2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
| 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship | |||||
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| 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) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jenny Levy (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Kara Cannizzaro, North Carolina | ||||
| Attendance |
9,391 finals 24,962 total | ||||
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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.[1]
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.
Automatic Qualifiers
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At-large Qualifiers
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