Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/30/13
The 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship will be held May 24 (5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.) and 26 (8 p.m.) at Villanova University.
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Selection Process
The NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Committee will conduct selections for the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship on Sunday. The 2013 championship marks the first year that the field will be comprised of 26 teams. The 26-team field will include 13 automatic qualifiers and 13 at-large bids to be announced during a selection show, Sunday, May 5. The field will be selected from 97 NCAA Division I institutions sponsoring the sport of women’s lacrosse. The top-eight teams will host first and second round competition with seeds one through six receiving first-round byes.
Preliminary Rounds (non-predetermined)
First and Second Round
First and second round games of the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship will be held at the campus sites of each of the eight seeded teams on May 10 and 12. Three teams will compete at each of the sites hosted by seeds one through six and four teams will compete at each of the sites hosted by seeds seven and eight in first and second round competition. First round winners will advance to play in the second round on May 12 which will take place at the same sites.
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals competition of the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship will be held at campus sites on either May 18 or May 19. Two teams will compete at each site with the winners advancing to semifinal action in Villanova, Pa., on May 24.
Championships
The 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship will be held at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pa. Quarterfinal winners will compete in semifinals held May 24. The winners will advance to the national championship game, May 26.
Broadcast Schedule
May 24
Semifinal No. 1: 5 p.m. ET, ESPN3 (tape delay May 28, 1 p.m. ET on ESPNU)
Semifinal No. 2: 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN3 (tape delay May 28, 3 p.m. ET on ESPNU)
May 26
Championship: 8 p.m. ET, ESPNU
