The 1984 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship was the third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship of

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. The championship game was played at

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during May 1984. The

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won their first championship after defeating the

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in the final, 6–4. The leading scorer for the tournament, for the second straight year, was Karen Emas, from

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, with 20 goals. Marie Schmucker, from Temple, was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Qualification

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title was added in 1985 and a Division II title in 2001. Hence, all NCAA women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. This tournament, in turn, was contested by 12 teams.

Tournament bracket

Tournament outstanding players

* Karen Emas, Delaware * Missy Meharg, Delaware * Linda Schmidt, Delaware * Celine Flynn, Maryland * Andrea Lemire, Maryland * Mary Lynne Morgan, Maryland * Kay Ruffino, Maryland * Tracy Stumpf, Maryland * Carol Progulski, Massachusetts * Barbara Bielicki, Temple * Marie Schmucker, Temple (Most Outstanding Player) * Carol Schultz, Temple

References

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Qualification

Tournament bracket

Tournament outstanding players

See also

References