Ray Cabral is the father of UMass Dartmouth women's soccer. Cabral was the team's first coach as a club team in 1988 then led the team on its rapid rise to national prominence for seven varsity seasons before stepping down after the 1995 season. In seven years, Cabral's teams qualified for six post-season tournaments and compiled a 92-31-8 overall record. Cabral was Little East Conference Coach of the Year for four consecutive seasons from 1990 through 1994. Cabral led his 1992 Corsairs on a historic run through the NCAA Division III women's soccer tournament, resulting in a national runner-up award. After clinching NCAA Division III Northeast and Regional championships and advancing to the national championship game, only a 1-0 loss to Cortland State stopped the Corsairs from a national title. The following season in 1993, UMass Dartmouth captured its first LEC co-championship and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. Cabral's Corsairs qualified for three straight NCAA tournaments, including the 1994 season, and also qualified for the ECAC New England Division III tournament three times.