April 30, 2012
Women's Lacrosse 2012 Tournament Quick Facts
2012 Bracket
The 2012 SUNYAC Women's Lacrosse Playoff field has been set, with four teams battling for a chance to win the postseason conference championship and earn the SUNYAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship. SUNY Cortland will serve as the host site with the playoffs set to begin Friday May 4, with two semifinal games followed by the championship game on Saturday May 5.
#1 Cortland v #4 Brockport – 12:30 pm
#2 Fredonia v #3 Buffalo State – 3:00 pm
Winner of game 1 v Winner of game 2 – Championship Saturday
Before the action begins, here are some quick facts you should know about the conference tournament.
-2012 marks the 16th annual SUNYAC Women’s Lacrosse Championship. The 1997-1998 tournament format was a single game between the top seed from each division. 1999 featured a four team structure of the top two seeds from each division before becoming non-divisional in 2000.
-Fredonia returns to the tournament for the second time in program history. The Blue Devils previous appearance was in 2008 and the #4 seed.
-Cortland has won 14 SUNYAC titles. The only other school to win a women’s lacrosse championship was Oneonta in 1998.
-Cortland has won 14 SUNYAC titles. The only other school to win a women’s lacrosse championship was Oneonta in 1998.
-Brockport has advanced to the championship game four of the last five years.
-The #4 seed has never upset the #1 seed.
-The #4 seed has never upset the #1 seed.
-The #3 seed has defeated the #2 seed three times in the semifinals (2000, 2003 and 2011).
-The conference championship has been played out according to seed seven times under the current tournament format.
-Cortland has never lost a SUNYAC post-season game (27-0).
-In the IWLCA poll from April 30, Cortland is ranked #2 and Buffalo State and Fredonia are among schools also receiving votes.
-Cortland is currently riding a 14-game winning streak.
-Brockport is 0-6 against Cortland in the post-season. Friday will mark the second semifinal match-up between the two teams, the previous one was 1999.
-Buffalo State and Fredonia have never met in the post-season. The two teams faced off on April 10th with the Blue Devils winning 15-11.
-Fredonia held Cortland to its lowest goal total of the season (8) on April 21; an 8-7 final score.
Below is a Chart providing all-time SUNYAC tournament information (1997-2011)
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School
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Tournament record
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W/L record in finals
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Brockport
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4-9
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0-5
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Buffalo State
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1-7
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0-1
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Cortland
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27-0
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14-0
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Fredonia
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0-1
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0-0
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Geneseo
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5-12
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0-5
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New Paltz
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0-0
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0-0
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Oneonta
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2-7
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1-1
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Oswego
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2-6
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0-3
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Potsdam
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0-0
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0-0
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