Article courtesy of GNAC communications.
The 2011 GNAC Men's Lacrosse Playoff pairings are now available. For the GNAC inaugural season of men's lacrosse, Mount Ida College (7-0, 9-7) is crowned the first regular season champions. The Mustangs played an incredible regular season, going undefeated in conference play and earning a clutch victory over conference rival Lasell College in order to clinch the top ranking.
Lasell College (6-1, 8-7) earned a close second place finish with their only loss of the GNAC season coming to the Mustangs. Norwich (5-2, 7-4) earned a third place finish and St. Joseph's Maine (4-3, 9-7) took fourth place. Rounding out the final two playoff spots is #5 Becker College (3-4, 7-10) and #6 Emerson College (2-5, 2-11).
The GNAC tournament will be a six team tournament bracket with the Quarter Finals beginning Tuesday, April 26th at the #3 Norwich and #4 St. Joseph's Maine, with Mount Ida and Lasell receiving byes. The Semi-Finals will occur on Thursday, April 28th at the #1 Mount Ida and #2 Lasel. Lastly, the Championship game will be Saturday, April 30th at the highest remaining seed.
Please see the link below for the updated tournament brackets.
Rankings and Schedule:
#1 Mount Ida 7-0
#2 Lasell 6-1
#3 Norwich 5-2
#4 St. Joseph's 4-3
#5 Becker 3-4
#6 Emerson 2-5
Tuesday, April 26th: QUARTER FINALS
Game 1: #5 Becker College @ #4 St. Joseph's Maine- 7:00pm
Game 2: #6 Emerson College (1) @ #3 Norwich University (19)- 4:00pm
Thursday, April 28th: SEMI-FINALS
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 @ #1 Mount Ida College- 4:00pm
Game 4: Norwich @ #2 Lasell College- 4:00pm
Saturday, April 30th: CHAMPIONSHIP
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 @ highest remaining seed