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1996 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament

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1996 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina (3rd title)
Runner-upPrinceton (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored61 (5.55 per match)
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The 1996 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 16th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their third championship, defeating the Princeton Tigers in the final.[1] The championship rounds were held at the Boston College Field Hockey Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts on the campus of Boston College.

Bracket

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First round Second round Semifinals Championship
            
Virginia 4
Duke 1
North Carolina 2
Virginia 1
North Carolina 2
Northeastern 1
Northeastern 3
Massachusetts 0
Connecticut 1
Northeastern 3
North Carolina 3
Princeton 0
Maryland 3
Penn State 1
Old Dominion 7
Maryland 4
Old Dominion 3
Princeton (OT) 4
Princeton 5
Boston U. 4
Iowa 4
Princeton (OT) 5

References

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  1. ^ "1995 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2013.