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1994 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 1994 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 13th 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 Merlo Field in Portland, Oregon during December 1994.

Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
United States
November–December 1994
24
North Carolina Tar Heels(12th title, 13th College Cup)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish(1st title match, 1st College Cup)
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23
77 (3.35 per match)
28,251 (1,228 per match)
Tiffeny Milbrett, Portland (5)
Tisha Venturini, UNC (Offensive)Staci Wilson, UNC (Defensive)
All statistics correct as of 5/21/2015.

The 1994 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 13th 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 Merlo Field in Portland, Oregon during December 1994.

North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 5–0, to win their 12th national title. Coached by Anson Dorrance, the Tar Heels finished the season 25–1–1. Nonetheless, this was UNC's first season with a loss since 1985. This would go on to become the ninth of North Carolina's record nine consecutive national titles (1986–1994).

The most outstanding offensive player was Tisha Venturini from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Staci Wilson, also from North Carolina. Venturini and Wilson, along with twelve other players, were named to the All-tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorers were Angela Kelly (North Carolina), with 4 goals and 3 assists, and Tiffeny Milbrett (Portland), with 5 goals and 1 assist.

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded for the second consecutive year, increasing from 16 to 24 teams.

School	Conference	Berth Type	Record
Brown	Ivy League	Automatic	10-4-1
Cincinnati	Great Midwest	Automatic	15-4-2
Clemson	ACC	At-large	15-4
Connecticut	Big East	At-large	17-3
Dartmouth	Ivy League	At-large	11-3-1
Duke	ACC	At-large	16-4-1
George Mason	CAA	At-large	15-2-2
Hartford	North Atlantic	Automatic	15-3-1
Harvard	Ivy League	At-large	09-3-3
Massachusetts	Atlantic 10	Automatic	15-5
NC State	ACC	At-large	10-8-4
North Carolina	ACC	Automatic	21-1-1
Notre Dame	Midwestern Collegiate	Automatic	20-0-1
Oregon State	Pac-10	At-large	13-4
Portland	West Coast	Automatic	14-5
Saint Mary's	West Coast	At-large	11-7-1
Santa Clara	West Coast	At-large	14-4-1
Stanford	Pac-10	At-large	16-1-1
Vanderbilt	SEC	Automatic	16-3
Virginia	ACC	At-large	13-4-3
Washington	Pac-10	At-large	12-6-1
Washington State	Pac-10	At-large	11-6-1
William & Mary	CAA	Automatic	16-3
Wisconsin	Big Ten	Automatic	16-5

Robin Confer, North Carolina
Cindy Daws, Notre Dame
Danielle Egan, North Carolina
Jill Gelfenbien, Connecticut
Debbie Keller, North Carolina
Angela Kelly, North Carolina
Holly Manthei, Notre Dame
Michelle McCarthy, Notre Dame
Tiffeny Milbrett, Portland
Jen Renola, Notre Dame
Keri Sanchez, North Carolina
Kate Sobrero, Notre Dame
Tisha Venturini, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player)
Staci Wilson, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player)
1994 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
1994 NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament
1994 NCAA Division III women's soccer tournament
1994 NAIA women's soccer tournament

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