1979 AIAW Division I field hockey tournament information
1979 AIAW-USFHA Division I field hockey tournament
Tournament details
Host country
United States
City
Princeton, New Jersey
Teams
16
Venue(s)
Princeton University
Final positions
Champions
Long Beach State (1st title)
Runner-up
Penn State
Third place
Maryland
Tournament statistics
Matches played
27
Goals scored
83 (3.07 per match)
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The 1979 Division I AIAW-USFHA field hockey tournament was the fifth annual single-elimination tournament joint hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and the United States Field Hockey Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among their Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1979 AIAW Division I field hockey season.[1]
Long Beach State won its first AIAW national title, defeating Penn State in the final, 2–0.
The tournament was played at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.
^"AIAW Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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Global Information
United States
Princeton, New Jersey