2016 Big Ten women's lacrosse tournament

The 2016 Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament was held May 5 to May 8 at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium in Evanston, Illinois. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship. All six conference teams competed in the event. The tournament format is single elimination. The seeds were based upon the teams' regular season conference record. Maryland won their first conference tournament championship after winning the first two regular season crowns (2015, 2016) in conference history.

Standings

Seed	School	Conference	Overall
1	Maryland ‡	5–0	22–1
2	Penn State	3–2	14–7
3	Northwestern	3–2	11–10
4	Rutgers	2–3	6–12
5	Ohio State	2–3	11–6
6	Michigan	0–5	6–12
‡ Big Ten regular season champions

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 5
1	1	11:00 am	#4 Rutgers vs. #5 Ohio State	11–10 2OT	Big Ten Network
	2	1:30 pm	#3 Northwestern vs. #6 Michigan	20–5	Big Ten Network
Semifinals – Friday, May 6
1	1	5:30 pm	#1 Maryland vs. #4 Rutgers	19–9	Big Ten Network
	2	8:00 pm	#2 Penn State vs. #3 Northwestern	9–6	Big Ten Network
Championship – Sunday, May 8
2	3	12:00pm	#1 Maryland vs. #3 Northwestern	12–9	Big Ten Network
*Game times in CST. # – Denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium – Evanston, Illinois

	Quarterfinals May 5					Semifinals Game May 6					Championship May 8
						1	Maryland	19
	4	Rutgers	11**			4	Rutgers	9
	5	Ohio State	10								1	Maryland	12
											3	Northwestern	9
						2	Penn State	6
	3	Northwestern	20			3	Northwestern	9
	6	Michigan	5

* – Denotes overtime period

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20160509074945/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/043016aac.html

External links

• Big Ten Women's Lacrosse
• @B1GLacrosse