2019 MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship Field Set
2019 MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship Field Set
EDISON, NJ – The 2019 MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship field and seedings have been confirmed. Fairfield University (13-3, 8-0), Monmouth University (12-6, 6-2), Siena College (10-6, 6-2), Manhattan College (11-5, 6-2), Marist College (7-9, 4-4), and Canisius College (2-14, 2-6) will all compete for a MAAC title at the upcoming championship.
Fairfield will be the top seed, hosting the semifinals and final for the first time since 2005. The Stags finished undefeated in the MAAC, improving upon their 6-2 finish in 2018. Monmouth claimed the No. 2 spot with a MAAC record of 6-2. The Hawks own the tiebreaker with Siena and Manhattan, propelling them to the second spot. Fairfield and Monmouth will receive first round byes and will start their championship run on May 2 in the semifinals.
The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds are claimed by Siena and Manhattan, respectively. Both teams rebounded in 2019 after a tough 2018 campaign, where the Saints went 1-7 in MAAC play and the Jaspers went 2-6. Siena returns to the MAAC Championship for the first time since 2015, Manhattan returns for the first time since 2009. Both teams will open up MAAC Championship play by hosting first round games on April 27.
Marist garnered the No. 5 seed while Canisius edged out Niagara and Quinnipiac for the No. 6 spot. The Red Foxes will travel to Manhattan to take on the Jaspers in the first round while the Golden Griffins will head to Loudonville, New York to face the Saints. For the full 2019 MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship schedule, see below.
| 2019 MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship Schedule |
| Round |
Game |
Matchup |
Date |
Time |
| First Round |
Game 1 |
No. 3 Siena vs No. 6 Canisius |
Apr 27 |
TBD |
| First Round |
Game 2 |
No. 4 Manhattan vs No. 5 Marist |
Apr 27 |
TBD |
| Semifinal |
Game 3 |
No. 1 Fairfield vs Lower Advancing Seed |
May 2 |
TBD |
| Semifinal |
Game 4 |
No. 2 Monmouth vs Higher Advancing Seed |
May 2 |
TBD |
| Championship |
Game 5 |
Game 3 Winner vs Game 4 Winner |
May 4 |
TBD |
Action for the 2019 MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship begins Saturday, April 27 with first round games hosted by No. 3 Siena and No. 4 Manhattan. The championship moves to Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium at Fairfield University for the semifinal and final games, taking place Thursday, May 2 and Saturday, May 4. All games will be broadcasted on either ESPN3 or ESPN+ with times to be determined.
For more information on the 2019 Women’s Lacrosse Championship, visit
maacsports.com/wlax. Championship tickets can be purchased at
maacsports.com/tickets and will also be sold on-site during the championship.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.