1994 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

1994 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Dates November–December 1994
Teams 24
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(12th title, 13th College Cup)
Runners-up Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(1st title match, 1st College Cup)
Third place Connecticut Huskies
(5th College Cup)
Portland Pilots
(1st College Cup)
Matches played 23
Goals scored 77 (3.35 per match)
Attendance 28,251 (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]

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.

Bracket

  First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals
(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 Dame 2  
   William & Mary 1  
 Washington State 3  
 Wisconsin 1  
   William & Mary 4
     Washington State 0  
      
        
   Notre Dame 1  
   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
     Washington 0  
      
        
   Notre Dame 0
   North Carolina 5
        
   Connecticut 1  
     Brown 0  
 Brown 2
 Dartmouth 1  
   Connecticut (3OT) 2  
   Hartford 1  
 Massachusetts 3  
 Harvard 0  
   Hartford 2
     Massachusetts 1  
      
        
   Connecticut 0
   North Carolina 3  
        
        
   Duke 2
     Vanderbilt 1  
 Vanderbilt (3OT) 3
 Cincinnati 2  
   Duke 1
   North Carolina 3  
 NC State (4OT, PK) 1  
 Clemson 1  
   North Carolina 4
     NC State 2  
      

All-tournament team

See also

References

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