1987 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

1987 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Teams 12
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(5th title, 6th College Cup)
Runners-up UMass Minutewomen
(1st title match, 4th College Cup)
Third place California Golden Bears
(2nd College Cup)
Central Florida Knights
(2nd College Cup)
Matches played 11
Goals scored 26 (2.36 per match)
Attendance 10,482 (953 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Michelle Akers, UCF (3)
Best player Michelle Akers, UCF (Offensive)
Debbie Belkin, UMass (Defensive)
All statistics correct as of 4/28/2015.

The 1987 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was played again at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, Massachusetts during December 1987.[1]

North Carolina defeated Massachusetts in the final, 1–0, to win their fifth national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 23–0–1. This would go on to become the second of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994).

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Michelle Akers from Central Florida, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Debbie Belkin from Massachusetts. Akers was also the tournament's leading scorer (3 goals).

Qualification

With the advent of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship in 1986, the tournament eligibility remained fixed for just Division I and Division II women's soccer programs. The Division II championship was not added until the following season, 1988. Nonetheless, the tournament field remained fixed at 12 teams.

Team Appearance Previous
Barry 1st Never
California 4th 1986
UC Santa Barbara 4th 1986
Central Florida 3rd 1984
Colorado College 4th 1986
Connecticut 6th 1986
Massachusetts 6th 1986
North Carolina 6th 1986
NC State 3rd 1986
Rutgers 1st None
Virginia 1st None
William & Mary 4th 1986

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Amherst, Massachusetts
                                     
        
   North Carolina 2  
     William & Mary 0  
 William & Mary 1
 Virginia 0  
   North Carolina 4  
   California 0  
        
        
   California 3
     UC Santa Barbara 0  
 UC Santa Barbara (2OT) 1
 Colorado College 0  
   North Carolina 1
   Massachusetts 0
        
        
   NC State 0
     Central Florida 3  
 Central Florida 3
 Barry 0  
   Central Florida 1
   'Massachusetts 2  
        
        
   Massachusetts 3
     Connecticut 1  
 Connecticut 1
 Rutgers 0  

See also

References

  1. "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
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