West Virginia
Location:  Morgantown, West Virginia
Nickname:  Mountaineers
Colors:  Old Gold and Blue
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  Ed Pastilong
Head Coach:  Nikki Izzo
Record at School (Years):  10-7-2 (1 Year)
1996 Record (Conf.):  10-7-2 (4-4-1)
Starters Returning/Lost:  10/0
SID Contact:  Amy Townsend
SID Phone:  (304) 293-2821
SID FAX:  (304) 293-4105

Central Connecticut
Location:  New Britain, Connecticut
Nickname:  Blue Devils
Colors:  Blue and White
Conference:  Northeast
Athletic Director:  Charles "C.J." Jones
Head Coach:  Bill Coleman
Record at School (Years):  7-9-2 (1 Year)
1996 Record (Conf.):  7-9-2 (4-1-1)
Starters Returning/Lost:  8/3
SID Contact:  Brent Rutkowski
SID Phone:  (860) 832-3089
SID FAX:  (860) 832-3084

Georgetown
Location:  Washington, D.C.
Nickname:  Hoyas
Colors:  Blue and Gray
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  Joseph C. Lang
Head Coach:  Leonel Popol
Record at School (Years):  27-37-2 (4 Years)
1996 Record (Conf.):  6-11-1 (1-8)
Starters Returning/Lost:  3/8
SID Contact:  Renee Constantinides
SID Phone:  (202) 687-2492
SID FAX:  (202) 687-2491

Connecticut
Location:  Storrs, Connecticut
Nickname:  Huskies
Colors:  National Flag Blue and White
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  Lew Perkins
Head Coach:  Len Tsantitis
Record at School (Years): 266-67-18 (16 Years)
1996 Record (Conf.):  22-3 (8-1)
Starters Returning/Lost:  7/4
SID Contact:  TBA
SID Phone:  (860) 486-3531
SID FAX:  (860) 486-5085

Providence
Location:  Providence, Rhode Island
Nickname:  Friars
Colors:  Black and White
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  John M. Marinatto
Head Coach:  Liz Wynn
Record at School (Years):  2-17 (1 Year)
1996 Record (Conf.):  2-17 (1-8)
Starters Returning/Lost:  10/1
SID Contact:  Arthur Parks
SID Phone:  (401) 865-2759
SID FAX:  (401) 865-2583

Harvard
Location:  Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nickname:  Crimson
Colors:  Crimson, Black & White
Conference:  Ivy League
Athletic Director:  William J. Cleary, Jr.
Head Coach:  Tim Wheaton
Record at School (Years): 83-50-15 (10 Years)  
1996 Record (Conf.):  15-2 (7-0)
Starters Returning/Lost:  10/1
SID Contact:  Buffy Clifford
SID Phone:  (617) 495-2206
SID FAX:  (617) 495-2130

St. John's
Location:  Jamaica, New York
Nickname:  Red Storm
Colors:  Red and White
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  Edward J. Manetta, Jr.
Head Coach:  Ian Stone
Record at School (Years):  29-18-6 (3 Years)
1996 Record (Conf.):  7-9-2 (3-5-1)
Starters Returning/Lost:  7/3
SID Contact:  Chris DeLorenzo
SID Phone:  (718) 990-1521
SID FAX:  (718) 969-8468

Syracuse
Location:  Syracuse, New York
Nickname:  Orangewomen
Color:  Orange
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  John "Jake" Crouthamel
Head Coach:  April Kater
Record at School (Years):  10-6-1 (1 Year)
1996 Record:  10-6-1 
Starters Returning/Lost:  11/0
SID Contact:  Susie Mehringer
SID Phone:  (315) 443-2608
SID FAX:  (315) 443-2076

Loyola (Chicago)
Location:  Chicago, Illinois
Nickname:  Ramblers
Colors:  Maroon and Gold
Conference:  Midwestern Collegiate
Athletic Director:  Chuck Schwarz
Head Coach:  Brendan Eitz
Record at School (Years):  8-28-1 (2 Years)
1996 Record (Conf.):  4-14-1 (1-5)
Starters Returning/Lost:  8/3
SID Contact:  Peter Nettesheim
SID Phone:  (773) 508-2575
SID FAX:  (773) 508-3884

