2001 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

2001 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Dates November 15–December 7, 2001
Teams 64
Champions Santa Clara Broncos
(1st title, 8th College Cup)
Runners-up North Carolina Tar Heels
(19th title match, 20th College Cup)
Third place Florida Gators
(2nd College Cup)
Portland Pilots
(6th College Cup)
Matches played 63
Goals scored 176 (2.79 per match)
Attendance 55,807 (886 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Abby Wambach, UF (5G, 4A)
Best player Aly Wagner, SCU (Offensive)
Danielle Slaton, SCU (Defensive)
← 2000 2002 →
All statistics correct as of 6/14/2015.

The 2001 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2001 Women's College Cup) was the 20th 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 Southern Methodist University's Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas from December 5–7, 2001.[1]

Santa Clara defeated North Carolina in the final, 1–0, to win their first national title. The Broncos (23–2) were coached by Jerry Smith.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Aly Wagner from Santa Clara, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Danielle Slaton, also from Santa Clara. Wagner and Slaton, along with nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals and 4 assists, was Abby Wambach from Florida.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded from 48 teams to its current size of 64 teams.

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, only eight of which were actually seeded, hosted four teams at their home fields during the tournament's first weekend.[2]

National Seeds

  1. North Carolina
  2. Santa Clara
  3. UCLA
  4. Portland
  5. Stanford
  6. Florida
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Connecticut

Bracket

Chapel Hill Bracket

First Round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 17–18
Regional Campus Sites 		Third Round
November 23–25
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 30–December 2
Campus Sites
            
1 North Carolina 3
  UNC Greensboro 0
1 North Carolina 2
Chapel Hill, NC
  Duke 0
  Duke 1(4)
  Tennessee 1(2)
1 North Carolina 2
  Rutgers 1
  Princeton 3
  Loyola–Maryland 1
  Princeton 0
Princeton, NJ
  Rutgers 1
  Rutgers 4
  Boston University 1
1 North Carolina 2
Penn State 1
  Penn State 3
  Bucknell 1
  Penn State 3
State College, PA
  Villanova 0
  Villanova 2
  Penn 0
  Penn State 2
8 Connecticut* 0
  Harvard (4OT) 1
  Hartford 0
  Harvard 0
Storrs, CT
8 Connecticut 1
8 Connecticut 3
  Sacred Heart 0

Portland Bracket

First Round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 17–18
Regional Campus Sites 		Third Round
November 23–25
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 30–December 2
Campus Sites
            
5 Stanford 2
  Denver 0
5 Stanford 3
Palo Alto, CA
  Saint Mary's (CA) 1
  Saint Mary's (CA) 3
  California 2
5 Stanford* 0
  Texas A&M 1
  Texas A&M 3
  Southwest Texas State 0
  Texas A&M (OT) 2
College Station, TX
  SMU 1
  Texas 1
  SMU 2
  Texas A&M 1
4 Portland* 4
  Nebraska 5
  Boston College 0
  Nebraska 3
Lincoln, NE
  BYU 0
  BYU 1
  Kansas 0
  Nebraska 0
4 Portland* 4
  Washington 2
  San Diego 0
  Washington 0
Portland, OR
4 Portland 2
4 Portland 5
Idaho State 0

Los Angeles Bracket

First Round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 17–18
Regional Campus Sites 		Third Round
November 23–25
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 30–December 2
Campus Sites
            
3 UCLA 3
  Cal State Fullerton 0
3 UCLA 2
Los Angeles, CA
  Pepperdine 1
  USC 0
  Pepperdine 1
3 UCLA* 3
  Dayton 1
  West Virginia 0
  Miami (OH) 1
  Miami (OH) 0
Morgantown, WV
  Dayton 2
  Maryland 0
  Dayton 1
3 UCLA* 0
6 Florida (2OT) 1
  Clemson (OT) 1
  Kentucky 0
  Clemson 1
Clemson, SC
  Florida State 0
  Florida State 1
  Auburn 0
  Clemson 1
6 Florida* 3
  Georgia 5
  Miami (FL) 2
  Georgia 0
Gainesville, FL
6 Florida 3
6 Florida 4
  Central Florida 0

Santa Clara Bracket

First Round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 17–18
Regional Campus Sites 		Third Round
November 23–25
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 30–December 2
Campus Sites
            
7 Notre Dame 2
  Eastern Illinois 0
7 Notre Dame 2
South Bend, IN
  Cincinnati 3
  Cincinnati 3
  Oakland 2
  Cincinnati 0
  Virginia* 4
  Virginia 3
  Liberty 0
  Virginia 4
Charlottesville, VA
  William & Mary 1
  Wake Forest 1
  William & Mary (2OT) 2
  Virginia 2
2 Santa Clara* 3
  Marquette 0
  Michigan 1
  Michigan 0
Milwaukee, WI
  Dartmouth 1
  Wisconsin–Milwaukee 0
  Dartmouth 1
  Dartmouth 0
2 Santa Clara* 2
  Illinois 0
  Syracuse 1
Syracuse 1
Champaign, IL
2 Santa Clara 4
2 Santa Clara 3
  Evansville 0

College Cup

Semifinals
December 7
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
University Park, Texas 		Championship
December 9
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
University Park, Texas
      
1 North Carolina 2
4 Portland 1
1 North Carolina 0
2 Santa Clara 1
6 Florida 2
2 Santa Clara (2OT) 3

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2001 Division I Tournament". Soccer Times. SoccerTimes.com. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
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