2008 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

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2008 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams16
Champions Maryland (6th title)
Runners-up Wake Forest (5th title game)
Matches played15
Goals scored73 (4.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Hilary Moore, Wake Forest (7)
2007
2009

The 2008 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 28th 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 sixth championship, defeating the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the final. [1] The semifinals and championship were hosted by the University of Louisville at Trager Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Championship
Louisville, Kentucky
Trager Stadium
            
Maryland 4
Albany 2
Maryland8
Duke 5
Duke 2
Connecticut 1
Maryland (OT) 2
Iowa 1
Michigan State 3
North Carolina 2
Michigan State 0
Iowa1
Iowa 1
Louisville 0
Maryland4
Wake Forest 2
Syracuse 3
Massachusetts 2
Syracuse (OT) 3
Princeton 2
Princeton 2
Penn State 0
Syracuse 2
Wake Forest (OT) 3
Virginia 2
James Madison 1
Virginia 3
Wake Forest4
Wake Forest 7
American 1

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References

  1. "2008 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved December 10, 2013.