First, it was a Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular-season championship.
Then, it was a Great Midwest Tournament title – and the automatic bid to the NCAA Division II postseason that goes with it.
On Sunday (May 4) night, Ashland University's women's lacrosse team, after the initial conference titles in program history, found out where and against whom it will play its first D-II playoff game – Thursday (May 8) at 3 p.m. vs. Regis at Indianapolis' Key Stadium.
The Eagles are 14-5 (a program-record number of wins in a season), and have won seven in a row and 11 of the last 12. The Rangers are 13-4.
This will be the first-ever meeting in women's lacrosse between Ashland and Regis.
The winner of Thursday afternoon's game will take on the host Greyhounds (13-6) at 3 p.m. on Saturday (May 10) in the tournament's second round.
Ashland is coming off a 20-3 win over Findlay in the 2025 Great Midwest Tournament title game on Saturday (May 3) at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field.
A 24-team tournament, the NCAA Division II postseason will consist of four six-team regionals. The 2025 D-II championship game will be May 24 at 5 p.m. at Kerr Stadium in Salem, Va..
In the Midwest Region, automatic qualifiers come from each of three conferences – the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, Great Lakes Valley Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The other three spots come from at-large selections.
