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 ‡ 5–022–1
2 Penn State 3–214–7
3 Northwestern 3–211–10
4 Rutgers 2–36–12
5 Ohio State 2–311–6
6 Michigan 0–56–12
‡ 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
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