Temple University Athletics
Bracket Announced for 2019 AAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament
4.29.19 | Women's Lacrosse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Florida captured the inaugural regular season title and will be the top overall seed for this week's 2019 American Athletic Conference Women's Lacrosse Championship. The four-team, single-elimination tournament will be held at the Sheakley Athletics Center at the University of Cincinnati, with the semifinals set for Thursday, May 2 and the championship for Saturday, May 4.
The Gators (11-6, 5-0 American), who currently ranked No. 18 in both the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse polls, defeated Cincinnati 26-5 on Saturday to close out an unblemished 5-0 record in conference play. The host Bearcats (11-6, 4-1 American) will be the championship's No. 2 seed after posting the best regular-season conference slate in program history.
Temple (6-10, 3-2 American) defeated Vanderbilt 11-6 to close the regular season on Saturday, earning the No. 3 seed as a result. The Commodores (10-5, 2-3 American) wrap up the inaugural tournament field as the No. 4 seed.
Florida and Vanderbilt will open the 2019 Championship at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday in the first semifinal, followed 45 minutes later by Cincinnati and Temple in the second semifinal. Thursday's winners will square off Saturday at 1 p.m. ET in the title game. The winner of the 2019 American Championship will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship.
All three games of The American's Women's Lacrosse Championship will be available live on the American Digital Network (facebook.com/AmericanDigitalNetworkPlus). Live coverage will be available throughout the championship at TheAmerican.org/WLax and on the conference's social media platforms: @American_WLax on Twitter and American_Conf on Facebook.
2019 American Athletic Conference
Women's Lacrosse Championship
Sheakley Athletics Center
Host: Cincinnati
Thursday, May 2 – Semifinals
American Digital Network
Game 1: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt – 4:30 p.m. ET
Game 2: No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 3 Temple – 45 minutes after Game 1
Saturday, May 4 – Championship
American Digital Network
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 – 1 p.m. ET
The Gators (11-6, 5-0 American), who currently ranked No. 18 in both the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse polls, defeated Cincinnati 26-5 on Saturday to close out an unblemished 5-0 record in conference play. The host Bearcats (11-6, 4-1 American) will be the championship's No. 2 seed after posting the best regular-season conference slate in program history.
Temple (6-10, 3-2 American) defeated Vanderbilt 11-6 to close the regular season on Saturday, earning the No. 3 seed as a result. The Commodores (10-5, 2-3 American) wrap up the inaugural tournament field as the No. 4 seed.
Florida and Vanderbilt will open the 2019 Championship at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday in the first semifinal, followed 45 minutes later by Cincinnati and Temple in the second semifinal. Thursday's winners will square off Saturday at 1 p.m. ET in the title game. The winner of the 2019 American Championship will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship.
All three games of The American's Women's Lacrosse Championship will be available live on the American Digital Network (facebook.com/AmericanDigitalNetworkPlus). Live coverage will be available throughout the championship at TheAmerican.org/WLax and on the conference's social media platforms: @American_WLax on Twitter and American_Conf on Facebook.
2019 American Athletic Conference
Women's Lacrosse Championship
Sheakley Athletics Center
Host: Cincinnati
Thursday, May 2 – Semifinals
American Digital Network
Game 1: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt – 4:30 p.m. ET
Game 2: No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 3 Temple – 45 minutes after Game 1
Saturday, May 4 – Championship
American Digital Network
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 – 1 p.m. ET
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