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April 29-30: College Lacrosse Tournament in Chelsea

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Joe Koengeter for the information in this story.)

Six teams from two different divisions of the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association will descend on Chelsea Stadium on April 29-30 to determine the conference champions. 

The winner of the four-team Division I tournament will earn an automatic qualifying bid to the 2017 MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour, which will be held in Orange County, Calif., from May 8-13.

CCLA-II does not have an auto bid this spring for its three-team tourney.  Michigan State, which has won the Division I title for five straight seasons, is the No. 1 seed and will play fourth-seeded Davenport in the first semifinal. Pittsburgh and Minnesota will grind it out in the other semi.

The Division II tournament starts with a play-in game this Sunday when Grove City visits Dayton. The winner will go on to face top-seeded Grand Valley State at Chelsea Stadium after the Division I semifinals conclude. 

“We’re excited to host our tournament at Chelsea Stadium,” said CCLA director Sean Buzzard. “It’s a great venue and we’ve got great teams competing for the championship this year. It should be a fun ride.”

Admission to the Chelsea Stadium is $10 per day.

The Division I semifinals and finals will be streamed via CCLA Twitter/Periscope.

The Division II final will be streamed via Grand Valley State Twitter/Periscope.

2017 Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association Tournament

Division I –
Semifinals – April 29 – Chelsea
No. 4 Davenport vs. 1 Michigan State, 1 p.m.
No. 3 Pitt vs. No. 2 Minnesota, 4 p.m.

Finals – April 30 – Chelsea
Semifinal winners, 12 p.m.

Division II –
First Round – April 23
No. 3 Grove City at No. 2 Dayton, 2 p.m.

Finals – April 29 – Chelsea
First Round Winner vs. No. 1 Grand Valley State, 7 p.m.

A link to their website is: http://mcla.us/conference/ccla

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