The 2009

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was the 28th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I

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. The tournament was played from May 10 to May 24, 2009, and the semifinal and championship rounds were played at

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from May 22–24. 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

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, 21–7, to win their fifth overall, as well as fifth straight, national championship. This would subsequently become the fifth of Northwestern's seven national titles in eight years (2005–2009, 2011–12) as well as the fifth of the Wildcats' eight consecutive appearances in the championship game (2005–12). Furthermore, Northwestern's win secured an undefeated season (23–0) for the team. The leading scorer for the tournament was Katrina Dowd from Northwestern (24 goals). Dowd was also named the tournament's ''Most Outstanding Player''.

Tournament field

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

Seeds

1. Northwestern
2. Maryland
3. North Carolina
4. Penn
5. Duke
6. Notre Dame
7. Syracuse
8. Princeton

Teams

Tournament bracket

* ''Host institution''

All-tournament team

* Kari Ellen Johnson, Maryland * Brittany Poist, Maryland * Amber Falcone, North Carolina * Jenn Russell, North Carolina *

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, North Carolina * Hilary Bowen, Northwestern * Katrina Dowd, Northwestern (Most outstanding player) * Meredith Frank, Northwestern *

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, Northwestern * Danielle Spencer, Northwestern * Ali DeLuca, Penn * Katie Mazer, Penn

References

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