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Northwestern has been the team to beat all season in NCAA women's lacrosse. Now, it's time to see if the Wildcats can win back-to-back national championships. 

The 2024 NCAA tournament will get underway May 10, with the Wildcats (15-2) as the top overall seed. The 2023 champs aren't a lock to repeat, though, as evidenced by the pair of losses on their resume and two close calls in the Big Ten Tournament heading into NCAAs. 

Northwestern's top challenger figures to be 2021 champ Boston College (16-3), which will look for its second title amid an agonizing recent run in NCAAs. The Eagles have been to six consecutive championship games, losing all but one. 

B.C. enters the tournament riding high after winning the ACC Tournament and will be hoping to avenge a regular-season home loss to Northwestern when it really matters. 

The balance of power in women's lacrosse rests squarely on the ACC-Big Ten axis, with Syracuse, Notre Dame, Michigan, and Virginia also expected to contend for the title.

Here's how to watch all the action on the way to the national championship.

NCAA women's lacrosse tournament bracket 2024

The 2024 NCAA women's lacrosse tournament will feature 29 teams, with the top three seeds receiving first-round byes. There are eight nationally seeded teams overall, and they will host first- and second-round games.

National seeds

  • No. 1: Northwestern
  • No. 2: Boston College
  • No. 3: Syracuse
  • No. 4: Maryland
  • No. 5: Virginia
  • No. 6: Yale
  • No. 7: Notre Dame
  • No. 8: Penn

NCAA women's lacrosse tournament schedule, scores

First round

DateScoresHost
May 10No. 4 Maryland 17, Robert Morris 1Maryland
May 10No. 6 Yale 17, Binghamton  4Yale
May 10No. 7 Notre Dame 24, Coastal Carolina 6Notre Dame
May 10No. 8 Penn 16, Richmond 5Penn
May 10Stony Brook 19, Niagara 7Syracuse
May 10James Madison 14, Penn State 13Maryland
May 10No. 5 Virginia 21, LIU 6Virginia
May 10Johns Hopkins 11, Fairfield 5Yale
May 10Michigan 17, Mercer 6Notre Dame
May 10Princeton 14, Drexel 9Boston College
May 10Denver 13, Stanford 12Northwestern
May 10Loyola (Md.) 16, Duke 11Penn
May 10Florida 17, North Carolina 8Virginia

Second round

DateScoresHost
May 12No. 2 Boston College 21, Princeton 16Boston College
May 12Michigan 15, No. 7 Notre Dame 14Notre Dame
May 12No. 4 Maryland 17, James Madison 7Maryland
May 12No. 8 Penn 12, Loyola (Md.) 9Penn
May 12Florida 13, No. 5 Virginia 8Virginia
May 12No. 1 Northwestern 17, Denver 4Northwestern
May 12No. 3 Syracuse 15, Stony Brook 10Syracuse
May 12No. 6 Yale 9, Johns Hopkins 7Yale

Quarterfinals

DateScores
May 16Florida 15, No. 4 Maryland 9
May 16No. 3 Syracuse 19, No. 6 Yale 9
May 16No. 2 Boston College 14, Michigan 9
May 16No. 1 Northwestern 20, No. 8 Penn 7

Semifinals

The NCAA women's lacrosse tournament semifinals will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. 

DateGameTime (ET)Channel/Live stream
Fri., May 24No. 1 Northwestern vs. Florida3 p.m.ESPNU, Fubo
Fri., May 24No. 2 Boston College vs. No. 3 Syracuse5:30 p.m.ESPNU, Fubo

National championship game

The national championship game will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.

DateGameTime (ET)Channel/Live stream
Sun., May 26Semifinal winners12 p.m.ESPN, Fubo

NCAA women's lacrosse tournament TV channel, live stream

  • TV channel: ESPNU, ESPN
  • Live stream: Fubo, ESPN+

The first two rounds will air exclusively on ESPN+. The quarterfinals and semifinals will air on ESPNU, and the championship game will be on ESPN. Fans can stream every game from the quarterfinals on via Fubo, which offers a free trial. 

If NCAA lacrosse games are not available to watch live in your location or if you're traveling abroad, you can use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs provide a secure and private online connection, allowing you to bypass geographical restrictions to access your favorite streaming services from any device anywhere in the world.

NCAA lacrosse tournament tickets 2024

Tickets for both the NCAA women's lacrosse championship are available for purchase on StubHub, using the link below. 

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Marc Lancaster joined The Sporting News in 2022 after working closely with TSN for five years as an editor for the company now known as Stats Perform. He previously worked as an editor at The Washington Times, AOL’s FanHouse.com and the old CNNSportsIllustrated.com, and as a beat writer covering the Tampa Bay Rays, Cincinnati Reds, and University of Georgia football and women’s basketball. A Georgia graduate, he has been a Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 2013.