The dynasty continued at the 2018 NCAA DII field hockey championship from the Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the third year in a row, Shippensburg is the national champion.
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Final: Shippensburg 1, East Stroudsburg 0 (OT)
The all-PSAC final was dominated by impressive defenses that limited scoring chances and shots most of the game.
In the fourth meeting between the two teams this season, Emily Stauffer scored the championship-winning goal quickly at the start of overtime, with Adrienne Mcgarrigle providing the assist.
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Follow below for a full recap of Saturday's championship game:
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Shippensburg (18-4) | Tara Zollinger | 1-0 (ot) | East Stroudsburg | Pittsburgh |
| 2017 | Shippensburg (17-4) | Tara Zollinger | 4-1 | LIU Post | Louisville |
| 2016 | Shippensburg (20-3) | Bertie Landes | 2-1 | LIU Post | Stonehill |
| 2015 | (18-3) | Sandy Miller | 1-0 | Merrimack | Bloomsburg |
| 2014 | Millersville (20-3) | Shelly Behrens | 1-0 | LIU Post | Louisville |
| 2013 | Shippensburg (20-1) | Bertie Landes | 2-1 (ot) | LIU Post | Old Dominion |
| 2012 | West Chester (20-2) | Amy Cohen | 5-0 | Mass-Lowell | Mass-Lowell |
| 2011 | West Chester (17-4) | Amy Cohen | 2-1 | Mass-Lowell | Bloomsburg |
| 2010 | Mass-Lowell (24-0) | Shannon Hlebichuk | 1-0 | Shippensburg | Bellarmine |
| 2009 | Bloomsburg (22-1) | Jan Hutchinson | 3-2 | Mass-Lowell | Stonehill |
| 2008 | Bloomsburg (23-1) | Jan Hutchinson | 6-2 | Mass-Lowell | Bloomsburg |
| 2007 | Bloomsburg (21-4) | Jan Hutchinson | 5-2 | Mass-Lowell | Mass-Lowell |
| 2006 | Bloomsburg (24-0) | Jan Hutchinson | 1-0 | Bentley | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 2005 | Mass-Lowell (20-3) | Shannon Hlebichuk | 2-1 (2ot)* | Bloomsburg | Shippensburg |
| 2004 | Bloomsburg (21-3) | Jan Hutchinson | 3-2 (ot) | Bentley | Mass-Lowell |
| 2003 | Bloomsburg (22-2) | Jan Hutchinson | 4-1 | Mass-Lowell | Mass-Lowell |
| 2002 | Bloomsburg (21-0) | Jan Hutchinson | 5-0 | Bentley | Lock Haven |
| 2001 | Bentley (22-1) | Kelly McGowan | 4-2 | East Stroudsburg | Bentley |
| 2000 | Lock Haven (21-2) | Pat Rudy | 2-0 | Bentley | Lock Haven |
| 1999 | Bloomsburg (19-0) | Jan Hutchinson | 2-0 | Bentley | Bloomsburg |
| 1998 | Bloomsburg (21-1) | Jan Hutchinson | 4-3 (ot) | Lock Haven | Lock Haven |
| 1997 | Bloomsburg (20-3) | Jan Hutchinson | 2-0 | Kutztown | Bloomsburg |
| 1996 | Bloomsburg (19-2) | Jan Hutchinson | 1-0 | Lock Haven | Lock Haven |
| 1995 | Lock Haven (20-0) | Sharon Taylor | 1-0 | Bloomsburg | Lock Haven |
| 1994 | Lock Haven (18-2) | Sharon Taylor | 2-1 | Bloomsburg | Lock Haven |
| 1993 | Bloomsburg (16-2-1) | Jan Hutchinson | 2-1 (2ot)* | Lock Haven | Bloomsburg |
| 1992 | Lock Haven (15-5-1) | Sharon Taylor | 3-1 | Bloomsburg | Lock Haven |
| 1983 | Bloomsburg (16-2-1) | Jan Hutchinson | 1-0 | Lock Haven | Lock Haven |
| 1982 | Lock Haven (16-1) | Sharon Taylor | 4-1 | Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg |
| 1981 | Pfeiffer (9-4) | Ellen Briggs | 5-3 | Bentley | Pfeiffer |
