NCAA Division II women's lacrosse tournament explained

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Sport:Women's college lacrosse
Founded:2001
Teams:16
Country:United States
Champion:Tampa (1st)
Most Champs:Adelphi (9)
Tv:ESPNU
Website:NCAA.com

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]

Adelphi is the most successful team, with nine national titles.

Tampa are the reigning national champions, winning their first title in 2024.

Results

style= colspan=6NCAA Division II women's lacrosse tournament
Year Site
(Host Team)
Championship Results
ChampionScoreRunner-Up
2001
Details
Easton, MA
(Stonehill)
C.W. Post13–9West Chester
2002
Details
West Chester, PA
(West Chester)
West Chester11–6Stonehill
2003
Details
Easton, MA
(Stonehill)
Stonehill9–8Longwood
2004
Details
Orlando, FLAdelphi12–11West Chester
2005
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West Chester, PA
(West Chester)
Stonehill (2)13–10West Chester
2006
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Lisle, IL
(Benedictine)
Adelphi (2)16–8West Chester
2007
Details
Salem, VAC.W. Post (2)15–7West Chester
2008
Details
Houston, TXWest Chester (2)13–12C.W. Post
2009
Details
Salem, VAAdelphi (3)16–4Lock Haven
2010
Details
Gettysburg, PAAdelphi (4)17–7West Chester
2011
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Garden City, NY
(Adelphi)
Adelphi (5)17–4Limestone
2012
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Louisville, KY
(Bellarmine)
C.W. Post (3)17–16West Chester
2013
Details
Owings Mills, MDC.W. Post (4)10–7Limestone
2014
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Salem, VAAdelphi (6)7–5Lock Haven
2015
Details
Adelphi (7)5–4Lock Haven
2016
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Denver, CO
(Metro State)
Florida Southern8-7Adelphi
2017
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Bloomsburg, PA
(Bloomsburg)
Adelphi (8)6-4Florida Southern
2018
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Tampa, FL
(Tampa)
Le Moyne16-11Florida Southern
2019
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Allendale, MI
(Grand Valley State)
Adelphi (9)11–5West Chester
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
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Salem, VA
(Mountain East Conference)
Lindenwood14–12Queens (NC)
2022
Details

(Lindenwood)
Indianapolis11–9East Stroudsburg
2023
Details
Indianapolis, IN
(Indianapolis)
Pace19–9West Chester
2024
Details
Orlando, FLTampa13–8Adelphi
2025
Details
Easton, MA
(Stonehill)
2026
Details

Champions

Active programs

Team Titles Years
style=9 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
style=2 2002, 2008
style=1 2024
style=1 2023
style=1 2022
style=1 2016

Former programs

Team Titles Years
style=4 2001, 2007, 2012, 2013
style=2 2003, 2005
style=1 2018
style=1 2021

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division II women's lacrosse tournament Records Book . NCAA.