The Broncos lost their opportunity at a championship bid last night at the hands of University of Colorado Buffaloes.  The Buffs came out strong and stayed strong throughout the game.  The Broncos led 5-4 at half but the Buffs maintained consiste\ant ball control off of the draw and put forth a solid 60 minute performance that earned them a 12-9 victory and right to play in the WDIA National Championship semifinal matchup.  Congrats to the Buffs on their victory.  The Broncos will face UC Davis in the consolation bracket on Friday.

by Brian Logue | Lacrosse Magazine Online Staff

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Colorado State knocked off defending national champion Virginia Tech Club 14-7 and Colorado rallied for a 9-8 overtime victory against Georgia to highlight the opening day of the 2010 US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates (WDIA) National Championship, presented by Harrow Sports.

Other opening day winners were Santa Clara, Lindenwood, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, Cal Poly and Brigham Young.

CSU, the No. 11 seed, took care of the sixth-seeded Hokies for the second time this season. The Rams won a 14-6 decision over the Hokies in the regular season. Leading the way was junior goalie Annette Greenberg. Greenberg made nine first half saves while allowing just one goal to stake the Rams to a 4-1 halftime lead. Greenberg finished the game with 11 saves.

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The Broncos defeated West Chester University in the first round of the WDIA National Championship Tournament tonight by a score of 13-7.  The Broncos started the game out slow by going down 2-0.  It would take the Broncos nearly 13 minutes before they would find the net off a feed by Gracie Binder to freshman Mayan Zeitlin.  Zeitlin would score her second goal of the game just two minutes later to tie the game at 2-2.  After Zeitlin's two goals to even the match the Broncos eventually settled down and scored the next five straight to take a 7-2 lead going into the half.  The Broncos had many opportunities to find the net early on but West Chester's goalie kept the Broncos on their heels with multiple saves early in the game.  The Broncos eventually went on to win the game by a margin of 13-7 and will now face the University of Colorado in a quarterfinal match up tomorrow night at 8:30 PM.  The Buffs defeated the University of Georgia tonight in an exciting one-goal overtime thriller.

Check back tomorrow for more updates.  Again, follow the Broncos on Twitter or check out Lacrosse Magazine's coverage (link above).

Go Broncos!!!

The annual US Lacrosse WDIA All American awards banquet was held in Scottsdale, AZ this afternoon just prior to the start the National Championship tournament.  Six Broncos received awards at today's event.  Congrats to those receiving awards.

WDIA Player of the Year: Krista Shaw

WDIA Rookie of the Year: Maggie Burke

WDIA Goalie of the Year: Renee Eligio

First Team All American

• Attack: Gracie Binder
• Midfield: Krista Shaw
• Defense: Jamie Staudt
• Goalie: Renee Eligio

Second Team All American

• Midfield: Maggie Burke
• Defense: Ellen Metzger

The Broncos will face West Chester University at 8:30 PM tonight in their first round match up.

The Broncos return to Scottsdale ranked #1 in this year's National Championship Tournament Field.  They begin their tournament play tomorrow night at 8:30 PM (PST) versus #16 West Chester University.  The Broncos received the #1 seed and an automatic bid to this year's tournament after winning the Western Women's Lacrosse League Championship by a score of 12-6 over #3 ranked UC Santa Barabara.  West Chester received its league (East Coast Women's Lacrosse Association) automatic qualifier as well to gain entry to this year's tournament field and were then seeded #16 by the WDIA rankings committee.  This is the Bronco's sixth appearance at the National Championship event while it is West Chester's second.

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Go Broncos!!!

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by David Ely | Special to Lacrosse Magazine Online

After a long regular season filled with plenty of great college club women's lacrosse, it’s finally time to turn our attention to the postseason – WDIA Nationals.

The field of 16 for this year’s tournament May 5-8 in Scottsdale, Ariz., was announced Tuesday, and it looks like the stage is set for some great matchups right off the bat.

There’s a first-round matchup between the last two national champions. There’s the possibility of an all-WWLL semifinal. And there might be the potential for a dark horse to make a run to the finals.

If there’s anything that’s certain, it’s that the games will be close and the competition will be furious. It’s been a wild year already. One-goal games have been the norm, and every team has lost at least one game.

But as is the case with every tournament, there’s the favorite, the must-see matchup and the team that should be wondering why it was left out.

Without further ado...

The Favorite: No. 1 Santa Clara

Yeah, I know. The Broncos are the No. 1 seed. Of course they’re the favorite. But in a year where it’s been tough for teams to distinguish themselves, Santa Clara is the one squad that has separated itself from the field. The Broncos have the most dangerous offensive weapon in the tournament (Krista Shaw), and just recently crush No. 2 Lindenwood and No. 3 Santa Clara.

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from press release

BALTIMORE – Santa Clara and UC Berkeley Club have earned the top seeds for the 2010 US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates (WDIA) National Championships, which will be presented by Harrow Sports. Santa Clara is the top seed in the Division I bracket while UC Berkeley Club is the top seed in the inaugural Division II championship. The tournament will be held May 5-8 at the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Sports Complex.

Santa Clara defeated UC Santa Barbara 12-6 in the Western Women's Lacrosse League (WWLL) championship game on Sunday to complete an 18-1 regular season. The Broncos, who played in the WDIA championship game in 2004, are looking for their first national title and headline the 16-team Division I field.

Lindenwood, the champion of the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse League, is the No. 2 seed and is followed by three other WWLL teams in the top five in the seeding: No. 3 UCSB, No. 4 UC Davis Club and No. 5 Cal Poly.

Defending national champion Virginia Tech earned the No. 6 seed and draws 2008 national champion Colorado State, the No. 11 seed, in the first round of the tournament. Rounding out the field are Brigham Young (No. 7), Georgia (No. 8), Colorado (No. 9), Florida Club (No. 10), Texas (No. 12), Boston College Club (No. 13), Oregon Club (No. 14), Minnesota (No. 15) and West Chester Club (No. 16).

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