Women's lacrosse - Army falls to Navy, draws Fairfield for NCAA opener

Army women's lacrosse bowed to Navy 17-11 in the Patriot League championship match in Annapolis, Md., on May 2, 2026. ARMY ATHLETICS

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PHOTOS: Army women's lacrosse falls to Navy in Patriot title match

Army women's lacrosse bowed to Navy 17-11 in the Patriot League championship match in Annapolis, Md., on May 2, 2026. ARMY ATHLETICS

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PHOTOS: Army women's lacrosse falls to Navy in Patriot title match

Army women's lacrosse bowed to Navy 17-11 in the Patriot League championship match in Annapolis, Md., on May 2, 2026. ARMY ATHLETICS

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PHOTOS: Army women's lacrosse falls to Navy in Patriot title match

Army women's lacrosse bowed to Navy 17-11 in the Patriot League championship match in Annapolis, Md., on May 2, 2026. ARMY ATHLETICS

The Army women's lacrosse team drew an at-large berth into the NCAA Division I tournament, and will take on Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion Fairfield in an opening-round matchup on Friday, May 8, at 6 p.m.

With a win, Army would face the winner of Albany vs. Johns Hopkins on Sunday, May 10.

No. 2 seed Army bowed to No. 1 Navy, 17-11, in Saturday's Patriot League finals, to fall to 14-4.

The NCAA committee said the last four teams to qualify were Notre Dame, Loyola, Rutgers and Yale, and the last four teams out were Cornell, Georgetown, Richmond and South Florida.

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NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

First round - Friday, May 8

(all games on ESPN Plus/subscription)

Northwestern, bye

James Madison vs. Notre Dame

Florida vs. Denver

Jacksonville vs. No. 8 Colorado

Bi, 5 Stony Brook vs. Stonehill

Boston College vs. Yale

Army (14-4) vs. Fairfield, 3 p.m.

Albany vs. No. 8 Johns Hopkins

No. 3 Maryland (16-3), bye

Princeton (11-6) vs. Rutgers (10-8), 2 p.m.

Syracuse (13-6) vs. Loyola, Md. (12-7), 7 p.m.

Massachusetts (16-2) vs. No. 6 Navy (18-1), 3 p.m.

No. 7 Michigan (12-6) vs. Mercer (13-6), 3 p.m.

Stanford (15-4) vs. Penn State (12-6), 6 p.m.

Clemson (14-5) vs. Davidson (15-4), 5 p.m.

No. 2 North Carolina (16-1), bye

Second round - Sunday, May 10

(all games on ESPN Plus/subscription)

To be determined

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