BRACKET IS SET FOR 2018 CACC WOMEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP; TOURNAMENT BEGINS TUESDAY WITH 2 FIRST ROUND GAMES

April 23, 2018

BRACKET IS SET FOR 2018 CACC WOMEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP; TOURNAMENT BEGINS TUESDAY WITH 2 FIRST ROUND GAMES

New Haven, Conn. (April 23, 2018) The field is set for the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Lacrosse Championship, which will get underway on Tuesday with a pair of first-round games featuring third-seeded Chestnut Hill College playing host to sixth-seed Dominican College, and fourth-seeded Caldwell University taking on fifth-seeded Wilmington University.

New Haven, Conn. (April 23, 2018) The field is set for the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Lacrosse Championship, which will get underway on Tuesday with a pair of first-round games featuring third-seeded Chestnut Hill College playing host to sixth-seed Dominican College, and fourth-seeded Caldwell University taking on fifth-seeded Wilmington University.

Tuesday's two winners will advance to the CACC semifinals, as both the semis and championship final will be staged next Saturday and Sunday at the GCU Turf Field on the Georgian Court University campus in Lakewood, N.J. GCU earned the top seed for the tournament, as the Lions finished 9-0 in league play to claim the CACC Regular Season Championship. Georgian Court will face the winner of the Caldwell-WilmU matchup. Jefferson earned the second seed for the championship and will take on the CHC-Dominican winner. Tuesday's first round games will be staged at the site of the highest seeds.

The official bracket is located below as fans can keep track of tournament all week long through the CACC website. Information on webstreaming and the official digital program of the championship will be released later this week on CACCAthletics.org.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.