Minnesota Lakers Lacrosse Club

The Minnesota Lakers Lacrosse Club was formed in 1976, originally known as Twin Cities Lacrosse Club. A member of the Midwest Cities Lacrosse Conference (MCLC), the Lakers are one of 13 clubs who compete in the Senior/post-collegiate lacrosse league. Minnesota Lakers compete in the Western Division of MCLC with: Chicago Lacrosse Club, Chitown Lacrosse Club, Lincoln Park Lacrosse Club, Minneapolis Lacrosse Club, Minnesota Premium Lacrosse Club and Sr. Gophers Lacrosse Club.

Minnesota Lakers Lacrosse Club
Founded1976
LeagueMidwest Cities Lacrosse Conference
Based inMinneapolis, Minnesota
StadiumBenilde-St. Margaret's
PresidentSean Watts
Championships2012, 2015
Division titles2010, 2013, 2015

The Lakers home field is Benilde-St. Margaret's Stadium in St. Louis Park.

History

2011: Just 3-3 during the regular season, Minnesota would defeat Motor City LC in the tourney quarterfinal only to fall 14-9 against Columbus LC. In the third-place game Minnesota were victorious against Windy City LC. Columbus LC ended up vacating the title[1] a month after defeating Lincoln Park 8-3 in the final. A new championship game between the Lakers and Lincoln Park could not be arranged so no MCLC champion was crowned.

2012: Minnesota Lakers were the fourth-seed for the post-season tournament held in Barrington, Illinois after finishing 4-2. With victories over fifth-seeded Cincinnati LC and top-seed Lincoln Park LC, Minnesota advanced to the MCLC championship game. An 8-6 win over Chicago LC earned the Lakers their second league championship in club history.

2013: A perfect 6-0 record during the 2013 season, the Lakers were the top-seed in the two-day MCLC Playoff Tournament. On opening day the Lakers took an easy 13-8 victory over Chitown LC in the quarterfinals. The semifinals had the Lakers against their division-rival Minneapolis LC, who they defeated 9-8 on a goal with just :02 remaining. Minnesota came up just short of their second-straight league title, losing 5-4 in overtime to Cleveland LC.

Season-by-season
YearWLOTLRegular Season West DivisionMCLC Playoffs
2010600First3rd Place
2011330Fourth3rd Place; defeated Windy City
2012420FourthChampions; defeated Chicago
2013600FirstRunner-Up; lost to Cleveland
2014510SecondRunner-Up; lost to Windy City
2015 6 1 0 First Champions; defeated Motor City

Notes
  1. "A New Champion to be Crowned". Midwest Cities Lacrosse Conference. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015.
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