1990 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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1990 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1990
Teams12
Final positions
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(8th title, 9th College Cup)
Runner-up Connecticut Huskies
(2nd title match, 4th College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored37 (3.36 per match)
Attendance13,131 (1,194 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Kristine Lilly, UNC (4)
Best player Kristine Lilly, UNC (Offensive)
Stacey Blazo, UNC (Defensive)
  1989
1991  

All statistics correct as of 5/2/2015.

The 1990 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the ninth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was played at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina during December 1990. [1]

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North Carolina defeated Connecticut Huskies in the final, 6–0, to win their eighth national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season undefeated, 24–0. This would go on to become the fifth 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 again Kristine Lilly from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Stacey Blazo, also from North Carolina. Lilly was also the tournament's leading scorer (4 goals, 2 assists).

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 12 teams.

TeamAppearancePreviousRecord
UC Santa Barbara 7th 1989 15-1-1
Colorado College 7th 1989 14-2-2
Connecticut 9th 1989 12-7-1
Hartford 2nd 1989 11-6-2
North Carolina 9th 1989 17-1-1
NC State 6th 1989 13-6-1
Santa Clara 2nd 1989 17-0-1
SMU 1stNever14-5-1
Stanford 1stNever15-2-1
Virginia 4th 1989 18-2
William & Mary 7th 1989 12-7-1
Wisconsin 4th 1989 16-1-1

Bracket

First round
Campus sites
Second round
Campus sites
Semifinals
(Women's College Cup)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
            
North Carolina (2OT) 4
NC State 3
NC State2
William & Mary 0
North Carolina2
Colorado College 1
Wisconsin 1
Colorado College2
Colorado College3
SMU 1
North Carolina6
Connecticut 0
Santa Clara2
UC Santa Barbara 0
UC Santa Barbara1
Stanford 0
Santa Clara 1
Connecticut (2OT, PK) 2
Virginia 1
Connecticut2
Connecticut2
Hartford 1

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References

  1. "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 2, 2015.