1983 NCAA women's soccer tournament

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1983 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams12
Final positions
Champions
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored39 (3.25 per match)
Attendance2,598 (217 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) April Heinrichs, UNC (4)
Best player
All statistics correct as of 4/18/2015.
  1982
1984  

The 1983 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was again played at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida during December 1983. [1]

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North Carolina defeated George Mason in the final, 4–0, to win their second national title. The Tar Heels were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The most outstanding player was Chris Taggert (Massachusetts), the most outstanding offensive player was Lisa Gmitter (George Mason), and the most outstanding defensive player was Sue Cobb (North Carolina). Additionally, a All-Tournament team, consisting of 16 players, was named for the first time this year.

The leading scorer for the tournament was April Heinrichs from North Carolina (4 goals).

Qualification

At the time, there was only one NCAA championship for women's soccer; a Division III title was added in 1986 and a Division II title in 1988. Hence, all NCAA women's soccer programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible for this championship. A total of 12 teams were ultimately invited to contest this tournament.

TeamAppearancePreviousRecord
Boston College 2nd 1982 14-4
Brown 2nd 1982 08-4-1
California 1stNever09-1-3
Cincinnati 1stNever12-1-3
Connecticut 2nd 1982 18-0-1
Cortland State 2nd 1982 15-2-2
George Mason 2nd 1982 13-3-2
Keene State 1stNever12-1-1
Massachusetts 2nd 1982 10-2-3
Missouri–Saint Louis 2nd 1982 ?
North Carolina 2nd 1982 16-1
Princeton 2nd 1982 08-3-2

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsChampionship
(Women's College Cup)
Orlando, Florida
        
Connecticut2
Boston College 0
Boston College2
Princeton 0
Connecticut 1
George Mason2
Cortland State 1
George Mason2
George Mason6
UM–Saint Louis 2
George Mason 0
North Carolina4
Massachusetts1
Brown 0
Brown1
Keene State 0
Massachusetts 0
North Carolina2
Third place
North Carolina5Connecticut 0
California 2 Massachusetts1
California5
Cincinnati 0

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References

  1. "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 17, 2015.