The Roanoke women's lacrosse team will travel to Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. this weekend for regional play in the NCAA Division III Championship.

The 12th-ranked Maroons (17-4) will square off against the third-ranked Diplomats (17-3) in the third round at 1 p.m. Saturday. The other regional semifinal matchup will feature No. 4 Tufts (15-3) taking on Denison (15-4) at 4 p.m.

Saturday's winners will meet in the quarterfinal round at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at F&M.

On the tournament's opening weekend in Columbus, Ohio, Roanoke defeated Hope (Mich.) 24-6 in the first round and then claimed a 20-11 victory over host Capital University in the second round. The two victories propelled the Maroons into the regional weekend for the first time since 2009.

The Diplomats defeated St. Mary's (Md.) 19-7 in the second round at home on Sunday. Tufts recorded a 15-11 road victory over No. 10 The College of New Jersey, while Denison advanced courtesy of a 13-6 home win against Scranton.

Roanoke and F&M squared off in the second round of the 2023 NCAA tournament, also in Lancaster. The Diplomats built up a big lead and held off a late Maroons' rally to claim a 16-14 victory.

The winner of Sunday's regional final will head to Salem for the national semifinals. Roanoke will play host to the Division III semifinal and championship games at Donald J. Kerr Stadium on May 24 and 26.