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1997 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = NCAA women's soccer tournament

| year = 1997

| other_titles = Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| country = United States

| dates = November–December 1997

| num_teams = 32

| winners = North Carolina Tar Heels
(14th title, 16th College Cup)

| second = Connecticut Huskies
(3rd title match, 6th College Cup)

| semifinal1 = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(4th College Cup)

| semifinal2 = Santa Clara Broncos
(5th College Cup)

| matches = 31

| goals = 115

| attendance = 40572

| scoring_leader = Sara Whalen, UConn (5)

| award = Robin Confer, UNC (Offensive)
Siri Mullinix, UNC (Defensive)

| prev_season = 1996

| next_season = 1998

| extra_information =

| updated = 5/29/2015

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2013/d1/D1.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}

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.

Qualification

{{main|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=

{{align|left|{{2TeamBracket | RD1= November 11

| team-width = 200

| RD1-seed1= 

| RD1-team1=Fairfield (MAAC, 17-3)

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2=Central Conn. State (NEC, 13-6)

| RD1-score2=1

}}}}

{{align|left|{{2TeamBracket | RD1= November 11

| team-width = 210

| RD1-seed1= 

| RD1-team1=UNC Greensboro (Southern, 17-5)

| RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2=South Alabama (Big South, 18-2-1)

| RD1-score2=0

}}}}

{{align|left|{{2TeamBracket | RD1= November 11

| team-width = 200

| RD1-seed1= 

| RD1-team1=Cincinnati (C-USA, 15-4-3) (OT)

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2=Georgia State (TAAC, 18-3-2)

| RD1-score2=1

}}}}

{{clear left}}

=Teams=

valign=top |

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | North Carolina Regional

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Berth Type

!Record

|Florida

|SEC

|Automatic

|19-2-1

|George Mason

|CAA

|At-large

|13-5-4

|Harvard

|Ivy League

|Automatic

|10-2-2

|Maryland

|ACC

|At-large

|12-8-3

|Massachusetts

|Atlantic 10

|Automatic

|17-4

|North Carolina

|ACC

|Automatic

|22-0-1

|Vanderbilt

|SEC

|At-large

|14-7

|Wake Forest

|ACC

|At-large

|11-7-2

| valign=top |

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | Santa Clara Regional

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Berth Type

!Record

|BYU

|WAC

|At-large

|19-3

|Clemson

|ACC

|At-large

|13-6

|Duke

|ACC

|At-large

|14-5-1

|Georgia

|SEC

|At-large

|15-5-1

|Milwaukee

|Midwestern Collegiate

|Automatic

|13-2-4

|Minnesota

|Big Ten

|At-large

|17-2-2

|Santa Clara

|West Coast

|At-large

|17-2-1

|UNC Greensboro

|Southern

|Automatic

|18-5

|-

| valign=top |

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | Connecticut Regional

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Berth Type

!Record

|Colgate

|Patriot

|Automatic

|13-3-3

|Connecticut

|Big East

|At-large

|19-3

|Fairfield

|MAAC

|Automatic

|18-3

|Hartford

|America East

|Automatic

|18-1-1

|James Madison

|CAA

|At-large

|13-6-2

|Penn State

|Big Ten

|At-large

|15-6-1

|Virginia

|ACC

|At-large

|13-4-2

|William & Mary

|CAA

|Automatic

|18-4

| valign=top |

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | Notre Dame Regional

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Berth Type

!Record

|Cincinnati

|Conference USA

|Automatic

|16-4-3

|Michigan

|Big Ten

|Automatic

|18-3-1

|Nebraska

|Big 12

|At-large

|17-3

|Notre Dame

|Big East

|Automatic

|20-0-1

|Portland

|West Coast

|Automatic

|14-4

|SMU

|WAC

|Automatic

|16-4-1

|Texas A&M

|Big 12

|Automatic

|18-2

|UCLA

|Pac-10

|Automatic

|17-2

|}

Bracket

{{5RoundBracket-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third Round

| RD4=Semifinals
(Women's College Cup)
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina

| RD5=Championship
(Women's College Cup)
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01=North Carolina

