The 1983 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate soccer. The championship game was again played at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida during December 1983.[1]
| Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runner-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 39 (3.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,598 (217 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | April Heinrichs, UNC (4) |
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| All statistics correct as of 4/18/2015. | |
North Carolina defeated George Mason in the final, 4–0, to win their second national title. The Tar Heels were coached by Anson Dorrance.
The most outstanding player was Chris Taggert (Massachusetts), the most outstanding offensive player was Lisa Gmitter (George Mason), and the most outstanding defensive player was Sue Cobb (North Carolina). Additionally, a All-Tournament team, consisting of 16 players, was named for the first time this year.
The leading scorer for the tournament was April Heinrichs from North Carolina (4 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. A total of 12 teams were ultimately invited to contest this tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous | Record |
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| Boston College | 2nd | 1982 | 14-4 |
| Brown | 2nd | 1982 | 08-4-1 |
| California | 1st | Never | 09-1-3 |
| Cincinnati | 1st | Never | 12-1-3 |
| Connecticut | 2nd | 1982 | 18-0-1 |
| Cortland State | 2nd | 1982 | 15-2-2 |
| George Mason | 2nd | 1982 | 13-3-2 |
| Keene State | 1st | Never | 12-1-1 |
| Massachusetts | 2nd | 1982 | 10-2-3 |
| Missouri–Saint Louis | 2nd | 1982 | ? |
| North Carolina | 2nd | 1982 | 16-1 |
| Princeton | 2nd | 1982 | 08-3-2 |
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Championship (Women's College Cup) Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cortland State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| UM–Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Keene State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Third place | |||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||
| California | 2 | Massachusetts | 1 | ||||||||||||
| California | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | ||||||||||||||