1995 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

1995 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Dates November–December 1995
Teams 24
Champions Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(1st title, 2nd College Cup)
Runners-up Portland Pilots
(1st title match, 2nd College Cup)
Third place North Carolina Tar Heels
(14th College Cup)
SMU Mustangs
(1st College Cup)
Matches played 23
Goals scored 71 (3.09 per match)
Attendance 37,995 (1,652 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Danielle Garrett, SMU (4)
Best player Cindy Daws, UND (Offensive)
Kate Sobrero, UND (Defensive)
← 1994 1996 →
All statistics correct as of 5/22/2015.

The 1995 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament was the 14th 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 Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina during December 1995.[1]

Notre Dame defeated Portland in the final, 1–0 (in three overtimes), to win their first national title. Coached by Chris Petrucelli, the Irish finished the season 21–2–2. This was the first championship since 1985 not won by North Carolina, whose record streak of nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994) was broken. This was also the first final match to not feature the Tar Heels.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Cindy Daws from Notre Dame, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Kate Sobrero, also from Notre Dame. Daws and Sobrero, along with teb other players, were named to the All-tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 4 goals and 1 assist, was Danielle Garrett from SMU.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. A total of 24 teams were invited to participate in this tournament.

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Third Round Semifinals
(Women's College Cup)
Fetzer Field
Chapel Hill, North Carolina		 Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Fetzer Field
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
                                               
        
   North Carolina 4  
     Vanderbilt 0  
 Vanderbilt 3
 Kentucky 0  
   North Carolina 2  
   Santa Clara 0  
 Santa Clara (2OT) 3  
 Stanford 2  
   Virginia 0
     Santa Clara 1  
      
        
   North Carolina 0  
   Notre Dame 1  
        
        
   Connecticut 3
     Massachusetts 0  
 Massachusetts (2OT) 2
 Hartford 1  
   Connecticut 0
   Notre Dame 2  
 Wisconsin 1  
 Minnesota 0  
   Notre Dame 5
     Wisconsin 0  
      
        
   Notre Dame (3OT) 1
   Portland 0
        
   SMU 2  
     Texas A&M 1  
 Texas A&M 4
 Clemson 1  
   SMU 4  
   NC State 3  
 NC State (OT) 1  
 William & Mary 0  
   Duke 1
     NC State (3OT) 2  
      
        
   SMU 2
   Portland 4  
        
        
   Maryland 6
     James Madison 1  
 James Madison 2
 Penn State 1  
   Maryland 0
   Portland 1  
 Washington 2  
 UCLA 1  
   Portland 1
     Washington 0  
      

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
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