1983 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament

1983 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Teams 12
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(2nd title, 2nd College Cup)
Runners-up George Mason Patriots
(1st title game, 1st College Cup)
Third place UMass Minutewomen
(1st College Cup)
Fourth place Connecticut Huskies
(2nd College Cup)
Matches played 12
Goals scored 39 (3.25 per match)
Attendance 2,598 (217 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) April Heinrichs, UNC (4)
Best player Chris Taggert, UMass (Overall)
Lisa Gmitter, GMU (Offense)
Sue Cobb, UNC (Defense)
All statistics correct as of 4/18/2015.

The 1983 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was again played at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida during December 1983. [1]

North Carolina defeated George Mason in the final, 4–0, to win their second national title. The Tar Heels were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The Most Outstanding Player was Chris Taggert (Massachusetts), the Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Lisa Gmitter (George Mason), and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Sue Cobb (North Carolina). Additionally, a All-Tournament Team, consisting of 16 players, was named for the first time this year.

The leading scorer for the tournament was April Heinrichs from North Carolina (4 goals).

Qualification

At the time, there was only one NCAA championship for women's soccer; a Division III title was added in 1986 and a Division II title in 1988. Hence, all NCAA women's soccer programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible for this championship. A total of 12 teams were ultimately invited to contest this tournament.

Team Appearance Previous
Boston College 2nd 1982
Brown 2nd 1982
California 1st Never
Cincinnati 1st Never
Connecticut 2nd 1982
Cortland State 2nd 1982
George Mason 2nd 1982
Keene State 1st Never
Massachusetts 2nd 1982
Missouri–Saint Louis 2nd 1982
North Carolina 2nd 1982
Princeton 2nd 1982

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Orlando, Florida
                                     
        
   Connecticut 2  
     Boston College 0  
 Boston College 2
 Princeton 0  
   Connecticut 1  
   George Mason 2  
        
        
   Cortland State 1
     George Mason 2  
 George Mason 6
 UM–Saint Louis 2  
   George Mason 0
   North Carolina 4
        
        
   Massachusetts 1 Third place
     Brown 0  
 Brown 1  Connecticut 0
 Keene State 0    Massachusetts 1
   Massachusetts 0
   North Carolina 2  
        
        
   North Carolina 5
     California 2  
 California 5
 Cincinnati 0  

See also

References

  1. "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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