1989 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

1989 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 1989
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
(7th title, 8th College Cup)
Runner-upColorado College Tigers
(2nd title match, 3rd College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored40 (3.64 per match)
Attendance8,112 (737 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Shannon Higgins, UNC (3)
Best playerKristine Lilly, UNC (Offensive)
Tracey Bates, UNC (Defensive)
← 1988
1990 →

All statistics correct as of 5/1/2015.

The 1989 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the eighth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was played again at Method Road Soccer Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina during December 1989.[1]

North Carolina defeated Colorado College in the final, 2–0, to win their seventh national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 24–0–1. This was the fourth of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994). It was also part of the Tar Heels' ten-year unbeaten streak that ran from the 1984 championship game all the way until the 1994 season.

The most outstanding offensive player was Kristine Lilly from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Tracey Bates, also from North Carolina. Shannon Higgins, also from North Carolina, was the tournament's leading scorer (3 goals, 4 assists).

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