Notre Dame
Location:  Notre Dame, Indiana
Nickname:  Fighting Irish
Colors:  Gold and Blue
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  Michael Wadsworth
Head Coach:  Chris Petrucelli
Record at School (Years):  131-18-8 (7 Years)
1996 Record (Conf.):  24-2 (9-0)
Starters Returning/Lost:  7/4
SID Contact:  Eric Wachter
SID Phone:  (219) 631-7516
SID FAX:  (219) 631-7941

Boston University
Location:  Boston, Massachusetts
Nickname:  Terriers
Colors:  Red and White
Conference:  AMERICA EAST
Athletic Director:  Gary Strickler
Head Coach:  Nancy Feldman
Record at School (Years):  24-7-2 (2 Years)
1996 Record:  14-4
Starters Returning/Lost:  10/1
SID Contact:  Dan Furlong
SID Phone:  (617) 353-2872
SID FAX:  (617) 353-5286

Pittsburgh
Location:  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nickname:  Panthers
Colors:  Blue and Gold
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  Steve Pederson
Head Coach:  Roland Sturk
Record at School (Years):  3-16 (1 Year)
1996 Record:  3-16
Starters Returning/Lost:  7/4
SID Contact:  TBA
SID Phone:  (412) 648-8240
SID FAX:  (412) 648-8248

Seton Hall
Location:  South Orange, New Jersey
Nickname:  Pirates
Colors:  Blue and White
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  Sue Regan
Head Coach:  Betty Ann Kempf
Record at School (Years):  21-29-3 (3 years)
1996 Record (Conf.):  8-9-1 (3-6)
Starters Returning/Lost:  7/1
SID Contact:  Dwayne Harrison
SID Phone:  (201) 761-9493
SID FAX:  (201) 761-9061

New Hampshire
Location:  Durham, New Hampshire
Nickname:  Wildcats
Colors:  Blue and White
Conference:  AMERICA EAST
Athletic Director:  Dr. Judith Ray
Head Coach:  Michael Jackson
Record at School (Years):  17-18-3 (2 Years)
1996 Record (Conf.):  8-9-2 (5-1-1)
Starters Returning/Lost:  9/2
SID Contact:  Douglas Poole
SID Phone:  (603) 862-3835
SID FAX:  (603) 862-3839

Rutgers
Location:  New Brunswick, New Jersey
Nickname:  Scarlet Knights
Color:  Scarlet
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  Frederick E. Gruninger
Head Coach:  Charlie Duccilli
Record at School (Years): 146-83-21(13 Years) 
1996 Record (Conf.):  14-7 (6-3)
Starters Returning/Lost:  7/4
SID Contact:  Karyn M. Olsen
SID Phone:  (732) 445-4200
SID FAX:  (732) 445-3063

Villanova
Location:  Villanova, Pennsylvania
Nickname:  Wildcats
Colors:  Blue and White
Conference:  BIG EAST
Athletic Director:  Gene DeFilippo
Head Coach:  Ann Clifton
Record at School (Years):  First Year 
1996 Record (Conf.):  8-11-1 (5-4)
Starters Returning/Lost:  4/6
SID Contact:  Eileen Walsh
SID Phone: (610) 519-4120
SID FAX:  (610) 519-7323

Brown
Location:  Providence, Rhode Island
Nickname:  Bears
Colors:  Seal Brown, Cardinal Red, White
Conference:  Ivy League
Athletic Director:  David Hoach
Head Coach:  Phil Pincince
Record at School (Years):189-105-22(20 Years)
1996 Record (Conf.):  4-10-3 (1-4-2)
Starters Returning/Lost:  4/10
SID Contact:  Gordon Morton/Mike Mancuso
SID Phone:  (401) 863-2219
SID FAX:  (401) 863-1436