NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship
The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's national champion. History The NCAA began conducting a single division Women's Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament. The tournament became the Division I Championship in 1986, when Division III was created for non-scholarship programs. Currently, the tournament field consists of 64 teams. The semifinals and final of the tournament, held at a single site every year, are collectively known as the Women's College Cup (analogous to the College Cup in men's soccer). Historically, North Carolina has been the dominant school in Division I women's soccer. Known widely as one of the most successful collegiate programs in any NCAA sport, the Tar Heels have won 22 national championships of the 43 NCAA tournaments contested. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. It also organizes the Athletics (physical culture), athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until the 1956–57 academic year, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the NCAA University Division, University Division and the NCAA College Division, College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of NCAA Division I, Division I, NCAA Division II, Division II, and NCAA Division III, Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships to students. Divi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UCF Knights Women's Soccer
The UCF Knights women's soccer program represents the University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I. The Knights compete in the Big 12 Conference. UCF plays home games on its main campus in Orlando, Florida at the UCF Soccer and Track Stadium. The Knights are led by head coach and Olympic gold medalist Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak. History The Knights soccer program began in 1981 under Jim Rudy, who also started the men's soccer program at UCF in 1975. The Knights went 11–3–0 in their inaugural year, defeating Miami in their first match 20–0. Rudy led the Knights to the AIAW Finals in their first year. UCF faced North Carolina in the final AIAW Championship, falling 1–0. The Knights returned to the Finals in 1982, falling again to North Carolina 2–0 in the first NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament. The first two NCAA Tournaments were held at UCF. In 1993, the team joined their first conference, the Trans America Athletic Confer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears
The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''California'' or ''Cal'', the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I primarily as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and for a limited number of sports as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). In 2014, Cal instituted a strict academic standard for an athlete's admission to the university. By the 2017 academic year 80 percent of incoming student athletes were required to comply with the University of California general student requirement of having a 3.0 or higher high school grade point average. California's nickname originated in 1895 during California's dominant track and field team's tour of Midwest and Eastern universities. A blue silk banner with the golden grizzly bear, the state symbol, was d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Massachusetts Minutewomen Soccer
The UMass Minutewomen soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. It will join the Mid-American Conference for the 2025 season. The team plays its home games at Rudd Field. The Minutewomen are coached by Jason Dowiak. History The UMass women's soccer team began competition as a varsity team in 1978. The Minutewomen appeared in the NCAA Final Four five consecutive times from 1983 to 1987. UMass appeared in the NCAA national final in 1987, falling to North Carolina 1-0 in the national championship game at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. To date, the 1987 campaign remains the best-ever finish for the women's soccer program. UMass has appeared six times in the NCAA Final Four, most recently in 1993. The Minutewomen have also appeared in the NCAA tournament 15 times, most ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fetzer Field
Robert Fetzer Field was a stadium located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was the home of the lacrosse and soccer teams of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Tar Heels. The four teams that called Fetzer field their home ( men's and women's lacrosse and men's and women's soccer) have a combined total of 26 national championships. The Carolina Courage of the Women's United Soccer Association played their first season in 2001 at the stadium. The stadium was demolished in 2017 to make way for the new Dorrance Field soccer and lacrosse stadium that was built on the same site. Construction Fetzer Field was built in 1935 and named for Bob Fetzer, the school's first full-time athletic director. The original part of the complex, including the track, grandstand and field, was built in 1935 as a part of the government's Works Projects Administration (WPA). The construction provided jobs to the people living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Renovati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 United States census, making Chapel Hill the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 17th-most populous municipality in the state. Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina, Durham make up the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. When it is combined with Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, the state capital, they make up the corners of the Research Triangle (officially the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, North Carolina, Cary, NC combined statistical area, Combined Statistical Area), which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023. The town was founded in 1793 and is centered on Franklin Street (Chapel Hill), Franklin Street, covering . It contains several districts and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Un ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1984 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
The 1984 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was again played at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina during December 1984. North Carolina defeated Connecticut in the final, 2–0, to win their third consecutive national title. The Tar Heels were coached by Anson Dorrance. The ''most outstanding player'' was April Heinrichs (North Carolina), the ''most outstanding offensive player'' was Amy Machin (North Carolina), and the ''most outstanding defensive player'' was Shelley McElroy (Connecticut). An ''All-Tournament team'' was not named this year. The leading scorer for the tournament was Catherine Spence from Massachusetts (5 goals). Qualification At the time, there was only one NCAA championship for women's soccer; a Division III title was added in 1986 and a Division II title in 1988. Hence, all NCAA women's soccer programs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UConn Huskies Women's Soccer
The Connecticut Huskies women's soccer team is an intercollegiate Varsity team, varsity sports team of the University of Connecticut. The team is a member of the Big East Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Huskies have appeared in 32 NCAA Tournaments, second all-time, and seven College Cups, tied for seventh all-time. Head coaches The table below shows the Huskies' head coaches and their records through the 2020 season. Stadium UConn plays its home games at Morrone Stadium, a 5,100-capacity soccer-specific stadium on the main University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. ESPN middle finger incident After defeating South Florida in penalty kicks to win the 2014 American Athletic conference championship, freshman Noriana Radwan gave the middle finger to an ESPN camera. Despite an apology from Radwan her scholarship was revoked by the school, she then launched a federal lawsuit argued she was punished more harshly than male athletes who v ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UMass Minutemen And Minutewomen
The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst; strictly speaking, the ''Minutemen'' nickname applies to men's teams and athletes only — women's teams and athletes are known as ''Minutewomen''. The Minutemen and Minutewomen compete in NCAA Division I sports competition primarily as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. UMass is one of only 16 universities in the nation that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey (six of which are in the Big Ten Conference). The nickname is also applied to club teams that do not participate within the NCAA structure. UMass will join the Mid-American Conference as a full member beginning in 2025; the men's football team had previously competed as a football-only member in that conference from 2013 to 2015. The Minutemen men's soccer program will join the Summit League in 2025 as well. The Minutemen men's lacrosse program will remain an affiliate of the At ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Mason Patriots Women's Soccer
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1983 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
The 1983 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was again played at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida during December 1983. North Carolina defeated George Mason in the final, 4–0, to win their second national title. The Tar Heels were coached by Anson Dorrance. The ''most outstanding player'' was Chris Taggert (Massachusetts), the ''most outstanding offensive player'' was Lisa Gmitter (George Mason), and the ''most outstanding defensive player'' was Sue Cobb (North Carolina). Additionally, a ''All-Tournament team'', consisting of 16 players, was named for the first time this year. The leading scorer for the tournament was April Heinrichs from North Carolina (4 goals). Qualification At the time, there was only one NCAA championship for women's soccer; a Division III title was added in 1986 and a Division II title i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UMSL Tritons
The University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) Tritons are the athletic programs representing the University of Missouri–St. Louis, located in St. Louis, Missouri, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) since the 1996–97 academic year; which they accepted an invitation back in 1995. The Tritons previously competed in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) from 1980–81 to 1995–96. Following a student contest in 1965, the athletic teams were commonly known as the Rivermen and Riverwomen, used until the Tritons name was adopted in May 2007. Conference affiliations * 1966–67 to 1969–70 – NAIA Independent * 1970–71 to 1979–80 – NCAA Division II Independent * 1980–81 to 1995–96 – Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |