North Carolina defeated Connecticut in the final, 2–0, to win their fourteenth national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 27–0–1.
The most outstanding offensive player was Robin Confer from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Siri Mullinix, also from North Carolina. Confer and Mullinix, along with twelve other players, were named to the All-tournament team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals, was Sara Whalen from Connecticut.
Main article: 1997 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained at 32 teams although it would expand again, to 48, in 1998.
^"Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
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The 1997 NCAA Division I women s soccer tournament also known as the 1997 NCAA Women s College Cup was the 16th 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 the UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro North Carolina during December 1997 1 1997 NCAA women s soccer tournamentWomen s College Cup semifinals amp final Tournament detailsCountryUnited StatesDatesNovember December 1997Teams32Final positionsChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels 14th title 16th College Cup Runner upConnecticut Huskies 3rd title match 6th College Cup SemifinalistsNotre Dame Fighting Irish 4th College Cup Santa Clara Broncos 5th College Cup Tournament statisticsMatches played31Goals scored115 3 71 per match Attendance40 572 1 309 per match Top goal scorer s Sara Whalen UConn 5 Best playerRobin Confer UNC Offensive Siri Mullinix UNC Defensive All statistics correct as of 5 29 2015 19961998 North Carolina defeated Connecticut in the final 2 0 to win their fourteenth national title Coached by Anson Dorrance the Tar Heels finished the season 27 0 1 The most outstanding offensive player was Robin Confer from North Carolina and the most outstanding defensive player was Siri Mullinix also from North Carolina Confer and Mullinix along with twelve other players were named to the All tournament team The tournament s leading scorer with 5 goals was Sara Whalen from Connecticut Contents 1 Qualification 1 1 Play in games 1 2 Teams 2 Bracket 3 All tournament team 4 See also 5 ReferencesQualification editMain article 1997 NCAA Division I women s soccer season All Division I women s soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament The tournament field remained at 32 teams although it would expand again to 48 in 1998 Play in games edit November 11 Fairfield MAAC 17 3 2 Central Conn State NEC 13 6 1 November 11 UNC Greensboro Southern 17 5 5 South Alabama Big South 18 2 1 0 November 11 Cincinnati C USA 15 4 3 OT 2 Georgia State TAAC 18 3 2 1 Teams edit North Carolina RegionalSeed School Conference Berth Type RecordFlorida SEC Automatic 19 2 1George Mason CAA At large 13 5 4Harvard Ivy League Automatic 10 2 2Maryland ACC At large 12 8 3Massachusetts Atlantic 10 Automatic 17 4North Carolina ACC Automatic 22 0 1Vanderbilt SEC At large 14 7Wake Forest ACC At large 11 7 2 Santa Clara RegionalSeed School Conference Berth Type RecordBYU WAC At large 19 3Clemson ACC At large 13 6Duke ACC At large 14 5 1Georgia SEC At large 15 5 1Milwaukee Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 13 2 4Minnesota Big Ten At large 17 2 2Santa Clara West Coast At large 17 2 1UNC Greensboro Southern Automatic 18 5Connecticut RegionalSeed School Conference Berth Type RecordColgate Patriot Automatic 13 3 3Connecticut Big East At large 19 3Fairfield MAAC Automatic 18 3Hartford America East Automatic 18 1 1James Madison CAA At large 13 6 2Penn State Big Ten At large 15 6 1Virginia ACC At large 13 4 2William amp Mary CAA Automatic 18 4 Notre Dame RegionalSeed School Conference Berth Type RecordCincinnati Conference USA Automatic 16 4 3Michigan Big Ten Automatic 18 3 1Nebraska Big 12 At large 17 3Notre Dame Big East Automatic 20 0 1Portland West Coast Automatic 14 4SMU WAC Automatic 16 4 1Texas A amp M Big 12 Automatic 18 2UCLA Pac 10 Automatic 17 2Bracket editFirst roundSecond roundThird RoundSemifinals Women s College Cup UNCG Soccer StadiumGreensboro North CarolinaChampionship Women s College Cup UNCG Soccer StadiumGreensboro North Carolina North Carolina6Wake Forest0North Carolina5Florida0Florida3Vanderbilt2North Carolina1Harvard0Harvard2UMass0Harvard 3OT 2George Mason1George Mason2Maryland1North Carolina2Santa Clara1UNC Greensboro 2OT 3Duke1UNC Greensboro0Clemson5Clemson1Georgia0Clemson0Santa Clara3Minnesota2Milwaukee1Minnesota1Santa Clara5Santa Clara1BYU0North Carolina2Connecticut0Connecticut3Fairfield0Connecticut 2OT 2Hartford1Hartford4Colgate0Connecticut4William amp Mary0William amp Mary 2OT 3Penn State2William amp Mary1Virginia0Virginia3James Madison1Connecticut2Notre Dame1UCLA1Portland0UCLA3SMU2SMU1Texas A amp M0UCLA0Notre Dame8Nebraska5Michigan1Nebraska0Notre Dame6Notre Dame7Cincinnati1All tournament team editMandy Clemens Santa Clara Robin Confer North Carolina most outstanding offensive player Carey Dorn Connecticut Lorrie Fair North Carolina Jacqui Little Santa Clara Holly Manthei Notre Dame Siri Mullinix North Carolina most outstanding defensive player Cindy Parlow North Carolina Tiffany Roberts North Carolina Heather Stone Connecticut Jenny Streiffer Notre Dame Jen Tietjen Notre Dame Sara Whalen Connecticut Staci Wilson North CarolinaSee also editNCAA Division II Women s Soccer Championship NCAA Division III Women s Soccer ChampionshipReferences edit Division I Women s Soccer Championship Results PDF NCAA NCAA org Retrieved May 29 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 NCAA Division I women 27s soccer tournament 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