| Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States |
| Dates | November–December 1997 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | North Carolina Tar Heels (14th title, 16th College Cup) |
| Runner-up | Connecticut Huskies (3rd title match, 6th College Cup) |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 115 (3.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 40,572 (1,309 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Sara Whalen, UConn (5) |
| Best player | Robin Confer, UNC (Offensive) Siri Mullinix, UNC (Defensive) |
| All statistics correct as of 5/29/2015. | |
The 1997 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 1997 NCAA Women's College Cup) was the 16th 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 the UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina during December 1997. [1]
North Carolina defeated Connecticut in the final, 2–0, to win their fourteenth national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 27–0–1.
The most outstanding offensive player was Robin Confer from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Siri Mullinix, also from North Carolina. Confer and Mullinix, along with twelve other players, were named to the All-tournament team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals, was Sara Whalen from Connecticut.
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained at 32 teams although it would expand again, to 48, in 1998.
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| Fairfield (MAAC, 17-3) | 2 | |||
| Central Conn. State (NEC, 13-6) | 1 | |||
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| UNC Greensboro (Southern, 17-5) | 5 | |||
| South Alabama (Big South, 18-2-1) | 0 | |||
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| Cincinnati (C-USA, 15-4-3) (OT) | 2 | |||
| Georgia State (TAAC, 18-3-2) | 1 | |||
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| First round | Second round | Third Round | Semifinals (Women's College Cup) UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina | Championship (Women's College Cup) UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard (3OT) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro (2OT) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut (2OT) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary (2OT) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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