2015 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
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 | |
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. |
The 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2015 Women's College Cup) was 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 were played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from December 4–6, 2015 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2015.[1] The champion was Penn State, who defeated Duke 1-0 in the final.
Qualification[]
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained 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.
- 2015 in American women's soccer
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
- 2015 in sports in North Carolina
- November 2015 sports events in the United States
- December 2015 sports events in the United States
- 2015 NCAA Division I women's soccer season