Lacrosse is growing out West too. Colorado has a two pro franchises, as well as California. All big schools west of the Appalachians play in the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate league, i.e. Texas A&M and Texas, and their championships were held this year in Dallas. 5,000 fans in Dallas watched Colorado State defeat Colorado in the championship game.
Men's DI Lacrosse Championship is the highest attended championship weekend outside of Men's Hoops.
Oh, and by the way, 15,000 tickets have already been sold for next year's championship event held in Baltimore.