Tournament Field Set for Women's Lacrosse
On the final weekend of the Empire 8 regular season the seeding for the women's lacrosse postseason tournament has been decided.
The two semifinals matches will take place on Saturday, May 2 on the campus of top seeded Nazareth College. The two semifinal winners will meet on Sunday, May 3 in the Empire 8 Championship.The winner will earn an the NCAA automatic bid and advance to the 2015 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament.
Nazareth and St. John Fisher College each finished the regular season with a 7-1 conference record, but it was Nazareth that defeated Fisher, 9-6, on March 28 to win the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Ithaca College and Stevens Institute of Technology each finished with a 6-2 conference record, and it was the Ducks that won the head-to-head tiebreaker with a 14-13 double overtime win against the Bombers on April 4.
The Golden Flyers will play fourth-seeded Ithaca in a first-round matchup Saturday. Second-seeded St. John Fisher and third-seeded Stevens will meet in the other semifinal. The championship game is Sunday May 3.
TOURNAMENT GAME TIMES
** Please note Nazareth may also be hosting the men's final on Saturday. The Nazareth men are the No. 1 seed and host a semi-final on Wednesday. If Nazareth men win they will host the finals on Saturday, May 2 at 4p.m.
IF Nazareth hosts both men and women, the women's semi-final times will be as follows:
Saturday, May 2
No. 4 Ithaca at No. 1 Nazareth, 11:00 a.m.
No. 3 Stevens vs No. 2 St. John Fisher, 1:30 p.m.
Men's Final, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 3
Championship Game, 12 pm.
If Nazareth is NOT hosting the men's final then game times will be be as follows:
Saturday, May 2
No. 4 Ithaca at No. 1 Nazareth, 12 p.m.
No. 3 Stevens vs No. 2 St. John Fisher, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3
Championship Game, 12 p.m.