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 remains 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)
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1999
Teams48
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
(15th title, 18th College Cup)
Runners-upNotre Dame Fighting Irish
(4th title match, 5th College Cup)
Semi-finalists
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.

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

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

All-tournament team

See also

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