2015 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | College lacrosse |
Location | College Park, Maryland |
Established | 2015 |
Tournament format(s) | Single elimination |
Host(s) | University of Maryland |
Venue(s) | Byrd Stadium |
Teams | 4 |
Website | Big Ten Lacrosse Archives |
Final positions | |
Champion | Johns Hopkins |
Runner-up | Ohio State |
MVP | Wells Stanwick (Johns Hopkins) |
The 2015 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament took place April 30 to May 2 at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Maryland. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. Four teams competed in the inaugural Big Ten Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament in a single elimination format. [1] The seeds were based upon the teams' regular season conference record. Johns Hopkins won the tournament, beating Ohio State 13-6. [2]
Only the top four teams in the Big Ten Conference advanced to the Big Ten Conference Tournament. [3] [4]
Not including Big Ten Tournament and NCAA tournament results
Seed | School | Conference | Overall |
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1 | Johns Hopkins ‡ | 4-1 | 7-6 |
2 | Maryland ‡ | 4-1 | 12-2 |
3 | Ohio State | 3-2 | 10-5 |
4 | Penn State | 2-3 | 5-8 |
DNQ | Michigan | 1-4 | 5-8 |
DNQ | Rutgers | 1-4 | 5-10 |
‡ Big Ten regular season champions. |
Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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Semifinals – Thursday, April 30 | |||||
1 | 1 | 5:30 pm | #1 Johns Hopkins vs. #4 Penn State | 14-9 | Big Ten Network |
2 | 8:00 pm | #2 Maryland vs. #3 Ohio State | 6-9 | Big Ten Network | |
Championship – Saturday, May 2 | |||||
2 | 3 | 8:00pm | #1 Johns Hopkins vs. #3 Ohio State | 13-6 | Big Ten Network |
Game times in CST |
Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium – College Park, Maryland
Semifinals April 30 | Championship Game May 2 | ||||||||
1 | Johns Hopkins | 14 | |||||||
4 | Penn State | 9 | |||||||
1 | Johns Hopkins | 13 | |||||||
3 | Ohio State | 6 | |||||||
2 | Maryland | 6 | |||||||
3 | Ohio State | 9 |
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