1999 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament explained

Gender:Women's
Year:1999
Dates:May 1999
Teams:12
Finalsfield:Homewood Field
Finalscity:Baltimore, MD
Titlecount:7th
Runnerup:Virginia
Gamecount:5th
Mop:Jen Adams
Mopteam:Maryland
Attendfinals:7,759

The 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 18th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Maryland during May 1999.[1] All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. Ultimately, 12 teams were invited to the tournament.

Maryland defeated Virginia, 16–6, to win their seventh and fifth consecutive, national championship. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by the Terrapins. This would subsequently become the fifth of Maryland's record seven straight national titles (1995–2001). Furthermore, Maryland's win secured an undefeated season (21–0) for the team.

The leading scorer for the tournament, with 16 goals, was Jen Adams from Maryland. Adams was also named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Teams

SeedSchoolConferenceBerthRecord
1MarylandACCAutomatic18-0
2VirginiaACCAt-large13-5
3DukeACCAt-large12-4
4PrincetonIvy LeagueAt-large12-4
DartmouthIvy LeagueAutomatic10-4
GeorgetownIndependentAt-large10-5
James MadisonCAAAutomatic12-4
Loyola (MD)CAAAt-large12-4
North CarolinaACCAt-large8-6
Penn StateIndependentAt-large13-4
RutgersIndependentAt-large14-2
West ChesterIndependentAt-large11-3

Tournament outstanding players

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. March 12, 2015.