2005 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

none Women's 2005 May 2005 16 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Northwestern 1st Virginia 8th Kristen Kjellman Northwestern 10,635 The 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 24th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland during May 2005.Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_lacrosse_champs_records/2013/d1/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org March 21, 2015 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 Virginia, 13–10, to win their first national championship. This would subsequently become the first of Northwestern's seven national titles in eight years (2005–2009, 2011–12). Furthermore, the Wildcats' championship secured an undefeated season (21–0) for the team. The leading scorer for the tournament was Cary Chasney from Virginia (17 goals). Kristen Kjellman, from Northwestern, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Qualification A total of 16 teams were invited to participate. 9 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 7 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records. Play-in game left May 2 200   Mount St. Mary's (NEC, 13-5) 18   Manhattan (MAAC, 9-7) 2 Teams Seed School Conference Berth type Record1 NorthwesternALCAutomatic 17-02 DukeACCAutomatic 15-33 Boston U.America EastAutomatic 17-14 DartmouthIvy LeagueAutomatic 14-25 GeorgetownBig EastAutomatic 12-46 Virginia ACCAt-large 14-47 Penn State ALCAt-large 12-48 Princeton Ivy LeagueAt-large 12-4 ColgatePatriot LeagueAutomatic 13-6 Johns Hopkins ALCAt-large 11-5 Maryland ACCAt-large 12-6 Mount St. Mary'sNECAutomatic 14-5 North Carolina ACCAt-large 13-5 RichmondAtlantic 10Automatic 9-7 Syracuse Big EastAt-large 12-4 TowsonCAAAutomatic 13-5 Tournament bracket First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalsNavy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD 1 Northwestern 16 Mount St. Mary's 3 8 Princeton 16 Maryland 8 5 Georgetown 15 Towson 14 4 Dartmouth 9 Syracuse 8 3 Boston U. 12 Colgate 6 6 Virginia 10 Johns Hopkins 8 7 Penn State 6 North Carolina (3OT) 7 2 Duke 16 Richmond 4 1 Northwestern 8 8 Princeton 6 5 Georgetown 3 4 Dartmouth 13 3 Boston U. 9 6 Virginia 13 North Carolina 7 2 Duke 15 1 Northwestern 8 4 Dartmouth 4 6 Virginia 15 2 Duke 13 1 Northwestern 13 6 Virginia 10 All-tournament team Erin Osborn, Dartmouth Devon Wills, Dartmouth Leigh Jester, Duke Kristen Waagbo, Duke Sarah Albrecht, Northwestern Kristen Kjellman, Northwestern (Most outstanding player) Ashley Koester, Northwestern Courtney Koester, Northwestern Lindsey Munday, Northwestern Amy Appelt, Virginia Cary Chasney, Virginia Nikki Lieb, Virginia See also NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship References NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Category:NCAA women's lacrosse tournaments Category:Women's sports in Maryland Category:Lacrosse in Maryland