Английская Википедия:1997 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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The 1997 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 1997 NCAA Women's College Cup) was the 16th 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 the UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina during December 1997.

North Carolina defeated Connecticut in the final, 2–0, to win their fourteenth national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 27–0–1.

The most outstanding offensive player was Robin Confer from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Siri Mullinix, also from North Carolina. Confer and Mullinix, along with twelve other players, were named to the All-tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals, was Sara Whalen from Connecticut.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained at 32 teams although it would expand again, to 48, in 1998.

Teams

North Carolina Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Florida SEC Automatic 19-2-1 George Mason CAA At-large 13-5-4 Harvard Ivy League Automatic 10-2-2 Maryland ACC At-large 12-8-3 Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic 17-4 North Carolina ACC Automatic 22-0-1 Vanderbilt SEC At-large 14-7 Wake Forest ACC At-large 11-7-2	Santa Clara Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record BYU WAC At-large 19-3 Clemson ACC At-large 13-6 Duke ACC At-large 14-5-1 Georgia SEC At-large 15-5-1 Milwaukee Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 13-2-4 Minnesota Big Ten At-large 17-2-2 Santa Clara West Coast At-large 17-2-1 UNC Greensboro Southern Automatic 18-5
Connecticut Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Colgate Patriot Automatic 13-3-3 Connecticut Big East At-large 19-3 Fairfield MAAC Automatic 18-3 Hartford America East Automatic 18-1-1 James Madison CAA At-large 13-6-2 Penn State Big Ten At-large 15-6-1 Virginia ACC At-large 13-4-2 William & Mary CAA Automatic 18-4	Notre Dame Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Cincinnati Conference USA Automatic 16-4-3 Michigan Big Ten Automatic 18-3-1 Nebraska Big 12 At-large 17-3 Notre Dame Big East Automatic 20-0-1 Portland West Coast Automatic 14-4 SMU WAC Automatic 16-4-1 Texas A&M Big 12 Automatic 18-2 UCLA Pac-10 Automatic 17-2

All-tournament team

• Mandy Clemens, Santa Clara
• Robin Confer, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player)
• Carey Dorn, Connecticut
• Lorrie Fair, North Carolina
• Jacqui Little, Santa Clara
• Holly Manthei, Notre Dame
• Siri Mullinix, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player)
• Cindy Parlow, North Carolina
• Tiffany Roberts, North Carolina
• Heather Stone, Connecticut
• Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame
• Jen Tietjen, Notre Dame
• Sara Whalen, Connecticut
• Staci Wilson, North Carolina

See also

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