1981 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship
The 1981 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship was the first annual NCAA-sponsored tournament to determine the top Division III women's college field hockey team in the United States.[1]
| Country |  |
|---|---|
| Teams | 6 |
| Champions | Trenton State 1st title |
| Runners-up | Franklin & Marshall 1st title match |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 16 (3.2 per match) |
1982 → | |
The semifinals and championship of the inaugural event were played at Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts.
Trenton State (now TCNJ) defeated Franklin & Marshall in the final, 2–0, to win their first national title.
Qualified teams
- Six teams qualified for the inaugural tournament.
| Team | Record | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | 9–5–1 | 1st |
| Franklin & Marshall | 8–5–1 | 1st |
| Frostburg State | 7–3–3 | 1st |
| Trenton State | 13–0–2 | 1st |
| Westfield State | 9–4–3 | 1st |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 20–3–0 | 1st |
Bracket
| Opening Round November 14, 1981 Campus sites |
Semifinals November 20, 1981 Westfield, MA |
Championship November 21, 1981 Westfield, MA | |||||||||||
| Trenton State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Westfield State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Westfield State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| * | Frostburg State | 1 | |||||||||||
| Trenton State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Franklin & Marshall | 0 | ||||||||||||
| * | Elizabethtown | 2 | |||||||||||
| UW–Stevens Point | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Elizabethtown | 0 | Third-place | |||||||||||
| Franklin & Marshall | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Westfield State (2OT) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Elizabethtown | 2 | ||||||||||||
References
- "NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship History" (PDF). Ncaa.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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