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TOURNAMENT PREVIEW: Women’s Lacrosse Earns No. 5 Seed for CACC Tournament

Copyright 2018; Wilmington University. All rights reserved. Photo by Frank Stallworth.
Copyright 2018; Wilmington University. All rights reserved. Photo by Frank Stallworth.

NEWARK, Del. - - The Wilmington University women's lacrosse team is back in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament as the No. 5 seed this week, traveling to No. 4 Caldwell on Tuesday in the quarterfinals at Essex Valley Field at 4:00 p.m.

Since the game is a part of the CACC Tournament, entrance into Essex Valley FIeld will be ticketed with the following prices:

Adults - $6.00
Students, Children, and Senior Citizens - $3.00

The Wildcats earned the No. 5 seed with a 5-4 CACC record, going 7-9 overall. They previously lost to No. 4 Caldwell (5-8, 5-4 CACC), 18-17, on April 7 at the WU Athletics Complex.

The fourth, fifth, and sixth seeds needed to be determined by a coin flip tiebreaker. The Wildcats and Cougars were selected out of a hat and Caldwell won the coin flip to be the fourth seed.

How the Wildcats fared against the rest of the 2018 CACC Tournament Participants:

No. 1 Georgian Court University Lions (11-6, 9-0 CACC) – @ L 18-5 (1-18 all-time)
No. 2 Jefferson Rams (9-7, 8-1 CACC) – vs. L 16-10 (2-20 all-time)
No. 3 Chestnut Hill College Griffins (10-6, 7-2 CACC) – @ L 18-15 (12-8 all-time)
No. 4 Caldwell University Cougars (5-8, 5-4 CACC) – vs. L 18-17 (3-2 all-time)
No. 5 Wilmington University Wildcats (7-9, 5-4 CACC)
No. 6 Dominican College Chargers (6-9, 5-4 CACC) – vs. W 24-13 (12-6 all-time)

2015 CACC Tournament Schedule:

Tuesday, April 24
First Round (at highest seed):
#5 Wilmington at #4 Caldwell – 4:00 p.m.
#6 Dominican at #3 Chestnut Hill – 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 28
Semifinals hosted by Georgian Court University:
#4/5 Winner vs. #1 Georgian Court – 12:00 p.m.
#3/6 Winner vs. #2 Jefferson – 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 29
Championship hosted by Georgian Court University:
Semifinal #1 Winner vs. Semifinal #2 Winner – 3:00 p.m.