WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Championship Dates:
Semifinals: Saturday, April 16, 2011 @ Queens (1pm & 4pm)
Final: Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ Queens (1pm)
(Coaches Meeting: *Tentative*Wed. April 13, 2011, 11:00am - Queens
Sports Complex)
All regular season games to be concluded by Sunday, April 10th.
Method: Four Team Championship played at a site determined by bid. The NCAA tie breaking procedure will be applied in the event of a tie to all matches.
Tie Breaking Procedure: Teams will be seeded according to regular season finish. Ties will be broken in the following manner: 1) Head to head results during the regular season for a two way tie; 2) Records versus 1st place team and down. 3) Record against non-conference common opponents 4) If teams are still tied, Total goals minus total goals against with no more than 5 goals counting in games where the differential is greater than 5. (If more than two teams are tied, than the formula will be used to determine the top team and then the procedure will start again from #1. 5) coin flip by the commissioner.
Conference Lacrosse Policies: (1) Each team must play all other league teams once during the season to be eligible for the soccer championship. Matches with teams that are ineligible for the championship, because all conference teams were not scheduled, shall not be counted as official league matches. (2) Each coach will distribute schedules at least one week prior to the beginning of the season to all league schools. (3) Member teams may play each other more than once during the season. However, only the first regular season match between any two teams will count towards conference won-loss records. (4) All conference games will use the two person officiating system. (5) NCAA rules apply to regular season games, which are tied. (6) Suspended matches will follow NCAA official lacrosse rules. (7) Regular season standings will determine seeding for the conference lacrosse tournament. (8) members will not provide game tapes, exchange film or verbal/written scouting reports to non-conference opponents. (9) Members agree to admit opponents students, with student ID, without charge (8/11/04).
League Created Schedule:
Policies for all conference sports
Media Policy Regarding Officials: Link to Media Policy
Delay of Game Policy: Link to Delayed Game Policy
Line-Up Submission Policy: Link to Line-Up Submission Policy
Ejection Policy: When a player or team party
member is ejected both the team’s coach and (if a league
opponent) the opposing coach are to notify their Athletic Director,
in writing, within two working days. The Athletic Director will
complete and submit to the league office the Ejection Report
Form found on the web.
A coach ejected for an "unsporting act" will be cautioned by the
institution’s Athletic Director or immediate superior in a
form provided by league. Copies of cautions and suspensions will be
provided to the institution’s President, FAR, the Supervisor
of Officials and the Commissioner. A second ejection in the same
year will, minimally, carry a next game suspension. A third
ejection in the same year will, minimally, carry a next two games
suspension. End of year suspensions will be carried forward to the
next year.
Ejected coaches must leave sight of the playing field/floor when
ejected. If the ejected coach does not comply in a timely manner,
the game is forfeited.
All Conference Team: Each team through their SID may nominate field players and goaltenders for all-conference consideration. All nominations received by the Service Bureau Director prior to the stated deadline will be returned to league SIDs via ballot. First team will be selected & second teams will be selected by top 3 vote getters at attack, top 3 at midfield, top 3 at defense, top vote getter at goalkeeper, and top 2 at-large vote getters. There is no longer an honorable mention team but a 1st & 2nd team, for a total of 24 total award winners (up from 18). Each team will vote for players in rank order and may not vote for their own players. Coaches will vote for the All-Conference Team @ their coaches meeting, (prior to Conference Championship tourney - time, location, etc. TBD by WLAX chairperson). Twelve First and Second Team athletes will be selected. The team will be selected by nominations via email submission to league office. Coaches voted that starting for the 2011 season, nominations will ONLY include CONFERENCE ONLY STATS for nomination consideration. Upon compilation and distribution of nomination information, coaches will then meet at this coaches meeting to determine All-Conference Team members.
Player of the Year: Each member will vote for three players excluding their own, in rank order. Ballots will be sent to and received from SIDs and the winner will be named Player of the Year. Ties will be broken by greatest number of 1) first place votes, 2) 2ed place votes, 3) 3rd place votes.
Coach of the Year: Each member will vote for three coaches excluding their own, in rank order. Ballots will be sent to and received from SIDs and the winner will be named Coach of the Year. Ties will be broken by greatest number of 1) first place votes, 2) 2ed place votes, 3) 3rd place votes.
Freshman of the Year: The top true freshman vote-getter of the members using the same procedure and time frame as Player of the Year.
All Tournament: Coaches will select the all tournament team as follows: 1st place-MVP + 3 All Tournament, 2nd-3 All Tournament, 3rd & 4th-2 All Tournament each.
Student Sportsmanship Pledge Form & Link (Reminder to be signed by each student athlete during preseason and filed in schools athletic department)
Women's Committee Chairperson: Scott Tucker,
Limestone
Athletic Director Liaison: Mike Cerino,
Limestone
