By Katie Green, Manager of Athletic Communications and Media

Kansas City, Mo. – (Bracket | Schedule) The NAIA 2018 NAIA Men’s Lacrosse National Invitational quarterfinals will begin on May 10. The event will take place in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at Aquinas College (Mich.).

This year’s invitational field will include four automatic qualifiers and four at-large bids. Automatic berths were given to the conference group tournament champions. The at-large bids were determined by the final Coaches’ Top 10 Poll.  

The invitational will take place from May 10-12. The invitational will begin with four quarterfinal games on the 10th and the winners will advance to the semifinals on the 11th and then to the championship on the 12th.

The NAIA Network – the association’s official video streaming home – will broadcast all games at the 2018 NAIA Men’s Lacrosse National Invitational. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users access to live video, statistics, and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes can be purchased for $9.95, while an all-tournament package is available for $14.95. For more information on streaming CLICK HERE

Invitational Highlights

• Men’s lacrosse is in its third year as an invitational sport in the NAIA.
• There are five institutions that will have a team competing in both the men’s and women’s invitational events.
• Reinhardt (Ga.) and Missouri Valley are the only two teams that will be making a third appearance in the National Invitational.
• Indiana Tech, Siena Heights (Mich.) and Keiser (Fla.) are making their second appearance in the National Invitational.
• Madonna (Mich.), Cumberlands (Ky.) and SCAD Savannah (Ga.) will be making their first appearance in the 2018 National Invitational.
• Reinhardt is the only team in the 2018 field to have won an invitational title. The Eagles won their title in 2017.
• Four teams will be returning from the 2017 field: Reinhardt, Indiana Tech, Keiser and Missouri Valley.
• The four teams returning from the 2017 National Invitational field and Siena Heights also compete in the 2016 National Invitational field.