Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament
The Big Ten Conference's Women's Lacrosse Tournament began in 2015, with the winner of the tournament receiving the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship.
| Big Ten Conference Women's Lacrosse Tournament | |
|---|---|
 Tournament Logo | |
| Sport | College lacrosse |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Homewood Field |
| Current location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Played | 2015–present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Most championships | Maryland Terrapins (3) |
| TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network |
| Official website | Big Ten |
The first two years of the tournament (2015-2016) all six teams participated in the event. The Big Ten's addition of Johns Hopkins for the 2016-2017 academic year brought the total number of teams in the conference to seven. However, starting with the 2017 event, the conference invited the top four teams from the regular season to the conference tournament matching the same format as the men.
Tournament champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Penn State | Ohio State | 13–11 | High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 2016 | Maryland | Northwestern | 12–9 | Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium, Evanston, Illinois |
| 2017 | Maryland | Northwestern | 14–6 | Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex, College Park, Maryland |
| 2018 | Maryland | Penn State | 21-12 | Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2019 | Northwestern | Maryland | 16–11 | Homewood Field, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Northwestern | Maryland | 17–12 | Panzer Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania |
Tournament history by school
| School | Championships | Runners-up | Tournament appearances | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2021 |
| Maryland | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2021 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2021 |
| Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2021 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2021 |
| Penn State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2021 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2021 |
References
- "Big Ten Conference Official Site". bigten.org. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- "Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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