COLUMBUS, Ohio – On Monday morning, the Capital University Women's Lacrosse team learned that they will be heading to the Windy City of Chicago on Saturday. 

Capital secured qualification to the NCAA postseason for the first time in program history after finishing 19-0 and winning both the OAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships. They defeated John Carroll on Saturday night by a final of 22-14 to claim the automatic bid. 

On the NCAA Selection Show that took place at 10:30 a.m. this morning, Capital was announced as having to travel to the University of Chicago for the NCAA First Round. In Chicago, the Comets have been seeded against Hamline University, the recipient of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's automatic bid. Hamline heads to the NCAA Tournament with a 7-7 record overall and defeated Lake Forest in the conference championship game to earn the bid. The winner of the Capital and Hamline contest will square off with the University of Chicago (17-1) in the Second Round on Sunday, May 15th. 

The other side of Capital's bracket features Middlebury (17-1), SUNY Geneseo (14-3), and St. Joseph's of Maine (20-0). Middlebury will serve as the host for those games.  
The full interactive bracket to the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament can be found by clicking here. 

All times for the first and second round games are listed as TBD and will be announced soon. Capital's start time with Hamline will be announced to athletics.capital.edu as soon as we know.