Top-seeded Sacred Heart takes on Manhattan in the MAAC Tournament Championship match today.
The championship match of the MAAC Tournament gives top-seeded Sacred Heart (12-4) the opportunity to finish out the season as the top team overall. This season the Pioneers finished the regular season as the best team in the conference, earned the number one seed and took care of business in the semifinals. The final step in that journey is third-seeded Manhattan (8-8), who had to win two matches to get to the championship today. One of those wins came against the second-seeded team in the tournament to earn this opportunity. It all comes down to one final match between the Pioneers and the Jaspers for the MAAC college lacrosse championship today.
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Game Date: May 4, 2024
Game Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
TV: ESPN U (G)
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In the semifinals, the Pioneers won a hard-fought match with fifth-seeded Siena 15-13 to earn its spot in the championship match. The Jaspers won a much slower, defensive-oriented match against second-seeded LIU after a 14-13 win over sixth-seeded Quinnipiac in the first round.
During the regular season these teams played just once with the Pioneers coming out on top. In that match the Pioneers won 14-12 with the teams going back-and-forth through the first three quarters. It all came down to the final quarter where the Pioneers closed out the match on a 4-0 run to secure the win.
If this is anything like that match, the championship of the MAAC Tournament in college lacrosse has all the makings to be the match of the year between two teams both talented enough to win the championship.
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