1996_NCAA_Division_I_Women's_Soccer_Tournament

1996 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

1996 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

Football tournament season

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]

Quick Facts Women's College Cup (semifinals & final), Tournament details ...

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

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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. [1]
    "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
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