It’s time to reveal which women’s teams will be playing in the championship game of the Nike / US Lacrosse Magazine Virtual NCAA Tournament.
After narrowly edging second-seeded Loyola, No. 3 Notre Dame is headed to the finals. Fifth-seeded Syracuse defeated No. 1 North Carolina behind a late surge in the final hour of polling, setting up an all-ACC championship game.
We’ll begin polling on Twitter (@uslacrossemag) on Friday. But this round is different. Instead of having 24 hours to vote, we’re giving fans three full days. We’ll be active on Twitter with video highlights, team banter and more, so be sure to tune in all weekend.
A quick reminder of the tournament rules:
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The fan choice will count for 50 percent of the result
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US Lacrosse Magazine experts will account for the other 50 percent of the result
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The champion will be revealed early next week
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 5 Syracuse
Fan Vote: Syracuse (52.4%)
USLM Vote: Split
Winner: Syracuse
*Note: We had to delete a poll that stopped working and create a second poll to determine the winner in this matchup. We screenshotted the first poll prior to deleting, and we’ve accounted for those votes in the final result.
2020 @Nike / USLM Virtual NCAA Tournament
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Matchup: No. 1 @uncwlax vs. No. 5 @CuseWLAX
Bracket: https://t.co/GLD5OMkKkP#nike #playinside #playfortheworld
Who would win? Vote now
Due to the error with the previous poll, we will adjust the final totals of the current poll. The below photo represents the poll totals prior to the error occurred.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 24, 2020
Syracuse will receive 268 more votes (59% of 454).
North Carolina will receive 186 more votes (41% of 454). pic.twitter.com/IagI3Nc45S
No. 2 Loyola vs. No. 3 Notre Dame
Fan Vote: Notre Dame (50.2%)
USLM Vote: Split
Winner: Notre Dame
2020 @Nike / USLM Virtual NCAA Tournament
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 24, 2020
Matchup: No. 2 @LoyolaWLax vs. No. 3 @NDWomensLax
Bracket: https://t.co/GLD5OMClJp#nike #playinside #playfortheworld
Who would win? Vote now
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME MATCHUP
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 5 Syracuse (Voting begins Friday and lasts three days)