STANDISH, ME - Saint Joseph's College (2-7 NAC, 4-12 overall), as the #8 seed, will travel to Vermont on Saturday to take on top-seeded Castleton State in a conference quarterfinal contest.

The Monks earned the playoff berth as a first-year member of the conference. 2009 is the second season of varsity lacrosse at St. Joe's.

Castleton State College secured the top seed in the upcoming North Atlantic Conference Men's Lacrosse tournament after finishing regular season play with a perfect 9-0 mark. The Spartans, who gave five-time defending champion Mount Ida College their first ever NAC conference loss earlier this season, completed the regular season docket with a 9-5 overall record.

Second seed Mount Ida (8-1 NAC, 10-6) will welcome seventh seed Husson (3-6 NAC, 4-8). The Eagles advance to the NAC tournament in their first year as a varsity program. Sixth seed Thomas (3-6 NAC, 4-6 overall) will travel to third seed Maine Maritime (7-2 NAC, 7-3) while fourth seed Johnson St. (6-3 NAC, 6-4) will host fifth seed Emerson (5-4, 7-5) in quarterfinal action Saturday.

Quarterfinal games will be played Saturday, April 25 at the higher seed. Quarterfinal winners will meet in a semifinal contest on Wednesday, April 29 at the higher seed. Semifinal winners will meet Saturday, May 2 at the highest remaining seed. Game times are subject to change. The top eight teams qualify for the NAC Championship. Predetermined tie breaking procedures were used to seed teams with identical conference winning percentages.

NAC Men's Lacrosse Championship
Quarterfinals - Saturday, April 25 at higher seeds
(8) Saint Joseph's at (1) Castleton
(7) Husson at (2) Mount Ida
(6) Thomas at (3) Maine Maritime
(5) Emerson at (4) Johnson St.

Semifinals - Wednesday, April 29 at higher seeds
Johnson St./Emerson vs Castleton/St. Joseph's/Lyndon St.
Maine Maritime/Thomas vs Mount Ida/Husson

Championship - Saturday, May 2 at highest remaining seed
Semifinal Winners

COURTESY OF NAC SPORTS INFORMATION