Asbury University teams are known as the Eagles. The university is a currently amember of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the River States Conference (RSC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Women's lacrosse is the newest varsity program, beginning competition in the 2014–15 academic year. Since the RSC does not sponsor lacrosse, the lacrosse team plays in the Appalachian Athletic Conference.