2017 Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament explained

Big Ten Conference
Men's Lacrosse Tournament
Sport:College lacrosse
Year:2017
Location:Columbus, Ohio
Established:2015
Tournament Format:Single elimination
Host:Ohio State University
Venues:Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Teams:4
Champion:Maryland
Runner-Up1:Ohio State
Mvp:Connor Kelly (Maryland)
Website:OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Previous:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held May 4 and May 6 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. Four teams from the Big Ten conference competed in the single elimination event. The seeds were determined based upon the teams' regular season conference record.[1] Maryland repeated as tournament champions, beating Ohio State 10-9.[2] [3]

Standings

Only the top four teams in the Big Ten Conference advanced to the Big Ten Conference Tournament.[4] [5]

Not including Big Ten Tournament and NCAA tournament results

SeedSchoolConferenceOverall
1Maryland4–1 10–3
2Ohio State3–2 12-3
3Johns Hopkins3–2 8–6
4Penn State3–2 12–3
DNQ2–3 10–4
DNQMichigan0–5 8–6
‡ Big Ten regular season champions.

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision
Semifinals – Thursday, May 4
11 5:00 pm
  1. 1 Maryland vs. #4 Penn State
8-6Big Ten Network
27:30 pm
  1. 2 Ohio State vs #3 Johns Hopkins
15-13Big Ten Network
Championship – Saturday, May 6
237:30 pm
  1. 1 Maryland vs. #2 Ohio State
10-9Big Ten Network
Game times in EST

Bracket

Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium – Columbus, Ohio

Awards

[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten Announces Men's Lacrosse Tournament Bracket. Big Ten Conference. April 30, 2017. April 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170509010439/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/043017aaa.html. May 9, 2017. dead.
  2. News: Ulrey. Jarrod. Maryland men edge Ohio State, 10-9, to capture Big Ten lacrosse title. Baltimore Sun. May 6, 2017.
  3. News: Stubbs. Roman. Maryland men’s lacrosse repeats as Big Ten champs with win over Ohio State. Washington Post. May 6, 2017.
  4. Web site: B1G Men's Lacrosse Tournament. Ohio State University. 2017-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026002422/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/B1G-tournament-2017.html. 2017-10-26. dead.
  5. Web site: Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Statistics . BigTen.org . 2017-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170508182006/http://www.bigten.org/library/stats/mlax-confsked.html . 2017-05-08 . dead .
  6. News: Maryland Wins Second Straight Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Title . https://web.archive.org/web/20211230040848/https://bigten.org/news/2017/5/6/Maryland_Wins_Second_Straight_Big_Ten_Men_amp_8217_s_Lacrosse_Tournament_Title.aspx . dead . December 30, 2021 . 30 December 2021 . 6 May 2017.