DIII women's lacrosse: 2026 selection show
The 2026 DIII women's lacrosse championship continues Saturday, May 16 and will conclude on Sunday, May 24 at Judson Stadium in Rochester, NY.
Here is everything you need to know for the 2026 DIII women's lacrosse tournament.
WATCH LIVE: 2026 DIII women's lacrosse championship rounds
The championship bracket was revealed on Monday, May 4 via a selection show here on krikya88vip.com. The single-elimination tournament features a 47-team field, with thirty-one teams earning automatic qualification while the remaining 16 teams were selected through at-large bids.
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2026 DIII women's lacrosse bracket
2026 DIII women's lacrosse tournament schedule
- Selection show: Monday, May 4 on krikya88vip.com
- Regionals:
- Saturday, May 16
- 10:30 a.m. | Tufts vs. Gettysburg
- 11:30 a.m. | Middlebury vs. Rowan
- 11:30 a.m. | Salisbury vs. York (Pennsylvania)
- 11:30 a.m. | Wesleyan (Connecticut) vs. UChicago
- 1:30 p.m. | Williams vs. Colorado Col.
- 2 p.m. | Amherst vs. TCNJ
- 2 p.m. | Denison vs. Chris. Newport
- 2 p.m. | Pomona-Pitzer vs. Trinity (Connecticut)
- Saturday, May 16
- Championship: Judson Stadium, Rochester NY, live on krikya88vip.com
- Semifinals: Friday, May 22
- Finals: Sunday, May 24
- First round: Friday, May 8
- First round
- Saturday, May 9
- Union (New York) 21, Mount Union 5
- Wooster 16, Farmingdale State 8
- Carthage 14, Transylvania 7
- Chris. Newport 17, Meredith 6
- Cortland 14, Colby 8
- Franklin & Marshall 21, Neumann 4
- Gettysburg 26, Husson 4
- Haverford 19, Endicott 9
- Messiah 21, Worcester State 8
- Stevens 18, Saint Joseph's (Maine) 6
- Saint John Fisher 14, WestConn7
- Williams 18, Grove City 3
- Scranton 15, Saint Mary's (Maryland) 7
- Claremont-M-S 20, Whitman 10
- Saturday, May 9
- Second round:
- Saturday, May 9
- Sunday, May 10
- Amherst 11, Stevens 8
- Denison 20, Carthage 7
- Gettysburg 13, MIT 9
- Middlebury 17, Saint John Fisher 4
- Trinity (Connecticut) 12, Franklin & Marshall 7
- Tufts 17, Haverford 7
- Wesleyan (Connecticut) 18, Cortland 3
- Williams 11, William Smith 10
- York (Pennsylvania) 14, Wooster 7
- Chris. Newport 8, Washington & Lee 7
- Salisbury 17, Union (New York) 9
- TCNJ 18, Messiah 11
- Colorado Col. 20, Rhodes 7
- Rowan 13, Scranton 11
- Pomona-Pitzer 14, Claremont-M-S 13
DIII women's lacrosse championship history
The College of New Jersey holds the most DIII women's lacrosse titles all-time with 13 while Middleburry, the four-time defending national champions, boasts the second most with 11. Check out all the DIII women's lacrosse champions since 1985 down below.
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 10-9 | Tufts | Salem, Va. |
| 2024 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 16-5 | Salisbury | Salem, Va. |
| 2023 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 17-9 | Gettysburg | Salem, Va. |
| 2022 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 13-5 | Tufts | Salem, Va. |
| 2021 | Salisbury | Jim Nestor | 14-13 | Tufts | Salem, Va. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 |
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| 2019 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 14-9 | Salisbury | Ashland, Va. |
| 2018 | Gettysburg | Carol Cantele | 11-9 | Middlebury | Salem, Va. |
| 2017 | Gettysburg | Carol Cantele | 6-5 | TCNJ | Salem, Va. |
| 2016 | Middlebury | Kate Livesay | 9-5 | Trinity (Conn.) | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 2015 | SUNY Cortland | Kelly Lickert-Orr | 17-6 | Trinity (Conn.) | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 2014 | Salisbury | Jim Nestor | 9-6 | Trinity (Conn.) | Gettysburg, Pa. |
| 2013 | Salisbury | Jim Nestor | 12-5 | Trinity (Conn.) | Owings Mills, Md. |
| 2012 | Trinity (Conn.) | Kate Livesay | 8-7 | Salisbury | Montclair State |
| 2011 | Gettysburg | Carol Cantele | 16-5 | Bowdoin | Adelphi |
| 2010 | Salisbury | Jim Neston | 7-6 | Hamilton | Gettysburg, Pa. |
| 2009 | Franklin & Marshall | Lauren Paul | 11-10 (OT) | Salisbury | Salem, Va. |
| 2008 | Hamilton | Patty Kloidt | 13-6 | Franklin & Marshall | Salem, Va. |
| 2007 | Franklin & Marshall | Anne Phillips | 11-8 | Salisbury | William Smith |
| 2006 | TCNJ | Sharon Pfluger | 10-4 | Gettysburg | Stevens Institute |
| 2005 | TCNJ | Sharon Pfluger | 9-7 | Salisbury | TCNJ |
| 2004 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 13-11 (OT) | TCNJ | St. John Fisher |
| 2003 | Amherst | Christine Paradis | 11-9 | Middlebury | St. John Fisher |
| 2002 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 12-6 | TCNJ | Rowan |
| 2001 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 11-10 (2OT) | Amherst | Johns Hopkins |
| 2000 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 14-8 | Williams | TCNJ |
| 1999 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 10-9 | Amherst | Johns Hopkins |
| 1998 | TCNJ | Jennifer Hart | 12-11 (OT) | Williams | UMBC |
| 1997 | Middlebury | Missy Foote | 14-9 | TCNJ | Lehigh |
| 1996 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 15-8 | Middlebury | Lehigh |
| 1995 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 14-13 | William Smith | TCNJ |
| 1994 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner-Pfluger | 29-11 | William Smith | Maryland |
| 1993 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 10-9 | William Smith | Maryland |
| 1992 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 5-3 | William Smith | Lehigh |
| 1991 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 7-6 | Ursinus | TCNJ |
| 1990 | Ursinus | Kim Lambdin | 7-6 | St. Lawrence | Princeton |
| 1989 | Ursinus | Betsy Meng Ramsey | 8-6 | TCNJ | West Chester |
| 1988 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrenner | 14-11 | William Smith | Haverford |
| 1987 | TCNJ | Sharon Goldbrener | 8-7 (OT) | Ursinus | Maryland |
| 1986 | Ursinus | Betsy Meng Ramsey | 12-10 | TCNJ | Maryland |
| 1985 | TCNJ | Melissa Magee | 7-4 | Ursinus | Penn |
