ATLANTA, Ga. (April 15, 2023) – Seven-time defending champion Rhodes will be the top-seed for the 2023 Southern Athletic Association Women’s Lacrosse Tournament, it was announced Saturday.
 
The Lynx capped off the program’s seventh consecutive regular season championship, beating Berry to close the SAA slate a perfect 6-0. Rhodes will carry a 38-game conference winning streak into next season.
 
Berry is the No. 2 seed, having lost to only Rhodes during the SAA season. Both schools will host quarterfinals and semifinals match-ups during the tournament’s opening weekend.
 
Sewanee, Centre, and Oglethorpe finished the year in a three-way tie for third having each gone 3-3. The Tigers earned the three-seed due to having the highest goal differential among the three teams. Centre won head-to-head against Oglethorpe during the season and took the four seed while the Stormy Petrels landed at No. 5. Birmingham-Southern is the six-seed.
 
Tournament Schedule:
Friday, April 21
No. 4 Centre vs. No. 5 Oglethorpe – 4pm CT – Memphis, Tenn.
No. 3 Sewanee vs. No. 6 Birmingham-Southern – 4pm ET – Mt. Berry, Ga.
 
Sunday, April 23
No. 1 Rhodes vs. Centre/Oglethorpe – Noon CT – Memphis, Tenn.
No. 2 Berry vs. Sewanee/Birmingham-Southern – Noon ET – Mt. Berry, Ga.
 
Sunday, April 29
Championship – 12pm ET at highest remaining seed