1985 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

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1985 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 1985
Teams4
Finals site Franklin Field
Philadelphia, PA
Champions New Hampshire (1st title)
Runner-up Maryland (2nd title game)
Attendance1,157 finals
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
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The 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during May 1985. [1]

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The New Hampshire Wildcats won their first championship by defeating the Maryland Terrapins in the final, 6–5.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Anysia Fedec, from Maryland, with 8 goals. The Most Outstanding Player trophy would not be awarded again until 1998.

Qualification

With the addition of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship this year, only NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. In turn, only 4 teams contested this tournament, a decrease from the 12 teams who participated each of the previous two years.

TeamAppearanceLast BidRecord
Maryland 3rd 1984 14-1
New Hampshire 2nd 1984 9-3
Penn State 3rd 1984 14-3
Temple 3rd 1984 17-0

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsFinals
Franklin Field
Philadelphia, PA
      
New Hampshire7
Temple 3
New Hampshire6
Maryland 5
Maryland (3OT) 12
Penn State 11

Tournament outstanding players

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References

  1. "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 11, 2015.