NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 6, 2025) – Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s lacrosse champion Dominican University New York has been selected as the No. 3 seed for the 2025 NCAA Division II East Region Championship. The 24-team field for the NCAA D-II Women’s Lacrosse Championship tournament was announced by the NCAA on Sunday night.

Dominican (18-1) defeated Thomas Jefferson University, 19-10, in Sunday’s CACC Championship final. The Chargers received the CACC’s inaugural automatic qualifier into the NCAA Tournament. They are making their first NCAA appearance and the first by any CACC program.

DUNY will travel to Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y., to play East No. 6 seed Molloy University on Thursday, May 8, at 3 p.m. Molloy (10-8) is the East Coast Conference Champion. The winner faces Pace (16-4), the No. 2 seed and an at-large selection from the Northeast 10 Conference, in second-round action on Saturday, May 10, in Pleasantville.

Dominican is ranked No. 22, a season high, in the latest national Division II coaches poll.

The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is celebrating the 20^th anniversary of its affiliation with NCAA Division II. Conference institutions compete for championships in 18 sports – eight for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 12 members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.