Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament
The Big Ten Conference's Men's Lacrosse Tournament started in 2015 in the first year the conference sponsored men's lacrosse.[1] The top four teams from the regular season qualify and the winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.
| Big Ten Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament | |
|---|---|
 Tournament Logo | |
| Sport | College lacrosse |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | HighPoint.com Stadium |
| Current location | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Played | 2015–present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | Penn State Nittany Lions (1) |
| Most championships | Maryland Terrapins (2) Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (2) |
| TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network (2015-present), ESPN2 (2016) |
| Official website | 2019 Tournament Central |
Tournament Champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Johns Hopkins | Ohio State | 13–6 | Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland[2] |
| 2016 | Maryland | Rutgers | 14–8 | Homewood Field, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2017 | Maryland | Ohio State | 10–9 | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Columbus, Ohio[3] |
| 2018 | Johns Hopkins | Maryland | 13-10 | U-M Lacrosse Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan[4] |
| 2019 | Penn State | Johns Hopkins | 18–17 (OT) | HighPoint.com Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey[5] |
Tournament history by school
| School | Big Ten Championships | Last Big Ten Championship | Championship game appearances | Last championship game appearance | Tournament appearances | Last tournament appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 2 | 2018 | 3 | 2019 | 5 | 2019 |
| Maryland | 2 | 2017 | 3 | 2018 | 5 | 2019 |
| Michigan | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | --- |
| Ohio State | 0 | --- | 2 | 2017 | 3 | 2018 |
| Penn State | 1 | 2019 | 1 | 2019 | 4 | 2019 |
| Rutgers | 0 | --- | 1 | 2016 | 3 | 2019 |
References
- Lee, Edward (July 1, 2014). "Big Ten expansion 'absolutely huge' for men's lacrosse". Baltimore Sun.
- "2015 B1G MLax Tournament". University of Maryland.
- "Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Central". bigten.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "2018 Big Ten Lacrosse Tournaments". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "2019 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Central". Big Ten. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
External links
- Men's Lacrosse at BigTen.org
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