The 1984 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship was the third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship of NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Nickerson Field in Boston, Massachusetts during May 1984.
The Temple Owls won their first championship after defeating the Maryland Terrapins in the final, 6–4.
The leading scorer for the tournament, for the second straight year, was Karen Emas, from Delaware, with 20 goals. Marie Schmucker, from Temple, was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
Qualification Until 1985, there was only one NCAA championship; a Division III title was added in 1985 and a Division II title in 2001. Hence, all NCAA women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. This tournament, in turn, was contested by 12 teams.
Team Appearance Last Bid RecordDelaware2nd198312-3-1Harvard2nd198312-1Lehigh1stNever12-4Loyola (MD)2nd198314-3Maryland2nd198314-0-1Massachusetts3rd19837-5New Hampshire1stNever11-2Northwestern2nd19838-3Penn2nd19837-6Penn State2nd198312-1Temple2nd198312-2Yale1stNever8-5
Tournament bracket
Tournament outstanding players Karen Emas, Delaware Missy Meharg, Delaware Linda Schmidt, Delaware Celine Flynn, Maryland Andrea Lemire, Maryland Mary Lynne Morgan, Maryland Kay Ruffino, Maryland Tracy Stumpf, Maryland Carol Progulski, Massachusetts Barbara Bielicki, Temple Marie Schmucker, Temple (Most Outstanding Player) Carol Schultz, Temple
See also NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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