NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship
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| Founded | 1981 |
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| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions | East Stroudsburg (1) |
| Most successful club(s) | Bloomsburg (13) |
| Television broadcasters | ESPNU |
| Website | NCAA.com |
 2015 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship | |
The NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is an annual single-elimination tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of women's Division II collegiate field hockey in the United States. The tournament was held from 1981 and 1983, discontinued from 1984 and 1991, was re-instated in 1992, and has been held every year since.[1]
Between 1984 and 1991, when the Division II tournament was not held, Division II teams competed in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship.
The most successful team are the Bloomsburg Huskies, with thirteen titles. The East Stroudsburg Warriors are the current champions, winning the 2015 title against Merrimack.[2]
Teams from Pennsylvania have historically dominated the tournament. In every year that small college championships have been conducted (AIAW: 1979 to 1981, NCAA: 1981 to 2012), one or more teams from Pennsylvania have played in either or both Division II and Division III national title games, winning 29 of 38 such games.
Format
Currently, 6 teams compete in each national championship tournament. The first round is typically played on the campus of the higher-seeded teams. The semifinal and championship rounds are held at a pre-determined site. The 2014 finals were hosted by the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.
Results
| NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship | ||||||
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| Year | Site (Host Team) |
Final Match | ||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | ||||
| 1981 | Misenheimer, NC (Pfeiffer) |
Pfeiffer | 5–3 | Bentley | ||
| 1982 | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) |
Lock Haven | 4–1 | Bloomsburg | ||
| 1983 | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) |
Bloomsburg | 1–0 | Lock Haven | ||
| 1984–1991 | Not held | |||||
| 1992 | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) |
Lock Haven (2) | 3–1 | Bloomsburg | ||
| 1993 | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) |
Bloomsburg (2) | 2–1 (2 OTPS) |
Lock Haven | ||
| 1994 | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) |
Lock Haven (3) | 2–1 | Bloomsburg | ||
| 1995 | Lock Haven (4) | 1–0 | ||||
| 1996 | Bloomsburg (3) | 1–0 | Lock Haven | |||
| 1997 | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) |
Bloomsburg (4) | 2–0 | Kutztown | ||
| 1998 | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) |
Bloomsburg (5) | 4–3 (OT) |
Lock Haven | ||
| 1999 | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) |
Bloomsburg (6) | 2–0 | Bentley | ||
| 2000 | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) |
Lock Haven | 2–0 | |||
| 2001 | Waltham, MA (Bentley) |
Bentley | 4–2 | East Stroudsburg | ||
| 2002 | Lock Haven, PA (Lock Haven) |
Bloomsburg (7) | 5–0 | Bentley | ||
| 2003 | Lowell, MA (UMass Lowell) |
Bloomsburg (8) | 4–1 | UMass Lowell | ||
| 2004 | Bloomsburg (9) | 3–2 (OT) |
Bentley | |||
| 2005 | Shippensburg, PA (Shippensburg) |
UMass Lowell | 2–1 (2OT) |
Bloomsburg | ||
| 2006 | Pensacola, FL | Bloomsburg (10) | 2–1 | Bentley | ||
| 2007 | Lowell, MA (UMass Lowell) |
Bloomsburg (11) | 5–2 | UMass Lowell | ||
| 2008 | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) |
Bloomsburg (12) | 6–2 | |||
| 2009 | North Easton, MA (Stonehill) |
Bloomsburg (13) | 3–2 | |||
| 2010 | Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) |
UMass Lowell (2) | 1–0 | Shippensburg | ||
| 2011 | Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) |
West Chester | 2–1 | UMass Lowell | ||
| 2012 | Lowell, MA (UMass Lowell) |
West Chester (2) | 5–0 | |||
| 2013 | Norfolk, VA (Old Dominion) |
Shippensburg | 2–1 (OT) |
LIU Post | ||
| 2014 | Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) |
Millersville | 1–0 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Bloomsburg, PA (Bloomsburg) |
East Stroudsburg | 1–0 | Merrimack | ||
| 2016 | North Easton, MA (Stonehill) |
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| 2017 | Louisville, KY (Bellarmine) |
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Champions
| School | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg | 13 | 1983, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Lock Haven | 5 | 1982, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000 |
| West Chester | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| UMass Lowell | 2 | 2005, 2010 |
| East Stroudsburg | 1 | 2015 |
| Millersville | 1 | 2014 |
| Shippensburg | 1 | 2013 |
| Bentley | 1 | 2001 |
| Pfeiffer | 1 | 1981 |
See also
- NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
- NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship
- AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Field Hockey Champions
- USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame
References
- ↑ "Division II Field Hockey Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_field_hockey_champs_records/2013/d2/champ.pdf
External links
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