1983 NCAA women's lacrosse tournament

none August 2023 Women's 1983 May 1983 12 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA Delaware 1st Temple 1st Karen Emas Delaware 2,880 The 1983 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship was the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship of NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during May 1983.Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_lacrosse_champs_records/2013/d1/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org March 11, 2015 The Delaware Blue Hens won their first championship by defeating the Temple Owls in the final, 10–7. The leading scorer for the tournament was Karen Emas, from Delaware, with 14 goals. Emas was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Qualification Until 1985, there was only one NCAA championship; a Division III title was added in 1985 and a Division II title in 2001. Hence, all NCAA women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. A total of 12 teams were invited to contest the tournament, expanding on the 2 teams from the previous year. Eleven teams made their debuts in the NCAA tournament this year. Team Appearance Last Bid RecordDartmouth1stNever8-5Delaware1stNever14-2Harvard1stNever11-3-1Loyola (MD)1stNever7-3-1Maryland1stNever11-2-1Massachusetts2nd198211-1-1Northwestern1stNever8-2Penn1stNever8-4Penn State1stNever12-1Princeton1stNever7-6Temple1stNever11-1-3William & Mary1stNever8-5 Tournament bracket First round Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalsFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA Princeton 12 Dartmouth 10 Harvard 9 Northwestern 4 Delaware 11 William & Mary 7 Penn 9 Loyola (MD) 5 1 Temple 16 Princeton 6 4 Massachusetts 7 Harvard 6 3 Maryland 8 Delaware 11 2 Penn State 12 Penn 2 1 Temple 10 4 Massachusetts 4 Delaware 7 2 Penn State 5 1 Temple 7 Delaware 10 4 Massachusetts 6 2 Penn State (OT) 7 Tournament outstanding players Anne Brooking, Delaware Karen Emas, Delaware (Most Outstanding Player) Missy Meharg, Delaware Linda Schmidt, Delaware Rita Hubneri, Massachusetts Pam Moryl, Massachusetts Carol Progulske, Massachusetts Marsha Florio, Penn State Barb Jordan, Penn State Jane Koffenberger, Penn State Kathleen Barrett Geiger, Temple Marie Schmucker, Temple See also NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship References NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Category:NCAA women's lacrosse tournaments Category:Women's sports in Pennsylvania Category:Lacrosse in Pennsylvania