after the atlantic 10 conference started a men's lacrosse league for the 2023 season, taking away two of the socon's six men's lacrosse members, the socon shut down its men's lacrosse league. jacksonville, which had played in socon men's lacrosse in the 2022 season by agreement between the asun and socon, returned that sport to the asun. it was joined in asun men's lacrosse by mercer, a full socon member that was already an asun beach volleyball member, and lindenwood, which started a transition to d-i in 2022 as a new member of the ohio valley conference (ovc), which does not sponsor the sport. lindenwood also joined the asun in women's lacrosse, also not sponsored by the ovc, at that time.