2010 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

2010 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country United States
Dates November 12–December 5, 2010
Teams 64
Champions Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(3rd title, 12th College Cup)
Runners-up Stanford Cardinal
(2nd title match, 4th College Cup)
Third place Boston College Eagles
(1st College Cup)
Ohio State Buckeyes
(1st College Cup)
Matches played 63
Goals scored 180 (2.86 per match)
Attendance 53,145 (844 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Melissa Henderson, ND (3)
Best player OffensiveMelissa Henderson (ND)
Defensive–Jessica Schuveiller (ND)
All statistics correct as of 7/28/2015.

The 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2010 Women's College Cup) was the 29th 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 WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from December 3–5, 2010 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 12–28.[1]

Notre Dame defeated Stanford in the final, 1–0, to win their third national title.[2] The Fighting Irish (21–2–2) were coached by Randy Waldrum.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Melissa Henderson from Notre Dame, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Jessica Schuveiller, also from North Carolina. Henderson and Schuveiller, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament Team. Henderson was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 3 goals and 4 assists.

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

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

Bracket

Stanford Bracket

First Round
November 12
Regional Campus Sites
Second Round
November 14
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19–21
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 26–28
Campus Sites
            
1 Stanford 3
Sacramento State 0
1 Stanford 2
Maloney Field • Stanford, CA
Santa Clara 1
Long Beach State 0
Santa Clara 1
1 Stanford* 3
UCLA 0
UCLA 0(4)
BYU 0(3)
UCLA 2
Drake StadiumLos Angeles, CA
4 UCF 1
Fresno State 1
4 UCF 2
1 Stanford* 5
2 Florida State 0
3 Marquette 1
Central Michigan 0
3 Marquette 2(5)
Valley FieldsMilwaukee, WI
Wisconsin 2(4)
Milwaukee 1
Wisconsin 2
3 Marquette 0
2 Florida State* 3
South Florida 3
Auburn 1
South Florida 1
Seminole Soccer ComplexTallahassee, FL
2 Florida State 2
Middle Tennessee State 0
2 Florida State 3

Portland Bracket

First Round
November 12
Regional Campus Sites
Second Round
November 14
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19–21
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 26–28
Campus Sites
            
2 Boston College 2
Boston University 1
2 Boston College 3
Newton Soccer Complex • Newton, MA
Hofstra 1
Connecticut 0
Hofstra 1
2 Boston College* 4
3 West Virginia 0
Penn State 1
Penn 0
Penn State 1
Dlesk StadiumMorgantown, WV
3 West Virginia 2
Morehead State 0
3 West Virginia 2
2 Boston College* (OT) 1
Washington 0
4 Wake Forest 1
San Diego 0
4 Wake Forest 0
Spry StadiumWinston-Salem, NC
UC Irvine 2
UC Irvine 2
Arizona State 1
UC Irvine 0
Washington* (OT) 1
Oklahoma 0
Washington 4
Washington 2
Merlo FieldPortland, OR
1 Portland 1
UTSA 0
1 Portland 9

Maryland Bracket

First Round
November 12
Regional Campus Sites
Second Round
November 14
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19–21
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 26–28
Campus Sites
            
1 Maryland 4
High Point 1
1 Maryland 1(2)
Ludwig FieldCollege Park, MD
Georgetown 1(3)
Siena 1
Georgetown 5
Georgetown 1
Minnesota 0
Creighton 2
Minnesota 4
Minnesota 2
Robbie StadiumSt. Paul, MN
4 Texas A&M 0
North Dakota State 1(3)
4 Texas A&M 1(4)
Georgetown 0
3 Ohio State* 2
3 Ohio State (2OT) 1
St. Francis (PA) 0
3 Ohio State 0(4)
Owens Memorial StadiumColumbus, OH
Dayton 0(2)
Dayton 3
Virginia Tech 0
3 Ohio State 3
2 Virginia* 2
UNC Greensboro 1
South Carolina 2
South Carolina 0
Klöckner StadiumCharlottesville, VA
2 Virginia 3
Lehigh 0
2 Virginia 3

North Carolina Bracket

First Round
November 12
Regional Campus Sites
Second Round
November 14
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19–21
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 26–28
Campus Sites
            
2 Florida 3
Mercer 0
2 Florida 0(2)
Pressly StadiumGainesville, FL
Duke 0(4)
California 1
Duke 2
Duke 0
3 Oklahoma State* 2
Memphis 0
Oregon State 5
Oregon State 1
Cowgirl Soccer Complex • Stillwater, OK
3 Oklahoma State 2
Michigan 1
3 Oklahoma State 2
3 Oklahoma State* 0
4 Notre Dame 2
4 Notre Dame 3
New Mexico 0
4 Notre Dame 4
Alumni Field • Notre Dame, IN
USC 0
Illinois 1
USC 3
4 Notre Dame 4
1 North Carolina* 1
Texas 1
James Madison 3
James Madison 1
Fetzer FieldChapel Hill, NC
1 North Carolina 3
Jackson State 0
1 North Carolina 5

College Cup

Semifinals
December 3
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
Championship
December 5
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
      
1 Stanford 1
2 Boston College 0
1 Stanford 0
4 Notre Dame 1
3 Ohio State 0
4 Notre Dame 1

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  2. "2010 NCAA Division I Tournament results". ESPN. ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  3. "2010 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket". ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
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