TCCC WOMEN’S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRINGS REVEALED; ENDICOTT GARNERS TOP SEED; GAMES BEGIN SATURDAY, MAY 1

Endicott College has earned the top seed for The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) women’s lacrosse championship, which begins with quarterfinal round games on Saturday, May 1.

The Gulls (13-4 overall) claimed the top seed in the conference tournament after posting an unblemished 11-0 record in TCCC play. Endicott will open the tournament with a quarterfinal matchup against #8 seed Salve Regina (7-10 overall, 4-6 TCCC) Beverly, Mass.

Three other quarterfinal games are also slated for Saturday, May 1, including #2 seed Roger Williams (12-4, 9-2) hosting #7 seed Colby-Sawyer (6-10, 5-6) in Bristol, R.I., #3 seed University of New England (11-4, 9-2) hosting #6 seed Gordon (5-8, 5-6) in Biddeford, Maine, and #4 seed Western New England (10-7, 8-3) hosting #5 seed Curry (12-5, 8-3) in Springfield, Mass.

TCCC tiebreaking procedures were also used to determine the #2, #4, #6 and #8 seeds. In head-to-head play, Roger Williams captured the #2 seed over Univesity of New England following an 11-5 win in the teams’ April 17 game, Western New England won the #4 seed over Curry after a 15-10 victory on March 24, Gordon earned the #6 seed over Colby-Sawyer due to a 9-7 win on March 30, and Salve Regina locked up the #8 seed by virtue of a 17-9 triumph over New England College on April 24.

Quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinal round on Wednesday, May 5.

Tournament action culminates with the championship game on Saturday, May 8. The TCCC tournament champion will earn an automatic berth in the upcoming 2010 NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Championship.

The complete tournament schedule appears below.

2010 TCCC WOMEN’S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Quarterfinals • Saturday, May 1
#8 Salve Regina at #1 Endicott, 2:00 p.m.
#7 Colby-Sawyer at #2 Roger Williams, 3:00 p.m.
#6 Gordon at #3 University of New England, 1:00 p.m.
#5 Curry at #4 Western New England, 1:00 p.m.

Semifinals • Wednesday, May 5
#1/8 winner vs. #4/5 winner (at higher seed), 4:00 p.m. *
#2/7 winner vs. #3/6 winner (at higher seed), 4:00 p.m.*

Championship Match • Saturday, May 8
Semifinal Winners (at higher seed), 1:00 p.m. *

All times tentative and subject to change due to possible men’s/women’s doubleheaders.

Note: To view the complete news release, please visit http://www.thecommonwealthcoastconference.com/sports/releases0910/wlaxpairings10.pdf. A printable tournament bracket may also be viewed at http://www.thecommonwealthcoastconference.com/sports/releases0910/wlaxbracket10.pdf. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat reader installed on your computer to view these files.