1994 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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1994 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1994
Teams24
Final positions
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(12th title, 13th College Cup)
Runner-up Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(1st title match, 1st College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored77 (3.35 per match)
Attendance28,251 (1,228 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Tiffeny Milbrett, Portland (5)
Best player Tisha Venturini, UNC (Offensive)
Staci Wilson, UNC (Defensive)
←  1993
1995  →

All statistics correct as of 5/21/2015.

The 1994 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Merlo Field in Portland, Oregon during December 1994. [1]

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North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 5–0, to win their 12th national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 25–1–1. Nonetheless, this was UNC's first season with a loss since 1985. This would go on to become the ninth of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994).

The most outstanding offensive player was Tisha Venturini from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Staci Wilson, also from North Carolina. Venturini and Wilson, along with twelve other players, were named to the All-tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorers were Angela Kelly (North Carolina), with 4 goals and 3 assists, and Tiffeny Milbrett (Portland), with 5 goals and 1 assist.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded for the second consecutive year, increasing from 16 to 24 teams.

Teams

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Brown Ivy League Automatic10-4-1
Cincinnati Great Midwest Automatic15-4-2
Clemson ACC At-large15-4
Connecticut Big East At-large17-3
Dartmouth Ivy League At-large11-3-1
Duke ACC At-large16-4-1
George Mason CAA At-large15-2-2
Hartford North Atlantic Automatic15-3-1
Harvard Ivy League At-large09-3-3
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic15-5
NC State ACC At-large10-8-4
North Carolina ACC Automatic21-1-1
Notre Dame Midwestern Collegiate Automatic20-0-1
Oregon State Pac-10 At-large13-4
Portland West Coast Automatic14-5
Saint Mary's West Coast At-large11-7-1
Santa Clara West Coast At-large14-4-1
Stanford Pac-10 At-large16-1-1
Vanderbilt SEC Automatic16-3
Virginia ACC At-large13-4-3
Washington Pac-10 At-large12-6-1
Washington State Pac-10 At-large11-6-1
William & Mary CAA Automatic16-3
Wisconsin Big Ten Automatic16-5

Bracket

First roundRegional semifinalsRegional FinalsSemifinals
(Women's College Cup)
Merlo Field
Portland, Oregon 		Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Merlo Field
Portland, Oregon
               
Notre Dame 3
George Mason 2
George Mason 3
Virginia 0
Notre Dame2
William & Mary 1
Washington State 3
Wisconsin 1
William & Mary 4
Washington State 0
Notre Dame1
Portland 0
Portland 6
St. Mary's (CA) 2
St. Mary's (CA) 2
Santa Clara 0
Portland (3OT) 2
Stanford 1
Washington 3
Oregon State 0
Stanford (2OT, PK) 0(6)
Washington 0(5)
Notre Dame 0
North Carolina5
Connecticut 1
Brown 0
Brown 2
Dartmouth 1
Connecticut (3OT) 2
Hartford 1
Massachusetts 3
Harvard 0
Hartford 2
Massachusetts 1
Connecticut 0
North Carolina3
Duke 2
Vanderbilt 1
Vanderbilt (3OT) 3
Cincinnati 2
Duke 1
North Carolina3
NC State (4OT, PK) 1(5)
Clemson 1(4)
North Carolina 4
NC State 2

All-tournament team

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References

  1. ↑ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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