1994 NIRSA National Soccer Championship

1994 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
League	NIRSA
Sport	Soccer
Site	University of Texas Austin, Texas
Duration	November 18–20, 1994
Number of teams	7 (men's championship) 8 (women's championship)
Men's Championship Division
Score	2–1
Champion	Purdue (1st title, 1st title game)
Runners-up	Washington State (1st title game)
Season MVP	Michael Rowe (Purdue)
Women's Championship Division
Score	2–0
Champion	Miami (OH) (1st title, 1st title game)
Runners-up	Florida (1st title game)
Season MVP	Corey Manning (Miami (OH))
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The 1994 NIRSA national soccer championship was the 1st NIRSA National Soccer Championships, an annual national championships for United States-based, collegiate club soccer teams organized by NIRSA. It took place at the Whitaker Fields at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas from Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20, 1994. Notably, this tournament is the only one that didn't feature an open division. ^{[1] [2]}

Overview

Men's championship

Purdue and Washington State would face off in the inaugural finals. Prior to this, in the group stage, Washington State would top their group after defeating Texas A&M 6–0 and defeating Texas Tech via forfeit. While Washington State reported beating Oklahoma 6–0, Oklahoma reported the match being a 3–3 draw, and since Washington State didn't receive the lone tournament bye, Oklahoma's report is the one that's assumed actually occurred. It's also assumed that Purdue won all their matches and were the only team to receive a bye to the semifinals.

In the quarterfinals, Washington State would defeat Arapahoe CC 15–0 and Oklahoma would defeat Wichita State 3–2. This is notable because this is the only time Arapahoe CC or Wichita State were mentioned, and since it's known only 7 teams attended, one of these teams were likely added to replace Texas Tech who forfeited their finale against Washington State. It's assumed the team that replaced them was Wichita State because they're closer to Austin than Arapahoe CC and therefore were not mentioned in official qualification/selection statistics. In the semifinals, Purdue would defeat Oklahoma 3–0 in what, presumably, was only their third match of the tournament while Washington State defeated hosts, Texas, 2–1, conceding their first goal of the tournament.

In the finals, Washington State would open the scoring and would take the 1–0 lead into halftime. Purdue would equalize with 14 minutes remaining in the match. Purdue would then take the lead and end up claiming the first NIRSA national championship with a 2–1 win over Washington State. Purdue's Michael Rowe would be named the division's MVP. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Women's championship

Miami (OH) and Florida would face off in the first championship finals. Prior to this, Miami (OH) would win their first three group stage games, first a 2–0 win over the hosts, Texas, then, presumably, a 1–0 win over Purdue and then a dominate 12–0 win over Wichita State. In the group stage finale, Miami (OH) would face Tennessee and would end up losing 3–0, their first loss of the season. Due to this loss, Miami (OH) would claim the second overall seed and would face Purdue in the semifinals while Florida would likely play Tennessee, assumed due to the fact that Tennessee was the only team to beat Miami (OH). In the semifinals, Miami (OH) would defeat Purdue 2–0 to advance to the finals to face Florida who also won their semifinal match. Miami (OH) would defeat Florida 2–0 in the finals and claim the first national title. Miami (OH)'s Corey Manning would be named the tournament's MVP. ^{[3] [6]}

Participating teams

Men's championship

Region	Team	Appearance	Last Bid
III	Purdue	1st	Never
IV	Oklahoma	1st	Never
IV	Texas A&M [lower-alpha 1]	1st	Never
IV	Texas Tech	1st	Never
IV	Texas	1st	Never
V	Arapahoe CC	1st	Never
VI	Washington State	1st	Never

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Women's championship

Region	Team	Appearance	Last Bid
II	Tennessee	1st	Never
II	Florida	1st	Never
III	Purdue	1st	Never
III	Ohio State	1st	Never
IIII	Miami (OH)	1st	Never
IV	Texas	1st	Never
V	Wichita State	1st	Never
?	?	1st	Never

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Group stage

Men's championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Washington State	3	2	1	0	15	3	+12	7	Advanced to quarterfinals
2	Oklahoma	3	2	1	0	12			7
3	Texas A&M	3
4	Texas Tech [lower-alpha 2]	2

Oklahoma v Texas Tech

Fri, November 18	Oklahoma	3–1	Texas Tech	University of Texas Austin, Texas
		Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields

Washington State v Texas A&M

Fri, November 18	Washington State	6–0	Texas A&M	University of Texas Austin, Texas
		Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields

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Oklahoma v Washington State

Fri, November 18	Oklahoma	3–3 [lower-alpha 3]	Washington State	University of Texas Austin, Texas
		Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields
Note: Washington State reported this match as a 6–0 win

