America East Conference men's lacrosse tournament

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America East Conference men's lacrosse tournament
Conference lacrosse championship
Sport College lacrosse
Conference America East Conference
Number of teams4
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
Current location Stony Brook, New York
Played2000–present
Last contest2023
Current champion Bryant Bulldogs
Most championships Albany Great Danes (9)
TV partner(s) America East TV
Official website Official website

The America East Conference's Men's Lacrosse Tournament began in 2000, with the winner of the tournament receiving the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

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Tournament

The America East Conference Tournament is a four team single-elimination tournament held annually at various locations in the America East Conference region. At the end of the regular season, the four teams with the best conference record earn berths in the tournament. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship. The other teams, on the other hand, have to hope for an at-large bid into the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

History

The America East Conference tournament began in 2000. From 1992 through 1999 no tournament for the conference was held. Instead the regular season champion received the automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

Tournament Champions

YearChampionRunner-UpScoreLocationMOPWinning Teams Head Coach
2000 Hofstra Delaware 14-4Higher seedTom Kessler, Hofstra John Danowski
2001 Towson Hofstra 13-11Higher seedRyan Nash, Towson Tony Seaman
2002 Stony Brook Albany 8-6Higher seedDenis Scannel, Stony BrookJohn Espey
2003 Albany Hartford 7-5Higher seedKevin Rae, Albany Scott Marr
2004 Albany Binghamton 10-4Higher seedKevin Rae, Albany Scott Marr
2005 AlbanyStony Brook16-7Higher seedKevin Rae, Albany Scott Marr
2006 UMBC Albany19-10 Baltimore, Maryland Brendan Mundorf, UMBC Don Zimmerman
2007 AlbanyUMBC15-14 Albany, New York Merrick Thomson, Albany Scott Marr
2008 UMBCAlbany14-13 Baltimore, Maryland Terry Kimener, UMBC Don Zimmerman
2009 UMBCStony Brook11-7Higher seedMike Camardo, UMBC Don Zimmerman
2010 Stony BrookAlbany11-7Higher seedCharlie Paar, Stony Brook Rick Sowell
2011 HartfordStony Brook11-10Higher seedTim Fallon, HartfordPeter Lawrence
2012 Stony BrookStony Brook14-8Higher seedSean Brady, Stony BrookJim Nagel
2013 AlbanyUMBC19-10 Stony Brook, New York Lyle Thompson, Albany Scott Marr
2014 AlbanyUMBC20-11 Stony Brook, New York Lyle Thompson, Albany Scott Marr
2015 AlbanyStony Brook22-9 Albany, New York Lyle Thompson, Albany Scott Marr
2016 HartfordVermont17-16 Albany, New York Dylan Protesto, AlbanyPeter Lawrence
2017 AlbanyBinghamton20-8 Albany, New York Connor Fields, Albany Scott Marr
2018 AlbanyVermont14-4 Albany, New York TD Ierlan , Albany Scott Marr
2019 UMBCVermont14-13 Stony Brook, New York Trevor Patschorke, UMBCRyan Moran
2021 VermontAlbany15-10 Catonsville, Maryland
2022 VermontUMBC13-11Burlington, Vermont
2023 Bryant Albany12-11Burlington, Vermont

Source [1]

Performance By School

SchoolRecordWinning pctChampionshipsRunners-upAppearances
Albany23–8.7429517
Hofstra*3–1.750112
Delaware*1–2.333012
Towson*2-1.667102
Quinnipiac*0-1.000001
UMBC11-9.5504313
Stony Brook*10-15.4003418
Binghamton2-9.182029
Hartford*5-6.455218
Vermont3-7.300237

* former member of the conference
Sources: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "AEMLAX Record Book" (PDF). America East. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. "2019 Men's Lacrosse Championship - America East Conference". America East Conference. Retrieved 7 August 2019.