GRANVILLE, Ohio (May 6, 2024) – The Denison University women's lacrosse team is returning to the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament and will host the first-round game between the University of Scranton and Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 11, before taking on the winner in the second round on Sunday, May 12. Both games will be at 2 p.m. on their respective days.

The Big Red enter this year's NCAA Tournament 10 games above .500 (14-4 overall) and earned the North Coast Athletic Conference's automatic qualifier to the national tournament after defeating Kenyon College by a score of 16-11 in the NCAC Tournament Championship. It was Denison's 17th overall NCAC Tournament title in program history and was its ninth in 11 years under the leadership of Head Coach Amanda Daniels.

This will be Denison's 25th overall and 10th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Big Red will also be competing in their 33rd postseason game since 1985. Last year, Denison advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the eighth time in school history and for the fifth season in a row. Senior Jane Bailey recorded seven points as Denison scored five goals in three different quarters to earn an 18-10 victory over Hope College during the first round of the NCAA Tournament before junior Merrill Rollhaus scored twice in the fourth quarter and netted the game-winning goal with just eight seconds left in triple overtime to propel Denison to a 10-9 victory over the No. 17 nationally-ranked University of Chicago during the second round.

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Scranton is 16-3 overall and is ranked No. 22 in the final ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll of the regular season. The Royals claimed the Landmark Conference regular season title with an 8-1 league record and captured a second straight Landmark Conference title with a 12-5 victory over the No. 2 seed Catholic University in the Landmark Championship game on Saturday in Scranton. The Royals are headed to the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year and the fourth time in program history and fell to Stevens in a 7-5 heartbreaker in a first-round matchup a season ago.

Lake Forest is 14-3 overall. For the second year in a row, the Foresters prevailed at the College of Saint Benedict in the Midwest Lacrosse Conference Tournament final. Thanks to a goal by freshman Ava Russell with just 26.9 seconds remaining, the Foresters came out on top 15-14 and are now headed to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Lake Forest is back in the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year and dropped a 14-8 decision to DePauw in 2023.
 
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