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2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship Bracket Unveiled

The 2024 NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse championship bracket was unveiled on Sunday, May 5, during a broadcast on ESPN2. The tournament will kick off with 13 games hosted at various sites starting on May 10.

The top three seeds have secured a first-round bye, while the remaining 26 teams will compete in first-round matchups at campus locations. The semifinals and championship showdown are scheduled to take place on May 24 and 26 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

Here is the schedule for the championship:

May 10 — First Round

  • Maryland vs. Robert Morris at 12 p.m.
  • Yale vs. Binghamton at 1 p.m.
  • Notre Dame vs. Coastal Carolina at 1 p.m.
  • Stony Brook vs. Niagara at 2 p.m.
  • Virginia vs. LIU at 3 p.m.
  • Penn State vs. James Madison at 3 p.m.
  • Denver vs. Stanford at 4 p.m.
  • Loyola Maryland vs. Duke at 4 p.m.
  • Johns Hopkins vs. Fairfield at 4 p.m.
  • Michigan vs. Mercer at 4 p.m.
  • Princeton vs. Drexel at 4 p.m.
  • Florida vs. North Carolina at 6 p.m.
  • Penn vs. Richmond at 7 p.m.

May 12 — Second Round: 8 matchups TBD

May 16 — Quarterfinals: 4 matchups TBD

May 24 — Semifinals

  • Semifinal 1 at 3 p.m.
  • Semifinal 2 at 5:30 p.m.

May 26 — National Championship

  • National championship game at Noon

In the 2023 championship, Northwestern emerged victorious by defeating Boston College with a score of 18-6, securing their eighth national title. Maryland holds the record for the most titles with 14 victories. Here is a comprehensive list of NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse champions from previous years:

YEAR CHAMPION COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP SITE
2023 Northwestern Kelly Amonte Hiller 18-6 Boston College Cary, N.C.
2022 North Carolina Jenny Levy 12-11 Boston College Baltimore, Md.
2021 Boston College Acacia Walker-Weinstein 16-10 Syracuse Towson, Md.
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19
2019 Maryland Cathy Reese 12-10 Boston College Baltimore, Md.
2018 James Madison Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe 16-15 Boston College Stony Brook, N.Y.
2017 Maryland Cathy Reese 16-13 Boston College Foxborough, Mass.
2016 North Carolina Jenny Levy 13-7 Maryland Chester, Pa.
2015 Maryland Cathy Reese 9-8 North Carolina Chester, Pa.
2014 Maryland Cathy Reese 15-12 Syracuse Towson, Md.
2013 North Carolina Jenny Levy 13-12 (3OT) Maryland Villanova
2012 Northwestern Kelly Amonte Hiller 8-6 Syracuse Stony Brook
2011 Northwestern Kelly Amonte Hiller 8-7 Maryland Stony Brook
2010 Maryland Cathy Reese 13

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