2015 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
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]
| 2015 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | May 8–24, 2015 | ||||
| Teams | 26 | ||||
| Finals site | PPL Park Chester, PA | ||||
| Champions | Maryland (12th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | North Carolina (3rd title game) | ||||
| MOP | Taylor Cummings, Maryland | ||||
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Maryland defeated North Carolina in the final, 9–8, to win their twelfth national title.
Tournament field
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]
Seeds
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1. Maryland (17-1) |
Teams
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI[4] | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | America East | At-large | 19 | 14-4 | |
| 5 | Boston College | ACC | At-large | 6 | 15-3 |
| Bryant | NEC | Automatic | 49 | 14-4 | |
| 3 | Duke | ACC | At-large | 5 | 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 | |
| 1 | Maryland | Big Ten | At-large | 1 | 17-1 |
| Massachusetts | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 18 | 18–1 | |
| 2 | North Carolina | ACC | At-large | 2 | 15-3 |
| 8 | Northwestern | Big Ten | At-large | 9 | 12-6 |
| 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 | |
| 6 | Stony Brook | America East | Automatic | 4 | 18-1 |
| 4 | Syracuse | ACC | Automatic | 3 | 14-7 |
| USC | MPSF | At-large | 22 | 13-5 | |
| 7 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 7 | 11-6 |
| Winthrop | Big South | Automatic | 42 | 17-3 |
Bracket
| 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
References
- "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- "2015 Women's Lacrosse Championship Bracket". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- "2015 DI NCAA Championship selections | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
- "2015 WLax Nitty Gritty Selection" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 17, 2017.