Gulls Take Second Seed As Women's Lacrosse Tournament Announced

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Endicott (10-7 overall, 7-1 CCC) has earned the second seed in the 2013 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) women’s lacrosse championship, which begins with quarterfinal round games on Saturday, April 27.

April 24, 2013

Release courtesy of Shannon O'Brien, CCC Assistant Commissioner

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Endicott (10-7 overall, 7-1 CCC) has earned the second seed in the 2013 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) women's lacrosse championship, which begins with quarterfinal round games on Saturday, April 27.

Western New England (13-4 overall) claimed the top seed in the conference tournament after posting a 7-1 record in CCC play. Top-seeded Western New England and second-seeded Endicott will receive byes in the tournament's quarterfinal round.

As both WNE and Endicott had identical 7-1 conference records, the Golden Bears' 19-17 victory in the teams' regular-season matchup on April 24 was used to determine the top seed.

Two quarterfinal matches will be played on Saturday, April 27. Third-seeded Gordon College (12-2, 6-2) will host sixth-seeded University of New England (6-9, 4-4) at 1:00 p.m. in Wenham, Mass., while fourth-seeded Curry College (13-4, 5-3) will host fifth-seeded Roger Williams University (6-10, 4-4) at 1:00 p.m. in Milton, Mass.

Winners of the two quarterfinal matches will advance to the semifinal round on Wednesday, May 1. Top-seeded Western New England will host the winner of the Curry vs. Roger Williams quarterfinal, while second-seeded Endicott will host the winner of the Gordon vs. University of New England quarterfinal. Both semifinal matches are scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.

In addition to resolving the top seed, CCC tiebreaking procedures were used to determine the tournament's fifth seed, as both Roger Williams and UNE compiled identical 4-4 CCC records. RWU was awarded the number five seed by virtue of an 18-17 victory over the Nor'easters on March 30.

Tournament action culminates with the CCC championship game on Saturday, May 4 at 1:00 p.m. The CCC tournament champion will earn an automatic berth in the upcoming 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship.

The complete tournament schedule appears below. All times are tentative and subject to change.

2013 CCC WOMEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Quarterfinals • Saturday, April 27
#6 University of New England at #3 Gordon, 1:00 p.m.
#5 Roger Williams at #4 Curry, 1:00 p.m.

Semifinals • Wednesday, May 1
#4/5 winner at #1 Western New England, 4:00 p.m.
#3/6 winner at #2 Endicott, 4:00 p.m.

Championship Match • Saturday, May 4
Semifinal Winners (at higher seed), 1:00 p.m.

Note: All match times tentative and subject to change due to possible men's/women's doubleheaders and other factors.