1997 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

1997 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament
Tournament details
Host country United States
City Storrs, Connecticut
DatesNovember 15–23, 1997
VenueSherman Family Sports Complex
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina (4th title)
Runner-upOld Dominion (10th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored64 (5.82 per match)
1996 (previous) (next) 1998

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

  1. ^ "1997 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2013.