Middlebury defeated Tufts 10-9 to capture its fourth-straight DIII women's lacrosse championship and 11th overall.
The 2025 DIII women's lacrosse championship selections were revealed in a selection show on Monday, May 5, on sifoeeprocess.com. Find the full selections release here.
The 2025 DIII women's lacrosse championship was a 47-team, single-elimination tournament. Fourteen first-round games were conducted at 14 campus sites. Sixteen second-round games were played at 16 campus sites. Regional games were conducted at four regional sites to determine the teams that will advance to the semifinals. The 2025 DIII women's lacrosse championship finals took place May 23-25 at Kerr Stadium in Salem, VA.
2025 Ƶ DIII women's lacrosse championship bracket
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2025 Ƶ DIII women's lacrosse championship schedule
All times listed in ET.
- Championship finals&Բ;— Sunday, May 25
- Selection Show
- Monday, May 5 | Watch here
- First round&Բ;— Friday, May 9 - Saturday, May 10
- May 9
- May 10
- Plymouth St. 20, Marymount 16
- Haverford 18, St. Mary's (MD) 10
- John Carroll 15, Grove City 5
- Lake Forest 13, Carroll (WI) 12
- Trinity (CT) 19, Meredith 5
- Ithaca 17, Oswego St. 13
- William Smith 25, Husson 2
- Stevens 22, George Fox 3
- Babson 21, Worcester St. 9
- Scranton 12, MIT 10
- WestConn 15, Merchant Marine 11
- Wash. & Lee 26, Transylvania 2
- Endicott 20, Emmanuel 3
- Messiah 20, Mount Union 4
- Second round — Saturday, May 10 - Sunday, May 11
- May 10
- May 11
- Middlebury 20, Ithaca 5
- St. John Fisher 21, John Carroll 5
- Colby 17, Endicott 1
- York (PA) 20, Plymouth St. 5
- Denison 23, Lake Forest 4
- Tufts 17, Scranton 5
- Wesleyan (CT) 15, Babson 5
- William Smith 13, Amherst 12
- Gettysburg 13, Trinity (CT) 11
- Salisbury 9, Haverford 8
- Stevens 15, vs. TCNJ 9
- Rowan 20, WestConn 5
- Franklin & Marshall 15, Messiah 11
- Pomona-Pitzer 23, Colorado Col. 10
- Wash. & Lee 19, Sewanee 5
- Regional Semifinals &Բ;— Saturday, May 17
Ƶ DIII women's lacrosse championship history
Middlebury won the 2024 DIII women's lacrosse championship to claim the program's third straight national title. Here is a list of the past DIII women's lacrosse national title winners and runner-ups.
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 16-5 | Salisbury | Salem, Va. |
| 2023 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 17-9 | Gettysburg | Salem, Va. |
| 2022 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 13-5 | Tufts | Salem, Va. |
| 2021 | Salisbury | Jim Nestor | 14-13 | Tufts | Salem, Va. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 |
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| 2019 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 14-9 | Salisbury | Ashland, Va. |
| 2018 | Gettysburg | Carol Cantele | 11-9 | Middlebury | Salem, Va. |
| 2017 | Gettysburg | Carol Cantele | 6-5 | TCNJ | Salem, Va. |
| 2016 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 9-5 | Trinity (Conn.) | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 2015 | SUNY Cortland | Kelly Lickert-Orr | 17-6 | Trinity (Conn.) | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 2014 | Salisbury | Jim Nestor | 9-6 | Trinity (Conn.) | Gettysburg, Pa. |
| 2013 | Salisbury | Jim Nestor | 12-5 | Trinity (Conn.) | Owings Mills, Md. |
| 2012 | Trinity (Conn.) | Kate Livesay | 8-7 | Salisbury | Montclair State |
| 2011 | Gettysburg | Carol Cantele | 16-5 | Bowdoin | Adelphi |
| 2010 | Salisbury | Jim Neston | 7-6 | Hamilton | Gettysburg, Pa. |
| 2009 | Franklin & Marshall | Lauren Paul | 11-10 (OT) | Salisbury | Salem, Va. |
| 2008 | Hamilton | Patty Kloidt | 13-6 | Franklin & Marshall | Salem, Va. |
| 2007 | Franklin & Marshall | Anne Phillips | 11-8 | Salisbury | William Smith |
| 2006 | TCNJ | Sharon Pfluger | 10-4 | Gettysburg | Stevens Institute |
| 2005 | TCNJ | Sharon Pfluger | 9-7 | Salisbury | TCNJ |
| 2004 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 13-11 (OT) | TCNJ | St. John Fisher |
| 2003 | Amherst | Christine Paradis | 11-9 | Middlebury | St. John Fisher |
| 2002 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 12-6 | TCNJ | Rowan |
| 2001 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 11-10 (2OT) | Amherst | Johns Hopkins |
| 2000 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 14-8 | Williams | TCNJ |
| 1999 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 10-9 | Amherst | Johns Hopkins |
| 1998 | TCNJ | Jennifer Hart | 12-11 (OT) | Williams | UMBC |
| 1997 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 14-9 | TCNJ | Lehigh |
| 1996 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 15-8 | Middlebury | Lehigh |
| 1995 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 14-13 | William Smith | TCNJ |
| 1994 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 29-11 | William Smith | Maryland |
| 1993 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 10-9 | William Smith | Maryland |
| 1992 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 5-3 | William Smith | Lehigh |
| 1991 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 7-6 | Ursinus | TCNJ |
| 1990 | Ursinus | Kim Lambdin | 7-6 | St. Lawrence | Princeton |
| 1989 | Ursinus | Betsy Meng Ramsey | 8-6 | TCNJ | West Chester |
| 1988 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 14-11 | William Smith | Haverford |
| 1987 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrener | 8-7 (OT) | Ursinus | Maryland |
| 1986 | Ursinus | Betsy Meng Ramsey | 12-10 | TCNJ | Maryland |
| 1985 | TCNJ | Melissa Magee | 7-4 | Ursinus | Penn |
