DANBURY, Conn. - The Western Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team, coached by Rachael Griffith (3rd Season), has qualified for the Little East Conference (LEC) Championship Tournament for the 25th time and the 17th year in a row. Defending LEC Champion WestConn is the top in the six-team field, having won the regular season crown with a perfect 8-0 record in conference play, and has earned a bye into the semifinal round when the Wolves will host either the Plymouth State University Panthers or the University of Massachusetts-Boston Beacons on Thursday, April 30 at 3:30 p.m. The Wolves finished the 2025 regular season with a 13-3 overall record, its seventh full season of double digit victories in a row, and dominated league opponents with seven double-digit victories and an eight win by seven goals.  Admission on Thursday is free and the game will be followed by an LEC Men's Lacrosse Semifinal game at 7 p.m.

The winner of the Little East Championship Tournament will determine the league's automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. No. 2-seeded Southern Maine (14-2, 8-0) received the other first-round bye and will face either No. 3-seeded Eastern Connecticut or No. 6-seeded Keene State on Thursday.  The Owls visit the Warriors and the No. 4-seeded Panthers host the No. 5-seeded Beacons in first round games today. The LEC Championship Finals will take place on Saturday, May 2 at the site of the highest remaining seed with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament later this month.  WestConn edged Southern Maine, 11-10, in last year's LEC Semifinals before winning the title with a 17-9 victory at top-seeded Plymouth State.  The Wolves won their first two LEC titles in 2021 and 2022 but lost in the conference tourney as the top seed the next two springs.