The Lone Star Alliance Announces Division I Playoff Teams and Sites
Texas A&M, SMU earn first round byes to the Final Four
For Immediate Release April 16, 2008 Dallas, TX –
The Lone Star Alliance released the playoff picture for the 2008 LSA Championships which will culminate on May 2
nd and 3
rd at Texas Stadium.
In Division I the Aggies of Texas A&M (5-0, 14-3) earned the first round bye out of the South and in the North, the Mustangs of SMU (6-0, 12-4) captured the top seed after regular season play concluded this past weekend.
In the Division I South Quarterfinal matchup, the Texas Longhorns (3-1, 9-4) will square off with the Bobcats of Texas State (8-6, 3-2) on Saturday, April 26
th in Austin, TX, at host site St. Stephen’s Episcopal. Admission will be $3 with all students in free with school ID or lacrosse stick in hand. Face off will be at 7 p.m.
The Division I North Quarterfinal matchup features the Baylor Bears (4-2, 5-7) against the Mean Green of North Texas (4-2, 8-7) on Saturday, April 26
th in Dallas, TX, at host site SMU. Face off is tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m.
The winners of the Division I quarterfinals will advance to Texas Stadium for the semi-finals, which will take place on Friday, May 2
nd at Texas Stadium in Dallas. The North quarterfinal winner will take on Texas A&M while the South quarterfinal winner will battle SMU. Game times for the semi-finals are 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
The Division I Championship game will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, the 3
rd.The Division II playoff picture is still left to be determined as regular season play will determine which four teams will end up in Dallas for Championship Weekend.
The Lone Star Alliance (LSA) is the premier college lacrosse conference in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Our teams are members of a larger national organization called the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). 
Our players are true student athletes, playing for the love of the game. Our teams do not offer athletic scholarships. In fact, most players must pay to play. Our players must meet strict eligibility requirements, manage team budgets, and schedule games just like athletic directors. All the hard work helps develop multi-talented young men. Our outstanding players receive LSA honors at the end of each season. Our larger national governing body also routinely bestows All-America accolades on our players for their play on the field. We also place many players on the Academic All-America team.
