1997 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

1997 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November–December 1997
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels ; (14th title, 16th College Cup)
Runner-up	Connecticut Huskies ; (3rd title match, 6th College Cup)
Semifinalists	Notre Dame Fighting Irish; (4th College Cup); Santa Clara Broncos; (5th College Cup);
Tournament statistics
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)
	All statistics correct as of 5/29/2015.
	← 1996 1998 →

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.

Play-in games

November 11

	Fairfield (MAAC, 17-3)	2

	Central Conn. State (NEC, 13-6)	1

November 11

	UNC Greensboro (Southern, 17-5)	5

	South Alabama (Big South, 18-2-1)	0

November 11

	Cincinnati (C-USA, 15-4-3) (OT)	2

	Georgia State (TAAC, 18-3-2)	1

Teams

North Carolina Regional
Seed	School	Conference	Berth Type	Record
	Florida	SEC	Automatic	19-2-1
	George Mason	CAA	At-large	13-5-4
	Harvard	Ivy League	Automatic	10-2-2
	Maryland	ACC	At-large	12-8-3
	Massachusetts	Atlantic 10	Automatic	17-4
	North Carolina	ACC	Automatic	22-0-1
	Vanderbilt	SEC	At-large	14-7
	Wake Forest	ACC	At-large	11-7-2

Santa Clara Regional
Seed	School	Conference	Berth Type	Record
	BYU	WAC	At-large	19-3
	Clemson	ACC	At-large	13-6
	Duke	ACC	At-large	14-5-1
	Georgia	SEC	At-large	15-5-1
	Milwaukee	Midwestern Collegiate	Automatic	13-2-4
	Minnesota	Big Ten	At-large	17-2-2
	Santa Clara	West Coast	At-large	17-2-1
	UNC Greensboro	Southern	Automatic	18-5

Connecticut Regional
Seed	School	Conference	Berth Type	Record
	Colgate	Patriot	Automatic	13-3-3
	Connecticut	Big East	At-large	19-3
	Fairfield	MAAC	Automatic	18-3
	Hartford	America East	Automatic	18-1-1
	James Madison	CAA	At-large	13-6-2
	Penn State	Big Ten	At-large	15-6-1
	Virginia	ACC	At-large	13-4-2
	William & Mary	CAA	Automatic	18-4

Notre Dame Regional
Seed	School	Conference	Berth Type	Record
	Cincinnati	Conference USA	Automatic	16-4-3
	Michigan	Big Ten	Automatic	18-3-1
	Nebraska	Big 12	At-large	17-3
	Notre Dame	Big East	Automatic	20-0-1
	Portland	West Coast	Automatic	14-4
	SMU	WAC	Automatic	16-4-1
	Texas A&M	Big 12	Automatic	18-2
	UCLA	Pac-10	Automatic	17-2

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

Mandy Clemens, Santa Clara
Robin Confer, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player)
Carey Dorn, Connecticut
Lorrie Fair, North Carolina
Jacqui Little, Santa Clara
Holly Manthei, Notre Dame
Siri Mullinix, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player)
Cindy Parlow, North Carolina
Tiffany Roberts, North Carolina
Heather Stone, Connecticut
Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame
Jen Tietjen, Notre Dame
Sara Whalen, Connecticut
Staci Wilson, North Carolina

References

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