1986 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
| Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | 1987 → |
The 1986 collegiate soccer. The championship game was played again at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Virginia during December 1986.[1]
Colorado College in the final, 2–0, to win their fourth national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance
, the Tar Heels finished the season 23–0–1. This was the first of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994).
The most outstanding player was April Heinrichs from North Carolina. An All-Tournament team, consisting of five players, was also named. Henrichs was also the tournament's leading scorer (4 goals).
Qualification
With the inaugural edition of the
championship
was not added until 1988). Nonetheless, the tournament field decreased from the previous year, downsizing from 14 to 12 teams.
| Team | Appearance | Previous | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
Brown
|
5th | 1985
|
11-2-2 |
California
|
3rd | 1984
|
15-2-1 |
UC Santa Barbara
|
3rd | 1985
|
13-2-2 |
| Cal State–Hayward | 2nd | 1985
|
16-1-1 |
Cincinnati
|
2nd | 1983
|
13-2-1 |
Colorado College
|
3rd | 1985
|
15-3-1 |
Connecticut
|
5th | 1985
|
14-4-1 |
George Mason
|
5th | 1985
|
15-2-1 |
Massachusetts
|
5th | 1985
|
13-2-2 |
| North Carolina | 5th | 1985
|
21-0-1 |
| NC State | 2nd | 1985
|
15-5-1 |
| William & Mary | 3rd | 1985
|
15-2-1 |
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Championship (Women's College Cup) Fairfax, Virginia | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina (2OT) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason (2OT, PK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State–Hayward | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College (2OT, PK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts (2OT, PK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
All tournament team
- April Heinrichs, North Carolina (Most outstanding player)
- Angela Berry, George Mason
- Betsy Drambour, George Mason
- Lisa Gmitter, George Mason
- Kim Maslin, George Mason
See also
- NCAA Division I women's soccer championship
- NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship(begun 1986)
- 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 23, 2015.