The 1994 NIRSA national soccer championship was the 1st NIRSA National Soccer Championships, an annual national championships for United States-based, collegiate club soccer teams organized by NIRSA. It took place at the Whitaker Fields at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas from Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20, 1994. Notably, this tournament is the only one that didn't feature an open division.[1][2]
| 1994 NIRSA National Soccer Championship | |
|---|---|
| League | NIRSA |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Site | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Duration | November 18–20, 1994 |
| Number of teams | 7 (men's championship) 8 (women's championship) |
| Men's Championship Division | |
| Score | 2–1 |
| Champion | Purdue (1st title, 1st title game) |
| Runners-up | Washington State (1st title game) |
| Season MVP | Michael Rowe (Purdue) |
| Women's Championship Division | |
| Score | 2–0 |
| Champion | Miami (OH) (1st title, 1st title game) |
| Runners-up | Florida (1st title game) |
| Season MVP | Corey Manning (Miami (OH)) |
Overview
editMen's championship
editPurdue and Washington State would face off in the inaugural finals. Prior to this, in the group stage, Washington State would top their group after defeating Texas A&M 6–0 and defeating Texas Tech via forfeit. While Washington State reported beating Oklahoma 6–0, Oklahoma reported the match being a 3–3 draw, and since Washington State didn't receive the lone tournament bye, Oklahoma's report is the one that's assumed actually occurred. It's also assumed that Purdue won all their matches and were the only team to receive a bye to the semifinals.
In the quarterfinals, Washington State would defeat Arapahoe CC 15–0 and Oklahoma would defeat Wichita State 3–2. This is notable because this is the only time Arapahoe CC or Wichita State were mentioned, and since it's known only 7 teams attended, one of these teams were likely added to replace Texas Tech who forfeited their finale against Washington State. It's assumed the team that replaced them was Wichita State because they're closer to Austin than Arapahoe CC and therefore were not mentioned in official qualification/selection statistics. In the semifinals, Purdue would defeat Oklahoma 3–0 in what, presumably, was only their third match of the tournament while Washington State defeated hosts, Texas, 2–1, conceding their first goal of the tournament.
In the finals, Washington State would open the scoring and would take the 1–0 lead into halftime. Purdue would equalize with 14 minutes remaining in the match. Purdue would then take the lead and end up claiming the first NIRSA national championship with a 2–1 win over Washington State. Purdue's Michael Rowe would be named the division's MVP.[3][4][5]
Women's championship
editMiami (OH) and Florida would face off in the first championship finals. Prior to this, Miami (OH) would win their first three group stage games, first a 2–0 win over the hosts, Texas, then, presumably, a 1–0 win over Purdue, and then a dominant 12–0 win over Wichita State. In the group stage finale, Miami (OH) would face Tennessee and would end up losing 3–0, their first loss of the season. Due to this loss, Miami (OH) would claim the second overall seed and would face Purdue in the semifinals, while Florida would likely play Tennessee, assumed due to the fact that Tennessee was the only team to beat Miami (OH). In the semifinals, Miami (OH) would defeat Purdue 2–0 to advance to the finals to face Florida, who also won their semifinal match. Miami (OH) would defeat Florida 2–0 in the finals and claim the first national title. Miami (OH)'s Corey Manning would be named the tournament's MVP.[3][6]
Participating teams
editMen's championship
edit| Region | Team | Appearance | Last Bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | Purdue | 1st | Never |
| IV | Oklahoma | 1st | Never |
| IV | Texas A&M[a] | 1st | Never |
| IV | Texas Tech | 1st | Never |
| IV | Texas | 1st | Never |
| V | Arapahoe CC | 1st | Never |
| VI | Washington State | 1st | Never |
Women's championship
edit| Region | Team | Appearance | Last Bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| II | Tennessee | 1st | Never |
| II | Florida | 1st | Never |
| III | Purdue | 1st | Never |
| III | Ohio State | 1st | Never |
| IIII | Miami (OH) | 1st | Never |
| IV | Texas | 1st | Never |
| V | Wichita State | 1st | Never |
| ? | ? | 1st | Never |
Group stage
editMen's championship
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Texas A&M | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | Texas Tech[b] | 2 |
| Fri, November 18 | Oklahoma | 3–1 | Texas Tech | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields |
| Fri, November 18 | Washington State | 6–0 | Texas A&M | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields |
