1989 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship

1989 NCAA Division I Women's
Lacrosse Championship
Dates May 1989
Teams 6
Finals site John A. Farrell Stadium
West Chester, PA
Champions Penn State (2nd title)
Runner-up Harvard (1st title game)
Attendance 2,661 finals
NCAA Division I Women's Championships
ยซ1988 1990ยป

The 1989 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the eighth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at John A. Farrell Stadium in West Chester, Pennsylvania during May 1989. [1]

The Penn State Nittany Lions won their second championship by defeating the Harvard Crimson in the final, 7โ€“8. This was Penn State's fourth consecutive appearance in the tournament final (2 wins, 2 losses).

The leading scorer for the tournament, with 6 goals, was Karen Everling, from Harvard. The Most Outstanding Player trophy was not awarded this year.

Teams

All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. Ultimately, 6 teams were invited to participate in this single-elimination tournament.

Tournament bracket

  First Round     Semifinals     Finals
John A. Farrell Stadium
West Chester, PA
                           
         Penn State 9  
   Temple 11      Temple 3    
   Lafayette 5          Penn State 7
       Harvard 6
         Harvard 7    
   Princeton 6      Princeton 5  
   Virginia 5  

Tournament outstanding players

See also

References

  1. โ†‘ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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