Final 2:30 of BC-Northwestern women's lacrosse title game nail-biter
The 2025 DI women's lacrosse championship starts with a live selection show on Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The field of 29 teams is made up of 15 conference champions earning automatic bids and 14 at-large selections. The single-elimination tournament will conclude with final rounds at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, on May 23-25.
2025 DI women's lacrosse championship bracket
Here's a look at this year's bracket:
鉃★笍 Check out the printable version and interactive bracket here.
2025 DI women's lacrosse championship schedule
All times listed in ET.
- Selection show | Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m. 鈥 ESPNU
- First round | Friday, May 9 鈥 ESPN+
- Second round | Sunday, May 11 鈥 ESPN+
- Quarterfinals | Thursday, May 15 鈥 ESPNU
- Noon
- 2:30 p.m.
- 5 p.m.
- 7:30 p.m.
- Semifinals | Friday, May 23 鈥 ESPNU
- 3 p.m.
- 5:30 p.m.
- Final | Sunday, May 25 鈥 ESPNU
- Noon
DI women's lacrosse championship history
Boston College claimed last year's title by defeating the 2023 champions Northwestern. Here's a list of every champion and runner-up since 2001, when women's lacrosse became a Division I sport.
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boston College | Acacia Walker-Weinstein | 14-13 | Northwestern | Cary, N.C. |
| 2023 | Northwestern | Kelly Amonte Hiller | 18-6 | Boston College | Cary, N.C. |
| 2022 | North Carolina | Jenny Levy | 12-11 | Boston College | Baltimore, Md. |
| 2021 | Boston College | Acacia Walker-Weinstein | 16-10 | Syracuse | Towson, Md. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Maryland | Cathy Reese | 12-10 | Boston College | Baltimore, Md. |
| 2018 | James Madison | Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe | 16-15 | Boston College | Stony Brook, N.Y. |
| 2017 | Maryland | Cathy Reese | 16-13 | Boston College | Foxborough, Mass. |
| 2016 | North Carolina | Jenny Levy | 13-7 | Maryland | Chester, Pa. |
| 2015 | Maryland | Cathy Reese | 9-8 | North Carolina | Chester, Pa. |
| 2014 | Maryland | Cathy Reese | 15-12 | Syracuse | Towson, Md. |
| 2013 | North Carolina | Jenny Levy | 13-12 (3OT) | Maryland | Villanova |
| 2012 | Northwestern | Kelly Amonte Hiller | 8-6 | Syracuse | Stony Brook |
| 2011 | Northwestern | Kelly Amonte Hiller | 8-7 | Maryland | Stony Brook |
| 2010 | Maryland | Cathy Reese | 13-11 | Northwestern | Towson |
| 2009 | Northwestern | Kelly Amonte Hiller | 21-7 | North Carolina | Towson |
| 2008 | Northwestern | Kelly Amonte Hiller | 10-6 | Penn | Towson |
| 2007 | Northwestern | Kelly Amonte Hiller | 15-13 | Virginia | Penn |
| 2006 | Northwestern | Kelly Amonte Hiller | 7-4 | Dartmouth | Boston University |
| 2005 | Northwestern | Kelly Amonte Hiller | 13-10 | Virginia | Navy |
| 2004 | Virginia | Julie Myres | 10-4 | Princeton | Princeton |
| 2003 | Princeton | Chris Sailer | 8-7 (OT) | Virginia | Syracuse |
| 2002 | Princeton | Chris Sailer | 12-7 | Georgetown | Loyola (Md.) |
| 2001 | Maryland | Cindy Timchal | 14-13 (OT) | Georgetown | Johns Hopkins |
鉃★笍&苍产蝉辫;Check out the full list of women's lacrosse champions dating back to 1982.
