1989 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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1989 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1989
Teams12
Final positions
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(7th title, 8th College Cup)
Runner-up Colorado College Tigers
(2nd title match, 3rd College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored40 (3.64 per match)
Attendance8,112 (737 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Shannon Higgins, UNC (3)
Best player Kristine Lilly, UNC (Offensive)
Tracey Bates, UNC (Defensive)
All statistics correct as of 5/1/2015.
  1988
1990  

The 1989 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the eighth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was played again at Method Road Soccer Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina during December 1989. [1]

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North Carolina defeated Colorado College in the final, 2–0, to win their seventh national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 24–0–1. This was the fourth of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994). It was also part of the Tar Heels' ten-year unbeaten streak that ran from the 1984 championship game all the way until the 1994 season.

The most outstanding offensive player was Kristine Lilly from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Tracey Bates, also from North Carolina. Shannon Higgins, also from North Carolina, was the tournament's leading scorer (3 goals, 4 assists).

Qualification

After the establishment of the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship in 1988, only Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. Nonetheless, the tournament field remained fixed at 12 teams.

TeamAppearancePreviousRecord
UC Santa Barbara 6th 1988 15-2-1
Colorado College 6th 1988 14-3
Connecticut 8th 1988 14-2-2
George Mason 7th 1988 11-6-1
Hartford 1stNone16-3
Massachusetts 8th 1988 11-3-4
North Carolina 8th 1988 21-0-1
NC State 5th 1988 13-7-2
Santa Clara 1stNone13-4
Virginia 3rd 1988 16-4
William & Mary 6th 1988 14-3-2
Wisconsin 3rd 1988 14-4

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinals
(Women's College Cup)
Method Road Soccer Stadium
Raleigh, North Carolina
Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Method Road Soccer Stadium
Raleigh, North Carolina
            
North Carolina9
Hartford 0
Hartford (2OT, PK) 3
Connecticut 2
North Carolina2
NC State 0
William & Mary 1
NC State2
NC State3
George Mason 0
North Carolina2
Colorado College 0
Santa Clara2
UC Santa Barbara 1
UC Santa Barbara1
Wisconsin 0
Santa Clara 0
Colorado College2
Colorado College5
Massachusetts 2
Massachusetts2
Virginia 1

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References

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