2014 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship

2014 NCAA Division I Women's
Lacrosse Championship
Dates May 9–25, 2014
Teams 26
Finals site Johnny Unitas Stadium
Towson, Maryland
Champions Maryland (12th title)
Runner-up Syracuse (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Northwestern (10th Final Four)
Virginia (14th Final Four)
Winning coach Cathy Reese (2nd title)
MOP Taylor Cummings, Maryland
Attendance[1] 10,311 finals
18,567 total
NCAA Division I Women's Championships
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The 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the thirty-third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's college lacrosse. The tournament began with first-round play on May 9, and concluded with the championship game played at Johnny Unitas Stadium of Towson University in Towson, Maryland, on May 25, 2014. The Maryland Terrapins were the 2014 NCAA Tournament champions.

Dates and locations

The NCAA Tournament's ten first-round games were played Friday, May 9, and eight second-round games were played Sunday, May 11. First- and second-round games were hosted by the eight ranked teams. The four quarterfinal games were played Saturday, May 17 on the home fields of the higher-seeded teams. The winners of the four quarterfinal games advanced to the two semifinal games played on May 23 and hosted by Towson University at Johnny Unitas Stadium, the home field of the Towson Tigers football and lacrosse teams. The tournament championship game was played at Johnny Unitas Stadium on May 25.

Selection process

Thirteen teams automatically qualified for the tournament by virtue of winning their respective conference championships. These teams included No. 1 seed Maryland of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and No. 4 seed Florida of the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC).[2] The remaining thirteen tournament teams were chosen by the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee on an at-large basis; the factors considered by the selection committee included: (1) the NCAA's ratings percentage index (RPI); (2) results against common opponents; (3) significant wins and losses; and (4) evaluation of the ten highest-rated teams on a team's schedule, as defined by strength of schedule and winning percentage.[3]

The tournament selection committee also awarded seeds to eight tournament teams, granting them the right to host first- and second-round tournament games. In addition, the top six seeds received byes in the first round. Selections were dominated by the ACC, which placed seven teams in the field, including six of the eight seeded teams and the top three teams overall.[4]

Tournament bracket

The 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket consisted of 26 teams, eight of whom were seeded No. 1 through No. 8.[5]

  First round
May 9		 Second round
May 11		 Quarterfinals
May 17		 Semifinals
May 23
Towson, Maryland		 Championship
May 25
Towson, Maryland
                                               
        
  1  Maryland 13  
     Penn 5  
 Canisius 4
 Penn 9  
  1  Maryland 15  
   Duke 8  
8  Notre Dame 18  
 High Point 4  
  8  Notre Dame 8
     Duke 10  
 Duke 13
 Stanford 8  
  1  Maryland 9  
  5  Northwestern 6  
        
        
  4  Florida 19
     Denver 9  
 Denver 12
 Jacksonville 8  
  4  Florida 11
  5  Northwestern 12  
        
        
  5  Northwestern 11
     Louisville 8  
 Louisville 11
 Ohio State 10  
  1  Maryland 15
  2  Syracuse 12
        
  2  Syracuse 13  
     Stony Brook 6  
 Stony Brook 10
 Towson 8  
  2  Syracuse 11  
  7  Boston College 9  
7  Boston College 17  
 Bryant 9  
  7  Boston College 8
     Loyola 3  
 Loyola 10
 Massachusetts 4  
  2  Syracuse 16
  6  Virginia 8  
        
        
  3  North Carolina 10
     Georgetown 8  
 Georgetown 9
 Johns Hopkins 8  
  3  North Carolina 9
  6  Virginia 10  
        
        
  6  Virginia 13
     Princeton 11  
 Penn State 13
 Princeton 16  

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maryland captures its 11th NCAA women's lacrosse championship," NCAA.com (May 25, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Committee announces field of 26 for Div. I women's lacrosse tournament," NCAA.com (May 4, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ LaxPower.com, WD1 NCAA Tournament Selection Criteria. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Seven from @ACCWLAX Earn NCAA Bids," TheACC.com (May 4, 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ NCAA.com, Women's Lacrosse, Division I, 2014 Lacrosse Championship. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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