#AEToday: Lacrosse Brackets To Be Set Saturday

#AEToday: Lacrosse Brackets To Be Set Saturday

The #AEToday offers quick hits on what's happening in the conference, including upcoming conference games, key results, must know facts and much more!

Need To Know

  • Matt Robison's overtime goal capped a four-goal comeback for #19 Stony Brook as the Seawolves scored the final five goals of the game in a 9-8 extra-time win over Hartford.
  • The win locked up the No. 2 seed for Stony Brook, its highest since 2012.
  • The Hartford loss also secure a championship berth for Vermont, its first since 2010.
  • The Catamounts battle Binghamton Saturday at 1 p.m. in one of two men's lacrosse contests on AmericaEast.TV.
  • The Bearcats and Hawks remain alive for the final tournament bid. Binghamton needs a win by a two-goal margin to qualify for the tournament while Hartford needs a Vermont win or a Bearcats victory by just a one goal margin.
  • #7 Albany hosts UMBC at 3 p.m. and can lock up the outright regular-season crown for the third-straight year with a win.
  • UNH and Vermont battle at 1 p.m. for the final spot in the women's tournament field.
  • UMBC visits Albany at noon on AmericaEast.TV and can still finish as high as No. 2 if they win.
  • Stony Brook hosts UMass Lowell at 7 p.m. on AmericaEast.TV. The #6/5 Seawolves can lock up an outright regular-season crown with a win.
  • At the America East Women's Tennis Championship, Albany and Binghamton won quarterfinal matches Friday to advance to Saturday's semfinals.
  • The third-seeded Great Danes beat sixth-seeded Hartford, 4-0, and will face second-seeded UMBC at no earlier than 2 p.m.
  • The fourth-seeded and host Bearcats beat fifth-seeded NJIT, an associate member for women's tennis, 4-0, and takes on top-seeded Stony Brook at 1 p.m.
  • Also Saturday, 14 baseball and softball games take place with 10 on AmericaEast.TV.
What's On Tap
Men's Lacrosse
Vermont at Binghamton, 1 p.m.
UMBC at #7/7 Albany, 3 p.m.

Women's Lacrosse
UMBC at #19/19 Albany, 12 p.m.
New Hampshire at Vermont, 1 p.m.
Canisius at Binghamton, 4 p.m.
UMass Lowell at #6/5 Stony Brook, 7 p.m.

Baseball
Stony Brook at Albany, 12 p.m. (DH)
Maine at UMBC, 12 p.m. (DH)
UMass Lowell at Hartford, 12 p.m. (DH)
Binghamton at NY Tech, 12 p.m. (DH)

Softball
Albany at UMass Lowell, 1 p.m. (DH)
Binghamton at UMBC, 1 p.m. (DH)
Hartford at Maine, 1 p.m. (DH)

That Happenend
#19/19 Stony Brook 9, Hartford 8 (OT)

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Three (Pillars) Facts

  • Vermont is in the men's lacrosse championship for the first time since 2010 and just the second time since 2003.
  • Binghamton women's tennis is in the semifinal round of the America East Championship for the 14th-straight year.
  • Hartford's Mark Nwakamma and Corban Wroe were named DI AAA ADA Scholar-Athletes last week.

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