Salem, VA - For the seventeenth time since 2004, the Adelphi University women's lacrosse program will play in an NCAA Division II Semifinal Contest, taking on no. 3 Slippery Rock on Thursday, May 22.
2025 marks the second consecutive appearance for Head Coach
Pat McCabe and his squad at the Final Four. Adelphi advanced to the Championship game last year after defeating East Stroudsburg in the national semifinal. The Panthers managed to defeat Pace University in both years in the quarterfinal matchup to advance to the next round.
This year's semifinal field is composed of the last five national champions in Adelphi, 2019; Indianapolis, 2022; and Tampa, 2024.
Adelphi has made it to the finals 11 times, only losing twice (2016 and 2024) and lost in the semifinals on five different occasions. McCabe won his first title with Adelphi in 2015 at the same stadium where this year's Final Four will be played. Since then, he has two additional titles - in 2017 (Bloomsburg, Pa) and 2019 (Allendale, MI).
This years squad boasts three IWLCA All-Americans, led by Adelphi's point leader
Ashley Kolomechuk as a First Team honoree. Northeast 10 Defensive Player of the Year
Sonny Lionetti was recognized on the second team and
Rita Sefransky rounded out the trio with Third Team honors - and the first of her career.
The Panthers are top-10 in points per game (8th) and assists per game (5th) nationally while Tampa holds the fifth best scoring offense and is fourth in scoring margin. Indianapolis is ranked third in clearing percentage across the D2 ranks.
GAME INFORMATION
SCOUTING SLIPPERY ROCK
This is the first appearance in the NCAA tournament for Slippery Rock who advanced to the Final Four after taking down undefeated West Chester in the Atlantic Region final. Slippery Rock is trying to end a national title drought for the Atlantic Region that dates back to 2008 when West Chester won its second title.
The Rock are inside the top-10 in several statistical categories, including caused turnovers per game (7th), scoring defense (8th), and shots per game (8th). Slippery Rock closed the regular season ranked seventh the USA Lacrosse Magazine national poll and No. 12 in the IWLCA coaches poll.
The game will be the second of two semifinals played at Kerr Stadium with opening draw scheduled for 7:30 p.m.. The first matchup features no. 1 University of Tampa and no. 4 University of Indianapolis.
