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Which American colleges helped popularize lacrosse during the 1880s?

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During the 1880s, several Eastern schools in the United States helped popularize lacrosse by adopting the sport. These institutions included New York University, Princeton University, Yale University, and Harvard University.1

The growing interest in the sport among American collegians was further evidenced in 1884, when a team composed of U.S. college players successfully toured Europe.1