2000 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament explained

Gender:Women's
Year:2000
Dates:May 2000
Teams:12
Finalsfield:Lions Stadium
Finalscity:Trenton, NJ
Titlecount:8th
Runnerup:Princeton
Gamecount:4th
Mop:Jen Adams
Mopteam:Maryland
Attendfinals:4,788

The 2000 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 19th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Lions Stadium in Trenton, New Jersey during May 2000.[1] All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. Ultimately, 12 teams were invited to the tournament.

Maryland defeated Princeton, 16–8, to win their eighth overall and sixth consecutive, national championship. This would subsequently become the sixth of Maryland's record seven straight national titles (1995–2001).

For the second consecutive year, the leading scorer for the tournament was Jen Adams from Maryland, with 22 goals. Adams was also again named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Teams

SeedSchoolConferenceBerthRecord
1MarylandACCAutomatic18-1
2PrincetonIvy LeagueAt-large13-3
3James MadisonCAAAt-large12-4
4North CarolinaACCAt-large12-5
Boston U.America EastAutomatic15-3
DartmouthIvy LeagueAutomatic11-4
DelawareCAAAt-large13-4
DukeACCAt-large10-5
GeorgetownIndependentAt-large11-4
Loyola (MD)CAAAutomatic14-4
SyracuseIndependentAt-large12-3
VirginiaACCAt-large12-5

All-tournament team

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. March 13, 2015.