2005_NCAA_Division_I_Women's_Lacrosse_Championship

2005 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

2005 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

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The 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 24th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland during May 2005.[1] All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 16 teams were invited to participate.

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Northwestern defeated Virginia, 13–10, to win their first national championship. This would subsequently become the first of Northwestern's seven national titles in eight years (2005–2009, 2011–12). Furthermore, the Wildcats' championship secured an undefeated season (21–0) for the team.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Cary Chasney from Virginia (17 goals). Kristen Kjellman, from Northwestern, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Qualification

A total of 16 teams were invited to participate. 9 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 7 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.

Play-in game

May 2
   
  Mount St. Mary's (NEC, 13-5) 18
  Manhattan (MAAC, 9-7) 2

Teams

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Tournament bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
            
1 Northwestern 16
Mount St. Mary's 3
1 Northwestern 8
8 Princeton 6
8 Princeton 16
Maryland 8
1 Northwestern 8
4 Dartmouth 4
5 Georgetown 15
Towson 14
5 Georgetown 3
4 Dartmouth 13
4 Dartmouth 9
Syracuse 8
1 Northwestern 13
6 Virginia 10
3 Boston U. 12
Colgate 6
3 Boston U. 9
6 Virginia 13
6 Virginia 10
Johns Hopkins 8
6 Virginia 15
2 Duke 13
7 Penn State 6
North Carolina (3OT) 7
North Carolina 7
2 Duke 15
2 Duke 16
Richmond 4

All-tournament team

  • Erin Osborn, Dartmouth
  • Devon Wills, Dartmouth
  • Leigh Jester, Duke
  • Kristen Waagbo, Duke
  • Sarah Albrecht, Northwestern
  • Kristen Kjellman, Northwestern (Most outstanding player)
  • Ashley Koester, Northwestern
  • Courtney Koester, Northwestern
  • Lindsey Munday, Northwestern
  • Amy Appelt, Virginia
  • Cary Chasney, Virginia
  • Nikki Lieb, Virginia

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
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