Mercyhurst Athletic Center | |
Nickname: | The MAC |
Location: | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Opened: | 1977[1] |
Renovated: | September 17, 2021 |
Owner: | Mercyhurst University |
Operator: | Mercyhurst University |
Surface: | Hardwood |
Capacity: | 1,100 |
Tenants: | Mercyhurst Lakers |
The Mercyhurst Athletic Center (often nicknamed The MAC) is a multi-purpose arena in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. It is home to the Mercyhurst Lakers men's and women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams.
Originally opened in 1977, the MAC received a major renovation in 2021, rotating the court, 90 degrees, adding new seats, video scoreboards and a new playing surface. Said surface was named the Owen McCormick Court after a major contributor to the capital campaign,[2] and said renovations were instrumental to the Lakers athletic program's impending move up to NCAA Division I.[3]