2004 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

August 2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament 2004 Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) United States November 11 – December 5, 2004 64 Notre Dame Fighting Irish(2nd title, 7th College Cup) UCLA Bruins (2nd title match, 3rd College Cup) Princeton Tigers(1st College Cup) Santa Clara Broncos(10th College Cup) 63 178 56401 Katie Thorlakson, ND (4G, 6A) Katie Thorlakson, ND (Offensive)Erika Bohn, ND (Defensive) 2003 2005 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.Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2013/d1/D1.pdf NCAA NCAA.org July 7, 2015 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.2004 Division I Tournament http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2004/womenscores.htm Soccer Times SoccerTimes.com July 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103259/http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2004/womenscores.htm September 24, 2015 dead 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 2004 NCAA Division I women's soccer season 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.2004 Division I Women's Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2005/2005_soccer_records.pdf NCAA.org NCAA July 7, 2015 Records North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCal PolyBig WestAutomatic11–2–6CaliforniaPac-10At-large11–5–3CampbellAtlantic SunAutomatic11–1–7CreightonMissouri ValleyAutomatic08–7–4IllinoisBig TenAt-large13–5–28KansasBig 12At-large17–4NebraskaBig 12At-large12–81North CarolinaACCAt-large18–0–2Oral RobertsMid-ContinentAutomatic13–5–1RiceWACAt-large14–4–316Santa ClaraWest CoastAuto (shared)14–4–2StanfordPac-10At-large12–5–39Texas A&MBig 12Automatic17–5Texas StateSouthlandAutomatic13–9Virginia TechACCAt-large11–8William & MaryCAAAt-large11–6–4 Notre Dame RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecord13ArizonaPac-10Auto (shared)15–5ColgatePatriotAutomatic12–6–2ColoradoBig 12At-large14–5–2ConnecticutBig EastAutomatic16–6–1DaytonAtlantic 10Automatic20–1Eastern IllinoisOhio ValleyAutomatic13–5–2HarvardIvy LeagueAt-large08–6–2North TexasSun BeltAutomatic15–5–14Notre DameBig EastAt-large19–1–15PortlandWest CoastAuto (shared)17–3SMUWACAutomatic15–3–312TexasBig 12At-large13–6–2UtahMountain WestAutomatic13–5–3Weber StateBig SkyAutomatic08–9–2West VirginiaBig EastAt-large14–5WisconsinBig TenAt-large15–5–1 Virginia RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBowling GreenMACAutomatic10–11–2DetroitHorizonAutomatic13–7–1DukeACCAt-large13–7FurmanSouthernAutomatic13–8James MadisonCAAAt-large11–7–3MichiganBig TenAt-large11–8–26Ohio StateBig TenAutomatic16–3–3PepperdineWest CoastAt-large09–6–3San DiegoWest CoastAt-large11–7–211TennesseeSECAt-large15–4–2UABConference USAAutomatic15–5–114UCLAPac-10Auto (shared)13–6UNLVMountain WestAt-large12–4–2VCUCAAAutomatic15–63VirginiaACCAutomatic16–2–2Wake ForestACCAt-large10–6–2 Penn State RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAuburnSECAt-large14–3–2BinghamtonAmerica EastAutomatic14–5–1Birmingham-SouthernBig SouthAutomatic12–6–3Boston CollegeBig EastAt-large14–6Central Conn. StateNortheastAutomatic11–9–1ClemsonACCAt-large10–7–210FloridaSECAutomatic16–3–3Florida StateACCAt-large12–5–2Loyola (MD)MAACAutomatic16–3MarylandACCAt-large07–6–42Penn StateBig TenAt-large18–2–17PrincetonIvy LeagueAutomatic15–2UCFAtlantic SunAt-large16–3–2VillanovaBig EastAt-large13–5–215WashingtonPac-10At-large14–4–1YaleIvy LeagueAt-large13–4 Bracket Bracket No. 1 First roundNovember 11–12Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 13–14Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 19–21Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 