The Willamette University 1998 women’s soccer team was the first Bearcat squad to reach an NCAA Division III Final Four. The Bearcats achieved an overall record of 19-1-4, won the Northwest Conference championship with a 14-0-2 record, and went 3-1 in the NCAA Tournament.

The Bearcats set a school record with 23 consecutive wins or ties before losing in the Final Four. Willamette also set records by earning a 0.38 goals against average, achieving 15 shutouts, and allowing only 10 goals all season. 

Members of the 1998 Willamette University Women’s Soccer Team

• Rachel (Alenduff) Albers
• Robin (Heard) Buckingham
• Dana (Christopherson) Carmichael
• Rebecca (Esterly) Contos
• Heather Ebert
• Jennifer Frankel-Reed
• Kathryn (Privette) Hackney
• Natalie (Flindt) Hanson
• Katherine (Edmonds) Hartman
• Karen (Heaston) Helms
• Ashley Holmer
• Jenna (Ward) Lane
• Jennifer (Bellone) Larson
• Erin Moore
• Amy (Morris) Sanderl
• Robin Schroeder
• Jill Stratton
• Elizabeth (Heaston) Thompson
• Araya (Parrish) Williams
• Head Coach:  Jim Tursi