The 2008

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was the 27th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I

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. The championship game was played at

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during May 2008. 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 Penn 10–6 to win their fourth overall, as well as fourth straight, national championship. This would subsequently become the fourth of Northwestern's seven national titles in eight years (2005–2009, 2011–12). The leading scorer for the tournament was Hilary Bowen from Northwestern (23 goals). Bowen was also named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Tournament field

A total of 16 teams were invited to participate. 8 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments while the remaining 8 teams qualified at-large based on their regular season records.

Play-in games

Teams

Tournament bracket

*The first two rounds were held on campus sites.

All-tournament team

* Carolyn Davis, Duke * Lindsey Gilbride, Duke * Hilary Bowen, Northwestern (Most Outstanding Player) * Maggie Bremer, Northwestern * Christy Finch, Northwestern * Meredith Frank, Northwestern * Morgan Lathrop, Northwestern * Hannah Nielsen, Northwestern * Melissa Lehman, Penn * Rachel Manson, Penn * Hilary Renna, Penn * Megan Mosenson, Syracuse * Halley Quillinan, Syracuse

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