The 2009 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament is held from May 9 through May 24, 2009. This is the 30th annual Division III NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....

 tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division III college men's lacrosse

College lacrosse

College lacrosse refers to lacrosse played by student athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played in both the varsity and club levels...

 teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a play-in game to advance to the tournament.

The tournament culminates with the finals held on Memorial Day

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...

 weekend at Gillette Stadium

Gillette Stadium

Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 21 miles southwest of downtown Boston and from downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution...

 in Foxborough, Massachusetts

Foxborough, Massachusetts

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,246 people, 6,141 households, and 4,396 families residing in the town. The population density was 809.1 people per square mile . There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 313.7 per square mile...

. The championship weekend, which included the Division I

2009 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 9 through May 25, 2009. This was the 39th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...

 and Division II championships.

Play-in games

The final four rounds of the tournament were preceded by six play-in games on May 6:

• Springfield 21 – Mount Ida 4
• St. Lawrence 14 – Nazareth 7
• E. Connecticut 10 – USMMA 9
• Cabrini 17 – Montclair State 3
• Denison 12 – Ohio Wesleyan 2
• W&L 6 – FDU-Florham 5 *

Tournament results

• * = Overtime