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1996 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

1996 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1996
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
(13th title, 15th College Cup)
Runner-upNotre Dame Fighting Irish
(3rd title match, 3rd College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored114 (3.68 per match)
Attendance53,322 (1,720 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Danielle Fotopoulous, Florida (5)
Amy Van Laacke, Notre Dame (5)
Best playerDebbie Keller, UNC (Offensive)
Nel Fettig, UNC (Defensive)
← 1995
1997 →

All statistics correct as of 5/23/2015.

The 1996 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 15th 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 Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California during December 1996.[1]

North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 1–0 (in two overtimes), to win their thirteenth national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 27–0–1. North Carolina returned to the championship after appearing in all thirteen finals prior to 1995.

The most outstanding offensive player was Debbie Keller from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Nel Fettig, also from North Carolina. Keller and Fettig, along with eleven other players, were named to the All-tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorers, with 5 goals each, were Danielle Fotopoulous from Florida and Amy Van Laacke from Notre Dame.

Qualification

Main article: 1996 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded again, increasing from 24 to 32 teams, and for the third time in the previous five years.

Eleven conferences sent automatic bids to the tournament, accompanied by twenty-one at-large bids.

Records

North Carolina Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Clemson ACC At-large 15–6–1
Florida SEC Automatic 20–2
James Madison CAA At-large 14–4–2
NC State ACC At-large 11–8–1
North Carolina ACC Automatic 20–1
UNC Greensboro Big South Automatic 16–5–1
Wake Forest ACC At-large 13–7
William & Mary CAA Automatic 14–8
Santa Clara Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Connecticut Big East At-large 20–2
Dartmouth Ivy League At-large 12–3–1
George Mason CAA At-large 14–6–2
Harvard Ivy League Automatic 15–1
Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic 15–4–1
Penn State Big Ten At-large 14–4–2
Santa Clara West Coast At-large 15–3–2
Stanford Pac-10 Automatic 12–8
Portland Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Duke ACC At-large 09–9–3
Kentucky SEC At-large 13–5–2
Minnesota Big Ten At-large 13–6
Nebraska Big 12 Automatic 21–0
Portland West Coast Automatic 16–0–2
Vanderbilt SEC At-large 11–8–1
Virginia ACC At-large 12–6–2
Washington Pac-10 At-large 12–7
Notre Dame Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
George Washington Atlantic 10 At-large 10–6–4
Indiana Big Ten Automatic 11–10
Maryland ACC At-large 17–4–2
Northwestern Big Ten At-large 13–7–1
Notre Dame Big East Automatic 20–1
San Diego West Coast At-large 13–5–1
Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 19–3
Wisconsin Big Ten At-large 14–4–4

Bracket

First round Second round Third Round Semifinals
(Women's College Cup)
Buck Shaw Stadium
Santa Clara, California 		Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Buck Shaw Stadium
Santa Clara, California
               
North Carolina 5
William & Mary 0
North Carolina 5
James Madison 0
James Madison 3
UNC Greensboro 1
North Carolina 9
Florida 0
Wake Forest 2
Clemson 1
Wake Forest 0
Florida 5
Florida 7
NC State 3
North Carolina 2
Santa Clara 1
Santa Clara 3
Stanford 2
Santa Clara 3
Penn State 1
Penn State 2
George Mason 0
Santa Clara 1
Connecticut 0
UMass (3OT) 2
Harvard 1
UMass 0
Connecticut 2
Connecticut 1
Dartmouth 0
North Carolina (2OT) 1
Notre Dame 0
Portland 1
Washington 0
Portland (2OT) 3
Vanderbilt 1
Vanderbilt (3OT) 2
Kentucky 1
Portland 1
Nebraska 0
Duke 1
Virginia 0
Duke 0
Nebraska 3
Nebraska (2OT) 3
Minnesota 2
Portland 2
Notre Dame 3
San Diego 5
Texas A&M 3
San Diego 0
Maryland 1
Maryland 2
George Washington 0
Maryland 0
Notre Dame 2
Wisconsin 1
Northwestern 0
Wisconsin 0
Notre Dame 5
Notre Dame 8
Indiana 1

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I_Women%27s_Soccer_Tournament