PCLL Tournament Set for Brown

BOSTON – Stevenson Field on the campus of Brown University will be the site of the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League tournament in both divisions this week. The Division I tourney will feature four teams playing semis and finals on April 29-30 while D-II has a six-team field that commenced on Tuesday with the first round.

The winner of the PCLL Division I championship will earn an automatic berth in the 2017 MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour, which will be held in Orange County, Calif, from May 8-13. The PCLL awards its D-II automatic qualifier to its regular season champ, which was Bridgewater State.

After an inauspicious start to the season with a loss to New Hampshire, Boston College has rattled off four straight conference wins to grab the top seed. The Eagles won the head-to-head tiebreaker with second-seeded UConn, which also finished 4-1.

BC will get a chance to avenge its only conference loss against fourth-seeded UNH in the first semifinal while the Huskies take on Northeastern in the other semifinal. The championship game will be on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Bridgewater State and Central Conn. State grabbed the top seeds and byes in the PCLL D-II tournament and will await the pair of midweek games for Saturday’s semifinals. The championship game will be at noon on Sunday.

“This year’s Division I tournament looks wide open with any of the four teams possessing the ability to walk away with the title,” said PCLL director Dan Morris. “Bridgewater State is our D-II automatic qualifier, but we have numerous proud programs that can make their season with a PCLL championship.”

Admission to the PCLL championships is free of charge to the general public.

2017 Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League Tournament

Division I -- (Bracket)
April 29 – Semifinals – Providence, R.I.
#4 New Hampshire vs. #1 Boston College, 4 p.m.
#3 Northeastern vs. #2 UConn, 7 p.m.

April 30 – Finals – Providence, R.I.
Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.

Division II* -- (Bracket)
April 25 – First Round
#2S New Haven d. #3S Southern Conn. State, 16-6
April 26 – First Round
#3N Westfield State at #2N WPI, 7 p.m.

April 29 – Semifinals – Providence, R.I.
#2S New Haven vs. #1N Bridgewater State, 10 a.m.
#3N/#2N winner vs. #1S Central Conn. State, 1 pm.

April 30 – Finals – Providence, R.I.
Semifinal winners, 12 p.m.

* - the PCLL awards its D-II automatic qualifier to its regular season champion. Bridgewater State has already earned the AQ.