2015 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

The 2015 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 35th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the NCAA, to determine the top Division I college field hockey team in the United States. The semifinals and championship match were played at the Phyllis Ocker Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan from November 20 to 22, 2015. This was the first time Michigan hosted the tournament finals.[1]

2015 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams18
Final positions
ChampionsSyracuse (1st title)
Runner-upNorth Carolina (16th title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored63 (3.71 per match)
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Syracuse defeated North Carolina, 4–2, to win their first national title.[2]

Qualified teams

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  • A total of 18 teams qualified for the 2015 tournament, a decrease of one team from 2014. 10 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments and an additional 8 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.[3]

Bracket

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Play-In round
November 11, 2015
Campus sites
First round
November 14, 2015
Campus sites
Second round
November 15, 2015
Campus sites
Semifinals
November 20, 2015
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Phyllis Ocker Field
Championship
November 22, 2015
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Phyllis Ocker Field
               
Massachusetts 1
Kent State 0
1 Syracuse 4
Massachusetts 2
1 Syracuse 5
Princeton 0
Princeton 3
Maryland 1
1 Syracuse 3
4 Connecticut 1
Albany (NY) 1
Boston College 2
Boston College 0
4 Connecticut 1
Louisville 0
4 Connecticut 3
1 Syracuse 4
2 North Carolina 2
3 Virginia 4
Delaware 3
3 Virginia 1
Duke 2
Duke 1
Stanford 0
Duke 0
2 North Carolina 2
Wake Forest 1
Michigan 2
Michigan 0
2 North Carolina 1
Boston U.* 6
Fairfield 1
2 North Carolina 4
Boston U. 2

All-tournament team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  2. ^ "Syracuse senior breaks the school record on game-sealing assist". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  3. ^ "NCAA DI Field Hockey committee selects championship bracket". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.