Dates May 10–26, 2013 | Teams 26 | |
Finals site Villanova Stadium
Villanova, Pennsylvania Champions North Carolina (1st title) Runner-up Maryland (17th title game) Semifinalists Northwestern (9th Final Four)
Syracuse (4th Final Four) | ||
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.
Qualification
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.
References
2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA