2001 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2001 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 20th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Maryland during May 2001. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. This year, the tournament field expanded from 12 to 16 teams, its current size.

2001 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
Dates	May 2001
Teams	16
Finals site	Homewood Field Baltimore, MD
Champions	Maryland (9th title)
Runner-up	Georgetown (1st title game)
MOP	Courtney Martinez, Maryland
Attendance	7,967 finals
NCAA Division I women's tournaments «2000 2002»

Maryland defeated Georgetown, 14–13 after triple overtime, to win their ninth overall, and seventh consecutive, national championship. This was the last of Maryland's record seven straight national titles (1995–2001). With the win, the Terrapins also secured an undefeated season (23–0).

For the third consecutive year, the leading scorer for the tournament was Jen Adams from Maryland (26 goals). Courtney Martinez, also from Maryland, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Qualification

Seed	School	Conference	Berth	Record
1	Maryland	ACC	Automatic	19-0
2	Duke	ACC	At-large	14-3
3	Georgetown	Big East	Automatic	14-2
4	Dartmouth	Ivy League	Automatic	12-3
5	Princeton	Ivy League	At-large	12-4
6	North Carolina	ACC	At-large	10-6
7	Loyola (MD)	CAA	At-large	13-4
8	Virginia	ACC	At-large	11-6
9	James Madison	CAA	Automatic	10-8
10	William & Mary	CAA	At-large	9-6
11	Syracuse	Big East	At-large	10-4
12	Cornell	Ivy League	At-large	11-3
13	Penn State	Independent	At-large	8-9
14	Hofstra	America East	Automatic	16-2
15	Temple	Atlantic 10	Automatic	13-5
16	Monmouth	NEC	Automatic	12-7

Tournament bracket

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals Homewood Field Baltimore, MD
	1	Maryland	23
	16	Monmouth	9
						1	Maryland	11
						9	James Madison	9
	8	Virginia	8
	9	James Madison	11
											1	Maryland	14
											5	Princeton	7
	4	Dartmouth	9
	13	Penn State	7
						4	Dartmouth	4
						5	Princeton	10
	5	Princeton	14
	12	Cornell	4
																1	Maryland (3OT)	14
																	Georgetown	13
	2	Duke	17
	15	Temple	3
						2	Duke	6
						7	Loyola (MD)	7
	7	Loyola (MD)	15
	10	William & Mary	7
											7	Loyola (MD)	9
											3	Georgetown	10
	3	Georgetown	20
	14	Hofstra	5
						3	Georgetown	10
						6	North Carolina	4
	6	North Carolina	14
	11	Syracuse	9

All-tournament team

• Erin Elbe, Georgetown
• Caitlin McLean, Georgetown
• Sheehan Stanwick, Georgetown
• Suzanne Eyler, Loyola (MD)
• Stacey Moriang, Loyola (MD)
• Jen Adams, Maryland
• Quinn Carney, Maryland
• Kelly Coppedge, Maryland
• Courtney Martinez, Maryland (Most outstanding player)
• Tori Wellington, Maryland
• Rachel Becker, Princeton
• Jess Nelson, Princeton

See also

• NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
• NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship (began 2001)
• NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship
• 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship