1996 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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1996 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1996
Teams32
Final positions
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(13th title, 15th College Cup)
Runner-up Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(3rd title match, 3rd College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored114 (3.68 per match)
Attendance53,322 (1,720 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Danielle Fotopoulous, Florida (5)
Amy Van Laacke, Notre Dame (5)
Best player Debbie Keller, UNC (Offensive)
Nel Fettig, UNC (Defensive)
←  1995
1997  →

All statistics correct as of 5/23/2015.

The 1996 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 15th 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 Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California during December 1996. [1]

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North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 1–0 (in two overtimes), to win their thirteenth national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 27–0–1. North Carolina returned to the championship after appearing in all thirteen finals prior to 1995.

The most outstanding offensive player was Debbie Keller from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Nel Fettig, also from North Carolina. Keller and Fettig, along with eleven other players, were named to the All-tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorers, with 5 goals each, were Danielle Fotopoulous from Florida and Amy Van Laacke from Notre Dame.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded again, increasing from 24 to 32 teams, and for the third time in the previous five years.

Eleven conferences sent automatic bids to the tournament, accompanied by twenty-one at-large bids.

Records

North Carolina Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Clemson ACC At-large15–6–1
Florida SEC Automatic20–2
James Madison CAA At-large14–4–2
NC State ACC At-large11–8–1
North Carolina ACC Automatic20–1
UNC Greensboro Big South Automatic16–5–1
Wake Forest ACC At-large13–7
William & Mary CAA Automatic14–8
Santa Clara Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Connecticut Big East At-large20–2
Dartmouth Ivy League At-large12–3–1
George Mason CAA At-large14–6–2
Harvard Ivy League Automatic15–1
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic15–4–1
Penn State Big Ten At-large14–4–2
Santa Clara West Coast At-large15–3–2
Stanford Pac-10 Automatic12–8
Portland Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Duke ACC At-large09–9–3
Kentucky SEC At-large13–5–2
Minnesota Big Ten At-large13–6
Nebraska Big 12 Automatic21–0
Portland West Coast Automatic16–0–2
Vanderbilt SEC At-large11–8–1
Virginia ACC At-large12–6–2
Washington Pac-10 At-large12–7
Notre Dame Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
George Washington Atlantic 10 At-large10–6–4
Indiana Big Ten Automatic11–10
Maryland ACC At-large17–4–2
Northwestern Big Ten At-large13–7–1
Notre Dame Big East Automatic20–1
San Diego West Coast At-large13–5–1
Texas A&M Big 12 At-large19–3
Wisconsin Big Ten At-large14–4–4

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird RoundSemifinals
(Women's College Cup)
Buck Shaw Stadium
Santa Clara, California 		Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Buck Shaw Stadium
Santa Clara, California
               
North Carolina 5
William & Mary 0
North Carolina5
James Madison 0
James Madison 3
UNC Greensboro 1
North Carolina9
Florida 0
Wake Forest 2
Clemson 1
Wake Forest 0
Florida5
Florida 7
NC State 3
North Carolina2
Santa Clara 1
Santa Clara 3
Stanford 2
Santa Clara3
Penn State 1
Penn State 2
George Mason 0
Santa Clara1
Connecticut 0
UMass (3OT) 2
Harvard 1
UMass 0
Connecticut2
Connecticut 1
Dartmouth 0
North Carolina (2OT) 1
Notre Dame 0
Portland 1
Washington 0
Portland (2OT) 3
Vanderbilt 1
Vanderbilt (3OT) 2
Kentucky 1
Portland1
Nebraska 0
Duke 1
Virginia 0
Duke 0
Nebraska3
Nebraska (2OT) 3
Minnesota 2
Portland 2
Notre Dame3
San Diego 5
Texas A&M 3
San Diego 0
Maryland1
Maryland 2
George Washington 0
Maryland 0
Notre Dame2
Wisconsin 1
Northwestern 0
Wisconsin 0
Notre Dame5
Notre Dame 8
Indiana 1

All-tournament team

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References

  1. ↑ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
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