1997 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

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1997 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Teams12
Final positions
Champions North Carolina (4th title)
Runner-up Old Dominion (10th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored64 (5.82 per match)
  1996
1998  

The 1997 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 17th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their third championship, defeating the Old Dominion in the final [1] The championship rounds were held at the George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex in Storrs, Connecticut on the campus of the University of Connecticut.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Championship
            
Connecticut 1
James Madison 0
North Carolina 4
Connecticut 0
North Carolina4
Princeton 3
Princeton 3
Boston College 2
Maryland 0
Princeton4
North Carolina3
Old Dominion 2
Ball State 5
Northeastern 0
Old Dominion 9
Ball State 3
Old Dominion3
Virginia 2
Penn State 5
Massachusetts 3
Virginia 4
Penn State 2

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References

  1. "1997 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2013.