2015 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

2015 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 8–24, 2015
Teams26
Finals sitePPL Park
Chester, PA
ChampionsMaryland (12th title)
Runner-upNorth Carolina (3rd title game)
MOPTaylor Cummings, Maryland
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
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The 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 34th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse.[1] For the first time, the semifinal and championship rounds were played at PPL Park (the home of the Philadelphia Union of the MLS) in Chester, Pennsylvania from May 22–24, 2015.[2]

Maryland defeated North Carolina in the final, 9–8, to win their twelfth national title.

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.[3]

Teams

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Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI[4] Record
1 Maryland Big Ten At-large 1 17–1
2 North Carolina ACC At-large 2 15–3
3 Duke ACC At-large 5 14–4
4 Syracuse ACC Automatic 3 14–7
5 Boston College ACC At-large 6 15–3
6 Stony Brook America East Automatic 4 18–1
7 Virginia ACC At-large 7 11–6
8 Northwestern Big Ten At-large 9 12–6
Albany America East At-large 19 14–4
Bryant NEC Automatic 49 14–4
Fairfield MAAC Automatic 30 14–4
Florida Big East Automatic 15 14–5
Jacksonville Atlantic Sun Automatic 17 17–2
James Madison CAA Automatic 11 15–4
Johns Hopkins Independent At-large 14 14–3
Louisville ACC At-large 24 10–7
Loyola (MD) Patriot Automatic 12 15–4
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic 18 18–1
Notre Dame ACC At-large 20 10–8
Ohio State Big Ten At-large 21 13–7
Penn Ivy At-large 16 13–4
Penn State Big Ten Automatic 8 14–4
Princeton Ivy Automatic 10 14–3
Stanford MPSF Automatic 13 15–2
USC MPSF At-large 22 13–5
Winthrop Big South Automatic 42 17–3

Bracket

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First Round
May 8
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
May 10
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
May 16–17
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
May 22
PPL Park 		Final
May 24
PPL Park
               
1 Maryland 19
Massachusetts 8
Massachusetts 13
Jacksonville 8
1 Maryland 17
8 Northwestern 5
Notre Dame 13
Ohio State 11
Notre Dame 11
8 Northwestern 16
8 Northwestern 10
Louisville 7
1 Maryland 10
4 Syracuse 8
5 Boston College 12
Loyola (MD) 19
Loyola (MD) 21
Bryant 3
Loyola (MD) 7
4 Syracuse 10
Penn 11
Albany (NY) 10
Penn 10
4 Syracuse 13
1 Maryland 9
2 North Carolina 8
3 Duke 17
USC 9
James Madison 10
USC 13
3 Duke 7
Princeton 3
Princeton 18
Fairfield 8
Princeton 8
6 Stony Brook 4
3 Duke 7
2 North Carolina 16
7 Virginia 18
Winthrop 6
7 Virginia 11
Penn State 13
Penn State 14
Johns Hopkins 11
Penn State 8
2 North Carolina 11
Florida 6
2 North Carolina 11
Stanford 10
Florida 15

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Women's Lacrosse Championship Bracket". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 DI NCAA Championship selections | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  4. ^ "2015 WLax Nitty Gritty Selection" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 17, 2017.


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