1978 AIAW field hockey tournament

1978 AIAW-USFHA field hockey tournament

Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	Ellensburg, Washington
Dates	November 21–24, 1978
Teams	16
Venue(s)	Central Washington University
Final positions
Champions	West Chester State (4th title)
Runner-up	Delaware
Third place	San Jose State
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	93 (3.44 per match)
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The 1978 AIAW-USFHA field hockey tournament was the fourth 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 members in the United States, the culmination of the 1978 AIAW field hockey season.[1]

Bracket

Championship

	First round				Second round				Semifinals				Championship
	Central Washington	0
	West Chester State	13
					West Chester State	2
					Virginia	1
	Oregon	1
	Virginia	3
									West Chester State	1
									San Jose State	0
	Dartmouth	1
	Saint Louis	0
					Dartmouth	0
					San Jose State	2
	Arizona	0
	San Jose State	3
													West Chester State	3
													Delaware	0
	Delaware	2
	Long Beach State	0
					Delaware	1
					Connecticut	0
	Connecticut	4
	Davis & Elkins	1
									Delaware	2
									Massachusetts	0
	Massachusetts	4											Third place
	Southern Illinois	3
					Massachusetts	1							San Jose State	2
					Temple	0							Massachusetts	0
	Oklahoma State	0
	Temple	2

Consolation

	Consolation first round				Consolation quarterfinals				Consolation semifinals				Fifth place
					Virginia	0
					Long Beach State	1
	Long Beach State	5
	Davis & Elkins	2
									Long Beach State	0
									Southern Illinois	4
	Southern Illinois	5
	Oklahoma State	0
					Southern Illinois	2
					Dartmouth	1
													Southern Illinois	1
													Saint Louis	2
					Connecticut	0
					Oregon	1
	Central Washington	0
	Oregon	4
									Oregon	0
									Saint Louis	2
	Saint Louis	4
	Arizona	0
					Saint Louis	4
					Temple	3

• † indicates team won on penetration time

References

1. "AIAW Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 1 August 2023.