E8 Championship Slots and Hosting Rights on the Line this Weekend
It's the final weekend of the regular season for most Empire 8 sports and many seeds and hosting rights hinge on the outcomes of today's games.
For all the up-to-the-minute scores, stats, and streaming info check http://www.empire8.com/scoreboard/ throughout the day!
Women's Lacrosse
Top seed and hosting rights are all down to today's showdown between 6-1 (E8) Fisher at 7-0 (E8) Ithaca at 1 pm. Winner hosts the final four format tourney starting Saturday. Stevens, Nazareth and Utica are all competing for the final two spots. Wins by Nazareth and Stevens cinch spots in the field for their respective teams. If Utica beats Nazareth today and Stevens wins, both the Ducks and Pioneers will clinch spots.
Men's Lacrosse
Ithaca has clinched the top seed with a 7-0 conference mark. They will host a semi-final on Wednesday at 4 pm. The second semi-final host is up for grabs today as 6-1 Nazareth travels to 6-1 Stevens for a 1 pm showdown. Regardless who wins, these two teams will face each other on Wednesday at 4 pm in the conference semi-finals. The final seed is also being determined by a head-to-head tilt between Fisher and Alfred, both 4-3 in E8.
Softball
Ithaca has secured the top seed and will host the tournament which starts Friday morning. Fisher (10-2) and Utica (9-3) have earned berths to the field as well. The last slot is between Alfred (7-5) and Stevens (7-7). The Saxons have a twinbill versus Fisher today and if they win one or more games they'll secure a berth into the toruney. Two Saxon loses will send them to a tie-breaker with Stevens and the team with the highest NCAA In-Region Strength of Schedule will advance.
Men's Tennis
Stevens is the pre-determined host and also in control for the top seed. Ithaca has earned a spot with a 6-1 mark with one match left against Elmira. Houghton could secure its first-ever Empire 8 Championship berth with a win over Nazareth today but a Golden Flyers win could position them for a spot in the field as well. Nazareth, Elmira and Fisher are all 3-3 with two matches to play this weekend.
Baseball
There are many game remianing but SJFC is in the dirvers seat to host the conference tourney.