It’s time for the 2025 DI women’s lacrosse tournament! On May 4, the selections were given out. Of the 29 teams in the field, 14 are at-large selections and 15 are conference champions who receive automatic bids.
Play in the tournament’s opening round started on May 9 and will continue on Sunday, May 11. On May 23–25, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, will host the final rounds of the single-elimination tournament.
The Bracket for the 2025 DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship-
Here is the bracket for this year:
DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship Schedule 2025-
All times listed in ET.
- Quarterfinals | Thursday, May 15 — ESPNU
- No. 3 Northwestern vs. Penn, Noon
- No. 4 Florida vs. Duke, 2:30 p.m.
- No. 2 Boston College vs. No. 7 Yale, 5 p.m.
- No. 1 North Carolina vs. Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
- Semifinals | Friday, May 23 — ESPNU
- 3 p.m.
- 5:30 p.m.
- Final | Sunday, May 25 — ESPNU
- Noon
History of the DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship-
Boston College defeated the 2023 winners, Northwestern, to win the championship last year. This is a list of all the winners and runners-up since women’s lacrosse was added to Division I in 2001.
| 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 |
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