Waterville, ME – The SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team has earned the No. 3 seed in the upcoming North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.

The Roos will square off with the No. 2 seed and tournament host SUNY Poly on Friday in Marcy, NY. The game features an exciting rematch as the Wildcats edged the Roos 16-15 in overtime on SUNY Canton's turf on April 13th.

SUNY Delhi earned the No. 1 seed as the Broncos finished with a 7-1 conference record. The Broncos were unable to host the tournament therefore the Wildcats will with a 6-1 NAC record. The Roos and Mariners tied with identical 6-2 conference records, but the Roos own the head-to-head tiebreaker from their 23-19 win on Sunday as Canton will be the No. 3 seed and Maine Maritime the No. 4.

Semifinal games are Friday, April 29 and the championship match is Sunday, May 1. All games will be hosted by SUNY Poly. The order of semifinals and games times will be finalized Wednesday, April 27, and posted on the NAC website and updated here.

Delhi and Poly enter the 2022 NAC Men's Lacrosse postseason with one loss apiece, while Canton and Maine Maritime only lost twice. Matchups among the top-four teams were split during the regular season as Poly beat Delhi, Maine Maritime beat Poly, and Canton beat Maine Maritime.

The four tournament teams earned a combined 19 weekly awards this spring, including four for Hunter Olsen of SUNY Canton. Fellow Roo Alex Jacobs earned three accolades, while Nick Dower and Ben Moscatiello of SUNY Delhi collected a pair of honors.

SUNY Poly won the 2021 championship and is trying to keep the traveling trophy in Marcy. Maine Maritime, Canton, and Delhi are all on the hunt for their first NAC men's lacrosse title.

The 2022 NAC men's lacrosse champions will have to play their best in what is sure to be a competitive conference tournament to represent the NAC in the 2022 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.

MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP

SEMIFINALS

Friday, April 29, 2022
4:30 PM -     #2 SUNY Poly (6-1) vs. #3 SUNY Canton (6-2)
7:00 PM -     #1 SUNY Delhi (7-1) vs. #4 Maine Maritime (6-2)


CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, May 1, 2022
1 PM:    Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton 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 23 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 SUNY Canton Kangaroos 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.