1997 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | United States | ||
| City | Storrs, Connecticut | ||
| Dates | November 15–23, 1997 | ||
| Venue | Sherman Family Sports Complex | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | North Carolina (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up | Old Dominion (10th title game) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 11 | ||
| Goals scored | 64 (5.82 per match) | ||
| |||
The 1997 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament was the 17th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States.
North Carolina won their third championship, defeating Old Dominion in the final, 3–2.[1]
The championship rounds were held at the Sherman Family Sports Complex on the main campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.
Qualifying
Bracket
| First round November 15 Campus sites | Second round November 16 Campus sites | Semifinals November 21 Storrs, CT | Championship November 23 Storrs, CT | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Maryland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
- * indicates overtime period
- † indicates penalty shoot-out
See also
- 1997 NCAA Division II field hockey tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division III field hockey tournament
References
- ^ "1997 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2013.