1996 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
sports season
The 1996 NIRSA national soccer championship was the 3rd NIRSA National Soccer Championships, the annual national championships for United States-based, collegiate club soccer teams organized by NIRSA. It took place at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas from Thursday, November 21 to Saturday, November 23, 1996.
Overview
Men's championship
In the finals, BYU would take on Baylor. Prior to this, in the group stage, Baylor would face inaugural champions, Purdue, in their opener and would go down 2–0, but would score four consecutive goals to win 4–2. They'd then beat Northern Colorado 5–0 and finally tied Clemson 2–2 to top their group. Meanwhile, BYU would have a "perfect" group stage in that they'd win all three games by three or more goals without conceding a goal in any game, giving them 30 points. They did this by beating reigning champions and hosts, Texas, 7–0, then North Carolina 6–0, and finally Colorado State 3–0.
In the quarterfinals, Baylor would eliminate in-state rival, host, and reigning champion, Texas, 3–0 while BYU would beat Northern Colorado 10–1 which would be the only game where they conceded a goal this tournament. In the semifinals, Baylor would defeat Salt Lake CC 3–0 while BYU defeated Oregon 3–0. In the finals, BYU's Spencer Viernes would score the lone goal of the match as BYU claimed their first national NIRSA national title. BYU's Roger Seaman would be named tournament MVP.
Women's championship
In the finals, inaugural champion and reigning runners up, Miami (OH), would face Purdue.
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