1989 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

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| Gender = Women's

| Year = 1989

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| Dates = May 1989

| Teams = 6

| FinalsField = John A. Farrell Stadium

| FinalsCity = West Chester, PA

| Champions = Penn State

| TitleCount = 2nd

| RunnerUp = Harvard

| GameCount = 1st

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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.{{cite web|title=Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_lacrosse_champs_records/2013/d1/champs.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}

The Penn State Nittany Lions won their second championship by defeating the Harvard Crimson in the final, 7–8. 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.

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Team

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Harvard

|4th

|1988

|13-0

Lafayette

|2nd

|1988

|16-2

Penn State

|7th

|1988

|17-1

Princeton

|2nd

|1983

|13-2

Temple

|7th

|1988

|13-2

Virginia

|3rd

|1987

|12-4

Tournament bracket

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John A. Farrell Stadium
West Chester, PA

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| RD1-team1= Temple

| RD1-score1= 11

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| RD1-team2= Lafayette

| RD1-score2= 5

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| RD1-team3= Princeton

| RD1-score3= 6

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| RD1-team4= Virginia

| RD1-score4= 5

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| RD2-team1= Penn State

| RD2-score1= 9

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2= Temple

| RD2-score2= 3

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Harvard

| RD2-score3= 7

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4= Princeton

| RD2-score4= 5

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| RD3-team1= Penn State

| RD3-score1= 7

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| RD3-team2= Harvard

| RD3-score2= 6

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Tournament outstanding players

See also

References