Friday's Tourney Clearinghouse
It's the final week of the MCLA regular season and the action starts today, Friday, April 28, with 10 conference tournament games in five different conferences.
The highest profile games will be in the RMLC, where both divisions will conduct their semifinals in Boulder on the campus of Colorado University.
All of the RMLC games, starting at 10 a.m. MDT and running through the entire day, will be streamed live on a variety of platforms. Check out the details HERE.
RMLC Division II semifinal: Montana State d. Fort Lewis, 12-6
RMLC Division II semifinal: Metro State d. Colorado Mines, 19-3
RMLC Division I semifinal: Brigham Young d. Utah, 10-4
RMLC Division semifinal: Colorado d. Colorado State, 11-7
Up in Burnaby, British Columbia, the PNCLL will start its engines with a pair of first round Division II games.
Portland defeated Gonzaga, 12-4, to advance to the semifinals against undefeated College of Idaho on Saturday morning. Great Falls ended defending conference champion Southern Oregon's run, 12-9 in the nightcap to set up a rematch with Montana in the semifinals.
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— UGF Argonauts (@UGFArgonauts) April 26, 2017
In the GRLC, Purdue routed Nebraska, 23-3, and the Boilermakers will face Indiana tomorrow in one semifinal.
Playoff bound! Ready to take on @PurdueMensLax at 745 pm. #GRLC #MCLA #GBR pic.twitter.com/uT8lPJazLg
— Nebraska Lacrosse (@NebraskaLax) April 28, 2017
Wrapping up the evening will a pair of key semifinal games in the SLC.
Top-ranked Grand Canyon held off No. 13 UC Santa Barbara, 15-9 to advance to the SLC championship game on Sunday. Defending national champion Chapman saw No. 7 Arizona State take a late lead and hold for a 10-9 win. The Sun Devils will battle the Lopes on Sunday.