The 1985 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the fifth 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 1985 NCAA Division I field hockey season.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country |  United States | ||
| City |  Norfolk, Virginia | ||
| Dates | November 16–24, 1985 | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Venue(s) | Foreman Field | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Connecticut (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up | Old Dominion | ||
| Third place | Northwestern | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 11 | ||
| Goals scored | 31 (2.82 per match) | ||
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The third-place game returned for this tournament after a one-year absence.
Connecticut won their second championship, defeating three-time defending champions and hosts Old Dominion in the final, 3–2.[1] The championship rounds were held at Foreman Field in Norfolk, Virginia.
Qualifying
edit| Team | Record | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University | 15–2–2 | 1st | Never |
| Connecticut | 16–2 | 5th | 1984 |
| Iowa | 18–3–1 | 4th | 1984 |
| Maryland | 13–6–3 | 1st | Never |
| Massachusetts | 13–4–2 | 5th | 1984 |
| New Hampshire | 12–2–5 | 3rd | 1984 |
| North Carolina | 13–3 | 3rd | 1984 |
| Northwestern | 18–1 | 4th | 1984 |
| Old Dominion | 17–5 | 5th | 1984 |
| Penn State | 16–3–1 | 4th | 1984 |
| Stanford | 9–3–1 | 1st | Never |
| Virginia | 12–6 | 3rd | 1984 |
Bracket
edit| First round November 16 Campus sites | Second round November 17 Campus sites | Semifinals November 23 Norfolk, VA | Championship November 24 Norfolk, VA | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern (3OT, PS) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Evanston, IL regional | |||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk, VA regional | |||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Hampshire | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boston, MA regional | |||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Connecticut | 2 | 1 | Northwestern | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Storrs, CT regional | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | Boston University | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION I FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2023.