2016 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship

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2016 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Shippensburg (2nd title)
Runner-up LIU Post
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored12 (2.4 per match)
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The 2016 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is the 28th women's collegiate field hockey tournament to determine the top NCAA Division II college field hockey team in the United States. The semifinals and championship match will be played at W.B. Mason Stadium at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts from November 18 to 20, 2016. [1]

Contents

Shippensburg defeated LIU Post, 2–0, in the final, the Raiders' second national title.

Qualified teams

Bracket

First Round
November 12, 2016
Campus sites
Semifinals
November 18, 2016
Easton, MA
Championship
November 20, 2016
Easton, MA
         
E1 LIU Post 1
East Region
E2 Saint Anselm 0
E2 Saint Anselm * 3
E3 Stonehill 1
E1 LIU Post 1
A3 Shippensburg2
A1 Millersville 0
Atlantic Region
A3 Shippensburg1
A2 East Stroudsburg* 1
A3 Shippensburg 2

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References

  1. "2016 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship" (PDF). Ncaa.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. "NCAA DII Field Hockey Committee announces tournament field". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.