Great Western Lacrosse League


Top Story - Tuesday, May 6, 2008:

NOTRE DAME, OHIO STATE MARCH ON
Two GWLL teams advance to second round for the first time


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Two of the three Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament advanced last weekend. Unseeded Ohio State toppled No. 8 Cornell in an upset blow-out, winning No. 6 Notre Dame squeaked out an 8-7 overtime versus Colgate celebrated it’s most successful NCAA Tournament selection on Sunday, as the GWLL learned that three of its six teams would be competing for a national championship. That’s the most teams the league has qualified for the national tournament in its 15 year history. The only other NCAA conference to have more teams earn bids is the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) who will be sending four teams. Coming in as the only seeded team from the GWLL is the University of Notre Dame (13-2), who’s recent GWLL Tournament Championship helped earn the No. 6 seed for the Fighting Irish. The Ohio State University (10-5) and University of Denver (10-6) earned at-large bids to the tournament.


To view the release in its entirety, click HERE. To download the official NCAA Brackets, click HERE.

Additional NCAA Tournament Information (Click on links below):

2008 Conference Standings

 Polls                Conference    Overall
 IL/CO    Team        W  L  Pct.   W  L  Pct.   GF   GA
  6/ 5 X1 Notre Dame  4  1  .800  14  3  .824  206  120
 11/12 X2 Ohio State  4  1  .800  11  6  .647  224  155
 18/17 X3 Denver      4  1  .800  10  7  .588  186  169
   /    4 Quinnipiac  2  3  .400   8  5  .615  107  118
   /    5 Air Force   1  4  .200   3  9  .250   81  137
   /    6 Bellarmine  0  5  .000   7  7  .500  126  139

  X - Qualify for the 2008 NCAA Tournament
 IL - Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll
 CO - USILA Coaches Poll 
 RV - Denotes Receiving Votes

 
Final 2008 League Stats
Complete Statistics (HTM) 


2007 Conference Stats

League Members

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