The Trent Excalibur men’s lacrosse team will be defending their national championship title during the Baggataway Cup at Justin Chiu Stadium at Trent University this weekend (November 3 to 5).
Last year, after an undefeated season, Trent Excalibur captured their first championship since the team’s inception into the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association in 2007.
This season, while remaining undefeated at home, the team finished tied with Carleton University for first place in the East Division with an 8-2 record but dropped to second after a tie-breaking procedure.
The Baggataway Cup — lacrosse was originally an Indigenous game called baggataway — begins with two quarter-final games on Friday. The Guelph Gryphons will take on the McGill Redbirds at 4:30 p.m., and the Trent Excalibur will compete against the 2021 champion Brock Badgers at 7:30 p.m.
The winner of Friday’s first quarter-final game will take on the Carleton Ravens at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, with the winner of the second quarter-final taking on the Western Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. The winners of Saturday’s semi-final games will play in the Baggataway Cup final at 2 p.m. on Sunday. An awards presentation will immediately follow the game.
The Baggataway Cup is a family-friendly event with an alcohol-free concession stand and Donia’s Donair food truck on site all weekend. BeaverTails will be available on Sunday from noon until 4 p.m. Baggataway Cup gear will also be for sale.
Passes for the Baggataway Cup cost $30 for all five games, $15 for Sunday’s championship game, and $10 for either Friday’s or Saturday’s games. All games are free for Trent University students with a valid ID, children under 12, and youth who wear their Trent Excalibur Summer Camp shirts.
Passes are available now at the front desk of the Trent Athletics Centre and will also be available on site. Gates open daily 90 minutes before the first game.
All five games will also be broadcast live on Lacrosse TV at laxsn.com.
