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1981 NCAA Division III field hockey tournament
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NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship 1981 United States 6 Trenton State1st title Franklin & Marshall1st title match 5 16 1982
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.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_field_hockey_champs_records/2016/D3.pdf NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship History Ncaa.com November 14, 2017
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 AppearanceElizabethtown9–5–11stFranklin & Marshall8–5–11stFrostburg State7–3–31stTrenton State13–0–21stWestfield State9–4–31stWisconsin–Stevens Point20–3–01st
Bracket
Opening RoundNovember 14, 1981Campus sites SemifinalsNovember 20, 1981Westfield, MA ChampionshipNovember 21, 1981Westfield, MA Third-place Westfield State 2 * Frostburg State 1 * Elizabethtown 2 UW–Stevens Point 0 Trenton State 2 Westfield State 1 Elizabethtown 0 Franklin & Marshall 1 Trenton State 2 Franklin & Marshall 0 Westfield State (2OT) 3 Elizabethtown 2
See also
NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship
References
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