# America East Conference men's lacrosse tournament

The America East Conference's Men's Lacrosse Tournament began in 2000, with the winner of the tournament receiving the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

## Tournament

The America East Conference Tournament is a four team single-elimination tournament held annually at various locations in the America East Conference region. At the end of the regular season, the four teams with the best conference record earn berths in the tournament. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship. The other teams, on the other hand, have to hope for an at-large bid into the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

## History

The America East Conference tournament began in 2000. From 1992 through 1999 no tournament for the conference was held. Instead the regular season champion received the automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

## Tournament Champions

| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Score | Location | MOP | Winning Teams Head Coach |
| 2000 | Hofstra | Delaware | 14-4 | Higher seed | Tom Kessler, Hofstra | John Danowski |
| 2001 | Towson | Hofstra | 13-11 | Higher seed | Ryan Nash, Towson | Tony Seaman |
| 2002 | Stony Brook | Albany | 8-6 | Higher seed | Denis Scannel, Stony Brook | John Espey |
| 2003 | Albany | Hartford | 7-5 | Higher seed | Kevin Rae, Albany | Scott Marr |
| 2004 | Albany | Binghamton | 10-4 | Higher seed | Kevin Rae, Albany | Scott Marr |
| 2005 | Albany | Stony Brook | 16-7 | Higher seed | Kevin Rae, Albany | Scott Marr |
| 2006 | UMBC | Albany | 19-10 | Baltimore, Maryland | Brendan Mundorf, UMBC | Don Zimmerman |
| 2007 | Albany | UMBC | 15-14 | Albany, New York | Merrick Thomson, Albany | Scott Marr |
| 2008 | UMBC | Albany | 14-13 | Baltimore, Maryland | Terry Kimener, UMBC | Don Zimmerman |
| 2009 | UMBC | Stony Brook | 11-7 | Higher seed | Mike Camardo, UMBC | Don Zimmerman |
| 2010 | Stony Brook | Albany | 11-7 | Higher seed | Charlie Paar, Stony Brook | Rick Sowell |
| 2011 | Hartford | Stony Brook | 11-10 | Higher seed | Tim Fallon, Hartford | Peter Lawrence |
| 2012 | Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 14-8 | Higher seed | Sean Brady, Stony Brook | Jim Nagel |
| 2013 | Albany | UMBC | 19-10 | Stony Brook, New York | Lyle Thompson, Albany | Scott Marr |
| 2014 | Albany | UMBC | 20-11 | Stony Brook, New York | Lyle Thompson, Albany | Scott Marr |
| 2015 | Albany | Stony Brook | 22-9 | Albany, New York | Lyle Thompson, Albany | Scott Marr |
| 2016 | Hartford | Vermont | 17-16 | Albany, New York | Dylan Protesto, Albany | Peter Lawrence |
| 2017 | Albany | Binghamton | 20-8 | Albany, New York | Connor Fields, Albany | Scott Marr |
| 2018 | Albany | Vermont | 14-4 | Albany, New York | TD Ierlan, Albany | Scott Marr |
| 2019 | UMBC | Vermont | 14-13 | Stony Brook, New York | Trevor Patschorke, UMBC | Ryan Moran |
| 2021 | Vermont | Albany | 15-10 | Catonsville, Maryland | | |
| 2022 | Vermont | UMBC | 13-11 | Burlington, Vermont | | |
| 2023 | Bryant | Albany | 12-11 | Burlington, Vermont | | |
| 2024 | Albany | Vermont | 12-11 | Albany, New York |
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## Performance By School

| School | Record | Winning pct | Championships | Runners-up | Appearances |
| Albany | 23–8 | .742 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| Hofstra* | 3–1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Delaware* | 1–2 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Towson* | 2-1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Quinnipiac* | 0-1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UMBC | 11-9 | .550 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Stony Brook* | 10-15 | .400 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Binghamton | 2-9 | .182 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Hartford* | 5-6 | .455 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Vermont | 3-7 | .300 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
* former member of the conference Sources: