Robert Morris Lacrosse
Robert Morris Lacrosse Clinches Spot in NEC Tournament
The Robert Morris men’s lacrosse team continued to tear through their opponents as they laid claim to their fifth-straight victory this past weekend and remained tied atop of the Northeast Conference. The win over VMI on Saturday clinched the Colonials a guaranteed spot in the upcoming NEC Tournament which is scheduled to start on May 1.
#𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗠𝗟𝗔𝗫 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗 ‼️
Having 2️⃣ NEC titles under their belt, @RMUMLacrosse have clinched a spot in the upcoming #NECMLAX playoffs in a quest to reclaim the fame 👀🫡#NECchamps 🏆 x @RMUAthletics pic.twitter.com/BO6vx6Pv2Z
— NEC Men's Lacrosse (@necmlax) April 15, 2025
The Colonials will likely enter the tournament as a No. 1 or No. 2 seed as they sit with an overall record of 8-4 and a 5-0 record within the NEC. Robert Morris is tied with Le Moyne’s undefeated conference record for first place.
The third-place team is Long Island, who are 3-2 in conference play. On top of being two games behind the Colonials with just two more to play, Robert Morris holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Sharks.
Not only is it bragging rights to be the No. 1 seed from the regular season, it pays dividends to be the regular season champion as the highest seed remaining in the tournament continues to host games. Only the top-four regular season teams make the NEC Tournament field.
If Robert Morris beats Cleveland State and Le Moyne takes down Long Island on Saturday, the meeting between the two schools the following week will determine the outright winner of first place heading into the NEC Tournament.
The Colonials have won the NEC Championship twice before as they went back-to-back in 2018 and 2019. The Colonials departed the NEC following the 2020 season for the ASUN where they won that conference tournament once before returning to the NEC as a lacrosse member this season.
Robert Morris wraps its home schedule up this weekend against Cleveland State before heading to Syracuse the following Saturday for the regular season finale against Le Moyne.
