No. 5 Seed Stony Brook to Host 2026 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship; Set to Face Stonehill
Dylan Smith
RICHMOND, Va. – The road to Chicago will run through Long Island as Stony Brook (17-2) will host the first and second rounds of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship inside Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
Fresh off their fourth consecutive CAA title, the Seawolves will host the national postseason slate for the first time since the 2022 campaign when they welcome Stonehill (13-6) to campus for a 1 p.m. showdown, followed by a 4 p.m. battle between Boston College (9-7) and Yale (13-4). The two winners will square off on Sunday at 12 p.m. All three contests will be streamed to ESPN+.
Head Coach Joe Spallina and his Seawolves return to the national postseason tournament for the 13th time under his tutelage. Stony Brook became just the second lacrosse program in CAA to notch four consecutive conference crowns after earning an 18-7 victory over Towson on Saturday.
The Seawolves hold the third-best winning percentage in the nation (.889), featuring a 9-2 against teams ranked top 40 or better in the NCAA’s RPI. Those include wins over Colorado, Denver, Princeton, Rutgers and UAlbany, all of which have made the NCAA Tournament field. Stony Brook is fifth in the nation with 12.67 caused turnovers per game, with the sixth-best marks in scoring defense (7.56 goals per game) and scoring margin (+7.11).
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