TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - Two-time defending champion Washington & Jefferson College will be the top seed in this year’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament.

The Presidents earned the top spot and hosting rights throughout the tournament after posting a 13-3 overall record and a perfect 9-0 mark in PAC play this spring. W&J and No. 2 Allegheny College (13-4, 8-1 PAC) earned byes into the semifinals of the six-team tournament, which begins Tuesday, May 2.

In Tuesday's opening round games, No. 3 Franciscan University (7-6, 6-3) will host No. 6 Saint Vincent College (11-6, 5-4 PAC) at 7 p.m. in Steubenville, Ohio. The other quarterfinal will pit #5 Grove City College (7-10, 5-4 PAC) traveling to fourth-seeded Chatham University (10-4, 6-3 PAC) for a 7 p.m. start in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The semifinal round will be on Thursday, May 4 and see the winner of Chatham/Grove City going to W&J for a 7 p.m. start in Washington, Pa. In the second semifinal, Allegheny will welcome the winner of the Franciscan/Saint Vincent fray to Meadville in a game schedule to start at 4 p.m.

Saturday's title game will be hosted by the highest-remaining seed following Thursday's semifinal games. Information regarding this year's championship game will be announced following the semifinal round.

W&J won its second consecutive PAC championship last spring with a 13-5 victory over Grove City College in the title game.

The winner of the PAC Championship Tournament will receive the conference's automatic-qualifying bid to the Division III Championship. The 46-team field for this year’s Division III Championship is scheduled to be announced Monday, May 8. First and second round games are scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, May 13-14. 
 

2023 PAC Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament
Tuesday, May 2
Quarterfinals
7 p.m.	[QF1] No. 6 Saint Vincent at No. 3 Franciscan	Steubenville, Ohio
7 p.m.	[QF2] No. 5 Grove City at No. 4 Chatham	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Thursday, May 4
Semifinals
4 p.m.	[SF1] QF1 Winner at No. 2 Allegheny	Meadville, Pa.
7 p.m.	[SF2] QF2 Winner at No. 1 W&J	Washington, Pa.
Saturday, May 6
Championship game
TBD	Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner	Hosted by highest-remaining seed