FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2013
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM
Adelphi's Win Over Merrimack During
Regular Season Gives Panthers No. 1 Seed
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Adelphi University earned the top seed in the 2013 Northeast-10 Conference Men's Lacrosse Championship. The Panthers finished the conference regular season with a 10-1 record to earn the top slot in the championship.
The 2013 men's lacrosse championship will culminate on Sunday, May 5 at the site of the highest remaining seed, and will be broadcast live online at no cost at Northeast10.tv.
For a complete list of seeds and for the Men's Lacrosse Championship schedule, see below.
Adelphi, 12-1 overall, earns a first round bye and will host one semifinal matchup Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in Garden City, N.Y. The Panthers only loss during the season was an 11-9 setback to Saint Michael's College on April 13.
Merrimack College earned the No. 2 seed as they also finished the NE-10 portion of its schedule with a mark of 10-1, however, a loss to Adelphi last weekend gave the Panthers the tie-breaker. The Warriors will host the other semifinal matchup Friday night at 7 p.m.
Rounding out the rest of the Northeast-10 Conference men's championship field are: No. 3 Le Moyne College, No. 4 Saint Michael's, No. 5 Southern New Hampshire University, and No. 6 Saint Anselm.
Saint Anselm clinched its spot on the final day of the regular season with a win over The College of Saint Rose to earn the sixth and final spot in the championship field.
The top two seeds advance to the semifinals with a first-round bye, while the third and fourth seeds will host First Round games Tuesday afternoon.
2013 Northeast-10 Men's Lacrosse Championship Seeds
#1 Adelphi
#2 Merrimack
#3 Le Moyne
#4 Saint Michael's
#5 Southern New Hampshire
#6 Saint Anselm
2013 Northeast-10 Men's Lacrosse Championship Schedule
Tuesday, April 30 – First Round
Game 1: #6 Saint Anselm at #3 Le Moyne – 1:00 p.m.
Game 2: #5 Southern New Hampshire at #4 Saint Michael's – 2:00 p.m.
Friday, May 3 - Semifinals
Game 3: Game 2 winner at #1 Adelphi – 4:00 p.m.
Game 4: Game 1 winner at #2 Merrimack – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 5 - Championship Final
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner – at highest remaining seed – 1:00 p.m.*
* Game time subject to change
The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that are committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
