2015 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2015 Women's College Cup) will be the 34th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semi-finals and championship game will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from December 4–6, 2015 while the preceding rounds will be played at various sites across the country during November 2015.[1]
Women's College Cup (semi-finals & final) | |
Country | United States |
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Dates | November 13–December 6, 2015 |
Teams | 64 |
Champions | Penn State (1st title) |
Runners-up | Duke |
Semi-finalists |
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Matches played | 63 |
Goals scored | 187 (2.97 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | USC (5 goals) |
← 2014 2016 →
All statistics correct as of 7/26/2015. |
Qualification
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remains fixed at 64 teams. 31 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments and an additional 33 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.[2]
Teams
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Florida State Bracket
First Round November 13–15 Campus Sites | Second Round November 20–22 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20–22 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 27–28 Campus Sites | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Auburn | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Auburn | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Auburn* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M (2OT PK) | 1(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss (2OT PK) | 1(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Clemson* | 1(4) | |||||||||||||||||
Furman | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Clemson* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Stanford Bracket
First Round November 13–15 Campus Sites | Second Round November 20–22 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20–22 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 27–28 Campus Sites | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Florida* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Florida | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 0(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
UCF* | 0(1) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Florida | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Duke | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
South Florida* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Duke | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Duke* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Duke (2OT PK) | 1(3) | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 1(1) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Santa Clara* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Santa Clara | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arizona* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
BYU* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Penn State Bracket
First Round November 13–15 Campus Sites | Second Round November 20–22 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20–22 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 27–28 Campus Sites | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Penn State* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Albany | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Penn State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's (NY)* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Penn State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Virginia Tech | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Virginia Tech* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Penn State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | California* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota* | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Washington State* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia Bracket
First Round November 13–15 Campus Sites | Second Round November 20–22 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20–22 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 27–28 Campus Sites | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Rutgers* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rutgers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra (2OT, PK) | 2(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown* | 2(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rutgers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut* | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Notre Dame* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rutgers (2OT PK) | 0(7) | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 0(6) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | USC* (2OT, PK) | 3(4) | |||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 3(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | USC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Princeton* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | USC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
South Carolina* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia* | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
College Cup
Semi-finals December 4 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | Championship December 6 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | ||||||||
1 | Florida State | 0 | |||||||
3 | Duke | 2 | |||||||
3 | Duke | 0 | |||||||
1 | Penn State | 1 | |||||||
1 | Penn State | 2 | |||||||
2 | Rutgers | 0 | |||||||
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
Morgan Andrews – USC
- 4 goals
Emily Ogle – Penn State Makenzy Doniak – Virginia
- 3 goals
Rachel Hill – Connecticut Toni Payne – Duke Savannah Jordan – Florida Megan Connolly – Florida State Frannie Crouse – Penn State Megan Schafer – Penn State Janine Beckie – Texas Tech Alexis Shaffer – Virginia Kailey Utley – West Virginia
- 2 goals
Hannah Wong – Arizona Stephanie Ribeiro – Connecticut Christina Gibbons – Duke Kayla McCoy – Duke Taylor Racioppi – Duke Sarah Troccoli – Florida Michaela Hahn – Florida State Elín Metta Jensen – Florida State Isabella Schmid – Florida State Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir – Florida State Cheyna Williams – Florida State Taylor Stainbrook – Minnesota Anna Maria Gilbertson – Notre Dame Haleigh Echard – Penn State Raquel Rodríguez – Penn State Charlotte Williams – Penn State Mimi Asom – Princeton Tyler Lussi – Princeton Danielle Henley – South Alabama Jordan DiBiasi – Stanford Ryan Walker-Hartshorn – Stanford Veronica Latsko – Virginia Alani Johnson – Virginia Tech Michaela Abam – West Virginia
- 1 goal
Jessica Nelson – Arizona Sheaffer Skadsen – Arizona Hannah Alspach – Auburn Logan Beal – Auburn Kristen Dodson – Auburn Taylor Troutman – Auburn Lauren Berman – Boston College McKenzie Meehan – Boston College Alexandra Cooper – Boston University Clare Pleuler – Boston University Sophia Maccagnone – Butler Elena Medeiros – BYU Bizzy Phillips Bowen – BYU Christina Burkenroad – Cal State Fullerton Jessica Simonian – Cal State Fullerton Rebecca Wilson – Cal State Fullerton Shannon Horgan – Clemson Abby Jones – Clemson Paige Reckert – Clemson Miranda Weslake – Clemson Kim Urbanek – Connecticut Annie Wickett – Connecticut Malinda Allen – Duke Imani Dorsey – Duke Rebecca Quinn – Duke Pamela Begič – Florida Meggie Dougherty Howard – Florida Shea Rhoney – Florida Gulf Coast Paulina Speckmaier – Florida Gulf Coast Kaycie Tillman – Florida State Grace Damaska – Georgetown Melissa Downey – Georgetown Madeline Anderson – Hofstra Leah Galton – Hofstra Whitney White – Howard Raquel Angelone – Loyola Marymount Sarah Sanger – Loyola Marymount Callie Taylor – Loyola Marymount Julianna Gernes – Minnesota Josee Stiever – Minnesota Megan Buckingham – North Carolina Alexa Newfield – North Carolina Jessie Scarpa – North Carolina Michelle Manning – Northwestern Sabrina Flores – Notre Dame Katie Naughton – Notre Dame Kaleigh Olmsted – Notre Dame Sammy Edwards – Ohio State Arden Holden – Ohio State Morgan Wolcott – Ohio State Liza Harbin – Ole Miss Gretchen Harknett – Ole Miss Olivia Harrison – Ole Miss Elizabeth Ball – Penn State Brittany Basinger – Penn State Nickolette Driesse – Penn State Kaleigh Riehl – Penn State Colby Ciarrocca – Rutgers Rachel Cole – Rutgers Cassie Inacio – Rutgers Brianne Reed – Rutgers Madison Tiernan – Rutgers Katelyn Walters – Rutgers Grace Cutler – Santa Clara Ashley Doyle – Santa Clara Charde Hannah – South Alabama Rio Hardy – South Alabama Averie Collins – Stanford Megan Turner – Stanford Michelle Xiao – Stanford Jesse Schaefer – St. John's Kate Hajdu – Texas A&M Mikaela Harvey – Texas A&M Haley Pounds – Texas A&M Ally Watt – Texas A&M Katrina Guillou – UNC Wilmington Lauren Nalevaiko – UNC Wilmington Sydney Sladek – USC Ayan Adu – Virginia Meghan Cox – Virginia Candace Cephers – Virginia Tech Murielle Tiernan – Virginia Tech Pascale Dumesnil – Washington Hannah Abraham – West Virginia Leah Emaus – West Virginia Sh'nia Gordon – West Virginia Amanda Hill – West Virginia Heather Kaleiohi – West Virginia Kelsie Maloney – West Virginia Amandine Pierre-Louis – West Virginia Carla Portillo – West Virginia Leci Irvin – William & Mary Rachel Moore – William & Mary
- Own goals
Courtney Schell – Auburn (playing against Florida State) - Unknown – Florida Gulf Coast (playing against South Florida)
Emily Agudelo – Hofstra (playing against Rutgers) - Unknown – San Jose State (playing against Stanford)
- Unknown – South Dakota State (playing against Minnesota)
Easther Mayi Kith – West Virginia (playing against Loyola Marymount)
See also
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III)
- NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
References
- "2014–18 NCAA Championship Sites". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- "Field selected for 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship". Ncaa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.