Live Coverage and Quick Facts on E8 Women's Lacrosse Tournament
The 2014 Empire 8 Athletic Conference (E8) Women's Lacrosse Tournament is set to take place this weekend, with four teams battling for a chance to win the postseason conference championship and earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship. The playoffs begin Saturday, May 3 with two semifinal matches held on the campus of top-seeded Ithaca College and the Championship will take place on Sunday, May 4.
Saturday, May 3 – Sunday, May 4, 2014
Higgins Stadium • Ithaca College
Semifinal: #1 Ithaca College vs. #4 Stevens Institute of Technology
Saturday, May 3 - 11 a.m. |
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Semifinal: #2 St. John Fisher College vs. #3 Nazareth College
Saturday, May 3 - 1:30 p.m. |
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Championship: Winner Semifinal One vs. Winner Semifinal Two
Sunday, May 4 - 1 p.m. |
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Directions to Higgins Stadium at the Athletics & Events Center |
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Admission:
$4 - general public
$2 - students/faculty & staff with ID
$2 - senior citizens/youth
Children under 12 free
Participating Teams Twitter Coverage:
Ithaca
@bombersports
St. John Fisher
@Fisherathletics
Nazareth
@nazathletics
Stevens
@stevensducks
Empire 8
@empire8
Before the action begins, here are some quick facts you should know about the conference tournament. (
*Quick facts will be based on the current tournament format years 2004-2014).
The Empire 8 will employ a four team tournament format for the 11
th straight year. Prior to the 2004 tournament, the E8 champion was determined based on the regular season finish.
All four teams that qualified for the 2011 and 2012 E8 Tournaments return again this season.
The tournament has played out according to seeding twice (2004 and 2005).
Ithaca will serve as the No. 1 seed for the fifth time.
The #1 seed is 8-2 in the semifinal game of the tournament. #2 seed (7-3), #3 seed (3-7), #4 seed (2-8).
The #1 seed has won the conference championship four times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2011).
The #2 seed has won the title four times (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013)
The #3 seed has never won the conference title.
The #4 seed has won the title twice (2008, 2009).
Ithaca has played in the championship game seven times and won on two occassions (2004 & 2008). The Bombers finished as the runner-up the last four years.
St. John Fisher is the two-time defending champion and looking for its fifth title in program history.
Nazareth last won the E8 championship since 2006.
Stevens has made the conference tournament each year since joining the Empire 8 in the 2007-08 season and won the championship in 2010 and 2011.