2011 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 14–29, 2011
Teams16
Finals siteKenneth P. LaValle Stadium
Stony Brook, NY
ChampionsNorthwestern (6th title)
Runner-upMaryland (16th title game)
MOPShannon Smith, Northwestern
Attendance19,319 finals
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«2010 2012»

The 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 30th 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 14–21, and the semifinal and championship rounds were played at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York from May 27–29.[2] All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 16 teams were invited to participate.

Northwestern defeated Maryland, 8–7, to win their sixth national championship, and first since 2009. This would subsequently become the sixth of Northwestern's seven national titles in eight years (2005–2009, 2011–12) as well as the seventh of the Wildcats' eight consecutive appearances in the championship game (2005–12). This was also a rematch of the previous year's final, won by Maryland.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Shannon Smith from Northwestern (22 goals). Smith was also named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Tournament field

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

May 7
   
  Navy (Patriot, 14-5) 20
  Quinnipiac (NEC, 13-4) 5
May 7
   
  Massachusetts (A-10, 16-2) 16
  Canisius (MAAC, 14-5) 8

Seeds

Teams

Seed School Conference Berth type RPI[3] Record
7 Albany America East Automatic 6 17-0
Boston College ACC At-large 14 12-6
Dartmouth Ivy League At-large 15 11-4
5 Duke ACC At-large 5 13-4
4 Florida ALC At-large 3 15-3
8 James Madison CAA Automatic 8 15-3
6 Loyola (MD) Big East Automatic 7 16-2
1 Maryland ACC Automatic 2 18-1
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic 9 17-2
Navy Patriot League Automatic 23 15-5
3 North Carolina ACC At-large 4 13-5
2 Northwestern ALC Automatic 1 17-2
Penn Ivy League At-large 11 11-5
Princeton Ivy League Automatic 12 11-6
Stanford MPSF Automatic 10 16-2
Virginia ACC At-large 13 9-8

Tournament bracket

First Round
Campus sites
May 14–15 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites
May 21 		Semifinals
LaValle Stadium
Stony Brook, NY
May 27 		Finals
LaValle Stadium
Stony Brook, NY
May 29
            
1 Maryland* 19
Navy 6
1 Maryland* 15
Princeton 6
8 James Madison* 10
Princeton 11
1 Maryland 14
5 Duke 8
5 Duke* 12
Penn 9
5 Duke 13
4 Florida* 9
4 Florida* 13
Stanford 11
1 Maryland 7
2 Northwestern 8
3 North Carolina* 15
Virginia 7
3 North Carolina* 16
6 Loyola (MD) 13
6 Loyola (MD)* 14
Massachusetts 7
3 North Carolina 10
2 Northwestern 11
7 Albany 10
Dartmouth* 7
7 Albany 4
2 Northwestern* 18
2 Northwestern* 11
Boston College 8

* Host institution

All-tournament team

  • Emma Hamm, Duke
  • Mollie Mackler, Duke
  • Brandi Jones, Maryland
  • Sarah Mollison, Maryland
  • Katie Schwarzmann, Maryland
  • Corey Donohoe, North Carolina
  • Laura Zimmerman, North Carolina
  • Erin Fitzgerald, Northwestern
  • Brianne LoManto, Northwestern
  • Colleen Magarity, Northwestern
  • Shannon Smith, Northwestern (Most outstanding player)
  • Taylor Thornton, Northwestern

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2011 Championship Tournament Statistics". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Last RPI of selection weekend - 5-8- Nitty Gritty" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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