Davis and Elkins College Athletics

The 1981 D&E women's field hockey team put together one of the most successful seasons in program history, finishing with a 17-1-1 record and an undefeated regular season under coach Jean Taillman. The Senators captured the Longwood Invitational and Midwest Tournament titles before advancing to the AIAW National Tournament, where they earned a third-place national finish, the highest in program history at the time. D&E opened the tournament with a 1-0 double-overtime victory over the University of Virginia before defeating the University of Iowa, 2-1, to claim third place. Cathy Carney, Sue Lapriore and Norma Wright earned All-Championship Team honors, while Carol Kemmerle was named South Jersey Collegiate Player of the Year.