The 1996
NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I since 1982. The Maryland Terrapins are the most successful team with fourteen titles. The most recent champion ...
was the 15th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of
Division I NCAA
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women's
college lacrosse
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. The championship game was played at
Goodman Stadium
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in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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during May 1996.
All NCAA
Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship; a total of 6 teams were invited to participate.
Maryland
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defeated
Virginia
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, 10–5, to win their fourth, and second consecutive, national championship. This would subsequently become the second of Maryland's record seven straight national titles (1995–2001). Furthermore, Maryland's championship win secured its second straight undefeated season (19–0).
The leading scorer for the tournament, with 7 goals, was
Kelly Amonte from Maryland. The ''Most Outstanding Player'' trophy was not awarded this year.
Teams
Tournament bracket
Tournament outstanding players
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Kerri Johnson, Loyola (MD)
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Kelly Amonte, Maryland
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Sarah Forbes, Maryland
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Karen MacCrate, Maryland
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Sascha Newmarch, Maryland
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Tami Riley
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, Maryland
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Erin O'Neill, Princeton
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, Princeton
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Cristi Samaras
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, Princeton
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Kara Ariza
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, Virginia
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Peggy Boutilier
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, Virginia
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Michelle Cusimano
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, Virginia
See also
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NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I since 1982. The Maryland Terrapins are the most successful team with fourteen titles. The most recent champion ...
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NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division III since 1985.
The Middlebury Panthers are the current champions. The College of New Jersey, previously know ...
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1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
References
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