SECOND ROUND
East Stroudsburg defeats West Chester, 23-15
East Stroudsburg advances to the quarterfinals of the 2026 DII Women's Lacrosse Tournament. The Warriors took command after a strong second quarter scoring nine goals. Sadie Kauffman and Jolee Roth were the leading scorers for ESU each contirbuting five goals. Ariana Tucci and Lauren Hallman were also strong offensively for the Warriors bringing in four goals each. Defensivley, East Stroudsburg totaled six caused turnovers and 15 ground balls. The Warriors will face Kutztown in the quarterfinals. Date and time of the game has yet to be determined
Kutztown defeats Slippery Rock, 9-6
The Golden Bears keep their season alive after defeating Slippery Rock in the second round of the 2026 NCAA DII Women's Lacrosse Tournament. Kutztown made their big scoring moves in the second and fourth quarter with one and two goals while keeping Slippery Rock scoreless. Madison Wenner led KU with three goals and three ground balls. Marisa Bragg was key for the Golden Bears defense finishing with 12 saves in the net and only allowing six goals while Summer Davis caused five turnovers. Kutztown will face East Stroudsburg in the quarterfinals. Date and time of the game has yet to be determined.
FIRST ROUND
Kutztown defeats Wingate, 12-8
Kutztown secures their spot in the second round of the 2026 NCAA DII Women's Lacrosse Tournament after defeating Wingate 12-8. Maddie Wagner was on fire for the Golden Bears scoring a team high of five goals. Defensivley, Summer Davis led KU with four ground balls and goalie Marisa Bragg finished with eight saves. The Golden Bears will have a PSAC championship rematch on Saturday May 9 as they play Slippery Rock at 1 p.m.
West Chester defeats Frostburg St., 22-13
The West Chester Golden Rams advance to the second round after a 22-13 victory over Frostburg St. Offensively, Sydney Wasdick led West Chester with seven goals followed by Marissa Herring with five and Audrey Miller with four. On the defensive side, Lila McMahon-Skates and Lauren Rush finsihed with four ground balls each. The Golden Rams will face fellow PSAC East team East Stroudsburg on Saturday May 9 at 12 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS - Four Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference women's lacrosse programs were selected to compete in the 2026 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship Atlantic Regional, as announced on Sunday evening by the NCAA. Slippery Rock, East Stroudsburg, Kutztown, and West Chester will enter this spring's competition.
2026 PSAC champion Slippery Rock will host a three-team pod as the No. 1 seed in the bracket and will face the winner of No. 4 Kutztown (The Rock's PSAC title game opponent) and No. 5 seed Wingate.
No. 2 seed East Stroudsburg will host the other pod and will open with a game against the winner of No. 3 West Chester and No. 6 Frostburg St.
The quarterfinals will follow on Saturday, May 16, with semifinals on Thursday, May 21 and the 2026 NCAA Division II Championship Game on Saturday, May 23.
