The Colorado College men's lacrosse team will make the program's 11th appearance in the NCAA Division III Lacrosse Championship on Saturday, May 9, when the Tigers travel to Lynchburg, Va., to face No. 6-ranked York College of Pennsylvania at 1 p.m. (MT).
 
The Tigers (11-2) earned an at-large berth in the 40-team field for their first appearance in the tournament since 2023.
 
"To have the resiliency to lose the first game of the season and rebound to get an at-large bid as an independent, I can't speak more highly of this team," head coach Mike Horowitz said. "I am really proud of our captains, who helped us play a fun brand of lacrosse all season and are allowing us to keep playing for at least another week."

York College (18-1) earned an automatic bid after defeating Stevenson, 15-8, in the Commonwealth Conference final on Saturday. The Spartans are the highest-ranked team in the Lynchburg (ranked No. 7) pod.
 
The contest against York will be CC's second of the season against an opponent ranked in the USILA's Division III poll. Earlier this year, the Tigers played at No. 5 Salisbury on March 18.
 
Facing a nationally-ranked opponent in the NCAA tournament has become a postseason tradition for the Tigers. In fact, they have been knocked out of the tournament four times by the eventual national champion since 2016.
 
In their most recent appearance, the Tigers fell to eventual national champion and No. 2-ranked Salisbury, 18-10, in the second round. The previous season, CC fell to No. 9 Bowdoin College, 23-8, in the second round.  
 
In the program's first NCAA appearance in 2011, Colorado College dropped a 25-5 decision at No. 7 Roanoke College, which advanced to the national semifinals.
 
CC fell at No. 11 Washington College, 10-7, in 2013, at No. 12 Amherst College (13-10) the following year and then at No. 9 Endicott College (12-6) in 2015.
 
In 2016, the Tigers overcame an 8-2 second-half deficit to defeat Whittier College, 11-10 in overtime, for the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. In the second round, Colorado College lost 16-5 at No. 3 Salisbury University, which went on to claim the national championship.
 
In 2017, CC dropped a 22-10 result at No. 9 Cabrini University, and the following year, the Tigers fell, 21-10, to the eventual national champion Cavaliers, which entered the season ranked No. 8.
 
In 2021, Colorado College defeated Transylvania University (20-12) and host Centre College (19-5) before falling at No. 3-ranked and eventual national champion RIT, 19-13, in a national quarterfinal game.