1983 NCAA women's soccer tournament

August 2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament 1983 Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) United States 12 North Carolina Tar Heels (2nd title, 2nd College Cup) George Mason Patriots (1st title game, 1st College Cup) UMass Minutewomen (1st College Cup) Connecticut Huskies (2nd College Cup) 12 39 2598 April Heinrichs, UNC (4) Chris Taggert, UMass (Overall) Lisa Gmitter, GMU (offense) Sue Cobb, UNC (defense) 1982 1984 4/18/2015 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.Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2013/d1/D1.pdf NCAA NCAA.org April 17, 2015 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 in 1988. Hence, all NCAA women's soccer programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible for this championship. A total of 12 teams were ultimately invited to contest this tournament. Team Appearance Previous RecordBoston College2nd198214-4Brown2nd198208-4-1California1stNever09-1-3Cincinnati1stNever12-1-3Connecticut2nd198218-0-1Cortland State2nd198215-2-2George Mason2nd198213-3-2Keene State1stNever12-1-1Massachusetts2nd198210-2-3Missouri–Saint Louis2nd1982?North Carolina2nd198216-1Princeton2nd198208-3-2 Bracket no First round Second round Semifinals Championship(Women's College Cup)Orlando, Florida Boston College 2 Princeton 0 George Mason 6 UM–Saint Louis 2 Brown 1 Keene State 0 California 5 Cincinnati 0 Connecticut 2 Boston College 0 Cortland State 1 George Mason 2 Massachusetts 1 Brown 0 North Carolina 5 California 2 Connecticut 1 George Mason 2 Massachusetts 0 North Carolina 2 George Mason 0 North Carolina 4 Connecticut 0 Massachusetts 1 See also NCAA Division I women's soccer championship 1983 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship References NCAA Category:NCAA women's soccer tournaments NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament Category:Women's sports in Florida