2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship |
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Dates | May 10–26, 2013 | ||||
Teams | 26 | ||||
Finals site |
Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania |
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Champions | North Carolina (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Maryland (17th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
Northwestern (9th Final Four) Syracuse (4th Final Four) |
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Winning coach | Jenny Levy (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Kara Cannizzaro, North Carolina | ||||
Attendance | 9,391 finals 24,962 total |
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The 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 32th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The semifinal and championship rounds were played at Villanova Stadium (the home of Villanova Wildcats football). from May 24–26, 2013.
The University of North Carolina defeated their ACC rival University of Maryland to win their 1st ever women's lacrosse championship.
All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 26 teams were invited to participate. 13 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 13 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.