1995 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

August 2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament 1995 Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) United States November–December 1995 24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish(1st title, 2nd College Cup) Portland Pilots(1st title match, 2nd College Cup) North Carolina Tar Heels(14th College Cup) SMU Mustangs(1st College Cup) 23 71 37995 Danielle Garrett, SMU (4) Cindy Daws, UND (Offensive)Kate Sobrero, UND (Defensive) 1994 1996 The 1995 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 14th 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 Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina during December 1995.Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2013/d1/D1.pdf NCAA NCAA.org May 22, 2015 Notre Dame defeated Portland in the final, 1–0 (in three overtimes), to win their first national title. Coached by Chris Petrucelli, the Irish finished the season 21–2–2. This was the first championship since 1985 not won by North Carolina, whose record streak of nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994) was broken. This was also the first final match to not feature the Tar Heels. The most outstanding offensive player was Cindy Daws from Notre Dame, and the most outstanding defensive player was Kate Sobrero, also from Notre Dame. Daws and Sobrero, were named to the All-tournament team. The tournament's leading scorer, with 4 goals and 1 assist, was Danielle Garrett from SMU. Qualification 1995 NCAA Division I women's soccer season All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. A total of 24 teams were invited to participate in this tournament. Teams SeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordClemsonACCAt-large14-6ConnecticutBig EastAt-large18-2-2DukeACCAt-large14-6-1HartfordNorth AtlanticAutomatic15-3-2James MadisonCAAAutomatic14-6-1KentuckySECAutomatic17-6MarylandACCAt-large17-5MassachusettsAtlantic 10Automatic13-3-2MinnesotaBig TenAutomatic16-4-2NC StateACCAt-large17-4North CarolinaACCAutomatic23-0Notre DameBig EastAutomatic17-2-2Penn StateBig TenAt-large15-6-1PortlandWest CoastAutomatic17-0-2Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large14-3-2SMUSouthwestAutomatic21-0-1StanfordPac-10Automatic16-3Texas A&MSouthwestAt-large17-5UCLAPac-10At-large14-3-2VanderbiltSECAt-large13-6VirginiaACCAt-large14-4-2WashingtonPac-10At-large11-7William & MaryCAAAt-large14-5-1WisconsinBig TenAt-large13-5-4 Bracket First round Second round Third Round Semifinals(Women's College Cup)Fetzer FieldChapel Hill, North Carolina Championship(Women's College Cup)Fetzer FieldChapel Hill, North Carolina no 150 30 high 1 Vanderbilt 3 Kentucky 0 Santa Clara (2OT) 3 Stanford 2 Massachusetts (2OT) 2 Hartford 1 Wisconsin 1 Minnesota 0 Texas A&M 4 Clemson 1 NC State (OT) 1 William & Mary 0 James Madison 2 Penn State 1 Washington 2 UCLA 1 North Carolina 4 Vanderbilt 0 Virginia 0 Santa Clara 1 Connecticut 3 Massachusetts 0 Notre Dame 5 Wisconsin 0 SMU 2 Texas A&M 1 Duke 1 NC State (3OT) 2 Maryland 6 James Madison 1 Portland 1 Washington 0 North Carolina 2 Santa Clara 0 Connecticut 0 Notre Dame 2 SMU 4 NC State 3 Maryland 0 Portland 1 North Carolina 0 Notre Dame 1 SMU 2 Portland 4 Notre Dame (3OT) 1 Portland 0 All-tournament team Robin Confer, North Carolina Cindy Daws, Notre Dame (most outstanding offensive player) Erin Fahey, Portland Danielle Garrett, SMU Shannon MacMillan, Portland Holly Manthei, Notre Dame Michelle McCarthy, Notre Dame Wynne McIntosh, Portland Cindy Parlow, North Carolina Jen Renola, Notre Dame Kate Sobrero, Notre Dame (most outstanding defensive player) Staci Wilson, North Carolina See also 1995 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament 1995 NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament 1995 NCAA Division III women's soccer tournament 1995 NAIA women's soccer tournament References NCAA Category:NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament Category:Women's sports in North Carolina