2008 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

2008 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament

Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country	United States
Dates	November 14–December 7, 2008
Teams	64
Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels (19th title, 23rd College Cup)
Runners-up	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6th title match, 10th College Cup)
Third place	Stanford Cardinal (2nd College Cup) UCLA Bruins (6th College Cup)
Matches played	63
Goals scored	203 (3.22 per match)
Attendance	61,290 (973 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	KayAnne Gummersall, DU Kerri Hanks, ND Casey Nogueira, UNC McCall Zerboni, UCLA
Best player	Offensive–Casey Nogueira (UNC) Defensive–Carrie Drew (ND)
← 2007 2009 →
All statistics correct as of 7/26/2015.

The 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2008 Women's College Cup) was the 27th 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 WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from December 5–7, 2008 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 14–29.^[1]

North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 2–1, to win their nineteenth national title. This was a rematch of the 1994, 1996, 1999, and 2006 tournament finals, all won by the Tar Heels.^[2] The Tar Heels (25–1–2) were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Casey Nogueira from North Carolina, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Carrie Drew from Notre Dame. Nogueira and Drew, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorers were KayAnne Gummersall from Duke (4 goals, 1 assist), Kerri Hanks from Notre Dame (4 goals, 1 assist), Casey Nogueira from North Carolina (2 goals, 5 assists), and McCall Zerboni from UCLA (4 goals, 1 assist).

Qualification

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

#1 Seeds	#2 Seeds	#3 Seeds	#4 Seeds
North Carolina (19–1–2) Notre Dame (21–0–0) Stanford (18–1–1) UCLA (18–0–2)	Florida (17–3–1) Florida State (14–2–3) Portland (17–1–0) Virginia (13–4–3)	Boston College (13–5–2) Duke (12–5–3) Texas A&M (15–4–1) Wake Forest (12–7–0)	Colorado (14–4–4) Missouri (15–5–1) Oklahoma State (17–1–3) USC (15–4–1)

Bracket

Notre Dame Bracket

	First Round November 14–15 Regional Campus Sites					Second Round November 15–16 Regional Campus Sites					Round of 16 November 21–23 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 28–29 Campus Sites
	1	Notre Dame	5
		Toledo	2
						1	Notre Dame	1
	Alumni Field • Notre Dame, IN
							Michigan State	0
	Michigan State		2
	Milwaukee		1
											1	Notre Dame*	1
												Minnesota	0
	Minnesota		2
	Marquette		1
						Minnesota		2
	Robbie Stadium • St. Paul, MN
						South Dakota State		0
		South Dakota State	1
	4	Colorado	0
																1	Notre Dame*	2
																2	Florida State	0
	3	Boston College	3
		Central Connecticut	0
						3	Boston College	4
	Newton Soccer Complex • Newton, MA
							Northeastern	0
	Northeastern		2(4)
	Harvard		2(2)
											3	Boston College	0
											2	Florida State*	1
	Auburn		2
	Belmont		0
							Auburn	0
	AU Soccer Complex • Auburn, AL
						2	Florida State	1
		Mississippi Valley State	0
	2	Florida State	7

Stanford Bracket

	First Round November 14–15 Regional Campus Sites					Second Round November 15–16 Regional Campus Sites					Round of 16 November 21–23 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 28–29 Campus Sites
	2	Portland	1
		Northern Arizona	0
						2	Portland	2
	Merlo Field • Portland, OR
							Texas	0
	Washington State		0
	Texas		1
											2	Portland*	3
												James Madison	2
	Georgia		0
	James Madison		1
							James Madison	1
	Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
						3	Wake Forest	0
		Morehead State	0
	3	Wake Forest	2
																2	Portland	0
																1	Stanford*	1
	4	Oklahoma State	1
		Fairfield	0
						4	Oklahoma State	0(2)
	Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ
							Rutgers	0(4)
	Rutgers		2
	Penn State		1
												Rutgers	0
											1	Stanford*	1
	Kansas		2
	Denver		1
							Kansas	0
	Maloney Field • Stanford, CA
						1	Stanford	5
		UC Santa Barbara	0
	1	Stanford	2

UCLA Bracket

	First Round November 14–15 Regional Campus Sites					Second Round November 15–16 Regional Campus Sites					Round of 16 November 21–23 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 28–29 Campus Sites
	1	UCLA	5
		Fresno State	0
						1	UCLA	1
	Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
							San Diego	0
	San Diego		1
	Long Beach State		0
											1	UCLA*	1
											4	USC	0
	Virginia Tech		0
	BYU		2
						2	BYU	1(2)
	South Stadium • Provo, UT
						4	USC	1(3)
		Boston University	0
	4	USC	2
																1	UCLA*	6
																3	Duke	1
	3	Duke	5
		Radford	1
						3	Duke	1
	Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC
							William & Mary	0
	William & Mary		3
	South Carolina		2
											3	Duke	2
											2	Virginia*	0
	West Virginia		2
	Princeton		0
							West Virginia	2
	Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
						2	Virginia	3
		Army	0
	2	Virginia	2

North Carolina Bracket

	First Round November 14–15 Regional Campus Sites					Second Round November 15–16 Regional Campus Sites					Round of 16 November 21–23 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 28–29 Campus Sites
	2	Florida	2
		California	1
						2	Florida	2
	Pressly Stadium • Gainesville, FL
							UCF	0
	UCF		3
	Miami (FL)		1
											2	Florida*	1
											3	Texas A&M	2
	LSU		2
	Washington		3
							Washington	1
	Aggie Soccer Complex • College Station, TX
						3	Texas A&M	3
		Texas State	2
	3	Texas A&M	5
																3	Texas A&M	1
																1	North Carolina* (2OT)	2
	4	Missouri	2
		Evansville	0
						4	Missouri	1(3)
	Walton Stadium • Columbia, MO
							Illinois	1(4)
	Memphis		0
	Illinois		1
												Illinois	0
											1	North Carolina*	3
	UNC Charlotte		2
	Tennessee		0
							UNC Charlotte	0
	Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC
						1	North Carolina	4
		Western Carolina	0
	1	North Carolina	2

College Cup

	Semifinals December 5 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina					Championship December 7 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina
	1	Notre Dame	1
	1	Stanford	0
						1	Notre Dame	1
						1	North Carolina	2
	1	UCLA	0
	1	North Carolina	1

All-tournament team

• Casey Nogueira, North Carolina (Most Outstanding Offensive Player)
• Carrie Drew, Notre Dame (Most Outstanding Defensive Player)
• Lauren Cheney, UCLA
• Yael Averbuch, North Carolina
• Brittani Bartok, North Carolina
• Whitney Engen, North Carolina
• Tobin Heath, North Carolina
• Courtney Barg, Notre Dame
• Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame
• Kelsey Lysander, Notre Dame
• Christen Press, Stanford

See also

• NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III)
• NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)

References

1. "2008 Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
2. "2008 NCAA Division I Tournament results". ESPN. ESPN.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
3. "2008 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket". ESPN. Retrieved July 26, 2015.