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2006 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 2006
Teams16
Finals siteNickerson Field
Boston, MA
ChampionsNorthwestern (2nd title)
Runner-upDartmouth (1st title game)
MOPSarah Albrecht, Northwestern
Attendance14,976 finals
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
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The 2006 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 25th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Nickerson Field in Boston, Massachusetts during May 2006. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 16 teams were invited to participate.

Northwestern defeated Dartmouth, 7–4, to win their second national championship. This would subsequently become the second of Northwestern's seven national titles in eight years (2005–2009, 2011–12).

The leading scorer for the tournament was Crysti Foote from Notre Dame (17 goals). Sarah Albrecht, from Northwestern, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Qualification

A total of 16 teams were invited to participate. 10 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 6 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.

Play-in game

May 6
   
  Holy Cross (Patriot, 13–6) 14
  Le Moyne (MAAC, 15–3) 8

Teams

Seed School Conference Berth type Record
1 Duke ACC At-large 16–2
2 Virginia ACC Automatic 15–3
3 Georgetown Big East Automatic 13–3
4 Northwestern ALC Automatic 16–1
5 North Carolina ACC At-large 12–5
6 Notre Dame Big East At-large 13–3
7 Dartmouth Ivy League At-large 11–5
8 James Madison CAA Automatic 14–4
Boston U. America East Automatic 15–4
Cornell Ivy League At-large 12–3
Holy Cross Patriot League Automatic 14–6
Maryland ACC At-large 12–7
Monmouth NEC Automatic 13–6
Princeton Ivy League Automatic 11–5
Richmond Atlantic 10 Automatic 16–3
Stanford MPSF Automatic 12–5

Tournament bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Nickerson Field
Boston, MA
            
1 Duke 18
Holy Cross 2
1 Duke 16
8 James Madison 6
8 James Madison 9
Richmond 8
1 Duke 10
4 Northwestern (OT) 11
5 North Carolina 9
Maryland 6
5 North Carolina 6
4 Northwestern 17
4 Northwestern 17
Stanford 9
4 Northwestern 7
7 Dartmouth 4
3 Georgetown 18
Monmouth 2
3 Georgetown 9
6 Notre Dame 12
6 Notre Dame 16
Cornell 8
6 Notre Dame 8
7 Dartmouth 14
7 Dartmouth 9
Boston U. 4
7 Dartmouth (OT) 7
Princeton 6
2 Virginia 7
Princeton 8

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
Tournaments
Records & statistics
2005–06 NCAA Division I championships
  • † Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship


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