1994 NIRSA National Soccer Championship

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
LeagueNIRSA
SportSoccer
SiteUniversity of Texas
Austin, Texas
DurationNovember 18–20, 1994
Number of teams7 (men's championship)
8 (women's championship)
Men's Championship Division
Score2–1
ChampionPurdue
(1st title, 1st title game)
  Runners-upWashington State
(1st title game)
Season MVPMichael Rowe (Purdue)
Women's Championship Division
Score2–0
ChampionMiami (OH)
(1st title, 1st title game)
  Runners-upFlorida
(1st title game)
Season MVPCorey Manning (Miami (OH))
NIRSA national soccer championships seasons

Overview

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Men's championship

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Purdue 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

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Miami (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

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Men's championship

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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

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Women's championship

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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

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Group stage

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Men's championship

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Group A
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 3–1Texas TechUniversity of Texas
Austin, Texas
Report Stadium: Whitaker Fields
Fri, November 18 Washington State 6–0Texas A&MUniversity 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 6–0Texas A&MUniversity of Texas
Austin, Texas
Report Stadium: Whitaker Fields
Sat, November 19 Washington State 6–0Texas TechUniversity of Texas
Austin, Texas
Report Stadium: Whitaker Fields
Note: Texas Tech forfeited the match
Group B
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

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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) 2–0TexasUniversity of Texas
Austin, Texas
  • Corey Manning  
Report Stadium: Whitaker Fields
Fri, November 18 Purdue 2–0Ohio StateUniversity of Texas
Austin, Texas
Report Stadium: Whitaker Fields

Fri, November 18 Miami (OH) 1–0PurdueUniversity of Texas
Austin, Texas
Emina Zvizdich   Report Stadium: Whitaker Fields

Sat, November 19 Miami (OH) 12–0Wichita StateUniversity 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

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Men's championship

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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

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SemifinalsFinal
1Tennessee
4Florida
Florida0
Miami (OH)2
2Miami (OH)2
3Purdue0

All-tournament teams

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Men's championship

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Texas Tech forfeited their final match, it's assumed Wichita State replaced them for the quarterfinals
  3. ^ Washington State reported the match as a 6–0 win but Oklahoma's report was the one used
  4. ^ While not known for sure, it's assumed Tennessee topped the group since they were the only team to beat Miami (OH)
  5. ^ a b Most Valuable Player

References

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  1. ^ "NIRSA National Soccer Sport Club Championships". The Daily Texan. 1994-11-15. p. 8.
  2. ^ "NIRSA Soccer History". NIRSA. Archived from the original on 2006-08-29.
  3. ^ a b Ermitage, Mike (1994-11-30). "Men win national title, women go to semifinals". The Purdue Exponent. p. 16.
  4. ^ Sharpe, Stephanie (1994-11-28). "Club team takes second at Nat'ls". The Daily Evergreen. p. 9.
  5. ^ Lawson, Carlie (1994-11-25). "Men's soccer takes fourth spot in nation". The Oklahoma Daily. p. 1.
  6. ^ Meyers, Jay (1994-12-06). "Women's club soccer captures national title". The Miami Student. p. 20.
  7. ^ Sharpe, Stephanie (1994-11-09). "Soccer club rolls to nationals". The Daily Evergreen. pp. 9–10.
  8. ^ Ermitage, Mike (1994-11-16). "PU soccer club travels to Texas for nationals". The Purdue Exponent. p. 12.
  9. ^ Remsen, Angie (1994-11-15). "UF soccer club going to tourney". The Independent Florida Alligator. p. 14.
  10. ^ Reports, Staff (1994-11-10). "Tournament will prepare soccer club for nationals". The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 2024-06-20.