INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Women’s Lacrosse Committee has selected the teams that will compete in the 2017 NCAA Division II Women’s Lacrosse Championship.
The championship provides for a 12-team tournament. Four sites will host first- and second-round competition Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13. These preliminary-round games will be played on the campuses of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds from the North and South Regions. The winners of the four second-round games will advance to the semifinals and finals which will be conducted Friday, May 19, and Sunday, May 21. The championship will be hosted by Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
From the North region, No. 4 seed New Haven plays the No. 5 seed Mercy in the first round, on the campus of the No. 1 seed Adelphi. The winner plays Adelphi in the second round. The No. 3 seed Long Island University/LIU Post, plays the No. 6 seed New York Institute of Technology in the first round, on the campus of the No. 2 seed Le Moyne. The winner plays Le Moyne in the second round.
From the South region, the No. 4 seed Regis (Colorado) plays the No. 5 seed Queens University of Charlotte in the first round, on the campus of the No. 1 seed Lindenwood. The winner plays Lindenwood in the second round. The No. 3 seed East Stroudsburg, plays the No. 6 seed Florida Institute of Technology in the first round, on the campus of the No. 2 seed Florida Southern. The winner plays Fla. Southern in the second round.
For more information about the Division II Women’s Lacrosse Championship, log on to NCAA.com.
