2026 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament Central
MAY 8-24, 2026
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The 2026 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament begins with first-round games Friday, May 8. Eight sites will host first- and second-round competition on Friday, May 8, and Sunday, May 10, and four quarterfinal games will be played Thursday, May 14. These preliminary-round games will be played on the campuses of competing institutions. The quarterfinal winners will advance to the NCAA national semifinals and championship, which will take place May 22 and 24 at Northwestern University’s Martin Stadium in Evanston, Ill. Games in the first two rounds will be broadcast on ESPN+, with quarterfinal and semifinal rounds broadcast on ESPNU. The National Championship game will be broadcast live on ESPN at 12 Noon ET.
2026 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament Schedule (all times Eastern)
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Friday, May 8 - First Round |
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Time (TV) |
Game |
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Links |
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2 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) |
RUTGERS def. Princeton, 12-11 |
College Park, Md. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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3 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) |
#4 JOHNS HOPKINS def. Albany, 21-7 |
Baltimore, Md. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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3 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) |
#7 MICHIGAN def. Mercer, 18-8 |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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6 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) |
Stanford def. PENN STATE, 7-5 |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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Sunday, May 10 - Second Round |
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12 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) |
#3 MARYLAND def. RUTGERS, 11-8 |
College Park, Md. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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12 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) |
#4 JOHNS HOPKINS def. Army, 21-13 |
Baltimore, Md. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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1 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) |
Stanford def. #7 MICHIGAN, 13-12 |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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2 p.m. ( ESPN+ ) |
#1 NORTHWESTERN def. James Madison, 17-5 |
Evanston, Ill. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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Thursday, May 14 - Quarterfinal |
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12 p.m. ( ESPNU ) |
#4 JOHNS HOPKINS def. #5 Stony Brook, 13-12 |
Baltimore, Md. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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2:30 p.m. ( ESPNU ) |
#1 NORTHWESTERN def. #8 Colorado, 13-12 (2OT) |
Evanston, Ill. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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5 p.m. ( ESPNU ) |
#3 MARYLAND def. #6 Navy, 14-10 |
College Park, Md. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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Friday, May 22 - Semifinal |
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3 p.m. ( ESPNU ) |
#2 North Carolina def. #3 MARYLAND, 16-6 |
Evanston, Ill. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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5:30 p.m. ( ESPNU ) |
#1 NORTHWESTERN def. #4 JOHNS HOPKINS, 16-11 |
Evanston, Ill. |
Northwestern Preview | Johns Hopkins Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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Sunday, May 24 - Championship |
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12 p.m. ET ( ESPN ) |
#1 NORTHWESTERN def. #2 North Carolina, 14-11 |
Evanston, Ill. |
Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap |
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School Information |
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Johns Hopkins |
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Maryland |
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Michigan |
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Northwestern |
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Penn State |
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Rutgers |
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