INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan women's lacrosse team claimed its fourth-ever NCAA Tournament bid and will travel to South Bend, Ind., to the campus of Notre Dame for the first and second rounds of the tournament as announced Sunday evening (May 5).

U-M will take on Mercer on Friday (May 10) at 4 p.m. in the first round, with the winner to face the winner of No. 7-seeded Notre Dame and Coastal Carolina on Sunday (May 12) at noon.

Michigan is making its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance as it hosted the first and second rounds in 2019 and earned first-round victories in 2022 and 2023. The Wolverines have put together one of the best seasons in program history, ranking as high as No. 2 nationally and earning six wins over ranked opponents, also while posting a perfect 10-0 record on the road and leading the nation in scoring defense.

The Wolverines are joined by four other Big Ten schools in the field of 29: Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Northwestern and Penn State.