Siena and Canisius Play for the Men's Lacrosse Championship Title
MAAC Sports
Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.
- The top seeded Siena College Saints will face the third seeded Canisius
College Golden Griffins in the 2012 Men's Lacrosse Championship game on the
campus of Marist College at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field in Poughkeepsie,
N.Y.
The two schools have never met in the
championship game. Siena has been a
participant in the past three championship games, winning two of them including
last year's title. Canisius is returning
to the championship game for the first time since 2008 when they won the MAAC title.
Siena finished the regular season undefeated
in MAAC play going 6-0. The Saints defeated the fourth seeded Marist Red Foxes
11-9 in their semifinal game. This will be their second consecutive trip to the
championship game.
Canisius, seeded third in the tournament,
defeated second seeded Detroit 12-10 in their semifinal match-up. The Golden
Griffins are seeking their second title in school history.
The winner of the championship will receive the
MAAC's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.
The championship game will be played at noon
on Sunday, May 6 and can be seen live on MAAC.TV. Live stats will
be available through MAACSports.com. Twitter updates will also be available through
@MAACSports. Use the hashtag #MAACLax to
join the conversation.