26–27Campus Sites Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA Aggie Soccer Complex • College Station, TX Jayhawk Soccer Complex • Lawrence, KS 1 North Carolina 6 Campbell 0   William & Mary 2   Virginia Tech 1   Cal Poly 0   Stanford 2 California 1 16 Santa Clara 2 9 Texas A&M 10 Texas State 0   Illinois 2   Rice 0   Nebraska 3   Oral Roberts 0 8 Kansas 3 Creighton 1 1 North Carolina 6 William & Mary 0 Stanford 0 16 Santa Clara (2OT) 1 9 Texas A&M 1 Illinois 2 Nebraska (OT) 2 8 Kansas 1 1 North Carolina* 0 16 Santa Clara (OT) 1   Illinois* 2   Nebraska 1 16 Santa Clara* 2 Illinois 0 Bracket No. 2 First roundNovember 11–12Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 13–14Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 19–21Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 26–27Campus Sites Merlo Field • Portland, OR Mike A. Myers Stadium • Austin, TX Morrone Stadium • Storrs, CT Alumni Field • South Bend, IN 5 Portland 3 Weber State 0   Colorado 3   Utah 0   West Virginia 2   SMU 1 North Texas 0 12 Texas 3 13 Arizona 0 Colgate 1   Harvard 1   Connecticut 2   Dayton 1   Wisconsin (OT) 2 4 Notre Dame 4 Eastern Illinois 0 5 Portland 3 Colorado 0 West Virginia 1 12 Texas 2   Colgate 0   Connecticut 1 Wisconsin 0 4 Notre Dame 1 5 Portland* 2 12 Texas 0 Connecticut 0 4 Notre Dame* 2 5 Portland 1 4 Notre Dame* 3 Bracket No. 3 First roundNovember 11–12Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 13–14Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 19–21Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 26–27Campus Sites Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA UT Soccer Complex • Knoxville, TN Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH 3 Virginia 6 James Madison 0   Duke 2   VCU 1   San Diego (OT) 1   UNLV 0 Pepperdine 0 14 UCLA 1 11 Tennessee 2 Furman 0   Wake Forest 0   UAB 2   Detroit 3   Michigan 2 6 Ohio State 2 Bowling Green 0 3 Virginia 0 Duke 3 San Diego 0 14 UCLA 3 11 Tennessee 1 UAB 0 Detroit 0 6 Ohio State 3 Duke 0 14 UCLA* 2 11 Tennessee 0 6 Ohio State* 1 14 UCLA 1 6 Ohio State* 0 Bracket No. 4 First roundNovember 11–12Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 13–14Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 19–21Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 26–27Campus Sites Lourie-Love Field • Princeton, NJ James G. Pressly Stadium • Gainesville, FL AU Soccer Complex • Auburn, AL Jeffrey Field • State College, PA 7 Princeton 5 Central Connecticut 0   Yale 1   Villanova 2   Florida State 0   Boston College (2OT) 1 Central Florida 3 10 Florida 2 15 Washington 5 Birmingham–Southern 0   Clemson 0   Auburn 2   Loyola–Maryland 0   Maryland 3 2 Penn State 6 Binghamton 1 7 Princeton (2OT) 1 Villanova 0   Boston College 2   Central Florida 1 15 Washington 1 Auburn 0 Maryland 1 2 Penn State 0 7 Princeton* 2 Boston College 0 15 Washington* 1 Maryland 0 7 Princeton* 3 15 Washington 1 College Cup SemifinalsDecember 3SAS Soccer ParkCary, North Carolina ChampionshipDecember 5SAS Soccer ParkCary, North Carolina 145 16 Santa Clara 0 4 Notre Dame 1 14 UCLA 2 7 Princeton 0 4 Notre Dame 1(4) 14 UCLA 1(3) All-tournament team Danesha Adams, UCLA Kendal Billingsley, UCLA Erika Bohn, Notre Dame (most outstanding defensive player) Candace Chapman, Notre Dame Bristyn Davis, UCLA Valerie Henderson, UCLA Iris Mora, UCLA Leslie Osborne, Santa Clara Melissa Tancredi, Notre Dame Katie Thorlakson, Notre Dame (most outstanding offensive player) Romy Trigg Smith, Princeton See also NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) References NCAA Category:NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament Category:Women's sports in North Carolina