RC Earns Top Seed, Will Host Final Two Rounds

SALEM, Va. --- Roanoke College won each of its eight ODAC league games during the 2009 season, earning the top seed in the upcoming ODAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament. The Maroons (13-4 overall, 8-0 ODAC) and second-seeded Washington and Lee University (11-4, 7-1) receive first round byes in the field six teams.

The quarterfinals are set for Wednesday, April 22, at times yet to be determined. The two winners will meet Washington and Lee or Roanoke in the semifinals on Saturday, April 25. The championship contest is slated for Sunday, April 26. Game times will be announced at a later date.

Third-seeded Randolph-Macon College (8-6, 6-2) will host six seed Guilford College (6-10, 3-5) in one quarterfinal matchup. The Yellow Jackets defeated the Quakers, 12-10, in their regular season meeting. As the fourth seed in the tournament, Virginia Wesleyan College (8-8, 5-3) hosts the remaining quarterfinal as the Marlins welcome Lynchburg College (8-8, 4-4) to the beach. VWC got the best of the Hornets in the regular season, 18-11, in Virginia Beach.

For more information, visit any of the participating schools' websites. You can also visit the ODAC on the Internet at www.odaconline.com and access the ODAC Championship Central website (click here) to not only keep tabs on men's tennis, but the rest of the conference's spring tournaments.