| Fri, November 18 | Oklahoma | 3–3[c] | Washington State | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields | |||
| Note: Washington State reported this match as a 6–0 win | ||||
| Fri, November 18 | Texas Tech | - | Texas A&M | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Stadium: Whitaker Fields |
| Sat, November 19 | Oklahoma | 6–0 | Texas A&M | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields |
| Sat, November 19 | Washington State | 6–0 | Texas Tech | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields | |||
| Note: Texas Tech forfeited the match | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Advanced to semifinals | ||||||||
| 2 | Texas | Advanced to quarterfinals | ||||||||
| 3 | Arapahoe CC |
Women's championship
edit| Pos | OVR
Pos |
Group A | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 1 | Tennessee[d] | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | Purdue | 4 | ||||||||
| 3–4 | 5–8 | Texas | 4 | ||||||||
| Wichita State | 4 | ||||||||||
| Pos | OVR
Pos |
Group B | |||||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 2 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | 4 | Florida | 4 | ||||||||
| 3–4 | 5–8 | Ohio State | 4 | ||||||||
| Unknown | 4 | ||||||||||
| Fri, November 18 | Miami (OH) | 2–0 | Texas | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
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Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields |
| Fri, November 18 | Purdue | 2–0 | Ohio State | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields |
| Fri, November 18 | Miami (OH) | 1–0 | Purdue | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
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Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields |
| Sat, November 19 | Miami (OH) | 12–0 | Wichita State | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields |
| Sat, November 19 | Miami (OH) | 0–3 | Tennessee | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Whitaker Fields |
Tournament bracket
editMen's championship
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | ||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | ||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | ||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | ||||||||||
| Washington State | 15 | ||||||||||
| Arapahoe CC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | ||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | ||||||||||
| Texas | |||||||||||
| Texas A&M | |||||||||||
Women's championship
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 1 | Tennessee | |||||||
| 4 | Florida | |||||||
| Florida | 0 | |||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Purdue | 0 | ||||||
All-tournament teams
editMen's championship
edit| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| Michael Rowe[e] | Purdue |
| Chris Becker | Purdue |
| Pat Doyle | Purdue |
| Joe Kurijiaka | Purdue |
| Kevin Glasse | Washington State |
| Mike Loffland | Oklahoma |
| Juan Strutton | Oklahoma |
| Scott Bradford | Oklahoma |
| Mike Segroves | Oklahoma |
Women's championship
edit| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| Corey Manning[e] | Miami (OH) |
| Carole Fanning | Miami (OH) |
| Nancy Marazzi | Miami (OH) |
| Katie Crowley | Miami (OH) |
| Tara Lagu | Purdue |
| Ariel Falk | Purdue |
Notes
edit- ^ Technically, the team playing represented Texas A&M of Galveston, but since that's a branch college of Texas A&M they are counted as the general Texas A&M
- ^ Texas Tech forfeited their final match, it's assumed Wichita State replaced them for the quarterfinals
- ^ Washington State reported the match as a 6–0 win but Oklahoma's report was the one used
- ^ While not known for sure, it's assumed Tennessee topped the group since they were the only team to beat Miami (OH)
- ^ a b Most Valuable Player
References
edit- ^ "NIRSA National Soccer Sport Club Championships". The Daily Texan. 1994-11-15. p. 8.
- ^ "NIRSA Soccer History". NIRSA. Archived from the original on 2006-08-29.
- ^ a b Ermitage, Mike (1994-11-30). "Men win national title, women go to semifinals". The Purdue Exponent. p. 16.
- ^ Sharpe, Stephanie (1994-11-28). "Club team takes second at Nat'ls". The Daily Evergreen. p. 9.
- ^ Lawson, Carlie (1994-11-25). "Men's soccer takes fourth spot in nation". The Oklahoma Daily. p. 1.
- ^ Meyers, Jay (1994-12-06). "Women's club soccer captures national title". The Miami Student. p. 20.
- ^ Sharpe, Stephanie (1994-11-09). "Soccer club rolls to nationals". The Daily Evergreen. pp. 9–10.
- ^ Ermitage, Mike (1994-11-16). "PU soccer club travels to Texas for nationals". The Purdue Exponent. p. 12.
- ^ Remsen, Angie (1994-11-15). "UF soccer club going to tourney". The Independent Florida Alligator. p. 14.
- ^ Reports, Staff (1994-11-10). "Tournament will prepare soccer club for nationals". The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 2024-06-20.