The 2010

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was the 29th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I

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. The first two rounds of the tournament were played at the home fields of higher-seeded teams from May 15–22, and the semifinal and championship rounds were played at

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from May 28–30. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship, and a total of 16 teams were invited to participate.

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defeated Northwestern, 13–11, to win their tenth national championship, and first since

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. Maryland's win ended Northweastern's streak of five consecutive national titles (2005–09). Nonetheless, this would subsequently become the sixth of the Wildcats' eight consecutive appearances in the championship game (2005–12). The leading scorer for the tournament was Shannon Smith from Northwestern (20 goals). Caitlyn McFadden from Maryland was 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 games

Seeds

1. Maryland (18-1)
2. Northwestern (17-1)
3. North Carolina (15-2)
4. Georgetown (13-5)
5. James Madison (16-2)
6. Virginia (13-5)
7. Duke (13-5)
8. Penn (14-3)

Teams

Tournament bracket

* ''Host institution''

All-tournament team

* Kari Ellen Johnson, Maryland * Caitlyn McFadden, Maryland (Most outstanding player) * Sarah Mollison, Maryland *

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, Maryland * Karissa Taylor, Maryland *

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, North Carolina *

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, North Carolina * Katrina Dowd, Northwestern * Shannon Smith, Northwestern * Danielle Spencer, Northwestern * Liz Hogan, Syracuse * Halley Quillinan, Syracuse

References

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