Brown Women’s Lacrosse Secures Its 1st NCAA Tournament Slot, Will Face Syracuse

Brown Women’s Lacrosse Secures Its 1st NCAA Tournament Slot, Will Face Syracuse

The nationally ranked Brown University women's lacrosse team continues to make history by receiving an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament.

The Bears will play Syracuse University on Friday, May 9, at 4 p.m. in New Haven, Connecticut.

Year two under Katrina Dowd marked the program's first-ever Ivy Tournament appearance and secured 10 victories for the second consecutive season, tying the Brown single-season record (1978, 1996, 1997, 2024).

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First Round in Focus

Brown went 10-6 overall with two victories over nationally ranked opponents. Friday's game will be just the second all-time meeting between the two teams. The Orange defeated the Bears, 19-6, on March 30, 2005. Syracuse enters the tournament 9-8 overall.

The winner of the Brown v. Syracuse contest will face the winner of host Yale and UAlbany on Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m.

This performance stands in stark contrast to the men's team at Brown, which was 0-6 in the Ivy League this season.