Adelphi to Host 2011 NCAA Championships
from press release
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- The NCAA Division II and
III Women's Lacrosse Committee has announced that Adelphi
University will host the 2011 NCAA Division II and III Women's
Lacrosse Championship on Competition Field on May 21 and 22,
2011.
"We are extremely honored and excited that the NCAA Division II and
III Women's Lacrosse Championship Committee has awarded Adelphi the
privilege of hosting the Final Four," Director of Athletics Robert
Hartwell stated. "We will use our beautiful new facility and rely
on the expertise of the university's entities who will assist in
making this championship a first class experience for fans and each
student-athlete participating."
Adelphi will host the championship for the first time, becoming the
first host for the Division II and III Women's Lacrosse
Championship from the state of New York. This will also be the
first time in school history that a women's national champion will
be crowned on campus. However, Adelphi's former stadium, Stiles
Field was the site of two National Championship games, won by the
Panthers in 1979 and 1981. "As a committee we felt that Adelphi's
new facilities and their dedication to the sport of lacrosse
attracted us to the Adelphi site," Kristen Selvage, DII Committee
Chair stated.
Adelphi will host six games over two days, with the semifinals of
both Division II and III being held on May 21 and the National
Title games being played on May 22. A game schedule has not been
announced, but Competition Field's lighting system will allow
Adelphi the chance to play the championship games in a prime time
evening slot. Competition Field also has seating for 1,600
spectators and a press box for game management and press as well as
a state of the art scoreboard.
"In 2009, we had a very exciting and successful DII/DIII women's
lacrosse championship in Salem, Virginia. With the championships
this year being played at Gettysburg College, a Division III
institution, it is natural to take it to a Division II university
in 2011," Charlyn Robert, DIII Committee Chair explained. "Adelphi
is going to be a great host and we expect very supportive crowds
with Long Island being such a lacrosse rich area."
