CANISIUS COLLEGE ATHLETICS
BUFFALO, N.Y. — On
Saturday, both the Canisius men’s and women’s lacrosse programs will
play for a MAAC Championship, as both teams advanced to its respective
conference title games with semifinal wins over the MAAC’s top seeds.
The men’s team defeated No. 1 seed Quinnipiac 11-10 in overtime, while
the women’s squad moved into the championship game after defeating
Marist 13-10.
The Canisius men’s lacrosse team will look to win its third MAAC
championship, and first since 2012, on Saturday when the Golden Griffins
take on Detroit-Mercy at 10 a.m., in West Long Branch, N.J. That game
will be televised live to a national-TV audience on ESPNU. The winner of
the MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship game will earn the league’s
automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship
field. To watch the men’s game live online, CLICK HERE.
The Canisius women’s lacrosse team will be making its eighth-straight
MAAC Championship game appearance on Saturday, when the fourth-seeded
Griffs take on No. 3 seed Fairfield at 1 p.m., in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Fans can watch that game online through MAAC.tv. The winner of that game
will earn a berth in the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship
tournament. To watch the women’s championship game online, CLICK HERE.
This marks just the second time in program history where both the
Canisius men’s and women’s lacrosse programs have played for a MAAC
championship in the same season. Both teams played for and won the MAAC
crown in 2012.
