The 2002 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 21st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Diane Geppi-Aikens Field in Baltimore, Maryland during May 2002. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. A total of 16 teams were invited to participate.
Princeton defeated Georgetown, 12–7, to win their second national championship. This was the first time since 1994 (also won by Princeton) that Maryland did not win the national title.
The leading scorer for the tournament was Lauren Simone from Princeton (23 goals). Simone was also named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Qualification Seed School Conference Berth Record1GeorgetownBig EastAutomatic14–12PrincetonIvy LeagueAutomatic15–13North CarolinaACCAutomatic15–24CornellIvy LeagueAt-large14–1DukeACCAt-large9–7LafayettePatriotAutomatic13–6Le MoyneMAACAutomatic10–7Loyola (MD)CAAAutomatic15–3MarylandACCAt-large10–9Notre DameBig EastAt-large12–4Ohio StateALCAt-large11–4SyracuseBig EastAt-large10–5TempleAtlantic 10Automatic14–4UMBCNECAutomatic12–4VanderbiltALCAutomatic10–5VirginiaACCAt-large14–3
Tournament bracket
All-tournament team Katie McCorry, Cornell Jaimee Reynolds, Cornell Melissa Biles, Georgetown Erin Elbe, Georgetown Chandler Vicchio, Georgetown Beth Ames, North Carolina Jazmine Norton, North Carolina Rachel Becker, Princeton Sarah Kolodner, Princeton Whitney Miller, Princeton Brooke Owens, Princeton Lauren Simone, Princeton (Most outstanding player)
See also NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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