2004 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

2003 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Dates November 11–December 5, 2004
Teams 64
Champions Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(2nd title, 7th College Cup)
Runners-up UCLA Bruins
(2nd title match, 3rd College Cup)
Third place Princeton Tigers
(1st College Cup)
Santa Clara Broncos
(10th College Cup)
Matches played 63
Goals scored 178 (2.83 per match)
Attendance 56,401 (895 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Katie Thorlakson, ND (4G, 6A)
Best player Katie Thorlakson, ND (Offensive)
Erika Bohn, ND (Defensive)
← 2003 2005 →
All statistics correct as of 7/7/2015.

The 2004 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2004 Women's College Cup) was the 23rd 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 SAS Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from December 3–5, 2004.[1]

Notre Dame defeated UCLA in the final, 4–3 (in a penalty kick shootout), to win their second national title. The game previously ended 1–1 after regulation and two overtime periods.[2]

This tournament was notable for being the first in which North Carolina failed to qualify for the College Cup semifinals. The top-seeded Tar Heels lost in the Third Round to semifinalist Santa Clara.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Katie Thorlakson from Notre Dame, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Erika Bohn, also from Notre Dame. Thorlakson and Bohn, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament Team. This was also the first All-Tournament Team without a single player from North Carolina.

Thorlakson was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 4 goals and 6 assists.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 64 teams.

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, all of which were seeded for the first time ever, hosted four team-regionals on their home fields during the tournament's first weekend.[3]

National Seeds

1. North Carolina (18–0–2)
2. Penn State (18–2–1)
3. Virginia (16–2–2)
4. Notre Dame (19–1–1)

5. Portland (17–3–0)
6. Ohio State (16–3–3)
7. Princeton (15–2–0)
8. Kansas (17–4–0)

9. Texas A&M (17–5–0)
10. Florida (12–5–2)
11. Tennessee (15–4–2)
12. Texas (13–6–2)

13. Arizona (15–5–0)
14. UCLA (13–6–0)
15. Washington (14–4–1)
16. Santa Clara (14–4–2)

Bracket

Bracket No. 1

First Round
November 11–12
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 13–14
Regional Campus Sites 		Third Round
November 19–21
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 26–27
Campus Sites
            
1 North Carolina 6
Campbell 0
1 North Carolina 6
Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC
William & Mary 0
  William & Mary 2
  Virginia Tech 1
1 North Carolina* 0
16 Santa Clara (OT) 1
  Cal Poly 0
  Stanford 2
Stanford 0
Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA
16 Santa Clara (2OT) 1
California 1
16 Santa Clara 2
16 Santa Clara* 2
Illinois 0
9 Texas A&M 10
Texas State 0
9 Texas A&M 1
Aggie Soccer Complex • College Station, TX
Illinois 2
  Illinois 2
  Rice 0
  Illinois* 2
  Nebraska 1
  Nebraska 3
  Oral Roberts 0
Nebraska (OT) 2
Jayhawk Soccer Complex • Lawrence, KS
8 Kansas 1
8 Kansas 3
Creighton 1

Bracket No. 2

First Round
November 11–12
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 13–14
Regional Campus Sites 		Third Round
November 19–21
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 26–27
Campus Sites
            
5 Portland 3
Weber State 0
5 Portland 3
Merlo Field • Portland, OR
Colorado 0
  Colorado 3
  Utah 0
5 Portland* 2
12 Texas 0
  West Virginia 2
  SMU 1
West Virginia 1
Mike A. Myers Stadium • Austin, TX
12 Texas 2
North Texas 0
12 Texas 3
5 Portland 1
4 Notre Dame* 3
13 Arizona 0
Colgate 1
  Colgate 0
Morrone Stadium • Storrs, CT
  Connecticut 1
  Harvard 1
  Connecticut 2
Connecticut 0
4 Notre Dame* 2
  Dayton 1
  Wisconsin (OT) 2
Wisconsin 0
Alumni Field • South Bend, IN
4 Notre Dame 1
4 Notre Dame 4
Eastern Illinois 0

Bracket No. 3

First Round
November 11–12
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 13–14
Regional Campus Sites 		Third Round
November 19–21
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 26–27
Campus Sites
            
3 Virginia 6
James Madison 0
3 Virginia 0
Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
Duke 3
  Duke 2
  VCU 1
Duke 0
14 UCLA* 2
  San Diego (OT) 1
  UNLV 0
San Diego 0
Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
14 UCLA 3
Pepperdine 0
14 UCLA 1
14 UCLA 1
6 Ohio State* 0
11 Tennessee 2
Furman 0
11 Tennessee 1
UT Soccer Complex • Knoxville, TN
UAB 0
  Wake Forest 0
  UAB 2
11 Tennessee 0
6 Ohio State* 1
  Detroit 3
  Michigan 2
Detroit 0
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH
6 Ohio State 3
6 Ohio State 2
Bowling Green 0

Bracket No. 4

First Round
November 11–12
Regional Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 13–14
Regional Campus Sites 		Third Round
November 19–21
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 26–27
Campus Sites
            
7 Princeton 5
Central Connecticut 0
7 Princeton (2OT) 1
Lourie-Love Field • Princeton, NJ
Villanova 0
  Yale 1
  Villanova 2
7 Princeton* 2
Boston College 0
  Florida State 0
  Boston College (2OT) 1
  Boston College 2
James G. Pressly Stadium • Gainesville, FL
  Central Florida 1
Central Florida 3
10 Florida 2
7 Princeton* 3
15 Washington 1
15 Washington 5
Birmingham–Southern 0
15 Washington 1
AU Soccer Complex • Auburn, AL
Auburn 0
  Clemson 0
  Auburn 2
15 Washington* 1
Maryland 0
  Loyola–Maryland 0
  Maryland 3
Maryland 1
Jeffrey Field • State College, PA
2 Penn State 0
2 Penn State 6
Binghamton 1

College Cup

Semifinals
December 3
SAS Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina 		Championship
December 5
SAS Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
      
16 Santa Clara 0
4 Notre Dame 1
4 Notre Dame 1(4)
14 UCLA 1(3)
14 UCLA 2
7 Princeton 0

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2004 Division I Tournament". Soccer Times. SoccerTimes.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2004 Division I Women's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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