NEW HAVEN, Conn. (April 28, 2019) -- Chestnut Hill College will enter the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Lacrosse Championship as the No. 1 seed after going 5-0 during the conference slate and winning the league's regular season championship. The official bracket was released Sunday night after the conclusion of the regular season.

The Griffins will get the postseason underway in the semifinals on Thursday at noon, when they take on fourth-seeded Dominican College. The day's second semifinal will be staged at 3 p.m., between second-seeded Georgian Court University and third-seeded Wilmington University. The tournament will take place on the GCU Turf Field on the campus of Georgian Court in Lakewood, N.J. The men's lacrosse tournament will be one of five championships being part of the CACC Spring Championship Festival at GCU, which will be held May 2-5.

Thursday's two semifinal winners will square off for the CACC crown on Saturday at noon. Georgian Court is the defending conference champion, as the Lions defeated Chestnut Hill in a thrilling 2018 final in Lakewood.

2019 CACC MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP
Semifinals (Thursday, May 2, at Georgian Court University, Lakewood, N.J.)
Game 1: #1 Chestnut Hill vs. #4 Dominican (12 p.m.)
Game 2: #2 Georgian Court vs. #3 Wilmington (3 p.m.)

Championship Final (Saturday, May 4, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, N.J.)
Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner (12 p.m.)

ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.