1981 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
Tournament details | |||
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Host country | ![]() | ||
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Dates | November 14–22, 1981 | ||
Teams | 6 | ||
Venue(s) | Memorial Stadium | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Connecticut (1st title) | ||
Runner-up | Massachusetts (1st title game) | ||
Third place | Old Dominion | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 5 | ||
Goals scored | 15 (3 per match) | ||
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The 1981 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the first annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among its Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1981 NCAA Division I field hockey season.
Connecticut won the first championship, defeating the Massachusetts in the final, 4–1.[1]
The tournament finals were played at Memorial Stadium at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut from November 14–22.
Qualifying
Team | Record | Appearance |
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Connecticut | 10–2–4 | 1st |
Long Beach State | 8–1–2 | 1st |
Massachusetts | 16–0–2 | 1st |
Old Dominion | 12–1–2 | 1st |
Purdue | 12–5–5 | 1st |
San Jose State | 8–1–1 | 1st |
Bracket
First round November 14 | Semifinals November 21 | Championship November 22 | |||||||||
Massachusetts | 1 | ||||||||||
Long Beach State | 0 | ||||||||||
Long Beach State | 2 | ||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||
Massachusetts | 1 | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 4 | ||||||||||
Old Dominion | 0 | Third place November 22 | |||||||||
Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||
Connecticut (2OT) | 2 | Long Beach State | 1 | ||||||||
Purdue | 1 | Old Dominion | 2 |
All-tournament team
- Sue Caples, Massachusetts
- Tish Stevens, Massachusetts
- Judy Strong, Massachusetts
See also
- 1981 AIAW Division I field hockey tournament
- 1981 NCAA Division II field hockey tournament
- 1981 NCAA Division III field hockey tournament
References
- ^ "DIVISION I FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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