1983 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship

1983 NCAA Division I Women's
Lacrosse Championship
Dates May 1983
Teams 12
Finals site Franklin Field
Philadelphia, PA
Champions Delaware (1st title)
Runner-up Temple (1st title game)
MOP Karen Emas, Delaware
Attendance 2,880 finals
NCAA Division I Women's Championships
«1982 1984»

The 1983 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship was the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship of NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during May 1983.[1]

The Delaware Blue Hens won their first championship by defeating the Temple Owls in the final, 10–7.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Karen Emas, from Delaware, with 14 goals. Emas was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Qualification

Until 1985, there was only one NCAA championship; a Division III title was added in 1985 and a Division II title in 2001. Hence, all NCAA women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. A total of 12 teams were invited to contest the tournament, expanding on the 2 teams from the previous year. Eleven teams made their debuts in the NCAA tournament this year.

Team Appearance Last Bid
Dartmouth 1st Never
Delaware 1st Never
Harvard 1st Never
Loyola (MD) 1st Never
Maryland 1st Never
Massachusetts 2nd 1982
Northwestern 1st Never
Penn 1st Never
Penn State 1st Never
Princeton 1st Never
Temple 1st Never
William & Mary 1st Never

Tournament bracket

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Franklin Field
Philadelphia, PA
                                     
 Princeton 12  
 Dartmouth 10  
   Temple 16  
     Princeton 6  
      
        
   Temple 10  
   Massachusetts 4  
 Harvard 9  
 Northwestern 4  
   Massachusetts 7
     Harvard 6  
      
        
   Temple 7
   Delaware 10
 Delaware 11  
 William & Mary 7  
   Maryland 8 Third place
     Delaware 11  
        Massachusetts 6
          Penn State (OT) 7
   Delaware 7
   Penn State 5  
 Penn 9  
 Loyola (MD) 5  
   Penn State 12
     Penn 2  
      

Tournament outstanding players

See also

References

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