1982 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament

1982 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Dates November 4–21, 1982
Teams 12
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(1st title, 1st College Cup)
Runners-up Central Florida Knights
(1st title game, 1st College Cup)
Third place Connecticut Huskies
(1st College Cup)
Fourth place Missouri–Saint Louis Tritons
(1st College Cup)
Matches played 12
Goals scored 36 (3 per match)
Attendance 3,061 (255 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Mary Varas, UCF (2)
Donna MacDougall, UConn (2)
Synthia Scott, UNC (2)
Best player Mary Varas, UCF (Offense)
Linda Gancitano, UCF (Defense)
1983 →
All statistics correct as of 4/16/2015.

The 1982 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the first annual single-elimination tournament, played during November 1982, to determine the national champion of NCAA women's 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 championship with the Tar Heels (as of 2014).

TheMost 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. TheMost Valuable Player was goalkeeper Kim Wyant (Central Florida).

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.[2]

Team Appearance Previous
Boston College 1st Never
Brown 1st Never
Central Florida 1st Never
Connecticut 1st Never
Cortland State 1st Never
George Mason 1st Never
Harvard 1st Never
Massachusetts 1st Never
Missouri–Saint Louis 1st Never
North Carolina 1st Never
Princeton 1st Never
Rochester (NY) 1st Never

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 Third place
     Princeton 0  
 Princeton 1  Connecticut 2
 George Mason 0    UM–Saint Louis 1
   North Carolina 2
   UM–Saint Louis 1  
        
        
   UM–Saint Louis 2
     Harvard 1  
 Harvard (2OT) 3
 Brown 1  

Tournament scoring leaders

Player (Team) Goals Assists Points
Mary Vargas (Central Florida) 2 0 4
Donna MacDougall (Connecticut) 2 0 4
Synthia Scott (North Carolina) 2 0 4
Moira Buckley (Connecticut) 0 4 4
Laura Mayer (Harvard) 1 2 4

See also

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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