2012 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

2012 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup
Country United States
Dates November 9–December 2, 2012
Teams 64
Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
(21st title, 26th College Cup)
Runners-up Penn State Nittany Lions
(1st title match, 4th College Cup)
Third place Florida State Seminoles
(6th College Cup)
Stanford Cardinal
(6th College Cup)
Matches played 63
Goals scored 180 (2.86 per match)
Attendance 67,281 (1,068 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Tiffany McCarty, FSU (7)
Best player Offensive–Kealia Ohai (North Carolina)
Defensive–Satara Murray (North Carolina)
← 2011 2013 →
All statistics correct as of 7/31/2015.

The 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2012 Women's College Cup) was the 31st 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 Torero Stadium in San Diego, California from November 30–December 2, 2012 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 9–23.[1]

North Carolina defeated Penn State in the final, 4–1, to win their twenty-first national title.[2] The Tar Heels (15–5–3) were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Kealia Ohai from North Carolina, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Satara Murray, also from North Carolina. Murray and Ohai, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 7 goals and 1 assist, was Tiffany McCarty from Florida State.

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 although with a few exceptions. The first round was played exclusively on the home fields of higher-seeded teams (noted with an asterisk below). However, the second and third rounds were played on the home fields of the home fields of the two remaining teams in each bracket with the highest seed (generally the #1 and #2 seed in each bracket with a few noted exceptions). Those teams are also noted with asterisk. Finally, the quarterfinal round, or the championship match for each bracket, was played on the home field of the higher-seeded team, with no exceptions.

National Seeds

#1 Seeds #2 Seeds #3 Seeds #4 Seeds

Bracket

Stanford Bracket

First Round
November 9–11
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 17–18
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 23
Campus Sites
            
1 Stanford* 3
Idaho State 0
1 Stanford* 2
Santa Clara 1
Santa Clara* 2
Long Beach State 1
1 Stanford* 3
Denver 0
Denver* 3
Colorado College 1
Denver 3
4 Maryland 2
Stony Brook 0
4 Maryland* 2
1 Stanford* 2
3 UCLA 1
3 UCLA* 1
Wisconsin 1
3 UCLA 5
Kentucky 0
Tennessee–Martin 0
Kentucky* 1
3 UCLA 3
2 San Diego State* 0
Pepperdine* 0
California 1
California 1
2 San Diego State* 2
Cal State Northridge 0
San Diego State* 3

BYU Bracket

First Round
November 9–11
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 17–18
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 23
Campus Sites
            
2 North Carolina* 2
Radford 0
2 North Carolina* 9
Illinois 2
Illinois (2OT, PK) 1
Missouri* 1
2 North Carolina* (2OT, PK) 1
3 Baylor 1
Georgetown 3
Virginia Tech* 2
Georgetown 1
3 Baylor 2
Arizona State 1
3 Baylor* 3
2 North Carolina 2
1 BYU* 1
4 Marquette* 3
Illinois State 0
4 Marquette 3
Princeton 1
Princeton 2
West Virginia* 1
4 Marquette 0
1 BYU* (2OT, PK) 0
Auburn 2
Washington* 1
Auburn 0
1 BYU* 1
Utah State 1
1 BYU* 2

Penn State Bracket

First Round
November 9–11
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 17–18
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 23
Campus Sites
            
1 Penn State* 4
Long Island–Brooklyn 0
1 Penn State* 5
Boston College 2
Hofstra 0
Boston College* 2
1 Penn State* (2OT, PK) 1
Michigan 1
Michigan* 2
Central Michigan 1
Michigan 3
4 Portland 0
Washington State 2
4 Portland* 2
1 Penn State* 1
3 Duke 0
3 Duke* 6
Loyola–Maryland 0
3 Duke 4
Miami (OH) 1
Miami (OH) 3
Tennessee* 2
3 Duke 3
2 Virginia* 1
Colgate* 0
Rutgers 1
Rutgers 1
2 Virginia* 6
La Salle 1
2 Virginia* 4

Florida State Bracket

First Round
November 9–11
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 17–18
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 23
Campus Sites
            
2 Florida* 2
Florida Gulf Coast 0
2 Florida* 1
UCF 0
Miami (FL) 1
UCF* (2OT, PK) 1
2 Florida* 0
Notre Dame 2
Notre Dame* 3
Milwaukee 1
Notre Dame 2
3 Wake Forest 1
Georgia Southern 0
3 Wake Forest* 4
Notre Dame 0
1 Florida State* 1
4 Ohio State* 1
Oakland (2OT, PK) 1
Oakland 0
Texas A&M 3
Stephen F. Austin 0
Texas A&M* 1
Texas A&M 0
1 Florida State* 4
Texas Tech* 2
North Texas 0
Texas Tech 2
1 Florida State* (OT) 3
Mississippi Valley State 0
1 Florida State* 6

College Cup

Semifinals
November 30
Torero Stadium
San Diego, California 		Championship
December 2
Torero Stadium
San Diego, California
      
1 Stanford 0
2 North Carolina (2OT) 1
2 North Carolina 4
1 Penn State 1
1 Penn State (OT) 2
1 Florida State 1

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2012 NCAA Division I Tournament results". NCAA. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2012 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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