Final 2:30 of BC-Northwestern women's lacrosse title game nail-biter
The 2025 DI women's lacrosse championship is here! Selections were revealed on May 4. 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+
- No. 6 Maryland vs. Fairfield, noon
- No. 7 Yale vs. UAlbany, 1 p.m.
- No. 8 Johns Hopkins vs. Liberty, 2 p.m.
- No. 5 Virginia vs. LIU, 3 p.m.
- Michigan vs. Akron, 3 p.m.
- Penn vs. Army West Point, 3 p.m.
- No. 4 Florida vs. Mercer, 4 p.m.
- Syracuse vs. Brown, 4 p.m.
- Loyola Marlyand vs. Stony Brook, 4 p.m.
- Navy vs. Clemson, 5 p.m.
- Princeton vs. Massachusetts, 5 p.m.
- James Madison vs. Duke, 6 p.m.
- Stanford vs. Denver, 7 p.m.
- 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.
