1979 AIAW Division I field hockey tournament

The 1979 Division I AIAW-USFHA field hockey tournament was the fifth annual single-elimination tournament joint hosted by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and the United States Field Hockey Association to determine the national champion of women's collegiate field hockey among their Division I members in the United States, the culmination of the 1979 AIAW Division I field hockey season.^[1]

1979 AIAW-USFHA Division I field hockey tournament

Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	Princeton, New Jersey
Teams	16
Venue(s)	Princeton University
Final positions
Champions	Long Beach State (1st title)
Runner-up	Penn State
Third place	Maryland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	83 (3.07 per match)
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Long Beach State won its first AIAW national title, defeating Penn State in the final, 2–0.

The tournament was played at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.

Bracket

Championship

	First round				Second round				Semifinals				Championship
	Penn State	3
	Princeton	0
					Penn State	1
					William & Mary	0
	Oregon	0
	William & Mary	2
									Penn State	3*
									Massachusetts	2
	San Jose State	0
	Saint Louis	3
					Saint Louis	1
					Massachusetts	3
	Massachusetts	3
	Michigan State	2
													Penn State	0
													Long Beach State	2
	Long Beach State	3
	Springfield	1
					Long Beach State	2
					Davis & Elkins	1
	Davis & Elkins	3
	Iowa	0
									Long Beach State	2*
									Maryland	1
	Stanford	0											Third place
	Ursinus	2
					Ursinus	0							Massachusetts	0
					Maryland	1**							Maryland	2
	Maryland	4
	Washington State	0

Consolation

	Consolation first round				Consolation quarterfinals				Consolation semifinals				Fifth place
					William & Mary	4
					Springfield	0
	Springfield	4*
	Iowa	3
									William & Mary	1
									Saint Louis	0
					Saint Louis	2
					Stanford	1
	Stanford	3
	Washington State	1
													William & Mary	1
													Princeton	0
					Davis & Elkins	2
					Princeton	3*
	Princeton	1
	Oregon	0
									Princeton	3
									San Jose State	1
					Ursinus	1
					San Jose State	2
	San Jose State	3
	Michigan State	0

• * indicates an overtime period

See also

• 1979 AIAW Division II field hockey tournament
• 1979 AIAW Division III field hockey tournament