SIDELINE CELLY Home Turf Triumph
June 1, 2026
- Author
- Justin Parker
The 91¿ì²¥ women’s lacrosse team went on a storybook run to capture the Atlantic 10 Conference championship in May.
It’s the first A-10 title for a 91¿ì²¥ women’s team, and the win secured an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, a first for the lacrosse program.
To make it more special, coach Kim Wayne’s Wildcats were crowned champions on their home turf in front of a roaring red and black crowd at 91¿ì²¥ Stadium’s Field 76.
Hosting the A-10 tournament for the first time and seeded fourth in the six-team event, the Wildcats began their postseason with a 13-6 win over No. 5 Saint Joseph’s. Then came a true test, a semifinal matchup with top-seeded and nationally ranked Richmond, a team that beat the Wildcats by nine goals in mid-April. But the tournament rematch was much tighter, and the Wildcats emerged 11-10 thanks to a game-winning goal by eventual tournament MVP Brooke Ross ’27 in the final seconds.
That set up the May 3 championship match against No. 2 VCU, a team that edged the Wildcats by two goals during the regular season. And the Wildcats had their hands full in the final, trailing 5-2 at the intermission. But 91¿ì²¥ took over from there and scored eight unanswered goals, blanking the Rams in the second half, to win it 10-5.
The victory was the team’s 15th of the season, a program record.
This article was originally published in the Spring/Summer 2026 print issue of the 91¿ì²¥ Journal Magazine; for more, please see the 91¿ì²¥ Journal section of our website.
