The 14th-seeded Siena Heights men's lacrosse team will meet three-seed Missouri Valley in the opening round of the 16-team MCLA Division II Tournament, which will take place at   Chapman Stadium in Orange, Calif. The Saints' matchup with the Vikings will occur on Monday, May 11, at 4:45 p.m. EST (1:45 p.m. PST).

SHU (12-2), which won the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association Central Division championship, qualified for its first-ever national tournament via the at-large route. The Saints are among four CCLA teams in the field (Grand Valley State, Grove City and Dayton).

Siena Heights was the two-seed in the CCLA Tournament, defeating seven-seed Lourdes (Ohio), 12-10, in the quarterfinals before falling to three-seed Dayton, 10-8.

The Saints boast three All-CCLA First Team performers, including the CCLA Defensive Player of the Year, goaltender Ryan Mailloux. Defender Joshua Abruzzo and midfielder Tom Kreitzer were also named All-CCLA First Team.

Missouri Valley (11-1), which won its second consecutive Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference Tournament championship, is headed to Nationals for the second straight year.

MCLA Tournament
16-Briarcliff, N.Y. (8-0) vs. 1-Concordia, Calif. (17-0)
9-Saint John's, Minn. (9-6) vs. 8-Grove City, Pa. (8-4)
12-Western Washington (10-3) vs. 5-Grand Valley State (9-4)
13-Sierra Nevada, Nev. (10-1) vs. 4-North Dakota State (10-3)
11-Kennesaw State, Ga. (14-2) vs. 6-Dayton (12-3)
14-Siena Heights (12-2) vs. 3-Missouri Valley (11-1)
10-California State-Fullerton (15-2) vs. 7-Florida Gulf Coast (12-2)
15-Utah State (12-4) vs. 2-Saint Thomas, Minn. (9-2)