1998 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

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1998 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament

Dates

May 1998

Teams

Finals site

UMBC Stadium
Catonsville, MD

Champions

Maryland (6th title)

Runner-up

Virginia (4th title game)

MOP

Cathy Nelson, Maryland

Attendance

6,080 finals

NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«1997	1999»

The 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 17th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at UMBC Stadium in Catonsville, Maryland during May 1998.^[1] All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. This year, the tournament field expanded from 8 to 12 teams, the second consecutive expansion after increasing from 6 to 8 teams the previous year.

Maryland defeated Virginia, 11–5, to win their sixth and fourth consecutive, national championship. This would subsequently become the fourth of Maryland's record seven straight national titles (1995–2001).

The leading scorer for the tournament, with 15 goals, was Cathy Nelson from Maryland. Nelson was also the recipient of the Most Outstanding Player award, given out for the first time since 1984.

Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Berth	Record
1	Virginia	ACC	Automatic	15-2
2	North Carolina	ACC	At-large	14-2
3	Maryland	ACC	At-large	15-3
4	Dartmouth	Ivy League	Automatic	12-2
	Duke	ACC	At-large	10-6
	Georgetown	Independent	At-large	9-6
	James Madison	CAA	At-large	10-7
	Loyola (MD)	CAA	Automatic	12-3
	Princeton	Ivy League	At-large	11-4
	Temple	Independent	At-large	13-4
	West Chester	Independent	At-large	13-4
	William & Mary	CAA	At-large	8-7

Tournament bracket

First Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals UMBC Stadium Catonsville, MD

			1	Virginia	8

				Princeton	7
	Princeton (OT)	12

	Georgetown	11
						1	Virginia	10

						4	Dartmouth	7



			4	Dartmouth (OT)	9

				Loyola (MD)	8
	Loyola (MD)	18

	West Chester	7
									1	Virginia	5

									2	Maryland	11



			3	North Carolina	11

				Temple	10
	Temple	17

	Duke	11
						3	North Carolina	9

						2	Maryland	14



			2	Maryland	13

				James Madison	8
	James Madison	15

	William & Mary	9

Tournament outstanding players

Kate Graw, Dartmouth
Jacque Weitzel, Dartmouth
Alex Kahoe, Maryland
Kathleen Lund, Maryland
Cathy Nelson, Maryland (Most outstanding player)
Sascha Newmarch, Maryland
Kristin Sommar, Maryland
Sarah Dacey, North Carolina
Aubrey Falk, North Carolina
Kara Ariza, Virginia
Peggy Boutilier, Virginia
Melissa Hayes, Virginia

References

^ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 12, 2015.

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