Wingate and Queens Earn Bids to NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Two South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse teams have earned bids to the 2019 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse South Regional, the NCAA announced Sunday, May 5.

No. 11/11 ranked Wingate was tabbed as the No. 5 seed in the region, while No. 15/15 Queens earned the No. 6 seed in the south. The two teams battled in the SAC Championship, with the Bulldogs prevailing over the Royals 11-9.

The championship provides for a 12-team tournament. Six teams from each of the two regions (North and South) are selected to participate in the men's lacrosse championship. Except for the championship game, all games will be played on the campus of one of the competing teams. First round competition is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8.

The eight remaining teams will play in the quarterfinals on Saturday, May 11. The winners of the quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals on Sunday, May 19. This year's finalists will advance to Philadelphia, Pa. for the championship game at Lincoln Financial Field, which will be played at 1 p.m. Eastern time, Sunday, May 26, and shown via web stream on NCAA.com. 

To see the full 12-team bracket, visit: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/lacrosse-men/d2

2019 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship South Regional 

Wednesday, May 8 

GM 1: #5 Wingate at #4 Tampa 

GM 2: #6 Queens at #3 Indianapolis

Saturday, May 11

GM 3: GM 1 winner at #1 Limestone

GM 4:  GM 2 winner at #2 Belmont Abbey

Sunday, May 19 (at higher seed)

GM 5: GM 3 winner vs. GM 4 winner 

Sunday, May 26 (at Philadelphia, Pa.) – at 1:00 p.m.

GM 6: GM 5 winner vs. North Region winner

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