America East Conference men's lacrosse tournament

The America East Conference's Men's Lacrosse Tournament began in 2000, with the winner of the tournament receiving the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

America East Conference men's lacrosse tournament
Conference lacrosse championship
SportCollege lacrosse
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Number of teams4
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumKenneth P. LaValle Stadium
Current locationStony Brook, New York
Played2000–present
Last contest2023
Current championBryant Bulldogs
Most championshipsAlbany Great Danes (9)
TV partner(s)America East TV
Official websiteOfficial website

Tournament

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The America East Conference Tournament is a four team single-elimination tournament held annually at various locations in the America East Conference region. At the end of the regular season, the four teams with the best conference record earn berths in the tournament. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship. The other teams, on the other hand, have to hope for an at-large bid into the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

History

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The America East Conference tournament began in 2000. From 1992 through 1999 no tournament for the conference was held. Instead the regular season champion received the automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

Tournament Champions

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Year Champion Runner-Up Score Location MOP Winning Teams Head Coach
2000 Hofstra Delaware 14-4 Higher seed Tom Kessler, Hofstra John Danowski
2001 Towson Hofstra 13-11 Higher seed Ryan Nash, Towson Tony Seaman
2002 Stony Brook Albany 8-6 Higher seed Denis Scannel, Stony Brook John Espey
2003 Albany Hartford 7-5 Higher seed Kevin Rae, Albany Scott Marr
2004 Albany Binghamton 10-4 Higher seed Kevin Rae, Albany Scott Marr
2005 Albany Stony Brook 16-7 Higher seed Kevin Rae, Albany Scott Marr
2006 UMBC Albany 19-10 Baltimore, Maryland Brendan Mundorf, UMBC Don Zimmerman
2007 Albany UMBC 15-14 Albany, New York Merrick Thomson, Albany Scott Marr
2008 UMBC Albany 14-13 Baltimore, Maryland Terry Kimener, UMBC Don Zimmerman
2009 UMBC Stony Brook 11-7 Higher seed Mike Camardo, UMBC Don Zimmerman
2010 Stony Brook Albany 11-7 Higher seed Charlie Paar, Stony Brook Rick Sowell
2011 Hartford Stony Brook 11-10 Higher seed Tim Fallon, Hartford Peter Lawrence
2012 Stony Brook Stony Brook 14-8 Higher seed Sean Brady, Stony Brook Jim Nagel
2013 Albany UMBC 19-10 Stony Brook, New York Lyle Thompson, Albany Scott Marr
2014 Albany UMBC 20-11 Stony Brook, New York Lyle Thompson, Albany Scott Marr
2015 Albany Stony Brook 22-9 Albany, New York Lyle Thompson, Albany Scott Marr
2016 Hartford Vermont 17-16 Albany, New York Dylan Protesto, Albany Peter Lawrence
2017 Albany Binghamton 20-8 Albany, New York Connor Fields, Albany Scott Marr
2018 Albany Vermont 14-4 Albany, New York TD Ierlan, Albany Scott Marr
2019 UMBC Vermont 14-13 Stony Brook, New York Trevor Patschorke, UMBC Ryan Moran
2021 Vermont Albany 15-10 Catonsville, Maryland
2022 Vermont UMBC 13-11 Burlington, Vermont
2023 Bryant Albany 12-11 Burlington, Vermont

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Performance By School

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School Record Winning pct Championships Runners-up Appearances
Albany 23–8 .742 9 5 17
Hofstra* 3–1 .750 1 1 2
Delaware* 1–2 .333 0 1 2
Towson* 2-1 .667 1 0 2
Quinnipiac* 0-1 .000 0 0 1
UMBC 11-9 .550 4 3 13
Stony Brook* 10-15 .400 3 4 18
Binghamton 2-9 .182 0 2 9
Hartford* 5-6 .455 2 1 8
Vermont 3-7 .300 2 3 7

* former member of the conference
Sources:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AEMLAX Record Book" (PDF). America East. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Men's Lacrosse Championship - America East Conference". America East Conference. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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