2007_NCAA_Division_I_women's_soccer_tournament

2007 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

2007 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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The 2007 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2007 Women's College Cup) was the 26th 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 Aggie Soccer Complex in College Station, Texas, from December 7–9, 2007 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 15–30.[1]

Quick Facts Women's College Cup (semifinals & final), Tournament details ...

USC defeated Florida State in the final, 2–0, to win their first national title. Both teams were making their first appearances in the tournament final while USC managed to become the first program since Florida in 1998 to win the College Cup in the first ever appearance.[2] The Trojans (20–3–2) were coached by Ali Khosroshahin.

The most outstanding offensive player was Amy Rodriguez from USC, and the most outstanding defensive player was Kristin Olsen, also from USC. Rodriguez and Olsen, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 8 goals and 1 assist, was Sanna Talonen 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. 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

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Records

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Bracket

North Carolina Bracket

First round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 17–19
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 23–25
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 30
Campus Sites
            
1 North Carolina 6
High Point 1
1 North Carolina 3
Fetzer FieldChapel Hill, NC
UNC Greensboro 1
Memphis 0
UNC Greensboro 1
1 North Carolina 2
4 Notre Dame 3
Louisville 0
Illinois (OT) 1
Illinois 0
Alumni Field • Notre Dame, IN
4 Notre Dame 2
Loyola–Chicago 0
4 Notre Dame 3
4 Notre Dame 3
Duke 2
3 Georgia 6
Alabama A&M 1
3 Georgia 0
Turner Soccer ComplexAthens, GA
Duke 1
South Carolina 1(1)
Duke (2OT, PSO) 1(4)
Duke 2
Indiana 0
Indiana (2OT) 3
Toledo 2
Indiana 0(4)
Varsity Soccer Complex •
West Lafayette, IN
2 Purdue 0(3)
2 Purdue 4
Oakland 0

Stanford Bracket

First round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 17–19
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 23–25
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 30
Campus Sites
            
2 Texas A&M 4
Stephen F. Austin 1
2 Texas A&M 2
Aggie Soccer ComplexCollege Station, TX
Texas 3
BYU 0
Texas 2
Texas 0
3 Florida State 4
LSU (2OT) 2
Samford 1
LSU 0
Seminole Soccer ComplexTallahassee, FL
3 Florida State 4
Kennesaw State 0
3 Florida State 3
3 Florida State (2OT) 3
Connecticut 2
4 Wake Forest 2
Boston University 1
4 Wake Forest 0
Newton Soccer ComplexNewton, MA
Connecticut 2
Connecticut (2OT, PSO) 0(5)
Boston College 0(4)
Connecticut 2
1 Stanford 0
Santa Clara 0
California 2
California 1(7)
Maloney FieldStanford, CA
1 Stanford (2OT, PSO) 1(8)
Sacramento State 0
1 Stanford 7

Penn State Bracket

First round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 17–19
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 23–25
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 30
Campus Sites
            
1 Penn State 4
Monmouth 0
1 Penn State (2OT) 2
Jeffrey FieldUniversity Park, PA
Hofstra 1
Hofstra 1
Ohio State 0
1 Penn State 0
4 West Virginia 1
James Madison 2
Penn 0
James Madison 0
Mountaineer Soccer ComplexMorgantown, WV
4 West Virginia 2
Navy 0
4 West Virginia 4
4 West Virginia 0
2 USC 1
3 Florida 3
Miami (FL) 0
3 Florida 0(4)
Pressly StadiumGainesville, FL
UCF 0(3)
Auburn 1
UCF 3
3 Florida 0
2 USC 1
Missouri (2OT, PSO) 1(2)
Southeast Missouri State 1(0)
Missouri 1
Walton StadiumColumbia, MO
2 USC (2OT) 2
2 USC 3
Creighton 0

UCLA Bracket

First round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 17–19
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 23–25
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 30
Campus Sites
            
2 Portland 5
Denver 0
2 Portland 1
Merlo FieldPortland, OR
Colorado 0
Hawaiʻi 0
Colorado 2
2 Portland 3
3 Tennessee 0
Charlotte 2
Clemson 4
Clemson 0
UT Soccer Complex • Knoxville, TN
3 Tennessee (2OT) 1
Furman 0
3 Tennessee 2
2 Portland 2
1 UCLA (2OT) 3
4 Virginia 4
Loyola–Maryland 1
4 Virginia 1
Klöckner StadiumCharlottesville, VA
William & Mary 0
Georgetown 1
William & Mary 2
4 Virginia 1
1 UCLA (2OT) 2
San Diego 1
Oklahoma State 2
Oklahoma State 0
Drake StadiumLos Angeles, CA
1 UCLA 4
1 UCLA 3
Cal State Fullerton 1

College Cup

Semifinals
December 7
Aggie Soccer Stadium
College Station, Texas
Championship
December 9
Aggie Soccer Stadium
College Station, Texas
      
4 Notre Dame 2
3 Florida State 3
3 Florida State 0
2 USC 2
2 USC 2
1 UCLA 1

All-tournament team

See also


References

  1. "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. "2007 Division I Tournament". Soccer Times. SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. "2007 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

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