The 2021 Division I Women s Championship Weekend from A-to-Z
Wed May 26 2021 | Jeremy Fallis | College
A relatively predictable NCAA tournament has left us with the top four seeds, three of which are quite familiar with each other. Towson’s Johnny Unitas Stadium will be the setting for the final three Division I women’s lacrosse games of the season.
Will Boston College reach a fourth straight title game? Can Northwestern get its first title in nine years? Will Syracuse finally win the big one? Or is North Carolina going to cement its No. 1 status on Sunday?
It’s time for the fun. Here we go, all the tidbits A-to-Z you need to know before the final weekend of the season commences.
May 26, 2021
Syracuse women s lacrosse freshman star Emma Ward has been recognized nationally for her career day in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. Ward scored a career high six goals (and added one assist) as she led the Orange to a 17-11 win over Florida to advance to the program s eighth Final Four. USA Lacrosse Magazine named Ward the Division 1 Women s Player of the Week.
Ward is the fourth Syracuse player to earn the award this season. Goalie Asa Goldstock earned it in early March, midfielder Katelyn Mashewske won it in mid March, and Emma Tyrrell (who started the season as a midfielder but switched to attack due to injuries) was the National Player of the Week in late April.
The last dance: Syracuse stuns Florida lacrosse to end Gators’ season
The Gators lack of offensive composure cost them any hope of an NCAA Championship May 22, 2021 | 5:33pm EDT The Florida lacrosse team huddles against Vanderbilt on April 16. The team s season ended Saturday with a loss to Syracuse in the Elite Eight. Photo by Karina Wilson | The Independent Florida Alligator
Florida’s stellar season ended unceremoniously in New York.
Defender Cara Trombetta dashed from the sideline to embrace attacker Brianna Harris and midfielder Shannon Kavanagh. Tears swelled in the seniors’ eyes as their UF lacrosse careers came to an end.
The sixth-seeded Gators lined up at SU Soccer Stadium eager to elimin
Sat May 22 2021 | Brian Logue | College
PHOTO BY RICH BARNES
Emma Ward had a career-high six goals as Syracuse beat Florida 17-11 on Saturday to earn its first final four trip since 2016.
Syracuse’s injury woes have been well-documented this year. The biggest blow came right out of the gate with Tewaaraton candidate Emily Hawryschuk going down with an ACL injury after just one game.
Junior Megan Carney, a gold medalist for the 2019 U.S. U19 team, stepped into the void and had a team-leading 49 goals when she, too, went down with an ACL injury in late April.
There have been more injuries along the way and the Orange could have fallen apart. Instead, they’re going to championship weekend for the first time since 2016 after beating Florida 17-11 on Saturday in Syracuse, N.Y., snapping the Gators’ 15-game winning streak.