2012 CONNECTICUT FIELD HOCKEY 23 NCAA Tournament appearances
10 final fours • two national championships (1981, 1985) 23 BIG EAST Championships
NCAA Tournament • 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 90, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11
1974 Team - “The First Team” 1974 (6-1-3) Head Coach / Faye Delmore OPPONENT Central Connecticut at Connecticut College at Barrington Brown Rhode Island Wesleyan Mitchell vs. Bridgeport# vs. Barrington# vs. Fitchburg# #NECFHA Tournament (Andover,
SCORE L, 1-0 W, 4-2 W, 2-1 T, 2-2 T, 3-3 W, 5-0 W, 3-0 W, 1-0 T, 0-0 W, 3-0 MA)
1975 (9-5-0) Head Coach / Diane Wright Opponent Score at Yale W, 3-1 Connecticut College W, 3-0 Harvard W, 3-1 Bridgewater W, 3-0 Westfield W, 1-0 at Brown L, 3-0 at Central Connecticut W, 3-2 at Rhode Island L, 2-1 at Southern Connecticut L, 1-0 Bridgeport W, 4-1 Massachusetts L, 4-0 vs. Northeastern# L, 5-0 vs. St. Lawrence# W, 3-2 vs. Bridgewater# W, 3-2 #EAIAW Tournament (Amherst, MA) 1976 (7-6-1) Head Coach / Diane Wright Opponent Score at Bridgeport W, 7-1 at Yale W, 4-1 Rhode Island W, 4-1 Mt. Holyoke L, 1-0 at Bridgewater W, 2-1 Massachusetts L, 2-1 Smith College W, 3-2 Southern Connecticut T, 2-2 Central Connecticut W, 5-0 at Westfield State W, 3-2 at Springfield College L, 1-0 at Harvard L, 1-0 vs. Southern Connecticut# L, 2-0 vs. SUNY-Brockport# L, 1-0 #EAIAW Tournament (Providence, RI)
Two National Championships
1977 (17-3-3) Head Coach / Diane Wright EAIAW Tournament Champions AIAW National Tournament - 6th Place Opponent Score at Central Connecticut W, 7-1 at Rhode Island W, 2-0 New Hampshire T, 1-1 Harvard W, 1-0 at Brown W, 3-1 Bridgewater T, 1-1 at Smith College W, 4-0 at Southern Connecticut L, 1-0 Springfield T, 3-3 at Mt. Holyoke W, 2-0 Yale W, 2-0 at Massachusetts W, 2-0 Rutgers W, 1-0 Westfield W, 5-0 vs. St. Lawrence# W, 4-0 vs. SUNY-Brockport# W, 3-0 vs. New Hampshire# W, 2-1 (ot) vs. Massachusetts# W, 1-0 vs. Colorado* W, 3-0 vs. San Jose* L, 1-0 (ot) vs. James Madison* W, 2-1 (ot) vs. Massachusetts* W, 1-0 vs. Lock Haven* L, 2-1 #EAIAW Reg Tournament (Cambridge, MA) *AIAW National Tournament (Denver, CO) 1978 (13-6-2) Head Coach / Diane Wright EAIAW Tournament - 3rd Place AIAW National Tournament - 9th Place Opponent Score at West Chester L, 2-1 at Delaware L, 1-0 Rhode Island W, 1-0 at Yale W, 4-1 at New Hampshire L, 2-1 Southern Connecticut W, 5-1 at Bridgewater W, 3-2 Brown W, 6-0 at SUNY-Cortland T, 2-2 vs. Penn State T, 2-2 at Springfield College W, 1-0 Mt. Holyoke W, 2-1 Massachusetts W, 2-1 Hartwick W, 3-0 Southern Connecticut W, 2-0 Rutgers W, 2-1 vs. Springfield College# L, 2-0 vs. Massachusetts# W, 2-1 vs. Davis & Elkins* W, 4-1 vs. Delaware* L, 1-0 vs. Oregon* L, 1-0 (ot) #EAIAW Tournament (Springfield, MA) *AIAW Tournament (Ellensburg, WA)
