1999 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 1999 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 1999 Women's College Cup) was the 18th 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 Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California, during December 1999.^[1] This set a record as the Women's College Cup tournament with the highest total attendance, with over 72,219 people attending all tournament matches.

1999 NCAA women's soccer tournament

Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November–December 1999
Teams	48
Final positions
Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels (15th title, 18th College Cup)
Runners-up	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4th title match, 5th College Cup)
Semifinalists	Penn State Nittany Lions (1st College Cup) Santa Clara Broncos (7th College Cup)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	153 (3.26 per match)
Attendance	72,219 (1,537 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Kim Patrick, UNC (4G, 3A)
Awards
Best player	Susan Bush, UNC (Offensive) Lorrie Fair, UNC (Defensive)
← 1998 2000 → All statistics correct as of 6/7/2015.

North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 2–0, to win their fifteenth national title. The Tar Heels (24–2) were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The most outstanding offensive player was Susan Bush from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Lorrie Fair, also from North Carolina. Bush and Fair, along with ten other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 4 goals, was Kim Patrick from North Carolina.

Qualification

Main article: 1999 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 48 teams.

Play-in game

	November 6
		Long Island (NEC, 10-8-2)	1
		SW Texas State (SLC, 9-8-3)	0

Format

Just as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The top sixteen teams were given a bye to the Second Round while the remaining thirty-two teams played in the preliminary First Round.

Teams

Santa Clara Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Boston College Big East At-large 14-6-1 BYU Mountain West Automatic 20-3 California Pac-10 At-large 13-6-1 Colgate Patriot Automatic 10-7-2 Connecticut Big East At-large 15-7 Dartmouth Ivy League At-large 09-7-1 Fairfield MAAC Automatic 14-4-3 Harvard Ivy League Automatic 14-1-1 San Diego West Coast At-large 15-4 San Diego State Mountain West At-large 15-6 Santa Clara West Coast Automatic 20-0 UCLA Pac-10 At-large 14-4-1

Notre Dame Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Cal Poly Big West Automatic 12-8 Dayton Atlantic 10 Automatic 17-4 Eastern Michigan MAC Automatic 17-3-2 Evansville Missouri Valley Automatic 10-9-2 Fresno State WAC At-large 14-5-2 Kentucky SEC At-large 16-2-2 Minnesota Big Ten At-large 12-8 Montana Big Sky Automatic 12-5-1 Nebraska Big 12 Automatic 20-1-1 Notre Dame Big East Automatic 18-3 Stanford Pac-10 Automatic 14-4-1 Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 15-4-1

Penn State Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Baylor Big 12 At-large 14-6-1 Florida SEC Automatic 21-1 Hartford America East Automatic 15-4-2 James Madison CAA At-large 13-6-1 Long Island Northeast Automatic 11-8-2 Maryland ACC At-large 10-9-1 Penn Ivy League At-large 13-3-1 Penn State Big Ten At-large 18-3-1 Princeton Ivy League At-large 12-4-1 SMU WAC Automatic 15-5-1 USC Pac-10 At-large 14-5 Virginia ACC At-large 12-8

North Carolina Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Clemson ACC At-large 13-6-1 Duke ACC At-large 12-9 Elon Big South Automatic 10-7-2 Furman Southern Automatic 20-2 Marquette Conference USA Automatic 15-6-2 Michigan Big Ten Automatic 16-5-1 Missouri Big 12 At-large 14-7-1 North Carolina ACC Automatic 19-2 UCF Trans America Automatic 15-5-1 Wake Forest ACC At-large 15-6 William & Mary CAA Automatic 18-3 Wright State Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 11-8-1

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Women's College Cup) Spartan Stadium San Jose, California					Championship (Women's College Cup) Spartan Stadium San Jose, California
						*	Santa Clara	3
	BYU		2				BYU	0
											Santa Clara		7
	California		0
											UCLA		0
						*	UCLA (OT)	2
	San Diego		2				San Diego	1
																Santa Clara		3
	San Diego State		1
																Connecticut		0
						*	Connecticut	3
	Dartmouth		3				Dartmouth	0
											Connecticut		5
	Colgate		0
											Boston College		0
						*	Harvard	0
	Boston College		4				Boston College	1
																					Santa Clara		0
	Fairfield		1
																					Notre Dame		1
						*	Notre Dame	5
	Dayton		3				Dayton	1
											Notre Dame		1
	Evansville		2
											Stanford		0
						*	Stanford	3
	Cal Poly		2				Cal Poly	1
																Notre Dame (4-3 PK)		1
	Fresno State		1
																Nebraska		1
						*	Kentucky (OT)	2
	Texas A&M		2				Texas A&M	3
											Texas A&M		0
	Montana		1
											Nebraska		1
						*	Nebraska	5
	Minnesota		2				Minnesota	0
																										Notre Dame		0
	Eastern Michigan		0
																										North Carolina		2
						*	Florida	0
	Hartford		2				Hartford	1
											Hartford (2OT)		3
	Princeton		1
											Virginia		2
						*	Virginia	3
	James Madison		1				James Madison	1
																Hartford		0
	Penn		0
																Penn State		2
						*	USC	0
	SMU		4				SMU (2OT)	1
											SMU		0
	Baylor		0
											Penn State		5
						*	Penn State	3
	Maryland		6				Maryland	2
																					Penn State		0
	Long Island		0
																					North Carolina		2
						*	Clemson	1
	Marquette (4OT)		3				Marquette	0
											Clemson (3-1 PK)		0
	Missouri		2
											Wake Forest		0
						*	Wake Forest	1
	Michigan		5				Michigan	0
																Clemson		0
	Wright State		0
																North Carolina		3
						*	William & Mary	3
	Duke		3				Duke	0
											William & Mary		1
	Elon		1
											North Carolina		5
						*	North Carolina	8
	Central Florida		1				Central Florida	0
	Furman		0

All-tournament team

• LaKeysia Beene, Notre Dame
• Susan Bush, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player)
• Lorrie Fair, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player)
• Meredith Florance, North Carolina
• Jen Grubb, Notre Dame
• Jena Kluegel, North Carolina
• Kim Patrick, North Carolina
• Anne Remy, North Carolina
• Nikki Serlenga, Santa Clara
• Danielle Slaton, Santa Clara
• Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame
• Christie Welsh, Penn State

See also

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