AIAW field hockey tournament

The AIAW field hockey tournament was an annual tournament hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women between 1975 and 1981 to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among its members programs in the United States. Between 1979 and 1981, separate tournaments were held for the teams falling into the AIAW's three divisions.

Champions Single division Co-sponsored 1975–78 by the United States Field Hockey Association (USFHA) AIAW field hockey tournamentYear StadiumChampionshipChampionScoreRunner-up1975 DetailsHarrisonburg, VAWest Chester State4–3 (2OT)Ursinus 1976 DetailsWest Chester, PAWest Chester State (2)2–0Ursinus1977 DetailsDenver, COWest Chester State (3)1–0Ursinus1978 DetailsEllensburg, WAWest Chester State (4)3–0Delaware

Division I AIAW Division I field hockey tournamentYear StadiumChampionshipChampionScoreRunner-up1979 DetailsPrinceton, NJLong Beach State2–0Penn State1980 DetailsCarbondale, ILPenn State2–1California1981 DetailsBerkeley, CAPenn State (2)5–1Temple

Division II

1979 Southwest Missouri State def. Colgate (New York) 2-0 1980 La Salle (Pennsylvania) def. Southwest Missouri State 3-2 1981 Lock Haven (Pennsylvania) def. Syracuse 2-0

Division III

1979 Shippensburg (Pennsylvania) def. Franklin & Marshall (Pennsylvania) 1-0 1980 Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) def. Hartwick (New York) 1-0 (ps) 1981 Bloomsburg (Pennsylvania) def. Lynchburg (Virginia) 3-2

See also AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Field Hockey Champions NCAA Division I field hockey tournament (began 1981) NCAA Division II field hockey tournament (began 1981) NCAA Division III field hockey tournament (began 1981) USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame

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