INDIANAPOLIS I The NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Committee has selected the 46 teams that will compete in the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship, including the Skyline Conference's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 

Thirty-two conferences have been awarded automatic qualification for the championship. One team has been selected from Pool B, which consists of independent institutions and institutions that are members of conferences that do not meet the requirements for automatic qualification. The final thirteen berths are reserved for Pool C, which includes the remaining institutions in conferences with automatic qualification that are not the conference champion plus remaining independents and members of non-qualifying conferences.

Skyline champion USMMA will face Rhodes in the opening round of the NCAAs later this week.  

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Rhodes, the champions of the Southern Athletic Association, finished their regular season and conference tournament with a 14-5 record and an 11-game winning streak.

USMMA (14-2) defeated No. 1 Maritime this past Saturday in the conference final to receive the league's AQ. The two programs finished with idential regular-season conference marks of 7-1, but Maritime captured the No. 1 seed after defeating USMMA, 10-9, in the regular season; the first tiebreaker. 

The championship rematch lived up the billing, with USMMA holding an 8-5 lead at halftime. The visitors took control in the second half on their way to the league crown. 

Now, it's on the NCAAs. Game time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, May 13.

Should USMMA prevail over Rhodes, the Mariners will face host William Smith (18-0) on Sunday, May 14.

William Smith is making its seventh straight NCAA tournament appearance and earned the Liberty League's automatic bid into the field. The winner of Sunday's game will advance to the Sweet 16.