Lions named to SAC Tournament as No. 6 seed
The seedings for the 2021 SAC Women's Lacrosse Championship have been updated after one of the teams was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The seedings for the 2021 SAC Women's Lacrosse Championship have been updated after one of the teams was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols.
Following SAC COVID protocols, the Newberry Wolves withdrew from the tournament on Monday (April 19). As a result of Newberry no longer participating and Lincoln Memorial unable to participate due to following COVID protocols, Mars Hill will become the No. 6 seed in the tournament.
The Lions will travel to the No. 3 seed Wingate for a 4 p.m. game on Tuesday (April 20). In the other quarterfinal game, the No. 5 seed Lenoir-Rhyne will travel to the No. 4 seed UVA Wise for a 4 p.m. game.
Queens and Limestone each earned byes into the semifinals as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively. The quarterfinals will be played on Tuesday, April 20 at campus sites with the semifinals and finals taking place at Moretz Stadium in Hickory, N.C. on April 23 and 25. The tournament schedule is listed below:
Tuesday, April 20 (at Highest Seeds)
Game 1: #3 Wingate vs. #6 Mars Hill, 4:00 p.m.
Game 2: #4 UVA Wise vs. #5 Lenoir-Rhyne, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, April 23 (Hickory, N.C.)
Game 3: #1 Queens vs. winner game 2, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: #2 Limestone vs. winner game 1, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 25 (Hickory, N.C.)
Game 5: winner game 3 vs. winner game 4, 4:00 p.m.
