1981 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

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1981 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
City Flag of Connecticut.svg Storrs, Connecticut
DatesNovember 14–22, 1981
Teams6
Venue(s) Memorial Stadium
Final positions
Champions Connecticut (1st title)
Runner-up Massachusetts (1st title game)
Third place Old Dominion
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored15 (3 per match)
1980 (AIAW) (previous)(next) 1982

The 1981 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the first annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among its Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1981 NCAA Division I field hockey season.

Contents

Connecticut won the first championship, defeating the Massachusetts in the final, 4–1. [1]

The tournament finals were played at Memorial Stadium at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut from November 14–22.

Qualifying

TeamRecordAppearance
Connecticut 10–2–41st
Long Beach State 8–1–21st
Massachusetts 16–0–21st
Old Dominion 12–1–21st
Purdue 12–5–51st
San Jose State 8–1–11st

Bracket

First round
November 14
Semifinals
November 21
Championship
November 22
      
Massachusetts 1
Long Beach State 0
Long Beach State 2
San Jose State 1
Massachusetts 1
Connecticut4
Old Dominion 0 Third place
November 22
Connecticut3
Connecticut (2OT)2Long Beach State 1
Purdue 1 Old Dominion 2

All-tournament team

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References

  1. "DIVISION I FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2023.