CCC Men's Lacrosse Tournament Pairings Announced

For the Interactive Tournament Bracket - click HERE.

Endicott College has earned the top seed for the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's lacrosse championship, which begins with first-round games on Saturday, April 26.

The Gulls (13-3 overall) claimed the top seed in the conference tournament after posting a perfect 8-0 record in CCC play.  Top-seeded Endicott and second-seeded Western New England University (8-7 overall, 7-1 CCC) will receive byes in the tournament's opening round.

Two first-round contests will be played on Saturday, April 26.  Third-seeded Roger Williams University (12-4, 6-2) will host sixth-seeded Gordon College (8-8, 4-4) at 3:30 p.m. in Bristol, R.I. as part of a men's/women's doubleheader, while fourth-seeded Salve Regina University (12-4, 4-4) will host fifth-seeded Wentworth Institute of Technology (7-8, 4-4) at 1:00 p.m. in Newport, R.I.

Winners of the two first-round matches will advance to the semifinal round on Wednesday, April 30.  Top-seeded Endicott will host the winner of the Wentworth vs. Salve Regina game in Beverly, Mass. at a time to be determined (either 4:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.), while second-seeded Western New England will host the winner of the Roger Williams vs. Gordon contest in Springfield, Mass. at 7:00 p.m.  Both semifinal games will be part of a men's/women's doubleheader.

CCC tiebreaking procedures were used to determine the fourth, fifth and sixth seeds in the tournament, as Salve Regina, Wentworth and Gordon all posted identical 4-4 conference records.  In the first step, head-to-head play among the three tied teams was compared. All three teams posted 1-1 records.

In the second step, records against other CCC teams were examined starting at the top of the standings and working down.  All three tied teams posted identical records against the other six CCC teams.

While the third step, common non-conference opponents, yielded no opponents common to all three, the fourth step, records against teams with a winning percentage of .500 or greater, resulted in Salve Regina claiming the fourth seed by virtue of a 4-4 record (.500), compared to Gordon (2-5, .286) and Wentworth (3-8, .273).

Wentworth and Gordon was subsequently treated as a new tie and returned to the top of the tiebreaking procedure.  The Leopards claimed the fifth seed by virtue of a 15-12 win over the Fighting Scots on April 12.

The Leopards and Seahawks will meet for the 17th time since 1998, but only the second time in the post-season. Salve Regina's 13-12, overtime win at Wentworth on April 16 evened the series at 8-all, however the Seahawks have a 1-0 edge in playoff meetings with a 13-4 win on May 1, 2007.

Tournament action culminates with the CCC championship game on Saturday, May 3 at 1:00 p.m. The CCC tournament champion will earn an automatic berth in the upcoming 2014 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship.

The complete tournament schedule appears below.  All times are tentative and subject to change.

Click HERE for the Interactive Tournament Bracket.
Click HERE for the Printable Tournament Bracket.

2014 CCC MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
First Round • Saturday, April 26
#6 Gordon at #3 Roger Williams, 3:30 p.m.
#5 Wentworth at #4 Salve Regina, 1:00 p.m.

Semifinals • Wednesday, April 30
#4/5 winner at #1 Endicott, 4:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.
#3/6 winner at #2 Western New England, 7:00 p.m.

Championship Match • Saturday, May 3
Semifinal Winners (at higher seed), 1:00 p.m.

Note: All match times tentative and subject to change due to
 possible men's/women's doubleheaders and other factors.