Women's Lacrosse

Monks Post Undefeated GNAC Record, Earn Tourney’s Top Seed

Posted: Apr 20, 2015

WINTHROP, Mass. – The 2015 GNAC Women's Lacrosse regular season came to a close on Saturday afternoon, as Saint Joseph's College of Maine finished with an unblemished 9-0 GNAC record to claim the top seed in this week's conference tournament.

Quarterfinal action gets underway on Wednesday, April 22, with the regular-season champion Monks taking on eighth-seeded Rivier University (3-6). Saint Joseph's finished as the 2014 GNAC runner-up after falling to Emmanuel College in the conference championship.

Second-seeded Lasell College (8-1) will host seventh-seeded Norwich University (3-6) at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

In the two other quarterfinal contests on Wednesday, fourth-seeded Emmanuel College (6-3) will host fifth-seeded Mount Ida College (4-5) and sixth-seeded Simmons College (4-5) will travel to third-seeded Johnson & Wales University (7-2). Both contests will get underway at 7:00 p.m.

The semifinals will take place on Friday, April 24, with the GNAC Championship contest slated for Sunday, April 26.

Quarterfinals - Wednesday, April 22

Game 1: #8 Rivier vs. #1 Saint Joseph's Maine – 2:30 p.m.
Game 2: #5 Mount Ida at #4 Emmanuel - 7:00 p.m.
Game 3: #6 Simmons at #3 Johnson & Wales - 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: #7 Norwich at #2 Lasell - 3:30 pm

Semifinals - Friday, April 24

Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

Championship - Sunday, April 26

Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

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Founded in 1995, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 12 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Each year, the GNAC sponsors and administers 17 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunities and community involvement.

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.