| RD1-score01=6

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02=Wake Forest

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03=Florida

| RD1-score03=3

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04= Vanderbilt

| RD1-score04=2

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Harvard

| RD1-score05=2

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=UMass

| RD1-score06=0

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07=George Mason

| RD1-score07=2

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08=Maryland

| RD1-score08=1

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09=UNC Greensboro (2OT)

| RD1-score09=3

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10=Duke

| RD1-score10=1

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Clemson

| RD1-score11=1

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Georgia

| RD1-score12=0

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13=Minnesota

| RD1-score13=2

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14=Milwaukee

| RD1-score14=1

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15=Santa Clara

| RD1-score15=1

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16=BYU

| RD1-score16=0

| RD1-seed17=

| RD1-team17=Connecticut

| RD1-score17=3

| RD1-seed18=

| RD1-team18=Fairfield

| RD1-score18=0

| RD1-seed19=

| RD1-team19=Hartford

| RD1-score19=4

| RD1-seed20=

| RD1-team20=Colgate

| RD1-score20=0

| RD1-seed21=

| RD1-team21=William & Mary (2OT)

| RD1-score21=3

| RD1-seed22=

| RD1-team22=Penn State

| RD1-score22=2

| RD1-seed23=

| RD1-team23=Virginia

| RD1-score23=3

| RD1-seed24=

| RD1-team24=James Madison

| RD1-score24=1

| RD1-seed25=

| RD1-team25=UCLA

| RD1-score25=1

| RD1-seed26=

| RD1-team26=Portland

| RD1-score26=0

| RD1-seed27=

| RD1-team27=SMU

| RD1-score27=1

| RD1-seed28=

| RD1-team28= Texas A&M

| RD1-score28=0

| RD1-seed29=

| RD1-team29=Nebraska

| RD1-score29=5

| RD1-seed30=

| RD1-team30=Michigan

| RD1-score30=1

| RD1-seed31=

| RD1-team31=Notre Dame

| RD1-score31=7

| RD1-seed32=

| RD1-team32=Cincinnati

| RD1-score32=1

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=North Carolina

| RD2-score01=5

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Florida

| RD2-score02=0

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Harvard (3OT)

| RD2-score03=2

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=George Mason

| RD2-score04=1

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=UNC Greensboro

| RD2-score05=0

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Clemson

| RD2-score06=5

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Minnesota

| RD2-score07=1

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Santa Clara

| RD2-score08=5

| RD2-seed09=

| RD2-team09=Connecticut (2OT)

| RD2-score09=2

| RD2-seed10=

| RD2-team10=Hartford

| RD2-score10=1

| RD2-seed11=

| RD2-team11=William & Mary

| RD2-score11=1

| RD2-seed12=

| RD2-team12=Virginia

| RD2-score12=0

| RD2-seed13=

| RD2-team13=UCLA

| RD2-score13=3

| RD2-seed14=

| RD2-team14=SMU

| RD2-score14=2

| RD2-seed15=

| RD2-team15=Nebraska

| RD2-score15=0

| RD2-seed16=

| RD2-team16=Notre Dame

| RD2-score16=6

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=North Carolina

| RD3-score01=1

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Harvard

| RD3-score02=0

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Clemson

| RD3-score03=0

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Santa Clara

| RD3-score04=3

| RD3-seed05=

| RD3-team05=Connecticut

| RD3-score05=4

| RD3-seed06=

| RD3-team06=William & Mary

| RD3-score06=0

| RD3-seed07=

| RD3-team07=UCLA

| RD3-score07=0

| RD3-seed08=

| RD3-team08=Notre Dame

| RD3-score08=8

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=North Carolina

| RD4-score01=2

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=Santa Clara

| RD4-score02=1

| RD4-seed03=

| RD4-team03=Connecticut

| RD4-score03=2

| RD4-seed04=

| RD4-team04=Notre Dame

| RD4-score04=1

| RD5-seed01=

| RD5-team01=North Carolina

| RD5-score01=2

| RD5-seed02=

| RD5-team02=Connecticut

| RD5-score02=0

}}

All-tournament team

See also

References

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