NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament

Last updated
NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament
Sport Women's college lacrosse
Founded1985
No. of teams46
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Middlebury (9th Title)
Most titles TCNJ (12 Titles)
TV partner(s) ESPNU
Official website www.ncaa.com/sports/lacrosse-women/d3

The NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament is a yearly single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion women's collegiate lacrosse team among its Division III members in the United States, held annually since 1985. [1]

Contents

The Middlebury Panthers are the current champions. The College of New Jersey, previously known as Trenton State, is the most successful program with twelve total titles. [2]

Results

See Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Champions for the 1981 and 1982 Division III women's lacrosse champions.

NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament
YearSite
(Host Team)
Championship ResultsSemifinalists
ChampionScoreRunner-Up
1985
Details
Philadelphia, PA
(Penn)
Trenton State 7–4 Ursinus Drew and Lynchburg
1986
Details
College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Ursinus12–10Trenton StateLynchburg and Wheaton (IL)
1987
Details
Trenton State (2)8–7
(OT)
Ursinus Western Maryland and William Smith
1988
Details
Haverford, PA
(Haverford)
Trenton State (3)14–11William Smith Johns Hopkins and Ursinus
1989
Details
West Chester, PA
(West Chester)
Ursinus (2)8–6Trenton State St. Lawrence and William Smith
1990
Details
Princeton, NJ
(Princeton)
Ursinus (3)7–6St. Lawrence Roanoke and Trenton State
1991
Details
Ewing Township, NJ
(Trenton State)
Trenton State (4)7–6Ursinus Franklin & Marshall and William Smith
1992
Details
Bethlehem, PA
(Lehigh)
Trenton State5-3William SmithRoanoke and Ursinus
1993
Details
College Park, MD
(Maryland)
Trenton State (5)10–9William SmithFranklin & Marshall and Johns Hopkins
1994
Details
Trenton State (6)29–11William SmithJohns Hopkins and Middlebury
1995
Details
Ewing Township, NJ
(Trenton State)
Trenton State (7)15–14William SmithJohns Hopkins and Middlebury
1996
Details
Bethlehem, PA
(Lehigh)
TCNJ (8)15–8Middlebury Goucher and Ursinus
1997
Details
Middlebury14–9TCNJJohns Hopkins and William Smith
1998
Details
Baltimore, MD
(UMBC)
TCNJ (9)12–11
(OT)
Williams Hartwick and Middlebury
1999
Details
Baltimore, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Middlebury (2)10–9 Amherst TCNJ and William Smith
2000
Details
Ewing Township, NJ
(TCNJ)
TCNJ (10)14–8WilliamsMiddlebury and Salisbury State
2001
Details
Baltimore, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Middlebury (3)11–10
(2OT)
Amherst Mary Washington and TCNJ
2002
Details
Glassboro, NJ
(Rowan)
Middlebury (4)12–6TCNJAmherst and Mary Washington
2003
Details
Rochester, NY
(St. John Fisher)
Amherst11–9MiddleburyTCNJ and William Smith
2004
Details
Middlebury (5)13–11
(OT)
TCNJAmherst and Salisbury
2005
Details
Ewing Township, NJ
(TCNJ)
TCNJ (11)9–7Salisbury Colorado College and Middlebury
2006
Details
Hoboken, NJ
(Stevens)
TCNJ (12)10–4 Gettysburg SUNY Cortland and Middlebury
2007
Details
Geneva, NY
(William Smith)
Franklin & Marshall11–8SalisburyGettysburg and Middlebury
2008
Details
Salem, VA
(Roanoke)
Hamilton 13–6Franklin & MarshallTCNJ and Salisbury
2009
Details
Franklin & Marshall (2)11–10
(OT)
SalisburyGettysburg and Hamilton
2010
Details
Gettysburg, PA
(Gettysburg)
Salisbury7–6HamiltonFranklin & Marshall and Gettysburg
2011
Details
Garden City, NY
(Adelphi)
Gettysburg16–5 Bowdoin SUNY Cortland and TCNJ
2012
Details
Montclair, NJ
(Montclair State)
Trinity (CT) 8–7SalisburySUNY Cortland and Middlebury
2013
Details
Stevenson, MD
(Stevenson)
Salisbury (2)12–5Trinity (CT)SUNY Cortland and Middlebury
2014
Details
Gettysburg, PA
(Gettysburg)
Salisbury (3)9–6Trinity (CT)Amherst and SUNY Cortland
2015
Details
Philadelphia, PACortland17-6Trinity (CT)Middlebury and Franklin & Marshall
2016
Details
Middlebury (6)9-5Trinity (CT)SUNY Cortland and Franklin & Marshall
2017
Details
Salem, VA
(Roanoke)
Gettysburg (2)6-5TCNJTrinity (CT) and Washington & Lee
2018
Details
Gettysburg (3)11-9MiddleburySalisbury and TCNJ
2019
Details
Ashland, VA
(Randolph–Macon)
Middlebury (7)14–9Salisbury Tufts and Wesleyan
2020
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Details
Salem, VA
(Roanoke)
Salisbury (4)14-13Tufts Denison and St. John Fisher
2022
Details
Middlebury (8)13–5TuftsGettysburg and TCNJ
2023
Details
Middlebury (9)17–9GettysburgFranklin & Marshall and William Smith
2024
Details
SalisburyMiddleburyFranklin & Marshall and William Smith
2025
Details
Babson Park, MA
(Babson)
2026
Details

NCAA vacated the 1992 Trenton State title due to use of an ineligible player during the tournament

Champions

Active programs

TeamTitlesYears
TCNJ 12 [lower-alpha 1] 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006
Middlebury 91997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023
Salisbury 42010, 2013, 2014, 2021
Gettysburg 32011, 2017, 2018
Ursinus 31986, 1989, 1990
Franklin & Marshall 22007, 2009
Cortland 12015
Trinity (CT) 12012
Hamilton 12008
Amherst 12003
  1. NCAA vacated the 1992 Trenton State title due to use of an ineligible player during the tournament.

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References

  1. "Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. "DIII Women's College Lacrosse - History". NCAA.