The 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during May 1985.
The New Hampshire Wildcats won their first championship by defeating the Maryland Terrapins in the final, 6–5.
The leading scorer for the tournament was Anysia Fedec, from Maryland, with 8 goals. The Most Outstanding Player trophy would not be awarded again until 1998.
Qualification With the addition of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship this year, only NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. In turn, only 4 teams contested this tournament, a decrease from the 12 teams who participated each of the previous two years.
Team Appearance Last Bid RecordMaryland3rd198414-1New Hampshire2nd19849-3Penn State3rd198414-3Temple3rd198417-0
Tournament bracket
Tournament outstanding players Karen Trudel, Maryland Trudy Stumpf, Maryland Sandy Vander-Heyden, New Hampshire
See also NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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