1983 Team - “NCAA Finalists” 1979 (15-4-0) Head Coach / Diane Wright Date Opponent Score 9/5 Ohio State W, 2-0 9/15 Indiana W, 1-0 9/18 Bridgewater W, 2-0 9/22 Old Dominion W, 7-0 9/23 Delaware W, 3-1 9/25 at Rhode Island W, 2-0 9/27 Yale W, 2-1 9/29 West Chester L, 2-0 10/2 at So. Connecticut W, 5-0 10/6 at Dartmouth W, 3-0 10/9 Massachusetts L, 1-0 10/12 at SUNY-Cortland W, 6-0 10/14 Penn State L, 2-1 10/20 New Hampshire W, 2-1 10/23 Springfield College W, 3-2 10/26 at Mt. Holyoke W, 4-0 10/30 at Harvard W, 4-2 11/7 at Brown W, 3-0 11/15 vs. Bridgewater# L, 2-1 #EAIAW Tournament (Springfield, MA) 1980 (16-4-6) Head Coach / Diane Wright EAIAW Tournament Champions AIAW Tournament - 6th Place Date Opponent Score 9/14 Michigan State W, 6-0 9/17 Harvard W, 3-0 9/20 North Carolina W, 5-0 9/21 Penn State T, 1-1 9/24 at Bridgewater T, 0-0 9/26 at West Chester T, 2-2 9/27 at Delaware T, 2-2 10/1 Southern Connecticut W, 5-0 10/4 Dartmouth W, 2-1 10/8 at Springfield College W, 2-1 10/14 at Yale W, 2-1 10/16 Massachusetts L, 2-1 10/21 Rhode Island T, 1-1 10/24 at Old Dominion W, 3-2 10/25 at William & Mary L, 2-1 10/29 at New Hampshire T, 1-1 11/1 at Rutgers W, 1-0 11/4 Brown W, 6-0 11/7 vs. Dartmouth# W, 3-0 11/8 vs. Massachusetts# W, 2-1 11/9 vs. New Hampshire# W, 2-0 11/19 vs. Old Dominion* W, 3-2 (ot) 11/20 vs. Delaware* L, 4-3 (ot) 11/20 vs. St. Louis* W, 2-1 11/21 vs. Long Beach State* W, 2-1 11/22 vs. Old Dominion* L, 2-0 #EAIAW Tournament (Springfield, MA) *AIAW Tournament (Carbondale, IL)
1981 (15-2-3) Head Coach / Diane Wright NCAA Division I Champions Date Opponent Score 9/12 Virginia W, 4-0 9/13 Delaware W, 2-0 9/19 William & Mary T, 2-2 9/20 Old Dominion L, 4-0 9/24 at Providence W, 2-1 (2ot) 9/26 at Penn State T, 2-2 9/27 at Lock Haven L, 3-1 10/3 at Dartmouth W, 5-0 10/6 Springfield College W, 2-0 10/13 Yale W, 2-0 10/17 at Rhode Island W, 4-0 10/22 at Southern Connecticut W, 5-1 10/27 New Hampshire W, 2-0 10/31 Rutgers W, 5-1 11/3 at Brown W, 1-0 11/7 at Massachusetts T, 1-1 11/10 Boston College W, 10-0 11/15 vs. Purdue# W, 2-1 (2ot) 11/21 vs. Old Dominion* W, 3-0 11/22 vs. Massachusetts** W, 4-1 #NCAA First Round (Storrs, CT) *NCAA Semifinals (Storrs, CT) **NCAA Championships (Storrs, CT) 1982 (18-3-0) Head Coach / Diane Wright NCAA Tournament Finalists Date Opponent Score 9/8 Boston University W, 5-0 9/11 Vermont W, 5-0 9/12 North Carolina W, 6-0 9/14 at Boston College W, 6-0 9/18 at Delaware W, 4-3 (2ot) 9/19 at West Chester W, 3-2 (2ot) 9/23 Providence W, 8-0 9/30 Rhode Island W, 7-1 10/2 Dartmouth W, 1-0 10/5 at Springfield College L, 2-1 10/7 at Harvard W, 3-1 10/16 Penn State W, 1-0 10/22 at William & Mary W, 2-0 10/23 at Old Dominion L, 1-0 10/27 at New Hampshire W, 2-1 (ot) 11/2 Brown W, 6-0 11/6 Massachusetts W, 2-0 11/9 Northeastern W, 4-0 11/14 vs. Iowa# W, 3-2 (2ot) 11/20 vs. Delaware* W, 2-0 11/21 vs. Old Dominion** L, 3-2 #NCAA Quarterfinals (Storrs, CT) *NCAA Semifinals (Philadelphia, PA) **NCAA Championships (Philadelphia, PA)
Year-by-Year Results