ncaa mlax tournament 2024 NCAA MLAX Tournament Opening Round, Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, Albany, NY May 8, 2024, 7:00 PM

[cwdickens]

Well, we start the tournament on Wednesday with Scared Heart at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.

Time: T/B/D

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Edited May 6 by cwdickens
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[cwdickens]

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship - Opening Round
Tom & Mary Casey Stadium

UAlbany MLAX vs. Sacred Heart - Wednesday, May 8 at 7 PM

After winning the America East Tournament title, the Great Danes have secured an automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Tournament. UAlbany will host Sacred Heart on Wednesday (5/8) in Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. Game time is set for 7 PM. Season ticket holders wishing to secure regular season locations for Wednesday's opening round game need to do so no later than Monday, May 6th at midnight.

See below for season ticket holder instructions on how to secure regular season locations for playoffs.

PURCHASE INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Click Here, to log into your Ticket Return Online Account.
2. Log in to your Account Using your Ticket Return credentials.
3. Select the NCAA MLAX Opening Round.
4. Select the red Click Here text at the top of the page.
5. Confirm Seats and hit continue.
6. Confirm the Price and hit checkout.
7. Add Parking.
8. Proceed to checkout.

 

PARKING:
Season ticket holders can purchase Broadview lot parking for championship at $20. Fans must add parking to their orders and purchase online before Monday's deadline to guarantee Broadview lot. Similar to the regular-season, playoff parking passes will be in digital or print-at-home format.

Please contact the Ticket Office at GreatDaneTickets@albany.edu or (518) 442-DANE (3263) with any questions.

[dslyank]

1 hour ago, cwdickens said:

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship - Opening Round

Need to fix TOPIC heading. UA is already in the ncaa tournament. NCAA has not used "play-in" term in a couple of years. Posted correctly in your post.

[dslyank]

QUESTION: What/Why has the NCAA resisted expanding the field. NO at large IVY league teams this year. Army was number 1 in the country for a couple weeks this year--lost in the Patroit tournament. In the past IVY multiple at large teams: Patriot usually 1 or 2; even the AmEast has had several years with at large entries. Almost 80 DI teams now; only 17 spots--RIDICULOUS! DIII has 38 in their tournament?????????

[cwdickens]

34 minutes ago, dslyank said:

Need to fix TOPIC heading. UA is already in the ncaa tournament. NCAA has not used "play-in" term in a couple of years. Posted correctly in your post.

In the past this game was referred to as a "Play-In" Game, for you "D", I will make the correction...

[cwdickens]

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[dslyank]

22 hours ago, cwdickens said:

In the past this game was referred to as a "Play-In" Game, for you "D", I will make the correction...

Thanks CW. Just think it funny how the ncaa used the term for years in both lax & even basketball. Basketball got creative by mixing up the "play-in" teams with 13 and I think 8 seeds mixed in and even has various expansion plans under consideration. While the stodgy Lax people seem to drag their feet with tournament expansion; even though DI lax expanding # of teams faster than any other sport. Also, as I wrote in my other post No IVYs, NO Army, etc.. Also in inside lax this am and I may have the numbers slightly wrong; but the article said 7 of the top 8 seeds have a combined 38 loses an all time high. 

Parity has arrived or at least closer. More and more Really GOOD teams are being left out every year. IMHO Army and two or three of the IVYs could absolutely gone final four. With the NorthEast back next year another auto bid on the table. TIME to EXPAND THE TOURNAMENT. There will always be snubs; and mostly especially in basketball the 65-67 "play-in" teams and snubs really have little or no chance of winning the tournament. But in lax IMHO in this day and age pretty much any team in the top 20 to perhaps as high 24or5, would have a legit and competitive chance to be national champs?

THIOUGHTS/OPINIONS welcomed and appreciated.

[HOF2013]

1 hour ago, dslyank said:

Thanks CW. Just think it funny how the ncaa used the term for years in both lax & even basketball. Basketball got creative by mixing up the "play-in" teams with 13 and I think 8 seeds mixed in and even has various expansion plans under consideration. While the stodgy Lax people seem to drag their feet with tournament expansion; even though DI lax expanding # of teams faster than any other sport. Also, as I wrote in my other post No IVYs, NO Army, etc.. Also in inside lax this am and I may have the numbers slightly wrong; but the article said 7 of the top 8 seeds have a combined 38 loses an all time high. 

Parity has arrived or at least closer. More and more Really GOOD teams are being left out every year. IMHO Army and two or three of the IVYs could absolutely gone final four. With the NorthEast back next year another auto bid on the table. TIME to EXPAND THE TOURNAMENT. There will always be snubs; and mostly especially in basketball the 65-67 "play-in" teams and snubs really have little or no chance of winning the tournament. But in lax IMHO in this day and age pretty much any team in the top 20 to perhaps as high 24or5, would have a legit and competitive chance to be national champs?

THIOUGHTS/OPINIONS welcomed and appreciated.

Agree 100%

[nysteve661]

You can go to 24 teams, give the top 8 byes.  That adds an extra week.  NCAA wants to keep the Memorial Day weekend the Final Four so would have to start the season a week earlier to start conference tourneys a week earlier.  Can Northeast teams start even earlier than they have with winter weather?  Don't see it without cancellations.  Alternative is start as usual but play two regular season games in a week a couple times more to make it up.

[cwdickens]

11 hours ago, nysteve661 said:

You can go to 24 teams, give the top 8 byes.  That adds an extra week.  NCAA wants to keep the Memorial Day weekend the Final Four so would have to start the season a week earlier to start conference tourneys a week earlier.  Can Northeast teams start even earlier than they have with winter weather?  Don't see it without cancellations.  Alternative is start as usual but play two regular season games in a week a couple times more to make it up.

So, NCAA DI WLAX makes it work with 29 teams and a finish at Memorial Weekend....

The 2024 NCAA DI women's lacrosse bracket was revealed on Sunday, May 5 on ESPN2. The championship gets underway with 13 games at host sites on May 10.

👉 See the full selections release

The three top overall seeds earned a first-round bye, with the remaining 26 teams playing first round games at campus sites. The semifinals and championship game will be played on May 24 and 26 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

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Edited May 8 by cwdickens
update & clarification

[cwdickens]

Tonight's weather forecast

Wednesday Night:  A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

[dslyank]

15 hours ago, nysteve661 said:

Can Northeast teams start even earlier than they have with winter weather?  Don't see it without cancellations.  Alternative is start as usual but play two regular season games in a week a couple times more to make it up.

Cannot see northeast teams starting any earlier. IMHO time to scrap Memorial weekend tournament; but probably will never happen. Might even improve attendance, which has been on a downward spiral lately, if FINALS did not conflict with other memorial weekend activities/events.

Can like you say have more mid week games; and also can do top 8 get first round by with 9-24, play opening games 4games Tuesday then advancing to Saturday; and 4 games Wednesday advancing to Sunday.

[cwdickens]

 

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Men’s Lacrosse Draws Opening Round, Hosts Sacred Heart

Tom & Mary Casey Stadium - Tonight at 7 PM

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany men's lacrosse team is officially in the NCAA Tournament. The Great Danes will play one more home game in 2024, hosting Sacred Heart in the Opening Round on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Action from Casey Stadium will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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[jimbo]

Decent first half SHU isn’t a pushover 

[jimbo]

A very nice workmanlike win tonight. 🚂