1985 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament


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.
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 and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Betsy Drambour. An All-Tournament Team was not named this year.
The leading scorer for the tournament was Lisa Gmitter from George Mason.

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 were eligible for this championship. The tournament field remained set at 14 teams this year even though the third-place match was discontinued.
TeamAppearancePreviousRecord
Boston College4th198412-4-1
Brown4th198409-3-3
UC Santa Barbara2nd198416-4-1
Cal State–Hayward1stNever18-0
Colorado College2nd198414-4
Connecticut4th198414-4
Cortland State4th198417-0-4
George Mason4th198414-2-1
Massachusetts4th198415-0
North Carolina4th198416-1-1
NC State1stNever10-5-4
Radford1stNever14-6-1
William & Mary2nd198409-2-3
Wisconsin1stNever12-1

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