1981 NCAA Division III field hockey tournament

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]

1981 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsTrenton State
1st title
Runner-upFranklin & Marshall
1st title match
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored16 (3.2 per match)
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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

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  • 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

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship History" (PDF). Ncaa.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.