Big Ten women's lacrosse tournament

The Big Ten Conference's women's lacrosse tournament began in 2015, with the winner of the tournament receiving the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship.

Big Ten Conference women's lacrosse tournament
Tournament Logo
SportCollege lacrosse
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Number of teams7
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumLanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
Current locationEvanston, Illinois
Played2015–present
Last contest2024
Current championNorthwestern Wildcats
Most championshipsNorthwestern Wildcats (4)
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network
Official websiteBig Ten

The first two years of the tournament (2015–2016) all six teams participated in the event. The Big Ten's addition of Johns Hopkins for the 2016–2017 academic year brought the total number of teams in the conference to seven. However, starting with the 2017 event, the conference invited the top four teams from the regular season to the conference tournament matching the same format as the men.

Tournament champions

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Year Champion Runner-Up Score Location
2015 Penn State Ohio State 13–11 High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
2016 Maryland Northwestern 12–9 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
2017 Maryland Northwestern 14–6 Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex, College Park, Maryland
2018 Maryland Penn State 21-12 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2019 Northwestern Maryland 16–11 Homewood Field, Baltimore, Maryland
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Northwestern Maryland 17–12 Panzer Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania
2022 Maryland Rutgers 18-8 SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
2023 Northwestern Maryland 14-9 Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
2024 Northwestern Penn State 14-12 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

Tournament history by school

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School Championships Runners-up Tournament appearances Last appearance
Johns Hopkins 0 0 5 2024
Maryland 4 3 8 2024
Michigan 0 0 6 2024
Northwestern 4 2 8 2024
Ohio State 0 1 5 2024
Penn State 1 2 8 2024
Rutgers 0 1 4 2024

References

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  • "Big Ten Conference Official Site". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  • "Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-01-30.