Sharks Selected to 2011 ECAC Lacrosse Championships at No. 4 Seed

Simmons Lacrosse will open the 2011 GNAC Tournament when they host a quarterfinal matchup against Mount Ida on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00pm after a competitive 2011 women?s lacrosse season. Simmons College Lacrosse has been selected to the 2011 ECAC Division III New England Women?s Lacrosse Championship, the ECAC announced on Monday. This will be the program?s first appearance in the postseason. The tournament is a four-team field with the semifinal games on Wednesday and the championship game on Saturday. Simmons College Lacrosse wrapped up the 2011 season this month after the Sharks earned their first-ever post-season bid to the ECAC tournament. Despite facing elimination after the semifinal round, the team?s performance capped a strong spring in which Simmons went 5-3 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. In the preseason coaches? poll, Simmons was ranked 6th in the GNAC, and finished the regular season in 4th place with a record of 7-4. The 2011 season was the strongest for the team in just its third year as a varsity program, marking the first time Simmons Lacrosse qualified for the GNAC Tournament, as well as ECACs.
Posted: May 10, 2011

Simmons College Lacrosse has been selected to the 2011 ECAC Division III New England Women's Lacrosse Championship, the ECAC announced on Monday. This will be the program's first appearance in the postseason. The tournament is a four-team field with the semifinal games on Wednesday and the championship game on Saturday. 

In the semifinal contests on Wednesday, No. 1 seed Western New England (15-5) will host Simmons College (7-5) at 4:00 p.m. Second seed Curry College (15-4) will face No. 3 Lasell College (11-6) at 6:00 p.m. at Curry.
 
The winners will advance to the finals on Saturday. The winner of Western New England/Simmons will face the winner of Curry/Lasell at 1:00 p.m. in the championship game at the highest remaining seed.
 
2011 ECAC Division III New England Women's Lacrosse Championship
 
Semifinals – Wednesday, May 11  
No. 4 Simmons College (7-5) at No. 1 Western New England College (15-5), 4:00 p.m.
No. 3 Lasell College (11-6) at No. 2 Curry College (15-4), 6:00 p.m.
 
Championship – Saturday, May 14 (at highest remaining seed)
Two Semifinal Winners, 1:00 p.m.         

Scoreboard
  • Thu, 04/25 Women's Lacrosse vs. No. 5N Norwich L, 10-8 (Final) RC | BX | V | Program
  • Sat, 04/20 Women's Lacrosse vs. Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 10-6 (Final) RC | BX | V | Program
  • Tue, 04/16 Women's Lacrosse vs. Anna Maria W, 16-1 (Final) RC | BX | V | Program
  • Sat, 04/13 Women's Lacrosse at Saint Joseph (Conn.) L, 16-13 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Tue, 04/09 Women's Lacrosse at Saint Joseph's College of Maine L, 15-5 (Final) RC | BX | V