The 1992 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth women’s soccer team is one of the most successful in the history of the Little East Conference (LEC), posting an overall record of 17-3-2 on its way to playing in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament Final for the first, and to-date only time in program history. The 17 wins that season remain the most in program history.
The Corsairs qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history after going 14-1-1 during the regular season. They advanced to regional play after topping Salem State University on penalties following a 2-2 draw through regulation play and four overtime periods. UMass Dartmouth won the regional title with 1-0 victories over Kean University and LEC-rival Plymouth State University, and advanced to the DIII national final with a 1-0 double-overtime victory over Mary Washington University.
The 1992 season saw Kim Serrecchia named the LEC Rookie of the Year, while Marybeth Callahan, Lisa Gomes and Annmarie Gagnon were named to All-LEC Team. Callahan led the team in scoring with 11 goals and eight assists for 30 points, while Serracchia was second with 11 goals and three assists for 25 points. Rachel Barbarossa and Kathy Regan earned All-New England honors and were named to the NCAA Division III Championship All-Tournament Team, with Regan additionally being voted the tournament’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player.
Barbarossa, a 2021 LEC Hall of Fame inductee, started in all 22 games that season, totaling a program-record 17 wins with 130 saves to 12 goals against for a .915 save percentage and 0.56 goals against average. Leanne Morris led all scorers in the 1992 NCAA Division III Championship with three goals and six points - scoring the winning goal against Plymouth State, Kean and Mary Washington - and finished the year with eight goals and four assists for 20 points.
UMass Dartmouth was guided by head coach Ray M. Cabral, who was also inducted into the LEC Hall of Fame in 2021. He was the inaugural head coach of the program, guiding the Corsairs to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (1992-94) and three ECAC Division III New England Championship appearances (1990-91, 1995) during his seven seasons with the program.