GREENVILLE, S.C. – The 2026 Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Championship bracket was released on Thursday as Young Harris College will be the top seed.
Young Harris won the regular season title and earned the top seed, going 9-0 in Conference Carolinas games and 12-5 overall. The University Mount Olive earned the second seed after posting an 11-4 overall record and going 8-1 in league games. Both teams receive byes until the semifinals on Thursday, April 23
Belmont Abbey College is the third seed and will face sixth seed Converse University in a quarterfinal on Monday, April 20. The Crusaders finished the regular season with an 11-5 overall record and 8-1 mark in league games while Converse finished 5-4 in the conference and 6-9 overall. The winner will take on Mount Olive in the second semifinal on April 23 at 3:00 p.m.
North Greenville University will be the fourth seed and host fifth seed Emmanuel University on Monday, April 20. The Trailblazers concluded the regular season with a conference record of 6-3 and overall mark of 6-9 while Emmanuel posted records of 6-3 in league games and 8-7 overall. The winner will take on Young Harris in the first semifinal at 12:00 p.m. on April 23.
The championship game will take place on Saturday, April 25 at 1:00 p.m. on the campus of Young Harris College.
The ties for the second, fourth and sixth seeds were all broken based on head-to-head results. Mount Olive defeated Belmont Abbey, North Greenville defeated Emmanuel and Converse defeated Barton College in the regular season.
Fans can watch every game of the tournament live via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network and Hudl at ConferenceCarolinas.com/watch. Information regarding the championship schedule and bracket are available at the links below.
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2026 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Championship
Monday, April 20 - Quarterfinals (Higher Seed Hosts)
No. 4 North Greenville vs. No. 5 Emmanuel (at North Greenville), 6:00 p.m.
No. 3 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 6 Converse (at Belmont Abbey), 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 23 - Semifinals (YHC Lacrosse Field – Young Harris, Ga.)
No. 1 Young Harris vs. No.4/5 winner, 12:00 p.m.
No. 2 Mount Olive vs. No. 3/No. 6 winner, 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 - Final (YHC Lacrosse Field – Young Harris, Ga.)
Semifinal No. 1 Winner vs. Semifinal No. 2 Winner, 1:00 p.m.