Texas Tech v Texas A&M

Fri, November 18	Texas Tech	-	Texas A&M	University of Texas Austin, Texas
				Stadium: Whitaker Fields

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Oklahoma v Texas A&M

Sat, November 19	Oklahoma	6–0	Texas A&M	University of Texas Austin, Texas
		Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields

Washington State v Texas Tech

Sat, November 19	Washington State	6–0	Texas Tech	University of Texas Austin, Texas
		Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields
Note: Texas Tech forfeited the match

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Purdue									Advanced to semifinals
2	Texas									Advanced to quarterfinals
3	Arapahoe CC

Women's championship

Pos	OVR Pos	Group A
		Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	1	Tennessee [lower-alpha 4]	4								Advanced to knockout stage
2	3	Purdue	4
3–4	5–8	Texas	4
		Wichita State	4
Pos	OVR Pos	Group B
		Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	2	Miami (OH)	4	3	0	1	15	3	+12	9	Advanced to knockout stage
2	4	Florida	4
3–4	5–8	Ohio State	4
		Unknown	4

Miami (OH) v Texas

Fri, November 18	Miami (OH)	2–0	Texas	University of Texas Austin, Texas
	Corey Manning	Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields

Purdue v Ohio State

Fri, November 18	Purdue	2–0	Ohio State	University of Texas Austin, Texas
		Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields

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Miami (OH) v Purdue

Fri, November 18	Miami (OH)	1–0	Purdue	University of Texas Austin, Texas
	Emina Zvizdich	Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields

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Miami (OH) v Wichita State

Sat, November 19	Miami (OH)	12–0	Wichita State	University of Texas Austin, Texas
		Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields

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Miami (OH) v Tennessee

Sat, November 19	Miami (OH)	0–3	Tennessee	University of Texas Austin, Texas
		Report		Stadium: Whitaker Fields

Tournament bracket

Men's championship

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					Purdue	3
					Oklahoma	0
	Oklahoma	3
	Wichita State	2
									Purdue	2
									Washington State	1
	Washington State	15
	Arapahoe CC	0
					Washington State	2
					Texas	1
	Texas
	Texas A&M

Women's championship

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Tennessee
	4	Florida
						Florida		0
						Miami (OH)		2
	2	Miami (OH)	2
	3	Purdue	0

All-tournament teams

Men's championship

Name	Team
Michael Rowe [lower-alpha 5]	Purdue
Chris Becker	Purdue
Pat Doyle	Purdue
Joe Kurijiaka	Purdue
Kevin Glasse	Washington State
Mike Loffland	Oklahoma
Juan Strutton	Oklahoma
Scott Bradford	Oklahoma
Mike Segroves	Oklahoma

Women's championship

Name	Team
Corey Manning [lower-alpha 5]	Miami (OH)
Carole Fanning	Miami (OH)
Nancy Marazzi	Miami (OH)
Katie Crowley	Miami (OH)
Tara Lagu	Purdue
Ariel Falk	Purdue

Notes

1. Technically, the team playing represented Texas A&M of Galveston, but since that's a branch college of Texas A&M they are counted as the general Texas A&M
2. Texas Tech forfeited their final match, it's assumed Wichita State replaced them for the quarterfinals
3. Washington State reported the match as a 6–0 win but Oklahoma's report was the one used
4. While not known for sure, it's assumed Tennessee topped the group since they were the only team to beat Miami (OH)
5. Most Valuable Player

References

1. "NIRSA National Soccer Sport Club Championships". The Daily Texan. 1994-11-15. p. 8.
2. "NIRSA Soccer History". NIRSA. Archived from the original on 2006-08-29.
3. Ermitage, Mike (1994-11-30). "Men win national title, women go to semifinals". The Purdue Exponent. p. 16.
4. Sharpe, Stephanie (1994-11-28). "Club team takes second at Nat'ls". The Daily Evergreen. p. 9.
5. Lawson, Carlie (1994-11-25). "Men's soccer takes fourth spot in nation". The Oklahoma Daily . p. 1.
6. Meyers, Jay (1994-12-06). "Women's club soccer captures national title". The Miami Student. p. 20.
7. Sharpe, Stephanie (1994-11-09). "Soccer club rolls to nationals". The Daily Evergreen. pp. 9–10.
8. Ermitage, Mike (1994-11-16). "PU soccer club travels to Texas for nationals". The Purdue Exponent. p. 12.
9. Remsen, Angie (1994-11-15). "UF soccer club going to tourney". The Independent Florida Alligator. p. 14.
10. Reports, Staff (1994-11-10). "Tournament will prepare soccer club for nationals". The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 2024-06-20.