1985 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

1985 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
Dates	May 1985
Teams	4
Finals site	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA
Champions	New Hampshire (1st title)
Runner-up	Maryland (2nd title game)
Attendance	1,157 finals
NCAA Division I women's tournaments «1984 1986»

The 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during May 1985.[1]

The New Hampshire Wildcats won their first championship by defeating the Maryland Terrapins in the final, 6–5.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Anysia Fedec, from Maryland, with 8 goals. The Most Outstanding Player trophy would not be awarded again until 1998.

Qualification

With the addition of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship this year, only NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. In turn, only 4 teams contested this tournament, a decrease from the 12 teams who participated each of the previous two years.

Team	Appearance	Last Bid	Record
Maryland	3rd	1984	14-1
New Hampshire	2nd	1984	9-3
Penn State	3rd	1984	14-3
Temple	3rd	1984	17-0

Tournament bracket

	Semifinals					Finals Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA
	New Hampshire		7
	Temple		3
						New Hampshire		6
						Maryland		5
	Maryland (3OT)		12
	Penn State		11

Tournament outstanding players

• Karen Trudel, Maryland
• Trudy Stumpf, Maryland
• Sandy Vander-Heyden, New Hampshire

See also

• NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
• NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship
• 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

References

1. "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 11, 2015.