Boston College won the 2024 NCAA DI women's lacrosse championship after an impressive comeback. Here's more on the championship tournament.
2024 DI women's lacrosse championship bracket
2024 DI women's lacrosse championship schedule
May 26 — National Championship
May 10 — First round (All times Eastern)
- No. 4 Maryland 17, Robert Morris 1
- No. 6 Yale 17, Binghamton 4
- No. 7 Notre Dame 24, Coastal Carolina 6
- No. 8 Penn 16, Richmond 5
- Stony Brook 19, Niagara 7
- No. 5 Virginia 21, LIU 6
- James Madison 14, Penn State 13
- Denver 13, Stanford 12
- Loyola Maryland 16, Duke 11
- Johns Hopkins 11, Fairfield 5
- Michigan 17, Mercer 6
- Princeton 14, Drexel 9
- Florida 17, North Carolina 8
May 12 — Second round
- No. 2 Boston College 21, Princeton 16
- Michigan 15, No. 7 Notre Dame 14
- No. 4 Maryland 17, James Madison 7
- No. 8 Penn 12, Loyola Maryland 9
- Florida 13, No. 5 Virginia 8
- No. 1 Northwestern 17, Denver 4
- No. 3 Syracuse 15, Stony Brook 10
- No. 6 Yale 9, Johns Hopkins 7
May 16 — Quarterfinals
- Florida 15, No. 4 Maryland 9
- No. 3 Syracuse 19, No. 6 Yale 9
- No. 2 Boston College 14, Michigan 9
- No. 1 Northwestern 20, No. 8 Penn 7
May 24 — Semifinals
2024 DI women's lacrosse championship selections
The bracket was revealed on Sunday, May 5 on ESPN2.
👉 See the full selections release
The three top overall seeds earned a first-round bye, with the remaining 26 teams playing first-round games at campus sites. The semifinals and championship game will be played on May 24 and 26 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
Championship history
Northwestern defeated Boston College, 18-6, in 2023 to win the program's eighth national title. Maryland has the most titles of any school with 14. Here is a full history of NCAA DI women's lacrosse champions ahead of the 2024 championships.
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2000 | Maryland | Cindy Timchal | 16-8 | Princeton | TCNJ |
| 1999 | Maryland | Cindy Timchal | 16-6 | Virginia | Johns Hopkins |
| 1998 | Maryland | Cindy Timchal | 11-5 | Virginia | UMBC |
| 1997 | Maryland | Cindy Timchal | 8-7 | Loyola (Md.) | Lehigh |
| 1996 | Maryland | Cindy Timchal | 10-5 | Virginia | Lehigh |
| 1995 | Maryland | Cindy Timchal | 13-5 | Princeton | TCNJ |
| 1994 | Princeton | Chris Sailer | 10-7 | Maryland | Maryland |
| 1993 | Virginia | Jane Miller | 8-6 (OT) | Princeton | Maryland |
| 1992 | Maryland | Cindy Timchal | 11-10 (OT) | Havard | Lehigh |
| 1991 | Virginia | Jane Miller | 8-6 | Maryland | TCNJ |
| 1990 | Harvard | Carole Kleinfelder | 8-7 | Maryland | Princeton |
| 1989 | Penn State | Susan Scheetz | 7-6 | Harvard | West Chester |
| 1988 | Temple | Tina Sloan Green | 15-7 | Penn State | Haverford |
| 1987 | Penn State | Susan Scheetz | 7-6 | Temple | Maryland |
| 1986 | Maryland | Sue Tyler | 11-10 | Penn State | Maryland |
| 1985 | New Hampshire | Marisa Didio | 6-5 | Maryland | Penn |
| 1984 | Temple | Tina Sloan Green | 6-4 | Maryland | Boston University |
| 1983 | Delaware | Janet Smith | 10-7 | Temple | Penn |
| 1982 | Massachusetts | Pamela Hixon | 9-6 | TCNJ | TCNJ |
Note: Before 2001, this championship was a national collegiate championship.
