NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 3, 2026) – Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference champion Wilmington University has been selected as the No. 4 seed from the East Region for the 2026 NCAA Division II Women’s Lacrosse Championship. Fellow CACC finalist Dominican University New York qualified for the tournament on an at-large basis as the East’s No. 5 seed.

The 24-team field for the NCAA D-II Women’s Lacrosse Championship tournament was announced by the NCAA on Sunday night. The selections of the Wildcats, who received the CACC’s automatic qualifier, and the Chargers mark the first time the CACC has placed multiple teams in the field.

Wilmington (18-2) and Dominican (14-4) will face each other in the tournament’s first round. The Wildcats and Chargers will meet on Thursday, May 7, at 2 p.m. on the campus of No. 1 seed Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y. The game will be a rematch of Saturday’s CACC championship final won by the Wildcats, 13-9. Thursday’s winner plays Adelphi (13-4), the Northeast 10 Conference champion, in second-round action on Saturday, May 9, in Garden City.

Dominican is ranked No. 18, and Wilmington received votes, in last week’s USA Lacrosse Magazine national Division II poll.

Founded in 1961, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has been affiliated with NCAA Division II for 20 years. Conference institutions compete for championships in 17 sports – seven for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 11 full members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes 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.