Kansas City, Mo. – The NAIA has officially announced the eight qualifiers and bracket for the 2022 NAIA Women's Lacrosse National Championship. The event will take place in Detroit, Mich., May 4-7.
This year's field includes four automatic qualifiers and four at-large bids. The automatic qualifiers were determined by the conference/group tournament winners. The remaining at-large bids were determined by a selection committee.
The NAIA Network – the association's official video-streaming home – will broadcast all matches live at the 2022 NAIA Women's Lacrosse National Championship. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users access to live video, statistics and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes and championship passes are available for purchase.
Qualifier Highlights
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Women's lacrosse is in its second year as a championship sport in the NAIA.
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All eight teams also qualified for the inaugural championship in 2021
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Defending national champion Keiser (Fla.) returns to the championship field.
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Lawrence Tech (Mich.) is the only undefeated team going into the championship
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Three of the eight teams are from Georgia: Life, Reinhardt and SCAD Savannah
QUALIFIER HIGHLIGHTS
Team
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Qualification
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Titles
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Benedictine
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KCAC champ
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Cumberlands
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At-large
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Keiser
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MSC champ
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1
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Lawrence Tech
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WHAC champ
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Life
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At-large
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Reinhardt
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AAC champ
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SCAD Savannah
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At-large
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Siena Heights
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At-large
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BRACKET
Quarterfinals, May 4
Game 1: Lawrence Tech v. Siena Heights, 10 a.m.
Game 2: Reinhardt v. Life, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Cumberlands v. Benedictine, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Keiser v. SCAD Savannah, 7 p.m.
Semifinals, May 5
Game 5: Game 1 winner v. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 6: Game 3 winner v. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.
Championship, May 7
Game 5 winner v. Game 6 winner, 1 p.m.