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Semifinals- Friday, May 2
#4 CCSU vs. #1 Bryant, 4:00 pm
#2 Wagner vs. #3 Robert Morris, 7:00 pm

Championship - Sunday, May 4
1:00 pm
(All games will be webcast on necfrontrow.com)

Smithfield, RI –The Wagner women's lacrosse team will play its first Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament game in nine years when the Seahawks meet Robert Morris tonight at 7:00 pm at the Bryant Turf Complex on the campus of Bryant University.

The Seahawks, under the direction of first-year head coach Liz Frisoli, enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed while the Colonials are the No. 3 seed. In the first semifinal contest today, No. 1 seed Bryant will host to No. 4 seed Central Connecticut at 4:00 pm. The entire four-team NEC Tournament is held at on the campus of the No. 1 seed, thus Friday's semifinal contests, and Sunday's 1:00 pm championship game, will be held at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI.

Wagner and Robert Morris met just one week ago when the Seahawks came away with a hard-fought 9-6 victory in Moon Township, PA on April 25.  This victory broke and eight-game losing streak for the Seahawks' first vs. the Colonials as Wagner's last win over RMU prior to last week was a 24-11 win on April 7, 2006. RMU leads the all-time series vs. Wagner 8-2.

Wagner NEC Tournament History
(NEC began sponsoring WLax in the 1998)
   2001:                      No. 3 seed - Lost, NEC Semis to # 2 UMBC, 10-5
  2002:                      No. 3 seed - Lost, NEC Semis to #2 Monmouth, 13-7
  2003:                      No. 3 seed -  Lost, NEC Semis to #2 UMBC, 18-5
  2005:                      No. 4 seed - Lost, NEC Semis to # 1 MSM, 16-5

A school-record five members of the Wagner women's lacrosse team earned All-Northeast Conference (NEC) honors last night, headed by sophomore midfielder Shea Gegan (Manasquan, NJ/Manasquan) who was named Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first student-athlete in program history to earn an individual honor.

In a vote of the conference's eight head coaches, Gegan was also tabbed First-Team All-NEC, along with senior defender Caitlin Daly (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood), sophomore attackers Stephanie Peterson (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Township) and Kimmy Tumolo (Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview) were named to Second-Team All-NEC while freshman midfielder Olivia Streilein (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) earned a spot on the NEC All-Rookie Team.

NOTES
 *The Seahawks' current six-game winning streak matches the longest win streak in program history, equaling the six-game winning streak that Wagner ran off at the outset of the 2001 season.
Most Single-Season NEC Wins
2014: 6-1
2005: 6-2
2003: 5-2
2002: 4-3
 
*Wagner's .857 winning percentage in NEC play this season establishes a program record.
Highest Single-Season Winning Percentage
2014: .857 (6-1)
2005: .750 (6-2)
2003: .714 (5-2)
 
Most Overall Single-Seasons Wins
2002:   11-6
2014:   10-6
2005:   9-9
2001:   9-7
2000:   9-6
 
Most Overall Single-Seasons Wins
2002:   11-6 (.647)
2014:   10-6 (.625)
2000:     9-6 (.600)
2001:     9-7 (.563)

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