle University |
| Conference | A-10 |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Thomas Brennan |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Varsity teams | 25 |
| Football stadium | McCarthy Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Tom Gola Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Hank DeVincent Field |
| Soccer stadium | Finnesey Field |
| Mascot | The Explorer |
| Nickname | The Explorers |
| Fight song | Fight On, Explorers |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Website | www |
The La Salle Explorers are the varsity sports teams from La Salle University in Philadelphia. The Explorers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The men's and women's basketball teams are also participate in the Philadelphia Big 5.
The Explorers nickname derives from a famous mistake made by a local Philadelphia sportswriter. The writer thought the university was named after the French explorer Sieur de La Salle, when in fact it is named after St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. The nickname caught on, however, and has remained ever since.
A member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, La Salle University will sponsor teams in 10 men's and 14 women's NCAA sanctioned sports, plus one men's sport that is not recognized by the NCAA, in the 2016–17 school year. The most recently added varsity sports are women's golf and men's and women's water polo, all added for 2016–17.
Men's Intercollegiate Sports
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
La Salle's teams have won two national championships: the 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and the 1980 AIAW Field Hockey Championship.
The school also won the 1952 National Invitation Tournament when that tournament was still considered to be on a par with the NCAA tournament.
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