The 2015 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 35th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the NCAA, to determine the top Division I college field hockey team in the United States. The semifinals and championship match were played at the Phyllis Ocker Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan from November 20 to 22, 2015. This was the first time Michigan hosted the tournament finals.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
Teams | 18 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Syracuse (1st title) |
Runner-up | North Carolina (16th title match) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 63 (3.71 per match) |
Syracuse defeated North Carolina, 4–2, to win their first national title.[2]
Qualified teams
edit- A total of 18 teams qualified for the 2015 tournament, a decrease of one team from 2014. 10 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments and an additional 8 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.[3]
Automatic qualifiersedit
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At-large qualifiersedit
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Bracket
editPlay-In round November 11, 2015 Campus sites | First round November 14, 2015 Campus sites | Second round November 15, 2015 Campus sites | Semifinals November 20, 2015 Ann Arbor, Michigan Phyllis Ocker Field | Championship November 22, 2015 Ann Arbor, Michigan Phyllis Ocker Field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Syracuse | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Syracuse | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Syracuse | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany (NY) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Syracuse | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston U.* | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston U. | 2 |
All-tournament team
edit- Jess Jecko, Syracuse
- Alyssa Manley, Syracuse
- Alma Fenne, Syracuse
- Zoe Wilson, Syracuse
- Nina Notman, North Carolina
- Malin Evert, North Carolina
- Julia Young, North Carolina
- Roisin Upton, Connecticut
- Karlie Heistand, Connecticut
- Amanda Kim, Duke
- Hannah Barreca, Duke
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ "Syracuse senior breaks the school record on game-sealing assist". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "NCAA DI Field Hockey committee selects championship bracket". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.