2011 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

2011 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Women's College Cup
Country United States
Dates November 11–December 4, 2011
Teams 64
Champions Stanford Cardinal
(1st title, 5th College Cup)
Runners-up Duke Blue Devils
(1st title match, 2nd College Cup)
Third place Florida State Seminoles
(5th College Cup)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
(1st College Cup)
Matches played 63
Goals scored 186 (2.95 per match)
Attendance 62,437 (991 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Katie Stengel, WFU (5)
Best player Offensive–Teresa Noyola (Stanford)
Defensive–Emily Oliver (Stanford)
← 2010 2012 →
All statistics correct as of 7/31/2015.

The 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2011 Women's College Cup) was the 30th 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 Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium (now known as Fifth Third Bank Stadium) in Kennesaw, Georgia from December 2–4, 2011 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 11–27.[1]

Stanford defeated Duke in the final, 1–0, to win their first national title.[2] Stanford had lost the final match of the previous two Women's College Cup tournaments. The undefeated Cardinal (25–0–1) were coached by Paul Ratcliffe. They were the first team to finish the season with a loss since North Carolina in 2003.

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Teresa Noyola from Stanford, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Emily Oliver, also from Stanford. Noyola and Oliver, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals and 3 assists, was Katie Stengel from Wake Forest.

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 although with a few exceptions. The first round was played exclusively on the home fields of higher-seeded teams (noted with an asterisk below). However, the second and third rounds were played on the home fields of the home fields of the two remaining teams in each bracket with the highest seed (generally the #1 and #2 seed in each bracket with a few noted exceptions). Those teams are also noted with asterisk. Finally, the quarterfinal round, or the championship match for each bracket, was played on the home field of the higher-seeded team, with no exceptions.

National Seeds

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

Bracket

Stanford Bracket

First Round
November 11–13
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 18
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 20
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 25–27
Campus Sites
            
1 Stanford* 3
Montana 0
1 Stanford* 2
South Carolina 1
Texas 0
South Carolina* 1
1 Stanford* 2
4 Boston College 0
Santa Clara* 1
California (2OT, PK) 1
California 0
4 Boston College (2OT, PK) 0
Marist 1
4 Boston College* 6
1 Stanford* 2
2 Oklahoma State 1
4 Auburn* 2
Utah State 1
3 Auburn 0
Maryland 1
La Salle 1
Maryland* 5
Maryland 0
2 Oklahoma State* 1
Notre Dame 0
Illinois* 1
Illinois 0
2 Oklahoma State* 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1
2 Oklahoma State* 9

Florida State Bracket

First Round
November 11–13
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 18
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 20
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 25–27
Campus Sites
            
2 Virginia* 2
Long Island–Brooklyn 0
2 Virginia* 3
Washington State 0
Washington State (2OT, PK) 1
Kentucky* 1
2 Virginia* 4
Virginia Tech 0
West Virginia* 0
Virginia Tech 1
Virginia Tech 3
3 Texas A&M 1
LSU 0
Texas A&M* 4
2 Virginia 0
1 Florida State* 3
4 Memphis* 7
Tennessee–Martin 0
4 Memphis* 0
Louisville 3
Dayton 0
Louisville* 2
Louisville 0
1 Florida State 2
Oregon State* 1
Portland (2OT, PK) 1
Portland 1
1 Florida State 3
Samford 0
1 Florida State* 2

Wake Forest Bracket

First Round
November 11–13
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 18
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 20
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 25–27
Campus Sites
            
1 Wake Forest* 2
Oakland 0
1 Wake Forest* 2
Boston University 0
Harvard 0
Boston University* 3
1 Wake Forest* 4
Penn State 2
Marquette* 1
Toledo 0
Marquette 1
4 Penn State 4
Army 0
4 Penn State* 1
1 Wake Forest* 3
UCF 0
3 North Carolina* 4
William & Mary 1
3 North Carolina 5
Baylor 0
Texas State 0
Baylor* 3
3 North Carolina 1
UCF (2OT, PK) 1
UCF* 2
FIU 0
UCF 3
2 Florida* 2
Florida Gulf Coast 0
2 Florida* 3

Duke Bracket

First Round
November 11–13
Campus Sites 		Second Round
November 18
Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 20
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
November 25–27
Campus Sites
            
2 UCLA* 1
New Mexico 0
2 UCLA* 1
San Diego (2OT, PK) 1
San Diego (2OT, PK) 2
UC Irvine* 2
San Diego 0
Long Beach State 1
Miami (FL)* 3
Alabama 2
Miami (FL) 0
Long Beach State 1
Long Beach State 1
3 Pepperdine* 0
Long Beach State 0
1 Duke* 2
4 Tennessee* 0
Ohio State 3
Ohio State 2
Milwaukee 1
Illinois State 0
Milwaukee* 3
Ohio State 1
1 Duke* 2
Georgia 2
Kansas* 0
Georgia 1
1 Duke* 3
Radford 0
1 Duke* 5

College Cup

Semifinals
December 2
KSU Soccer Stadium
Kennesaw, Georgia 		Championship
December 4
KSU Soccer Stadium
Kennesaw, Georgia
      
1 Stanford 3
1 Florida State 0
1 Stanford 1
1 Duke 0
1 Wake Forest 1
1 Duke 4

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2010 NCAA Division I Tournament results". NCAA. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2011 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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