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NCAA Division I Women's 2025 Conference Tournament Central

April 27, 2025
USA Lacrosse Magazine Staff
Peyton Williams

AAC 

All games in Norfolk, Va. on ESPN+

Semifinals — Thursday, May 1
(1) James Madison def (4) Vanderbilt 16-6
(2) South Florida def (3) East Carolina 14-12

Championship — Saturday, May 3
(1) James Madison def (2) South Florida 18-9

ACC 

All games in Charlotte, N.C. on ACC Network

Quarterfinals — Wednesday, April 23
(1) North Carolina def (8) Virginia Tech 19-9
(5) Clemson def (4) Duke 15-7
(2) Boston College def (7) Virginia 17-7
(3) Stanford def (6) Syracuse 15-10

Semifinals — Friday, April 25
(1) North Carolina def (5) Clemson 17-7
(2) Boston College def (3) Stanford 16-9

Championship — Sunday, April 27
(1) North Carolina def (2) Boston College 14-12

The Queen City was a fitting venue for North Carolina women’s lacrosse to reclaim the title of queen of the ACC.

A magnificent back and forth between the No. 1 Tar Heels and No. 2 Boston College ended with UNC cementing its claim as the top team in the nation with a 14-12 victory. It is the eighth ACC title in program history and UNC’s first since 2022. Boston College had won the previous two.

[FULL STORY]

America East 

All games at No. 1 seed Bryant on ESPN+

Semifinals — Friday, May 2
(1) Bryant def (4) UMBC 12-9
(3) UAlbany def (2) UMass-Lowell 18-10

Championship — Sunday, May 4
(3) UAlbany def (1) Bryant 14-10

ASUN 

All games in Lynchburg, Va. on ESPN+

Semifinals — Thursday, May 1
(4) Coastal Carolina def (1) Jacksonville 11-10
(2) Liberty def (3) Lindenwood 17-12

Championship — Saturday, May 3
(1) Liberty def (4) Coastal Carolina 14-8

Atlantic 10

All games in Richmond, Va.

First round — Thursday, May 1
(4) Richmond def (5) St. Bonaventure 11-8
(6) VCU def (3) Davidson 16-10

Semifinals — Friday, May 2
(1) Massachusetts def (4) Richmond 16-11
(2) Saint Joseph's def (6) VCU 17-7

Championship — Sunday, May 4
(1) Massachusetts vs (2) Saint Joseph's 15-4

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Big East

All games in Villanova, Pa.

Semifinals — Thursday, May 1
(1) Denver def (4) Georgetown 20-9
(2) Villanova def (3) UConn 16-10

Championship — Saturday, May 3
(1) Denver def (2) Villanova 14-9

Big South

First round at higher seed, remaining games at No. 1 seed Mercer

First round — Tuesday, April 29
(4) Wofford def (5) Winthrop 20-19
(3) Furman def (6) Gardner-Webb 19-5

Semifinals — Friday, May 2
(1) Mercer def (4) Wofford 15-9
(2) High Point def (3) Furman 18-14

Championship — Sunday, May 4
(1) Mercer def (2) High Point 16-8

Big Ten

All games in College Park, Md. on BTN+ or Big Ten Network

First Round — Wednesday, April 23 (All games on BTN+)
(5) Johns Hopkins def (4) Penn State 13-8
(2) Maryland def (7) Rutgers 17-11
(3) Michigan def (6) USC 20-9

Semifinals - Friday, April 25 (All games on Big Ten Network)
(1) Northwestern def (5) Johns Hopkins 16-15
(2) Maryland def (3) Michigan 13-10

Championship - Sunday, April 27
(1) Northwestern def (2) Maryland 8-7

It wasn’t pretty, according to Kelly Amonte Hiller. But it was one of the most thrilling finishes of the 2025 Division I women’s lacrosse season to date.

Willed by a masterful performance by JJ Suriano in the cage, Maryland had top-seeded Northwestern on the ropes in Sunday’s Big Ten championship game in College Park. But Northwestern steadied to find its offensive footing in the fourth quarter, coming back from an early four-goal deficit to beat the Terps 8-7.

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Big 12

All games in Boulder, Colo. on ESPN+

Semifinals — Thursday, May 1
(1) Florida def (4) UC Davis 22-2
(3) Arizona State def (2) Colorado 18-12

Championship — Saturday, May 3
(1) Florida def (3) Arizona State 21-10

CAA 

All games at No. 1 seed Stony Brook on LacrosseTV

Semifinals — Thursday, May 1
(1) Stony Brook def (4) Elon 15-4
(2) Drexel def (3) Delaware 20-11

Championship — Saturday, May 3
(1) Stony Brook def (2) Drexel 12-10

Ivy League

All games at No. 1 seed Princeton on ESPN+

Semifinals — Friday, May 2
(1) Princeton def (4) Brown 17-16
(2) Yale def (3) Penn 11-10

Championship — Sunday, May 4
(2) Yale def (1) Princeton 17-6

MAAC

First two rounds at No.3 and No. 4 seeds. Final two rounds at No. 1 seed.. Games on ESPN+ and championship on ESPNU

First round — Friday, April 25
(8) Rider def (5) Niagara 16-11
(7) Quinnipiac def (6) Sacred Heart 16-11

Second round — Sunday, April 27
(4) Iona def (8) Rider 15-7
(3) Siena def (7) Quinnipiac 15-9

Semifinals — Friday, May 2
(4) Iona def (1) Mount St. Mary's 11-10
(2) Fairfield def (3) Siena 16-12

Championship — Sunday, May 5
(2) Fairfield def (4) Iona 12-7

MAC

All games at No. 1 seed Robert Morris

Semifinals — Thursday, May 1
(1) Robert Morris def (4) Detroit Mercy 13-9
(3) Akron def (2) Eastern Michigan 16-4

Championship — Saturday, May 3
(3) Akron def (1) Robert Morris 11-10 (OT)

NEC 

All games at No. 1 seed Stonehill on ESPN+

Semifinals — Thursday, May 1
(3) LIU def (2) Wagner 13-7
(1) Stonehill def (4) Saint Francis 11-9

Championship — Saturday, May 3
(3) LIU def (1) Stonehill 14-9

Patriot League 

Quarterfinal round at campus sites. Remaining games at No. 1 seed Loyola

Quarterfinal round — Sunday, April 27 on ESPN+
(3) Navy def (6) Lehigh 19-2
(4) Holy Cross def (5) Colgate 19-13

Semifinals — Thursday, May 1
(1) Loyola def (4) Holy Cross 21-9
(3) Navy def (2) Army 18-9

Championship — Saturday, May 3
(3) Navy def (1) Loyola 14-13 (OT)