![Collage with photos of the SU women's lacrosse team and newspaper clippings from the 1995 Boucher vs. Syracuse University lawsuit.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/SU-Athletics-Women/Herne_titleIX_laxcollage_thumbnail.jpg)
![Mara McBride and Julia Leary hold footballs on the football field](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/High-School-Football/Liddell_Gavin_highschoolfootball_lead-1.jpg)
iii. Changing the Game
![Quidditch player runs on field](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/Title9-Quidditch/Griffith_TitleIXQuidditch_220402_001_lead-1.jpg)
![Alexis Snader Braunfeld (left) and Maggy Hiltner (right) pose with their lacrosse sticks.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/SU-Athletics-Women/suathleticswomen_thumb_vertical.jpg)
i. "Something Was Wrong"
![Mara McBride of the Fayettville-Manlius football team](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/High-School-Football/football_barrier_thumbnail_vertical.jpg)
ii. Breaking the Football Barrier
![Quidditch player runs on field](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/Title9-Quidditch/title9quidditch_thumb_vertical.jpg)
iii. Changing the Game
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Stories
![Felisha Legette-Jack and SU athletic director John Wildhack hold up a jersey with Felisha's name on it in the Melo Center on March 28th, 2022.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/Sports-Equity/sportsequity02-1-300x240.jpg)
Syracuse hired female coaches for women's basketball and lacrosse this past year. But data shows there's still work to be done across college athletics.
![Chris Champitto](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/Quidditch-Gender-Inequality/quidditch_action_courtesy_1-1024x682-1-300x240.jpg)
The Harry Potter-inspired sport’s treatment of female and nonbinary players reveals hesitancy to make all sports more inclusive.
![Collage with photos of the SU women's lacrosse team and newspaper clippings from the 1995 Boucher vs. Syracuse University lawsuit.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/SU-Athletics-Women/Herne_titleIX_laxcollage_thumbnail-300x240.jpg)
Members of the SU women’s club lacrosse and softball teams united for the Boucher vs. Syracuse University legal challenge that paved the way for better representation among Orange sports.
![Mara McBride and Julia Leary hold footballs on the football field](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/High-School-Football/Liddell_Gavin_highschoolfootball_03_thumbnail-300x240.jpg)
In a historically male-dominated sport, two high school varsity football players are paving the way for women in the sport.
![A Quidditch player at the King's Cup on Shyhall Field on April 2, 2022.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Equality-Title-IX/Equal-Shot-Athletics/Title9-Quidditch/Griffith_TitleIXQuidditch_220402_001_thumbnail-300x240.jpg)
Syracuse University Quidditch club promotes gender-inclusivity by having mixed-gender teams through the use of Title 9¾ and a gender maximum.