LIMESTONE MEN’S LACROSSE STAYS NO.1 IN LATEST NCAA DIV. II SOUTH REGION RANKINGS

Nationally fourth-ranked Saints play Pfeiffer in conference tourney semi’s Friday at 1:00 p.m. Gaffney, S.C. — The Limestone College men’s lacrosse team remains No.1 in the latest NCAA Division II South Region Rankings released on Wednesday, April 21. While the Saints at 9-0 within the region lead the way for the second time in as many rankings, Conference Carolinas rival Queens University of Charlotte moves up to No.2. The Royals are 8-2 in the region. Saint Leo is up to third, the Lions are 10-3 versus region foes while another set of Lions, Mars Hill fell from second to fourth and is 9-3 within region action. Catawba has moved up to the No.5 ranking and is 7-5 within the region. Elsewhere, Le Moyne continues to top the North and is followed by Merrimack, Bentley, Pace and Adelphi. As for the Central, Mercyhurst held onto the No.1 ranking as was followed by Dowling, C.W. Post, NYIT and Seton Hill. One team from each of the three regions and one at-large team from any region shall be selected to participate in the 2010 NCAA Division II Men’s Lacrosse Championship. Teams must have a .500 record against Division II competition to be selected for the championship. Championship selections will take place Sunday, May 9 with the selection show airing at 10-11 p.m. Eastern time on the CBS College Sports Network. Limestone has represented its region in the NCAA Division II Men’s Tournament each of the previous 10 season’s. Limestone, 9-1 overall and No.4 nationally in the latest USILA Division II Rakings, returns to action on Friday of this week, April 23rd, as the top-seeded and Conference Carolinas regular season champion Saints square off against fourth-seeded Pfeiffer in the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Tournament in Charlotte, N.C. Face-off is set for 1:00 p.m. at the Queens Sports Complex. Limestone has won seven straight and went 5-0 within the conference. Pfeiffer went 2-3 in the league and is 8-8 overall. The Saints and the Falcons just met on Saturday (4/17) with Limestone winning 9-5 at “The Rock”. The Limestone/Pfeiffer winner will advance to Sunday’s (April 25) 4:00 p.m., tournament championship and will play the winner of Friday’s 4:00 p.m., semifinal between second-seeded Queens University of Charlotte and third-seeded Belmont Abbey. The home standing Royals went 4-1 in the conference and are 9-3 overall and are also the third-ranked team in the south region. Belmont Abbey posted a 3-2 mark within league play and is 6-5 overall. Limestone posted road wins at both Queens (3/31) and Belmont Abbey (4/10) during the regular season. The Saints posted a 15-10 decision over the Royals and defeated the Crusaders 13-10. As noted earlier the 2010 Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Tournament will be played at the Queens Sports Complex at Marion Diehl Park which is located at 2229 Tyvola Road in Charlotte (N.C.).

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