2010 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

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2010 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 15–30, 2010
Teams16
Finals siteJohnny Unitas Stadium
Towson, MD
ChampionsMaryland (10th title)
Runner-upNorthwestern (6th title game)
MOPCaitlyn McFadden, Maryland
Attendance26,112 finals
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«2009 2011»

The 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 29th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse.[1] The first two rounds of the tournament were played at the home fields of higher-seeded teams from May 15–22, and the semifinal and championship rounds were played at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland from May 28–30.[2] All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 16 teams were invited to participate.

Maryland defeated Northwestern, 13–11, to win their tenth national championship, and first since 2001. Maryland's win ended Northweastern's streak of five consecutive national titles (2005–09). Nonetheless, this would subsequently become the sixth of the Wildcats' eight consecutive appearances in the championship game (2005–12).

The leading scorer for the tournament was Shannon Smith from Northwestern (20 goals). Caitlyn McFadden from Maryland was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Tournament field[edit]

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 games[edit]

May 8
   
  Navy (Patriot, 16-3) 12
  Sacred Heart (NEC, 14-4) 2
May 8
   
  Stanford (MPSF, 14-5) 15
  Massachusetts (A-10, 10-9) 12

Teams[edit]

Seed School Conference Berth type RPI[3] Record
1 Maryland ACC Automatic 1 18-1
2 Northwestern ALC Automatic 2 17-1
3 North Carolina ACC At-large 3 15-2
4 Georgetown Big East Automatic 5 13-5
5 James Madison CAA Automatic 8 16-2
6 Virginia ACC At-large 6 13-5
7 Duke ACC At-large 4 13-5
8 Penn Ivy League Automatic 9 14-3
Boston U. America East Automatic 26 11-8
Marist MAAC Automatic 46 10-7
Navy Patriot League Automatic 27 17-3
Notre Dame Big East At-large 12 11-6
Stanford MPSF Automatic 13 15-5
Syracuse Big East At-large 10 13-6
Towson CAA At-large 11 13-4
Vanderbilt ALC At-large 7 12-5

Tournament bracket[edit]

First Round
Campus sites
May 15–16 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites
May 22 		Semifinals
Johnny Unitas Stadium
Towson, MD
May 28 		Finals
Johnny Unitas Stadium
Towson, MD
May 30
            
1 Maryland* 20
Marist 5
1 Maryland* 15
8 Penn 10
8 Penn* 14
Boston U. 9
1 Maryland 14
Syracuse 5
5 James Madison* 9
Stanford 8
5 James Madison* 3
Syracuse 7
4 Georgetown* 8
Syracuse 15
1 Maryland 13
2 Northwestern 11
3 North Carolina* 18
Navy 5
3 North Carolina* 17
6 Virginia 7
6 Virginia* 14
Towson 12
3 North Carolina 10
2 Northwestern 15
7 Duke* 16
Vanderbilt 15
7 Duke 8
2 Northwestern* 18
2 Northwestern* 19
Notre Dame 7

* Host institution

All-tournament team[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "2010 Championship Tournament Statistics". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "2010 WLAX S Nitty Gritty (5-9)" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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