The pairings for the first Christian Prince Memorial Connecticut Cup, to be played on Sunday, October 18, were selected on Wednesday afternoon.  The picks were made by the head coaches of the five Division I men's lacrosse programs in the state - Fairfield University, the University of Hartford, Quinnipiac University, Sacred Heart University and Yale University - at Yale University, the host of the event.

The Stags will play at least twice at the fall ball event.  The Stags drew Quinnipiac, a 2010 ECAC Lacrosse League foe, for the first game, slated to begin at 2:30 p.m.  Fairfield will then play Hartford at 4:30 p.m. 

The two top teams in the double-elimination tournament will face-off at 6:30 to decide the inaugural champion.

The Connecticut Cup is a unique fall ball event in collegiate men's lacrosse. The event is the only one of its kind that plays an open bracket for an eventual champion within the event.

The tournament will be played as part of the Christian Prince Memorial Tournament held annually at Yale, named after the former standout Bulldog lacrosse player.  Prince, the namesake for Yale's defensive player of the year award and a scholarship fund at the university, earned a varsity letter as a Bulldog freshman in 1990 but was killed in the winter of 1991. He had been a high school All-American at the Lawrenceville (N.J.) School, where he also lettered in football and hockey. Prince was very involved in community outreach programs.