1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

1998 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Dates November–December 1998
Teams 48
Champions Florida Gators
(1st title, 1st College Cup)
Runners-up North Carolina Tar Heels
(16th title match, 17th College Cup)
Third place Portland Pilots
(4th College Cup)
Santa Clara Broncos
(6th College Cup)
Matches played 47
Goals scored 170 (3.62 per match)
Attendance 45,997 (979 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Meredith Florance, UNC (3)
Best player Danielle Fotopoulos, FLA (Offensive)
Meredith Flaherty, FLA (Defensive)
← 1997 1999 →
All statistics correct as of 5/30/2015.

The 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 1998 NCAA Women's College Cup) was the 17th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played again at the UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina during December 1998.[1]

Florida defeated North Carolina in the final, 1–0, to win their first national title. Coached by Becky Burleigh, the Gators finished the season 26–1. Florida won the championship in just their first appearance in the College Cup, a feat matched only by USC in 2007.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Danielle Fotopoulos from Florida, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Meredith Flaherty, also from Florida. Fotopoulos and Flaherty, along with ten other players, were named to the All-tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 3 goals, was Meredith Florance from North Carolina.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded again, this time increasing from 32 teams to 48.

Format

To accommodate the sixteen additional teams, an additional round was added to the tournament for the thirty-two lowest-seeded teams. The top sixteen teams, meanwhile, were given a bye into the Second Round.

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
(Women's College Cup)
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina		 Championship
(Women's College Cup)
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina
                                                         
 Charlotte 5      North Carolina 6  
 South Carolina 2      Charlotte 0  
   North Carolina 3  
   William & Mary 0  
 Maryland 4  William & Mary 2
 Fairfield 3      Maryland 0  
   North Carolina 3  
   Dartmouth 0  
 Georgia 5      Virginia 2  
 Wake Forest 2      Georgia (4OT, PK) 2  
   Georgia 1
   Dartmouth 2  
 Wisconsin 2  Dartmouth 1
 Central Florida 0      Wisconsin 0  
   North Carolina (4OT) 1  
   Portland 0  
 Minnesota 6      Portland 3  
 Kentucky 0      Minnesota 0  
   Portland 5
   San Diego State 0  
 USC (2OT) 2  San Diego State (3OT) 1
 Washington 1      USC 0  
   Portland 2
   Notre Dame 1  
 Texas A&M 3      Nebraska 7  
 Alabama 1      Texas A&M 0  
   Nebraska 1
   Notre Dame 2  
 Michigan 4  Notre Dame 3
 Xavier 2      Michigan 0  
 North Carolina 0
 Florida 1
 Pacific 2      Santa Clara 5  
 California 1      Pacific 0  
   Santa Clara 3  
   BYU 0  
 BYU 6  UCLA 0
 Stanford 1      BYU 2  
   Santa Clara 1  
   Connecticut 0  
 Harvard 4      Hartford 3  
 C. Connecticut State 1      Harvard 0  
   Hartford 1
   Connecticut 2  
 Syracuse 4  Connecticut 2
 Colgate 1      Syracuse 1  
   Santa Clara 0
   Florida 1  
 Indiana 3      Penn State 2  
 Wright State 1      Indiana 1  
   Penn State 1
   Clemson 0  
 Vanderbilt 5  Clemson 2
 UNC Greensboro 1      Vanderbilt 0  
   Penn State 1
   Florida 3  
 Northwestern (2OT) 2      Baylor 4  
 Evansville 1      Northwestern 5  
   Northwestern 0
   Florida 1  
 James Madison 4  Florida 5
 Radford 0      James Madison 1  

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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