The 2004 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 23rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Princeton Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey during May 2004. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. A total of 16 teams were invited to participate. This was also the first tournament to have a total game attendance exceed 10,000 people.
In a rematch of the previous year's final, Virginia defeated Princeton, 10–4, to win their third national championship.
The leading scorer for the tournament was Amy Appelt from Virginia (15 goals). Andrea Pfeiffer, also from Virginia, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Qualification
Play-in game
Teams
Seed School Conference Berth type Record1PrincetonIvy LeagueAutomatic16–02VirginiaACCAutomatic15–33MarylandACCAt-large14–44Loyola (MD)CAAAt-large14–3ColgatePatriotAutomatic13–6DartmouthIvy LeagueAt-large10–5DukeACCAt-large13–5GeorgetownBig EastAutomatic11–4James MadisonCAAAutomatic15–3Johns HopkinsALCAt-large12–4Mount St. Mary'sNECAutomatic15–4New HampshireAmerica EastAutomatic15–4NorthwesternALCAt-large14–2Notre DameBig EastAt-large12–4TempleAtlantic 10Automatic11–7VanderbiltALCAutomatic10–5
Tournament bracket
All-tournament team Michi Ellers, Georgetown Coco Stanwick, Georgetown Lauren Vance, Princeton Ashley Bastinelli, Vanderbilt Bridget Morris, Vanderbilt Katie Norbury, Princeton Elizabeth Pilion, Princeton Amy Appelt, Virginia Caitlin Banks, Virginia Nikki Lieb, Virginia Andrea Pfeiffer, Virginia (Most outstanding player) Elizabeth Pinney, Virginia
See also NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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