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The Colorado College men's lacrosse team achieved another milestone for the program when it was selected to host a first-round game of the NCAA Division III Championship for the first time.

While playing at home in the tournament will be a new experience, facing off with their first-round opponent certainly is not.

The Tigers will face West Region rival Whittier College for the third time in less than four weeks on Wednesday, May 11, at either 4 or 7 p.m. MT.

CC, which is 11-4 overall and riding a five-game winning streak, is making its fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and fifth overall.

The Poets, who also earned a Pool B bid, are 8-5.

Colorado College defeated Whittier, 13-8, on May 23.

One week later, the Tigers extended their winning streak in the series to nine games when they defeated the Poets, 13-9, in the annual battle for the Locker-Stabler Cup.

CC is led by senior goaltender Chase Murphy and junior attackman Austin Davie.

Murphy, a two-time honorable-mention All-American, ranks 14th in Division III with a .602 saves percentage.

He already has recorded a personal-best 174 saves this season.

Murphy stopped 12 shots in the regular-season finale against Whittier, marking the 31st time in his career he made double-digit saves.

Davie leads the Tigers with single-season highs of 48 goals and 58 points.

He ranks 16th nationally averaging 3.2 goals per game.