BIG EAST Announces Spring 2021 Championships and Schedules

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - On Tuesday, the BIG EAST announced its plans for the spring 2021 Olympic sports championships and regular season schedules. All BIG EAST Championships are presented by JEEP. Providence College will host the BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship (April 15-18) and the Men's Lacrosse Championship (May 6 & 8).

Soccer play starts Feb. 27 for the men and March 4 for the women. Both soccers will play divisional schedules with six teams in the East (Connecticut, Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova) and five teams in the Midwest (Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette and Xavier). The divisional teams will play home and home matches against each divisional opponent. Both schedules have two bye weeks built in for rescheduling purposes if necessary. The men's championship takes place April 14-17 and will be hosted by the highest overall seed across both divisions. The women's championship will be hosted at Providence, April 15-18.

Volleyball will also play divisionally with five teams in the East (Connecticut, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova) and five teams in the Midwest (Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette and Xavier). League play will start on Friday, Feb. 19. Each team is scheduled to play divisional opponents twice, with both games scheduled at one location on the same weekend. The championship is scheduled for April 2 and 3, hosted by Creighton. The Championship will pit the top two teams in the East and Midwest against each other.

Field hockey conference play begins Feb. 20. Each of the seven teams has 12 conference games scheduled over seven weeks. Connecticut/Providence, Providence/Quinnipiac, Liberty/Old Dominion and Temple/Villanova will match up four times against one another. Other matchups are scheduled to take place in two-game series. The championship is set for April 22 and 24 at Villanova. The top four teams will qualify.

Men's lacrosse will play a double round robin schedule in which each school is scheduled to play 10 league games within an 11-week period starting Feb. 20 with the final week of play held for makeup dates. The championship will feature the top four seeds and will be hosted by Providence, May 6 and May 8.

The 2021 Olympic sport championship schedule will commence March 5 with the men's and women's cross country championship. The races will take place at the WakeMed Cross Country Complex in Cary, N.C. The men's and women's swimming and diving championships will return to Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio, April 7-10. Men's and women's tennis is scheduled for Aril 22-26 at its home for the past four years, the Cayce Tennis Center in Cayce, S.C. . The men's and women's outdoor track & field championships will be hosted by Connecticut, May 14-15.

Baseball and Softball will release schedules and championship format at a later date.

Please visit school websites for individual schedules. Schedules and championship information is subject to change based on local COVID-19 developments.

Spring 2021 BIG EAST Championships presented by JEEP:
(As of Jan. 19)

Date	Sport	Championship Location
March 5	Men's and Women's Cross Country	WakeMed Cross Country Complex (Cary, N.C.)
April 2-3	Volleyball	Creighton
April 7-10	Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving	Spire Institute (Geneva, Ohio)
April 14-17	Men's Soccer	Highest Overall Seed
April 15-18	Women's Soccer	Providence
April 22-24	Field Hockey	Villanova
April 22-26	Men's and Women's Tennis	Cayce Tennis Center (Cayce, S.C.)
April 23-25	Women's Golf	Callawassie Island, S.C.
April 30-May 2	Men's Golf	Callawassie Island, S.C.
May 6-8	Men's Lacrosse	Providence
May 6-8	Women's Lacrosse	Georgetown
May 13-15	Softball	Connecticut
May 14-15	Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Connecticut
May 27-30	Baseball	Prasco Park (Mason, Ohio)

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