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NCAA Division II women's lacrosse tournament
The NCAA Division II women's lacrosse tournament is a yearly single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national team champion of women's collegiate lacrosse among its Division II members in the United States, held annually since 2001.[1]
| Sport | Women's college lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Pace (1st Title) |
| Most titles | Adelphi (9 Titles) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPNU |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
Adelphi is the most successful team, with nine national titles.
Pace are the reigning national champions. The Setters defeated West Chester in the 2023 final.
Champions edit
See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the 1981 and 1982 Division II women's lacrosse champions.
| NCAA Division II women's lacrosse tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site (Host Team) | Championship Results | |||
| Champion | Score | Runner-Up | |||
| 2001 Details | Easton, MA (Stonehill) | C.W. Post | 13–9 | West Chester | |
| 2002 Details | West Chester, PA (West Chester) | West Chester | 11–6 | Stonehill | |
| 2003 Details | Easton, MA (Stonehill) | Stonehill | 9–8 | Longwood | |
| 2004 Details | Orlando, FL | Adelphi | 12–11 | West Chester | |
| 2005 Details | West Chester, PA (West Chester) | Stonehill (2) | 13–10 | West Chester | |
| 2006 Details | Lisle, IL (Benedictine) | Adelphi (2) | 16–8 | West Chester | |
| 2007 Details | Salem, VA | C.W. Post (2) | 15–7 | West Chester | |
| 2008 Details | Houston, TX | West Chester (2) | 13–12 | C.W. Post | |
| 2009 Details | Salem, VA | Adelphi (3) | 16–4 | Lock Haven | |
| 2010 Details | Gettysburg, PA | Adelphi (4) | 17–7 | West Chester | |
| 2011 Details | Garden City, NY (Adelphi) | Adelphi (5) | 17–4 | Limestone | |
| 2012 Details | Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) | C.W. Post (3) | 17–16 | West Chester | |
| 2013 Details | Owings Mills, MD | C.W. Post (4) | 10–7 | Limestone | |
| 2014 Details | Salem, VA | Adelphi (6) | 7–5 | Lock Haven | |
| 2015 Details | Adelphi (7) | 5–4 | Lock Haven | ||
| 2016 Details | Denver, CO (Metro State) | Florida Southern | 8-7 | Adelphi | |
| 2017 Details | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) | Adelphi (8) | 6-4 | Florida Southern | |
| 2018 Details | Tampa, FL (Tampa) | Le Moyne | 16-11 | Florida Southern | |
| 2019 Details | Allendale, MI (Grand Valley State) | Adelphi (9) | 11–5 | West Chester | |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 Details | Salem, VA (Mountain East Conference) | Lindenwood | 14–12 | Queens (NC) | |
| 2022 Details | St. Charles, MO (Lindenwood) | Indianapolis | 11–9 | East Stroudsburg | |
| 2023 Details | Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis) | Pace | 19–9 | West Chester | |
| 2024 Details | Orlando, FL (Rollins) | ||||
| 2025 Details | Easton, MA (Stonehill) | ||||
| 2026 Details | |||||
Championship Records edit
| Team | Championship Record | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | 9–1 | 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| LIU Post[a] | 4–1 | 2001, 2007, 2012, 2013 |
| Stonehill | 2–1 | 2003, 2005 |
| West Chester | 2–9 | 2002, 2008 |
| Pace | 1–0 | 2023 |
| Indianapolis | 1–0 | 2022 |
| Le Moyne | 1–0 | 2018 |
| Lindenwood | 1–0 | 2021 |
| Florida Southern | 1−2 | 2016 |
| Lock Haven | 0–3 | |
| Limestone | 0–2 | |
| East Stroudsburg | 0–1 | |
| Longwood[b] | 0–1 | |
| Queens (NC)[c] | 0–1 |
- Schools highlighted in pink are closed or no longer sponsor athletics.
- Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from NCAA Division II.
- ^ The LIU Post athletic program was merged with the Division I program of Long Island University's Brooklyn campus in July 2019. The new program, playing as the LIU Sharks, maintains Brooklyn's Division I membership.
- ^ School is now a member of NCAA Division I.
- ^ Queens joined Division I in July 2022.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Division II women's lacrosse tournament Records Book" (PDF). NCAA.
External links edit
- Division II women's lacrosse at ncaa.org
- "Division II Championship highlights and box scores through 2014" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 10, 2016.