The 1979 Division I AIAW-USFHA field hockey tournament was the fifth annual single-elimination tournament joint hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and the United States Field Hockey Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among their Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1979 AIAW Division I field hockey season.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country |  United States | ||
| City |  Princeton, New Jersey | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Venue(s) | Princeton University | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Long Beach State (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | Penn State | ||
| Third place | Maryland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 83 (3.07 per match) | ||
| |||
Long Beach State won its first AIAW national title, defeating Penn State in the final, 2–0.
The tournament was played at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.
Bracket
editChampionship
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Springfield | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2* | ||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| Ursinus | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ursinus | 0 | Massachusetts | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1** | Maryland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Consolation
edit| Consolation first round | Consolation quarterfinals | Consolation semifinals | Fifth place | ||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Springfield | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Springfield | 4* | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ursinus | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
- * indicates an overtime period
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AIAW Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 8 August 2023.