1982 NCAA women's soccer tournament

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1982 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 4–21, 1982
Teams12
Final positions
Champions
Best player
All statistics correct as of 4/16/2015.

The 1982

collegiate soccer. The championship game was played at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida on November 21, 1982.[1]

North Carolina defeated Central Florida in the final, 2–0, to win their first national title. This was the first of North Carolina head coach Anson Dorrance's 21 national championships with the Tar Heels (as of 2019).

The most outstanding offensive player was Mary Varas (Central Florida), and the most outstanding defensive player was Linda Gancitano (Central Florida). There was no All-Tournament team named this year. Three players, with 2 goals each, were the leading scorers of the tournament. The most valuable player was goalkeeper Kim Wyant (Central Florida).

Qualification

At the time, there was only one NCAA championship for women's soccer; 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.[2]

Team Appearance Previous Record
Boston College 1st Never 11-2-1
Brown
 1st Never 10-3
Central Florida 1st Never 08-0-2
Connecticut
 1st Never 14-0-1
Cortland State
 1st Never 07-5-3
George Mason
 1st Never 14-4-1
Harvard
 1st Never 06-4-2
Massachusetts
 1st Never 14-3
Missouri–Saint Louis
 1st Never 16-2-1
North Carolina 1st Never 16-2
Princeton
 1st Never 10-1-1
Rochester (NY) 1st Never 12-3-1

Bracket

First Round
Campus Sites
November 4–6 		Second Round
Campus Sites
November 12–13 		Semifinals
Orlando, Florida
November 19 		Championship
Orlando, Florida
November 21
        
Connecticut (2OT) 2
Cortland State 0
Cortland State 3
Boston College 0
Connecticut 1
Central Florida 3
Central Florida 2
Massachusetts 1
Massachusetts 3
Rochester 1
Central Florida 0
North Carolina 2
North Carolina 4
Princeton 0
Princeton 1
George Mason 0
North Carolina 2
UM–Saint Louis 1
Third place
UM–Saint Louis 2 Connecticut 2
Harvard 1 UM–Saint Louis 1
Harvard (2OT) 3
Brown 1

Tournament scoring leaders

Player (Team) Goals Assists Points
Mary Vargas (Central Florida) 2 0 4
Connecticut
) 		2 0 4
Synthia Scott (North Carolina) 2 0 4
Connecticut
) 		0 4 4
Harvard
) 		1 2 4

See also

  • NCAA Division I women's soccer championship
  • 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References

  1. ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "1982 Division I Women's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
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