| 1994 NIRSA National Soccer Championship | |
| League: | NIRSA |
| Sport: | Soccer |
| Hosts Alt: | Site |
| Hosts: | University of Texas Austin, Texas |
| Duration: | November 18–20, 1994 |
| No Of Teams: | 7 (men's championship) 8 (women's championship) |
| Season: | Men's Championship Division |
| Season Champ Name: | Score |
| Season Champs: | 2–1 |
| League Champ Name: | Champion |
| League Champs: | Purdue (1st title, 1st title game) |
| Second Place: | Washington State (1st title game) |
| Mvp: | Michael Rowe (Purdue) |
| Season2: | Women's Championship Division |
| Season Champ2 Name: | Score |
| Season Champs2: | 2–0 |
| League Champ2 Name: | Champion |
| League Champs2: | Miami (OH) (1st title, 1st title game) |
| Second Place2: | Florida (1st title game) |
| Mvp2: | Corey Manning (Miami (OH)) |
| Seasonslist: | NIRSA National Soccer Championships |
| Seasonslistnames: | NIRSA national soccer championships |
| Nextseason Link: | 1995 NIRSA National Soccer Championship |
| Nextseason Year: | 1995 |
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]
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]
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.[6]
| Region | Team | Appearance | Last Bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| III | Purdue | 1st | Never | |
| IV | Oklahoma | 1st | Never | |
| IV | Texas A&M | 1st | Never | |
| IV | Texas Tech | 1st | Never | |
| IV | Texas | 1st | Never | |
| V | Arapahoe CC | 1st | Never | |
| VI | Washington State | 1st | Never |
| 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 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Advanced to semifinals | ||||||||
| 2 | Texas | Advanced to quarterfinals | ||||||||
| 3 | Arapahoe CC |
| Pos | OVRPos | Group A | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 1 | Tennessee | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | Purdue | 4 | ||||||||
| 3–4 | 5–8 | Texas | 4 | ||||||||
| Wichita State | 4 | ||||||||||
| Pos | OVRPos | 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 | ||||||||||
| Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Rowe | 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 |
| Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Manning | Miami (OH) | |
| Carole Fanning | Miami (OH) | |
| Nancy Marazzi | Miami (OH) | |
| Katie Crowley | Miami (OH) | |
| Tara Lagu | Purdue | |
| Ariel Falk | Purdue |