1994 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 1994 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 13th 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 Merlo Field in Portland, Oregon during December 1994.^[1]

1994 NCAA women's soccer tournament

Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November–December 1994
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels (12th title, 13th College Cup)
Runners-up	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1st title match, 1st College Cup)
Semifinalists	Connecticut Huskies (5th College Cup) Portland Pilots (1st College Cup)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	77 (3.35 per match)
Attendance	28,251 (1,228 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Tiffeny Milbrett, Portland (5)
Awards
Best player	Tisha Venturini, UNC (Offensive) Staci Wilson, UNC (Defensive)
← 1993 1995 → All statistics correct as of 5/21/2015.

North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 5–0, to win their 12th national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 25–1–1. Nonetheless, this was UNC's first season with a loss since 1985. This would go on to become the ninth of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994).

The most outstanding offensive player was Tisha Venturini from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Staci Wilson, also from North Carolina. Venturini and Wilson, along with twelve other players, were named to the All-tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorers were Angela Kelly (North Carolina), with 4 goals and 3 assists, and Tiffeny Milbrett (Portland), with 5 goals and 1 assist.

Qualification

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded for the second consecutive year, increasing from 16 to 24 teams.

Teams

Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Brown Ivy League Automatic 10-4-1 Cincinnati Great Midwest Automatic 15-4-2 Clemson ACC At-large 15-4 Connecticut Big East At-large 17-3 Dartmouth Ivy League At-large 11-3-1 Duke ACC At-large 16-4-1 George Mason CAA At-large 15-2-2 Hartford North Atlantic Automatic 15-3-1 Harvard Ivy League At-large 09-3-3 Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic 15-5 NC State ACC At-large 10-8-4 North Carolina ACC Automatic 21-1-1 Notre Dame Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 20-0-1 Oregon State Pac-10 At-large 13-4 Portland West Coast Automatic 14-5 Saint Mary's West Coast At-large 11-7-1 Santa Clara West Coast At-large 14-4-1 Stanford Pac-10 At-large 16-1-1 Vanderbilt SEC Automatic 16-3 Virginia ACC At-large 13-4-3 Washington Pac-10 At-large 12-6-1 Washington State Pac-10 At-large 11-6-1 William & Mary CAA Automatic 16-3 Wisconsin Big Ten Automatic 16-5

Bracket

	First round					Regional semifinals					Regional Finals					Semifinals (Women's College Cup) Merlo Field Portland, Oregon					Championship (Women's College Cup) Merlo Field Portland, Oregon
							Notre Dame	3
							George Mason	2
		George Mason	3
		Virginia	0
												Notre Dame	2
												William & Mary	1
		Washington State	3
		Wisconsin	1
							William & Mary	4
							Washington State	0
																	Notre Dame	1
																	Portland	0
							Portland	6
							St. Mary's (CA)	2
		St. Mary's (CA)	2
		Santa Clara	0
												Portland (3OT)	2
												Stanford	1
		Washington	3
		Oregon State	0
							Stanford (2OT, PK)	0(6)
							Washington	0(5)
																						Notre Dame	0
																						North Carolina	5
							Connecticut	1
							Brown	0
		Brown	2
		Dartmouth	1
												Connecticut (3OT)	2
												Hartford	1
		Massachusetts	3
		Harvard	0
							Hartford	2
							Massachusetts	1
																	Connecticut	0
																	North Carolina	3
							Duke	2
							Vanderbilt	1
		Vanderbilt (3OT)	3
		Cincinnati	2
												Duke	1
												North Carolina	3
		NC State (4OT, PK)	1(5)
		Clemson	1(4)
							North Carolina	4
							NC State	2

All-tournament team

• Robin Confer, North Carolina
• Cindy Daws, Notre Dame
• Danielle Egan, North Carolina
• Jill Gelfenbien, Connecticut
• Debbie Keller, North Carolina
• Angela Kelly, North Carolina
• Holly Manthei, Notre Dame
• Michelle McCarthy, Notre Dame
• Tiffeny Milbrett, Portland
• Jen Renola, Notre Dame
• Keri Sanchez, North Carolina
• Kate Sobrero, Notre Dame
• Tisha Venturini, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player)
• Staci Wilson, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player)

See also

• NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship
• NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship