1999 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

1999 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1999
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
(15th title, 18th College Cup)
Runner-upNotre Dame Fighting Irish
(4th title match, 5th College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored153 (3.26 per match)
Attendance72,219 (1,537 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Kim Patrick, UNC (4G, 3A)
Best playerSusan Bush, UNC (Offensive)
Lorrie Fair, UNC (Defensive)
← 1998
2000 →

All statistics correct as of 6/7/2015.

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.

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

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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

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

Format

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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

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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

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First roundSecond roundThird RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Women's College Cup)
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California		Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
*Santa Clara3
BYU2BYU0
Santa Clara7
California0
UCLA0
*UCLA (OT)2
San Diego2San Diego1
Santa Clara3
San Diego State1
Connecticut0
*Connecticut3
Dartmouth3Dartmouth0
Connecticut5
Colgate0
Boston College0
*Harvard0
Boston College4Boston College1
Santa Clara0
Fairfield1
Notre Dame1
*Notre Dame5
Dayton3Dayton1
Notre Dame1
Evansville2
Stanford0
*Stanford3
Cal Poly2Cal Poly1
Notre Dame (4-3 PK)1
Fresno State1
Nebraska1
*Kentucky (OT)2
Texas A&M2Texas A&M3
Texas A&M0
Montana1
Nebraska1
*Nebraska5
Minnesota2Minnesota0
Notre Dame0
Eastern Michigan0
North Carolina2
*Florida0
Hartford2Hartford1
Hartford (2OT)3
Princeton1
Virginia2
*Virginia3
James Madison1James Madison1
Hartford0
Penn0
Penn State2
*USC0
SMU4SMU (2OT)1
SMU0
Baylor0
Penn State5
*Penn State3
Maryland6Maryland2
Penn State0
Long Island0
North Carolina2
*Clemson1
Marquette (4OT)3Marquette0
Clemson (3-1 PK)0
Missouri2
Wake Forest0
*Wake Forest1
Michigan5Michigan0
Clemson0
Wright State0
North Carolina3
*William & Mary3
Duke3Duke0
William & Mary1
Elon1
North Carolina5
*North Carolina8
Central Florida1Central Florida0
Furman0

All-tournament team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
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