INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Committee has announced that East Stroudsburg University is among the 26 teams selected for the 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship and will host No. 6 Frostburg State in the first round on Thursday, May 8, at 3 p.m at Whitenight Field.
The Atlantic Regional will be played at multiple sites. Following the first round, second-round games will be held at No. 1 seed West Chester and No. 3 seed ESU, with the Atlantic Region final hosted by the highest remaining seed.
The regional champion will advance to Kerr Stadium in Salem, Virginia, the site of the national semifinals and championship.
ESU (14-5) recently reached the PSAC semifinals, falling in overtime. Earlier in the tournament, the Warriors defeated Millersville, 13-9. Ranked No. 14 by the IWLCA entering the weekend, ESU ranks in the national top 25 in several statistical categories, including caused turnovers per game (20th), free position percentage (3rd), save percentage (1st), scoring margin (25th), scoring offense (24th) and winning percentage (17th).
Frostburg State (13-6) recently won the Mountain East Conference title with a 17-1 victory over Wheeling and a 13-11 win against Dominican (CA), claiming its third consecutive conference championship. This marks the Bobcats' second NCAA tournament appearance and first since qualifying for the Division III tournament in 1992.
With a win, ESU would advance to the second round for a matchup on Saturday, May 10, at 3 p.m. against No. 2 seed Slippery Rock.
Stay tuned to esuwarriors.com for a complete preview later this week.
Warriors NCAA Division II Tournament History
Appearances: 7 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Atlantic Region Championships: 4 (2018, 2021, 2022, 2024)
NCAA Runner-up (2022)
2024
ESU 11, Kutztown 7 (1st round - at WCU)
West Chester 12, ESU 13 (Atlantic Region final - at WCU)
Adelphi 15, ESU 10 (Semifinals - at Winter Park, Fla.)
2023
ESU 15, Kutztown 8 (1st round - at WCU)
West Chester 10, ESU 8 (Atlantic Region final - at WCU)
2022
ESU 13, Mercyhurst 3 (1st round - at Eiler-Martin Stadium)
ESU 13, West Chester 12 (OT) (at EMS - Atlantic Region final)
ESU 13, Queens (Semifinals - at Saint Charles, Mo.)
UIndy 11, ESU 9 (NCAA Championship - at Saint Charles, Mo.)
2021
ESU 18, Seton Hill 10 (1st round - at Eiler Martin Stadium)
ESU 13, West Chester 9 (Atlantic Region final)
Queens 17, ESU 14 (Semfinals - at Salem, Va.)
2019
ESU 12, Mercyhurst 8 (1st round - at West Chester)
West Chester 16, ESU 5 (Atlantic Region final - at WCU)
2018
ESU 12, Mercyhurst 11 (1st round - at West Chester)
ESU 16, at West Chester 14 (Atlantic Region final)
Florida Southern 20, ESU 14 (Semifinals - at Tampa, Fla.)
2017
Florida Tech 17, ESU 10 (1st round - at Florida Southern)
