1985 NCAA women's soccer tournament

1985 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsGeorge Mason Patriots
(1st title, 2nd College Cup)
Runner-upNorth Carolina Tar Heels
(4th title game, 4th College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored43 (3.31 per match)
Attendance8,033 (618 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lisa Gmitter, GMU (3)
Best playerPam Baughman, GMU (Overall)
Betsy Drambour, GMU (defense)
← 1984
1986 →

All statistics correct as of 4/22/2015.

The 1985 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was played at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Virginia during November 1985.[1]

George Mason defeated defending champion North Carolina in the final, 2–0, to win its first national title. The Patriots were coached by Hank Leung. This would be the last championship until 1995 not won by North Carolina.

The most outstanding player was Pam Baughman (George Mason) and the most outstanding defensive player was Betsy Drambour (George Mason). An All-Tournament team was not named this year.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Lisa Gmitter from George Mason (3 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. The tournament field remained set at 14 teams this year even though the third-place match was discontinued.

Team Appearance Previous Record
Boston College 4th 1984 12–4–1
Brown 4th 1984 09–3–3
UC Santa Barbara 2nd 1984 16–4–1
Cal State–Hayward 1st Never 18–0
Colorado College 2nd 1984 14–4
Connecticut 4th 1984 14–4
Cortland State 4th 1984 17–0–4
George Mason 4th 1984 14–2–1
Massachusetts 4th 1984 15–0
North Carolina 4th 1984 16–1–1
NC State 1st Never 10–5–4
Radford 1st Never 14–6–1
William & Mary 2nd 1984 09–2–3
Wisconsin 1st Never 12–1

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Fairfax, Virginia
            
Massachusetts 3
Boston College 0
Boston College (2OT) 3
Brown 2
Massachusetts (2OT) 0
George Mason 3
George Mason (2OT, PK) 3
William & Mary 2
George Mason 1
Cortland State 0
Cortland State 1
Connecticut 0
George Mason 2
North Carolina 0
North Carolina 4
NC State 2
NC State (2OT, PK) 1
Radford 0
North Carolina 3
Colorado College 2
Colorado College 1
Wisconsin 0
Colorado College 3
UC Santa Barbara 0
UC Santa Barbara (2OT, PK) 4
Cal State–Hayward 3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 23, 2015.