The NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament is the annual single elimination tournament run by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to decide the national champion of women's college lacrosse in the United States. It has been held every year since 1982 except 2020. Lacrosse was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981 to 1982 school year, in the period when the NCAA and the AIAW competed to govern women's college sport, and the AIAW held its last lacrosse title in 1982. The Maryland Terrapins have won the most titles of any program, and separate Division II and Division III championships also exist.
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View the SourceMaryland Terrapins women's lacrosse (Wikipedia)
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The Terrapins have appeared in 41 NCAA tournaments.
Taylor Cummings (Wikipedia)
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in the NCAA National Championship to the Carolina Tar Heels
Katie Schwarzmann (Wikipedia)
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in the Terrapins victory over Northwestern in the 2010 NCAA championship game
Izzy Scane (Wikipedia)
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She won the 2023 NCAA championship with Northwestern
Crista Samaras (Wikipedia)
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was also on the NCAA All-Tournament Team twice
Beth Glaros (Wikipedia)
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scoring five goals in the championship game of the 2014 NCAA tournament and earning all-tournament honors
Ally Mastroianni (Wikipedia)
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She played college lacrosse for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she won the 2022 national championship.
Alex Aust (Wikipedia)
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she was a member of the NCAA national championship team
Chloe Humphrey (Wikipedia)
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the program's fourth NCAA championship
Hannah Nielsen (Wikipedia)
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She holds NCAA records for career assists, assists in a season, and assists in single game.
Charlotte North (Wikipedia)
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tied the NCAA Championship game record with six goals against Syracuse en route to Boston College's first national championship
Devon Wills (Wikipedia)
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the team appeared in the 2006 NCAA national championship game
Amanda O'Leary (Wikipedia)
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an NCAA championship in 1988
Kayla Martello (Wikipedia)
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She won NCAA championships in 2021 and 2024
Kelly Amonte Hiller (Wikipedia)
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She has coached the Northwestern Wildcats to nine NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championships.
Ann Elliott Whidden (Wikipedia)
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Whidden won three consecutive NCAA national championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007
Jenny Levy (Wikipedia)
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In this 1991 NCAA tournament, Levy was dubbed the most outstanding attacker due to her role as the top scorer in the tournament.
Katie Rowan Thomson (Wikipedia)
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teams won the program's first-ever NCAA tournament game in 2007
Michelle Tumolo (Wikipedia)
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she appeared with the Orange in the 2012 NCAA Championship game in 2012
Cathy Reese (Wikipedia)
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After the 1998 National Collegiate Athletics Association Tournament, Reese was named the Most Valuable Player.
Caitlyn Wurzburger (Wikipedia)
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where she won the 2022 NCAA tournament
Carol Schultz Greenberg (Wikipedia)
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leading the Owls to the 1984 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship
Shannon Smith (lacrosse) (Wikipedia)
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was named the NCAA championship MVP for the second straight season
Sydney Scales (Wikipedia)
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She helped lead Boston College to four consecutive NCAA Championship Weekend appearances and two national championships.
Tracy Nelson (lacrosse player) (Wikipedia)
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helping Virginia to the NCAA Final Four in 1986-1989
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