| Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | North Carolina Tar Heels (4th title, 5th College Cup) |
| Runners-up | Colorado College Tigers (1st title, 2nd College Cup) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 28 (2.55 per match) |
| Attendance | 6,524 (593 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | April Heinrichs,UNC (5) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | April Heinrichs,UNC |
All statistics correct as of 4/26/2015. | |
The1986NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the fifth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion ofNCAA women'scollegiate soccer. The championship game was played again atGeorge Mason Stadium inFairfax, Virginia during December 1986.[1]
North Carolina defeatedColorado College in the final, 2–0, to win their fourth national title. Coached byAnson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 23–0–1. This was the first of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994).
The most outstanding player wasApril Heinrichs from North Carolina. An All-Tournament team, consisting of five players, was also named. Henrichs was also the tournament's leading scorer (4 goals).
With the inaugural edition of theNCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship being held in 1986, the tournament eligibility was narrowed to justDivision I andDivision II women's soccer programs (a Division IIchampionship was not added until 1988). Nonetheless, the tournament field decreased from the previous year, downsizing from 14 to 12 teams.
| Team | Appearance | Previous | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 5th | 1985 | 11-2-2 |
| California | 3rd | 1984 | 15-2-1 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3rd | 1985 | 13-2-2 |
| Cal State–Hayward | 2nd | 1985 | 16-1-1 |
| Cincinnati | 2nd | 1983 | 13-2-1 |
| Colorado College | 3rd | 1985 | 15-3-1 |
| Connecticut | 5th | 1985 | 14-4-1 |
| George Mason | 5th | 1985 | 15-2-1 |
| Massachusetts | 5th | 1985 | 13-2-2 |
| North Carolina | 5th | 1985 | 21-0-1 |
| NC State | 2nd | 1985 | 15-5-1 |
| William & Mary | 3rd | 1985 | 15-2-1 |
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Championship (Women's College Cup) Fairfax, Virginia | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina (2OT) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason (2OT,PK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State–Hayward | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College (2OT,PK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts (2OT,PK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||