2017 Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament
| 2017 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College lacrosse |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Established | 2015 |
Tournament format(s) | Single elimination |
| Host(s) | Ohio State University |
| Venue(s) | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium |
| Teams | 4 |
| Website | OhioStateBuckeyes.com |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Maryland |
| Runner-up | Ohio State |
| MVP | Connor Kelly (Maryland) |
The 2017 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held May 4 and May 6 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. Four teams from the Big Ten conference competed in the single elimination event. The seeds were determined based upon the teams' regular season conference record.[1] Maryland repeated as tournament champions, beating Ohio State 10-9.[2][3]
Standings
Only the top four teams in the Big Ten Conference advanced to the Big Ten Conference Tournament.[4][5]
Not including Big Ten Tournament and NCAA tournament results
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland ‡ | 4–1 | 10–3 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 3–2 | 12-3 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 3–2 | 8–6 |
| 4 | Penn State | 3–2 | 12–3 |
| DNQ | Rutgers | 2–3 | 10–4 |
| DNQ | Michigan | 0–5 | 8–6 |
| ‡ Big Ten regular season champions. | |||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals – Thursday, May 4 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #4 Penn State | 8-6 | Big Ten Network |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | #2 Ohio State vs #3 Johns Hopkins | 15-13 | Big Ten Network | |
| Championship – Saturday, May 6 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 7:30 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #2 Ohio State | 10-9 | Big Ten Network |
| Game times in EST | |||||
Bracket
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium – Columbus, Ohio
| Semifinals May 4 | Championship Game May 6 | ||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 6 | |||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 10 | |||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 15 | |||||||
| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 13 | |||||||
Awards
- MVP: Connor Kelly, Maryland
- All-Tournament Team:
- Connor Kelly, Maryland
- Tim Rotanz, Maryland
- Tim Muller, Maryland
- Dan Morris, Maryland
- Tre Leclaire, Ohio State
- Jake Withers, Ohio State
- Ben Randall, Ohio State
- Freddy Freibott, Ohio State
- Shack Stanwick, Johns Hopkins
- Chris Sabia, Penn State
References
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Men's Lacrosse Tournament Bracket". Big Ten Conference. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Ulrey, Jarrod (May 6, 2017). "Maryland men edge Ohio State, 10-9, to capture Big Ten lacrosse title". Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Stubbs, Roman (May 6, 2017). "Maryland men's lacrosse repeats as Big Ten champs with win over Ohio State". Washington Post.
- ^ "B1G Men's Lacrosse Tournament". Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ^ "Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Statistics". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ "Maryland Wins Second Straight Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Title". 6 May 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2021.