Sixteen games grace the schedule for the 2022 University of Rochester women's lacrosse team, with the season set to open up in late February.
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New head coach
Carly Ritchlin brings to the schedule some SUNYAC flare, while the tough 10-game Liberty League slate is always a tough challenge.
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Late in the year, Fauver Stadium will be Rochester's home for five of the last seven matches, with that stretch hopefully giving Rochester the momentum needed to head into the Liberty League playoffs.
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Rochester's opening game of the year is set for February 23 against Division II D'Youville College out in Buffalo. SUNY Oneonta hosts Rochester three days later to finish off the February slate of games.
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The Yellowjackets open the home season on March 2, playing another SUNYAC school in SUNY Brockport. A week later, Rochester plays twice, competing against Hamilton on March 9 and at SUNY Cortland on March 11.
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UR's Liberty League schedule begins with a mid-week matchup against RIT on March 16. That weekend, Rochester hosts St. Lawrence at Fauver Stadium
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The first road league weekend of the season comes a week later, as the Yellowjackets play at Bard and Vassar on March 25 and 26, respectively.
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Rochester returns home for a three-game home stand, beginning March 30 when the 'Jackets play Ithaca. The final non-conference matchup of the season is on April 1 against Nazareth and UR remains home on April 9 for a league matchup against William Smith.
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The Yellowjackets are back on the road on April 16, playing at Clarkson. The next weekend, Skidmore and RPI come to Fauver Stadium to play in Rochester's final two home games of the regular season. UR closes out its regular season schedule playing at Union on April 30.
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During the first week of May, the top six teams in the Liberty League standings will qualify for the conference tournament, with each of the top two squads getting a first round bye. Advancing teams from midweek games move on to play at the higher seeds in the semifinals and finals later in the week, with the tournament champion being the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
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