2006 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

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2006 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams16
Champions Maryland (5th title)
Runners-up Wake Forest (4th title game)
Matches played15
Goals scored58 (3.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Michelle Kasold, Wake Forest
Lauren Crandall, Wake Forest
2005
2007

The 2006 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 26th 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 Maryland Terrapins won their fifth championship, defeating the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the final. [1] The semifinals and championship were hosted by the Wake Forest University at Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Championship
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Kentner Stadium
            
Wake Forest 4
American 0
Wake Forest3
Virginia 2
Virginia 1
Iowa 0
Wake Forest (2OT) 5
Duke 4
Ohio State (OT) 3
California 1
Ohio State 0
Duke3
Duke (OT) 3
James Madison 2
Wake Forest 0
Maryland1
Princeton (OT) 3
Old Dominion 2
Princeton 0
Connecticut3
Connecticut 3
Boston U. 0
Connecticut 1
Maryland (2OT, PS) 2
Penn State 4
North Carolina 3
Penn State 0
Maryland1
Maryland 4
Richmond 0

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References

  1. "2006 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved December 9, 2013.