1997 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

1997 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Dates November–December 1997
Teams 32
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(14th title, 16th College Cup)
Runners-up Connecticut Huskies
(3rd title match, 6th College Cup)
Third place Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(4th College Cup)
Santa Clara Broncos
(5th College Cup)
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)
← 1996 1998 →
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.

Qualification

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.

Bracket

  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  

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
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