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The PCLL primarily incorporates teams in New England and New York and is divided into two divisions, Division 1 and Division 2 (formerly A & B).[1] The conference is governed by a five-member executive board and the teams that win the conference’s divisional playoffs receive bids to the MCLA National Tournament. Before the 2019 season, the conference merged with the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA) to form the Continental Lacrosse Conference (CLC).[2]History[edit]In the spring of 1984, players from 15 colleges competed in a club All-Star game held at Dean College. It was during this event that the idea of hosting a New England college club championship germinated.[3] Over the next year meetings between the club lacrosse programs in the New England region were held and by the spring of 1986, four teams gathered at Dean College for a single elimination tournament.[3] In the semi-final match-ups, Boston University defeated the University of Connecticut, 6-5, and Dean College defeated the University of Rhode Island, 14-2. That same day, Dean College became the first “New England Club Champion”, defeating Boston University by a score of 6-5.After two years of successful tournaments, six teams petitioned the US Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) and the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) for sanctioning of the league. In 1987, Assumption College, Bentley College, Clark University, Dean College, Roger Williams University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute founded the Patriot Lacrosse League.[3] The league’s original purpose was to provide structure and legitimacy to the member teams, hoping their institutions would elevate them to varsity status. Five of those six founding Patriot League members were able to obtain their goal.[3] During the spring of 1988, the first Patriot League Championship was played. Dean College defeated Bentley 18-9.[3]The following year, although Roger Williams departed, the University of Rhode Island and Bryant College were accepted into the league.[3] In the spring of 1990, University of Connecticut and Northeastern University joined the league and at the USILA’s request to avoid confusion with the NCAA’s Patriot League, the league changed its name to the Pioneer Lacrosse League.[3]The Pioneer operated along the same lines for the next several seasons. Teams left the league to compete at the varsity level in the NCAA while new teams joined to fill their place. In the fall of 2000, the league underwent a major change by officially joining what was then known as the US Lacrosse Intercollegiate Associates (USLIA).[3] That same year, the University of New Hampshire defeated Boston University to earn the league’s first automatic qualification and represent the PCLL at its first national tournament as members of the USLIA. In St. Louis, Missouri.[3] In 2006 the USLIA became the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA).In August 2018, the MCLA announced its intention to merge the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League and the Central Collegiate Lacrosse League (CCLA)  to form a new conference, the Continental Lacrosse Conference (CLC).[2]Championship records[edit]Division I[edit]Division 1 recordsTeamChampionshipsChampionship yearsRunner-upRunner-up yearsBoston College72003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 201622007, 2011Dean College41986, 1988, 1994, 1995Rhode Island31992, 1993, 2001New Hampshire22000, 200292001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2015 2017SUNY-Buffalo22011, 2012Northeastern22014, 201722009, 2012Boston1198722000, 2008Coast Guard Academy11999Connecticut1201532002, 2013, 2016Bentley11988Division II[edit]Division II championsYearLeague championRunner-upScoreNational tournament results2004No championship held12005Coast Guard AcademyFramingham State10-6Did not attend22006Salem State CollegeNew Haven10-8Did not attend2007Salem State CollegeFramingham State15-10Did not attend32008Central Connecticut StateCoast Guard Academy5-4Did not attend2009Stonehill CollegeBriarcliffe College4-3lost in first round to University of Northern Colorado2010Briarcliffe CollegeStonehill College14-6lost in first round to Utah Valley University2011Briarcliffe CollegeCoast Guard Academy13-6lost in second round to Davenport University2012Briarcliffe CollegeCoast Guard Academy9-8 OTlost in first round to North Dakota State University2013Briarcliffe CollegeCoast Guard Academy9-7lost in first round to Westminster CollegeCoast Guard Academy lost in second round to University of St. Thomas42014Coast Guard AcademyBriarcliffe College15-6lost in first round to University of Dayton2015Briarcliffe CollegeBridgewater State10-9lost in first round to Concordia University Irvine2016Bridgewater StateSouthern Connecticut State15-7lost in first round to eventual champion University of St. Thomas2017Bridgewater StateCentral Connecticut State9-7lost in first round to Grand Valley State University1 Division B only included one team (University of New Haven) in 2004 and therefore did not have playoffs.2 The PCLL(B) did not receive an automatic bid to nationals.3 The PCLL(B) did not receive an automatic bid to nationals.4 Coast Guard Academy received an at-large bid to nationals.Division II recordsTeamChampionshipsChampionship yearsRunner-upRunner-up yearsBriarcliffe College52010, 2011, 2012, 2013,  201512009Salem State College22006, 2007Coast Guard Academy22005, 201442008, 2011, 2012, 2013Bridgewater State22016, 2017Central Connecticut State1200812017Stonehill College1200912010Framingham State22005, 2007New Haven12006Southern Connecticut State12016Final Teams[edit]Division 1[edit]InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentTeam NicknamePrimary conferenceBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts1863Private\/Catholic14,395EaglesACC (Division I)University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut1881Public20,846HuskiesBig East Conference (Division I)University of New HampshireDurham, New Hampshire1809Public20,126WildcatsAmerica East (Division I)Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts1898Private\/Non-sectarian21,000HuskiesCAA (Division I)University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island1892Public19,095RamsAtlantic 10 (Division I)SUNY-BuffaloBuffalo, New York1846Public28,601BullsMAC (Division I)Division 2[edit]InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentTeam NicknamePrimary conferenceUniversity of BridgeportBridgeport, Connecticut1927Public2,897Purple KnightsECC (Division II)Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts1840Public9,628BearsMASCAC (Division III)Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut1849Public12,233Blue DevilNEC (Division I)Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts1839Public6,429RamsMASCAC (Division III)University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut1920Private\/Non-sectarian5,233ChargersNortheast Ten (Division II)Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut1893Public12,326OwlsNortheast Ten (Division II)Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts1948Private\/Catholic2,426SkyhawksNortheast Ten (Division II)Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts1838Public4,900OwlsMASCAC (Division III)Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts1865Private\/Non-sectarian4,556EngineersNEWMAC (Division III)Former teams[edit]Assumption College (Worcester, Massachusetts)Bentley College (Waltham, Massachusetts)Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)Clark University (Worcester, Massachusetts)Dean College (Franklin, Massachusetts)New York University (New York City, New York)Roger Williams University (Bristol, Rhode Island)Salem State College (Salem, Massachusetts)University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, Massachusetts)University of Rochester (Rochester, New York)University of Vermont (Burlington, Vermont)Framingham State College (Framingham, Massachusetts)Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts)References[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/pioneer-collegiate-lacrosse-league-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League – Wikipedia"}}]}]