The University of Maryland lacrosse teams are 2-for-2 in earning No. 1 overall seeds this postseason.
The Terrapins (18-1) earned the top seed in the 2018 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship, revealed during Sunday’s selection show. After a first-round bye, Maryland will host either Denver or High Point in the second round.
The Terrapins were one of 10 teams from Maryland, Virginia or the District selected for the field of 26.
James Madison earned the No. 3 overall seed and will host the University of Virginia if the Cavaliers defeat Stanford in the first round. Towson and Loyola are the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds, respectively.
Navy nabbed an automatic qualifying spot by defeating rival Loyola in the Patriot League Championship game on Sunday for the second straight season. The Midshipmen made a surprise run to the national semifinals in 2017.
Navy will face Johns Hopkins in the first round, and a Navy-Loyola rematch could be on the horizon in the second round.
Virginia Tech and Georgetown will face off in the first round, with the winner drawing No. 2 North Carolina. And Richmond qualified as the Atlantic 10 Conference champions.
Maryland will seek to defend its 2017 national title and win the program’s fourth championship in five years.
The national semifinals and championship game will be played May 25 and 27 in Stony Brook, New York.
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