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2025 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament Central (050525)

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<div class="payload-richtext">COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Northwestern Wildcats erased a 6-2 deficit in the game’s final 20:04 before Aditi Foster’s goal with 15 seconds to play secured their fifth Big Ten Tournament Championship, defeating number two seeded Maryland 8-7 at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex in College Park, Md.The win marks Northwestern’s third consecutive conference tournament crown and its fifth since 2019. As Big Ten Tournament champions, the Wildcats also earn the Big Ten’s automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament.Northwestern’s sixth-year defender Jane Hansen was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after anchoring a defensive effort that limited Maryland to just one goal over the game’s final 22:30 and its second lowest scoring output of the season.The Terps grabbed an early lead, as Kori Edmondson scored the first of her four goals in the game’s opening minutes. Northwestern’s Madison Taylor leveled the score before Maryland turned up its defense.The Terps held the Big Ten’s highest scoring team to just one goal over the next 34-plus minutes on the strength of goaltender JJ Suriano’s Big Ten Tournament record tying 18 saves. Maryland’s offense took advantage, as four players marked the scoring column, helping the Terps build a 5-2 lead at the half and 6-2 after an Edmondson goal at the 7:30 mark of the third quarter.Foster’s first goal of the afternoon came with just over five minutes left in the third, snapping Northwestern’s scoring drought and spurring the Wildcats to three unanswered goals to pull within 6-5 with 15 minutes to play.The score remained 6-5 until Northwestern’s Emerson Bohlig unassisted goal evened the score at 6-6 with just under three minutes to play. Just 16 seconds later, Taylor gave Northwestern its first lead of the game. Maryland tied the score at 7-7 on Edmondson’s free position goal with 64 ticks left on the clock.Northwestern won the ensuing draw and, with just 15 seconds left on the clock, Bohlig found Foster cutting to the net for the game-winning goal. The Terps had a chance to even the scoring in the game’s final seconds, but could not convert a free position opportunity.Niki Miles joined Foster and Taylor with two goals each for the Wildcats, while Hansen tallied three caused turnovers. Sam Smith collected seven draw controls with goaltender Delaney Sweitzer notched seven saves.     Edmondson led the Maryland attack with four goals on the day, with Kayla Gilmore, Lauren Lapointe, and Shelby Sullivan also marking the scoring column.2025 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse All-Tournament Team Taylor Hoss, Soph., A, Johns Hopkins Reagan O’Brien, Jr., D, Johns Hopkins Kori Edmondson, Jr., M, Maryland Sophie Halus, Sr., D, Maryland JJ Suriano, Soph., GK, Maryland Emma Burke, Fr., M, Michigan Jill Smith, Jr., M, Michigan Jane Hansen, Gr, D, Northwestern Sam Smith, Sr., M, Northwestern Delaney Sweitzer, Gr., GK, Northwestern Madison Taylor, Jr., A, Northwestern Sammy White, Sr., D, NorthwesternMost Outstanding Player: Jane Hansen, Northwestern</div>

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Northwestern Claims 2025 Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament Title (042725)

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2025 Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament Central

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the full bracket for the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Tournament, Presented by DirecTV, set to take place April 23-27 at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md.Northwestern earned the tournament’s No. 1 seed after clinching its third straight Big Ten title and its fifth in the last six seasons. Along with the top seed, the Wildcats have also earned a first-round bye and will open tournament play on Friday, April 25 with a semifinal contest.Tournament host, Maryland, claimed the No. 2 seed, while Johns Hopkins, Michigan, and Penn State tied for third. By virtue of a tiebreaker, the Wolverines claimed the No. 3 seed, followed by the Nittany Lions, and the Blue Jays. USC will make its Big Ten Tournament debut at the No. 6 seed, with Rutgers securing the No. 7 seed.The tournament will open on Wednesday, April 23 with three quarterfinal games, with the winners advancing to the semifinal round. No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 John Hopkins will open the tripleheader at 12 p.m. ET, followed by No. 2 Maryland and No. 7 Rutgers at 3 p.m. ET, and No. 3 Michigan and No. 6 USC at 6 p.m. ET.Wednesday’s quarterfinal winners and Northwestern will advance to Friday’s semifinal round. Semifinal contests are slated to begin at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET on April 25, with the championship scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 27. All three contests will be broadcast live on BTN and the FOX Sports app.The winner of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will earn the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA Championship, with that bracket announced on Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m. ET, live on ESPNU.Fans interested in attending the tournament can <a href="https://umterps.evenue.net/events/WLB1G?RSRC=umterps&RDAT=LandingPage&utm_campaign=WLB1G&utm_medium=umterps&utm_source=LandingPage&utm_content=&_ga=2.8695222.2086737748.1745012327-744336078.1721251822">
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 </a>. Fans can purchase single session tickets to attend all games on one day or all session tickets which allow access to all three days of competition.For more information on the 2025 Big Ten Tournament, visit <a href="https://bigten.org/wlax/article/bltd2eafaf2995697eb/">
 bigten.org/WLAXTournament
 </a>.Wednesday, April 23 (Quarterfinals) Game #1 - #4 seed Penn State (7-8, 5-3 Big Ten) vs. #5 seed Johns Hopkins (11-5, 5-3 Big Ten) – 12 p.m. ET (B1G+) Game #2 - #2 seed Maryland (12-4, 7-1) vs. #7 seed Rutgers (8-9, 2-6) – 3 p.m. ET (B1G+) Game #3 - #3 seed Michigan (11-5, 5-3) vs. #6 seed USC (10-6, 3-5) – 6 p.m. ET (B1G+)Friday, April 25 (Semifinals) Game #4 – #1 seed Northwestern (14-2, 8-0) vs. Game #1 Winner – 5 p.m. ET (BTN) Game #5 – Game #2 Winner vs. Game #3 Winner – 7:30 p.m. ET (BTN)Sunday, April 27 (Championship) Game #6 – Semifinal winners – 4 p.m. ET (BTN)</div>

Big Ten Unveils 2025 Women's Lacrosse Tournament Bracket (041925)

2025 Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament

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