- Maryland and Syracuse Meet in Semifinal Matchup for Second Consecutive Year
- Penn State, Making its First Appearance in Over 15 Years, to Face North Carolina
- National Title Game Live on ESPNU on Sunday, May 29, at Noon
After two weekends of play, the field of teams for the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship semifinals is set. Defending champion and top-seeded Maryland, No. 3 seed North Carolina, No. 4 seed Syracuse and Penn State will face off beginning Friday, May 27, at 5 p.m. from Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa. Penn State will face North Carolina, followed by Syracuse taking on Maryland at 7:30 p.m. The semifinals will be carried on ESPN3, with winners advancing to the national title game Sunday, May 29, at noon on ESPNU.
Game Storylines & Features
- Maryland is making its eighth consecutive appearance in the semifinals and going for its third straight national title; the Terrapins have captured 12 of the last 34 national titles
- This year marks the second consecutive year that Maryland and Syracuse will face off in a semifinal matchup
- Unseeded Penn State will make its first semifinals appearance in over 15 years
- North Carolina, who captured the national title in 2013 with a win over Maryland, is making its sixth appearance in eight years
- Syracuse, led by lacrosse Hall of Famer Gary Gait, is making its fifth consecutive appearance
- Maryland and North Carolina boast both its men’s and women’s lacrosse programs in the 2016 NCAA championships
- Tracking three Tewaaraton Award finalists: Maryland’s Taylor Cummings (received the award in 2014 and 2015), Maryland’s Alice Mercer and Syracuse’s Kayla Treanor
Commentators
- The women’s lacrosse championship weekend is led by John Brickley (play-by-play) and analyst Sheehan Stanwick, a former Georgetown lacrosse standout. Halley Quillinan, a former Syracuse lacrosse standout, will be on the sidelines for the national title game
ESPN Digital
- .com’s Vicki Friedman will provide live coverage of championship weekend from Talen Energy Stadium
ESPN’s Coverage of the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network |
| Fri, May 27 | 5 p.m. | Semifinal #1 (Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pa.) Penn State vs. No. 3 North Carolina John Brickley, Sheehan Stanwick |
ESPN3 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Semifinal #2 (Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pa.) No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 1 Maryland John Brickley, Sheehan Stanwick |
ESPN3 | |
| Sun, May 29 | Noon | National Championship (Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pa.) John Brickley, Sheehan Stanwick, Halley Quillinan |
ESPNU |
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