Tampa Set To Host Third Consecutive SSC Tournament
The No. 5 University of Tampa men's lacrosse team earned the No. 1 seed for the 2016 Sunshine State Conference tournament for the third straight year.
TAMPA, Fla. - The 2016 Sunshine State Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament bracket was released via the conference office Monday afternoon.
The University of Tampa will serve as the No. 1 seed and host for the third consecutive year; games will be played at Tampa's Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex. Live stats and video will be available throughout the tournament, free of charge.
Ticket prices will be for all day admittance and will be for cash only at the gate. The prices for the tournament will be as follows $10 for adults, $5 for youth, and senior citizens. Students from SSC institutions are free with proper school ID.
The top four teams in the SSC standings were granted seeds based on their in-conference record. Participating in the tournament this year will be Tampa, Rollins, Saint Leo and Florida Southern. The tournament will span three days from April 29 to May 1, the schedule of games will be played in the following format.
Friday, April 29th - Semifinals
No. 2 Rollins vs. No. 3 Saint Leo - 4:00 p.m.
No. 1 Tampa vs. No. 4 Florida Southern - 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 1st - Championship
TBD vs. TBD - 2:00 PM
For more information on the tournament and to visit the conference site click here.
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