1989 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

The 1989 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament was the eighth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was played again at Method Road Soccer Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina during December 1989.[1]

1989 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament

Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country	United States
Dates	November–December 1989
Teams	12
Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels (7th title, 8th College Cup)
Runners-up	Colorado College Tigers (2nd title match, 3rd College Cup)
Semi-finalists	NC State Wolfpack (2nd College Cup) Santa Clara Broncos (1st College Cup)
Matches played	11
Goals scored	40 (3.64 per match)
Attendance	8,112 (737 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Shannon Higgins, UNC (3)
Best player	Kristine Lilly, UNC (Offensive) Tracey Bates, UNC (Defensive)
← 1988 1990 → All statistics correct as of 5/1/2015.

North Carolina defeated Colorado College in the final, 2–0, to win their seventh national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 24–0–1. This was the fourth of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994). It was also part of the Tar Heels' ten-year unbeaten streak that ran from the 1984 championship game all the way until the 1994 season.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Kristine Lilly from North Carolina, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Tracey Bates, also from North Carolina. Shannon Higgins, also from North Carolina, was the tournament's leading scorer (3 goals, 4 assists).

Qualification

After the establishment of the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship in 1988, only Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. Nonetheless, the tournament field remained fixed at 12 teams.

Team	Appearance	Previous	Record
UC Santa Barbara	6th	1988	15-2-1
Colorado College	6th	1988	14-3
Connecticut	8th	1988	14-2-2
George Mason	7th	1988	11-6-1
Hartford	1st	None	16-3
Massachusetts	8th	1988	11-3-4
North Carolina	8th	1988	21-0-1
NC State	5th	1988	13-7-2
Santa Clara	1st	None	13-4
Virginia	3rd	1988	16-4
William & Mary	6th	1988	14-3-2
Wisconsin	3rd	1988	14-4

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Semifinals (Women's College Cup) Method Road Soccer Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina					Championship (Women's College Cup) Method Road Soccer Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina
							North Carolina	9
							Hartford	0
		Hartford (2OT, PK)	3
		Connecticut	2
												North Carolina	2
											NC State	0
							William & Mary	1
							NC State	2
		NC State	3
		George Mason	0
																	North Carolina	2
																	Colorado College	0
							Santa Clara	2
							UC Santa Barbara	1
		UC Santa Barbara	1
		Wisconsin	0
												Santa Clara	0
											Colorado College	2
							Colorado College	5
							Massachusetts	2
		Massachusetts	2
		Virginia	1

See also

• NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship
• NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship
• NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship
• 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References

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