1991 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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1991 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1991
Teams12
Final positions
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(9th title, 10th College Cup)
Runner-up Wisconsin Badgers
(1st title match, 2nd College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored32 (2.91 per match)
Attendance12,004 (1,091 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Pam Kalinoski, UNC (3)
Best player Pam Kalinoski, UNC (Offensive)
Tisha Venturini, UNC (Defensive)
All statistics correct as of 5/7/2015.
  1990
1992  

The 1991 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 10th 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 1991. [1]

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North Carolina defeated Wisconsin Badgers in the final, 3–1, to win their ninth national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels again finished the season undefeated, 25–0. This would go on to become the sixth of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994). It also comprised the Tar Heels' ten-year unbeaten streak that ran from the 1984 final all the way until the 1994 season.

The most outstanding offensive player was again Pam Kalinoski from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Tisha Venturini, also from North Carolina. Kalinoski was also the tournament's leading scorer (3 goals, 3 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 8th 1990 12-6
Central Florida 5th 1988 10-4-1
Colorado College 8th 1990 16-2
Connecticut 10th 1990 15-4
Hartford 3rd 1990 13-6
Massachusetts 9th 1989 14-4
North Carolina 10th 1990 21-0
NC State 7th 1990 17-4
Santa Clara 3rd 1990 10-5
Stanford 2nd 1990 16-1
Virginia 5th 1990 13-4-3
Wisconsin 5th 1990 15-2

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsChampionship
(Women's College Cup)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
            
North Carolina4
NC State 1
NC State4
Central Florida 0
North Carolina5
Virginia 1
Virginia2
Connecticut 0
Connecticut1
Massachusetts 0
North Carolina3
Wisconsin 1
Wisconsin1
Hartford 0
Hartford4
UC Santa Barbara 0
Wisconsin1
Colorado College 0
Colorado College (3OT) 1
Stanford 0
Stanford (OT) 2
Santa Clara 1

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References

  1. "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 7, 2015.