Waterville, ME – The SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team has earned the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) No. 1 seed in the upcoming NAC Championship and will host a semifinal contest on Saturday, April 27th.

This year marks the inaugural men's lacrosse championship alliance with the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC). The top-two regular season finishers from each conference will face off (#1 NAC vs. #2 NECC and #1 NECC vs. #2 NAC) in semifinal games for the right to compete for the NAC Championship title.

SUNY Canton (9-6 overall, 6-0 NAC) enters the tournament as the undefeated top seed for the NAC. With only one conference loss, SUNY Delhi (10-5, 5-1) will represent the NAC as the two seed.
New England College and Dean College are the top two finishers for the NECC, respectively. The Pilgrims finished NECC play undefeated at 3-0 while owning a 6-4 overall record. The Bulldogs finished second in league play with a 3-1 record while going 5-5 overall.

In semifinal games this Saturday, April 27th, NAC No. 2 SUNY Delhi will travel to NECC No. 1 New England College for a 1:00 PM start, while NAC No. 1 SUNY Canton will host NECC No. 2 Dean College at a time to be determined.

The winners will meet for the NAC championship on Saturday, May 4th.

2019 Men's Lacrosse Championship

Semifinals: Saturday, April 27
NAC #1 SUNY Canton VS. NECC #2 Dean College - game time TBA
NECC #1 New England College VS. NAC #2 SUNY Delhi - 1:00 PM

Championship: Saturday, May 4
Semifinal winners - game time TBA

The winner of the NAC/NECC championship will earn an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. Both SUNY Delhi and Dean College are NCAA D-III provisional members and not eligible for NCAA Tournament play so either SUNY Canton or New England College will earn the automatic qualifier.
   

About SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 16 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The college's 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity eSports and cheerleading. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.