2013 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

2013 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 10–26, 2013
Teams26
Finals siteVillanova Stadium
Villanova, Pennsylvania
ChampionsNorth Carolina (1st title)
Runner-upMaryland (17th title game)
SemifinalistsNorthwestern (9th Final Four)
Syracuse (4th Final Four)
Winning coachJenny Levy (1st title)
MOPKara Cannizzaro, North Carolina
Attendance9,391 finals
24,962 total
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«2012 2014»

The 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 32nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at Villanova Stadium (the home of Villanova Wildcats football) from May 24–26, 2013.[1]

The University of North Carolina defeated their ACC rival University of Maryland to win their first ever women's lacrosse championship.

Tournament field

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All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 26 teams were invited to participate. 13 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 13 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.

Teams

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Seed School Conference Berth type RPI[2] Record
1 Maryland ACC Automatic 1 19–0
2 Northwestern ALC Automatic 2 17–2
3 North Carolina ACC At-large 3 14–3
4 Syracuse Big East Automatic 4 16–3
5 Florida ALC At-large 5 17–2
6 Georgetown Big East At-large 6 13–5
7 Penn State ALC At-large 11 12–6
8 Navy Patriot League Automatic 7 18–1
Boston College ACC At-large 9 12–7
Canisius MAAC Automatic 38 14–4
Connecticut Big East At-large 17 13–4
Dartmouth Ivy League At-large 24 10–7
Denver MPSF At-large 13 17–2
Duke ACC At-large 10 12–5
High Point Big South Automatic 33 10–8
Jacksonville Atlantic Sun Automatic 45 13–5
Loyola (MD) Big East At-large 19 10–8
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic 8 17–2
Monmouth NEC Automatic 39 13–6
Notre Dame Big East At-large 15 12–4
Penn Ivy League Automatic 14 11–5
Princeton Ivy League At-large 21 10–6
Stanford MPSF Automatic 18 13–5
Stony Brook America East Automatic 12 16–2
Towson CAA Automatic 22 10–8
Virginia ACC At-large 16 9–9

Tournament bracket

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First round
May 10 		Second round
May 12 		Quarterfinals
May 18 		Semifinals
May 24
Villanova, Pennsylvania 		Championship
May 26
Villanova, Pennsylvania
               
1 Maryland 11
Stony Brook 3
Stony Brook 8
Towson 6
1 Maryland 14
Duke 9
Duke 10
Princeton 9
Duke 10
8 Navy 5
8 Navy 12
Monmouth 6
1 Maryland 11
4 Syracuse 10
5 Florida 16
Denver 5
Denver 14
Jacksonville 7
5 Florida 9
4 Syracuse 13
4 Syracuse 21
Dartmouth 8
Boston College 8
Dartmouth 11
1 Maryland 12
3 North Carolina 13
3 North Carolina 19
Loyola (MD) 9
Loyola (MD) 18
High Point 7
3 North Carolina 13
Virginia 9
6 Georgetown 8
Virginia 10
Penn 6
Virginia 12
3 North Carolina 11
2 Northwestern 4
7 Penn State 14
Canisius 13
7 Penn State 12
Massachusetts 9
Massachusetts 14
Connecticut 10
7 Penn State 7
2 Northwestern 15
2 Northwestern 15
Stanford 8
Notre Dame 7
Stanford 8

References

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  1. ^ "2013 NCAA Womens Lacrosse Tournament DI | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. ^ "May 5, 2013 WLax Nitty Gritty" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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