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Santa Clara Earns Top Seed at the WDIA National Championship Tournament

Apr. 20, 2010

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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