2009_NCAA_Division_I_Women's_Soccer_Tournament

2009 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

2009 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

Football tournament season

The 2009 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2009 Women's College Cup) was the 28th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at the Aggie Soccer Complex in College Station, Texas from December 4–6, 2009 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 12–28.[1]

Quick Facts Women's College Cup (semifinals & final), Tournament details ...

North Carolina defeated Stanford in the final, 1–0, to win their twentieth national title.[2] The Tar Heels (23–3–1) were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The most outstanding offensive player (for the second consecutive year) was Casey Nogueira from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Whitney Engen, also from North Carolina. Nogueira and Engen, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer was Sydney Leroux from UCLA, with 8 goals.

Qualification

Main article: 2009 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 64 teams.[3]

Format

Just as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup, were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The only exceptions were the first two rounds, which were played at regional campus sites. The top sixteen teams hosted four team-regionals on their home fields (with some exceptions, noted below) during the tournament's first weekend.

National seeds

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Teams

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Bracket

Stanford Bracket

First round
November 12–13
Regional Campus Sites 		Second round
November 15
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 20–22
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 27–28
Campus Sites
            
1 Stanford 2
Northern Arizona 0
1 Stanford 2
Maloney Field • Stanford, CA
BYU 0
BYU 2
UC Santa Barbara 0
1 Stanford* 1
4 Santa Clara 0
Oklahoma State 0(5)
USC 0(4)
Oklahoma State 1(4)
Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA
4 Santa Clara 1(5)
Michigan State 0
4 Santa Clara 1
1 Stanford* 3
2 Boston College 1
3 UCF 3
Milwaukee 0
3 UCF 0
McClimon Complex • Madison, WI
Wisconsin 1
Arizona State 1(3)
Wisconsin 1(4)
Wisconsin 0
2 Boston College* 1
Boston University 0
Connecticut 1
Connecticut 0
Newton Soccer Complex • Newton, MA
2 Boston College 2
Harvard 0
2 Boston College 1

UCLA Bracket

First round
November 12–13
Regional Campus Sites 		Second round
November 15
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 20–22
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 27–28
Campus Sites
            
2 Portland 4
Denver 0
2 Portland 2
Merlo Field • Portland, OR
Washington 1
Washington 1
Ole Miss 0
2 Portland* 4
3 Virginia Tech 1
Marquette 0(3)
Dayton 0(4)
Dayton 1
Baujan Field • Dayton, OH
3 Virginia Tech 3
Murray State 0
3 Virginia Tech 2
2 Portland 1
1 UCLA* 2
4 Penn State 5
Colgate 0
4 Penn State 2
Jeffrey Field • University Park, PA
Virginia 6
Virginia 1(3)
St. John's (NY) 1(1)
Virginia 0
1 UCLA* 3
San Diego State 1
San Diego 0
San Diego State 0
Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
1 UCLA 5
Boise State 1
1 UCLA 7

North Carolina Bracket

First round
November 12–13
Regional Campus Sites 		Second round
November 15
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 20–22
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 27–28
Campus Sites
            
1 North Carolina 1
High Point 0
1 North Carolina 4
Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC
Georgia 0
UNC Wilmington 0
Georgia 3
1 North Carolina* 1
4 Maryland 0
Washington State 1
Villanova 0
Washington State 0
Ludwig Field • College Park, MD
4 Maryland 1
Monmouth 0
4 Maryland 4
1 North Carolina* 5
3 Wake Forest 2
3 Wake Forest 2
Kennesaw State 0
3 Wake Forest 3
Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
West Virginia 0
Loyola–Maryland 0
West Virginia 2
3 Wake Forest 1
2 South Carolina* 0
Rutgers 2
Duke 0
Rutgers 0
Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC
2 South Carolina 1
Davidson 0
2 South Carolina 4

Florida State Bracket

First round
November 12–13
Regional Campus Sites 		Second round
November 15
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 20–22
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 27–28
Campus Sites
            
2 Notre Dame 5
IUPUI 0
2 Notre Dame 6
Alumni Field • Notre Dame, IN
Central Michigan 1
Central Michigan 2
Purdue 0
2 Notre Dame* 1
Oregon State 0
Ohio State 1
Oregon State 3
Oregon State 1
Pressly Stadium • Gainesville, FL
3 Florida 0
Illinois State 0
3 Florida 2
2 Notre Dame 2
1 Florida State* 0
4 LSU 7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0
4 LSU 1(2)
LSU Soccer Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
Texas A&M 1(4)
Memphis 1
Texas A&M 3
Texas A&M 1
1 Florida State* (2OT) 2
Auburn 1
California 2
California 0
Seminole Soccer Complex • Tallahassee, FL
1 Florida State 3
Southeastern Louisiana 1
1 Florida State 4

College Cup

Semifinals
December 4
Aggie Soccer Complex
College Station, Texas 		Championship
December 6
Aggie Soccer Complex
College Station, Texas
      
1 Stanford (2OT) 2
1 UCLA 1
1 Stanford 0
1 North Carolina 1
1 North Carolina 1
2 Notre Dame 0

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "2009 Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "2009 NCAA Division I Tournament results". ESPN. ESPN.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "2009 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket". ESPN. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
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