North Carolina defeated Northwestern 12-8 in the 2025 DI women's lacrosse championship for its fourth title in program history.
The tournament kicked off with the selection show on May 4. The field of 29 teams was made up of 15 conference champions earning automatic bids and 14 at-large selections. The single-elimination tournament began on May 9 and concluded with the final rounds at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, from May 23 to 25.
2025 DI women's lacrosse championship bracket
Here's a look at this year's bracket:
➡️ Check out the printable version and interactive bracket here.
2025 DI women's lacrosse championship schedule
All times listed in ET.
- Final | Sunday, May 25
- Selection show | Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m. — ESPNU
- First round | Friday, May 9 — ESPN+
- No. 6 Maryland 16, Fairfield 7
- No. 7 Yale 12, UAlbany 9
- No. 8 Johns Hopkins 21, Liberty 11
- No. 5 Virginia 20, LIU 6
- Michigan 17, Akron 6
- Penn 16, Army West Point 6
- No. 4 Florida 18, Mercer 6
- Syracuse 15, Brown 9
- Stony Brook 11, Loyola Maryland 8
- Clemson 11, Navy 8
- Princeton 19, Massachusetts 10
- Duke 17, James Madison 10
- Stanford 10, Denver 4
- Second round | Sunday, May 11 — ESPN+
- Quarterfinals | Thursday, May 15 — ESPNU
- Semifinals | Friday, May 23 — ESPNU
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 |
➡️&Բ;Check out the full list of women's lacrosse champions dating back to 1982.
