2001 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

August 2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament 2001 Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) United States November 15–December 7, 2001 64 Santa Clara Broncos (1st title, 8th College Cup) North Carolina Tar Heels (19th title match, 20th College Cup) Florida Gators(2nd College Cup) Portland Pilots(6th College Cup) 63 179 55807 Abby Wambach, UF (5G, 4A) Aly Wagner, SCU (Offensive)Danielle Slaton, SCU (Defensive) 2000 2002 The 2001 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2001 Women's College Cup) was the 20th 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 Southern Methodist University's Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas from December 5–7, 2001.Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2013/d1/D1.pdf NCAA NCAA.org June 14, 2015 Santa Clara defeated North Carolina in the final, 1–0, to win their first national title. The Broncos (23–2) were coached by Jerry Smith. The most outstanding offensive player was Aly Wagner from Santa Clara, and the most outstanding defensive player was Danielle Slaton, also from Santa Clara. Wagner and Slaton, along with nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team. The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals and 4 assists, was Abby Wambach from Florida. Qualification 2001 NCAA Division I women's soccer season All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded from 48 teams to its current size of 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, only eight of which were actually seeded, hosted four teams at their home fields during the tournament's first weekend.2001 Division I Tournament http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2001/women.htm Soccer Times SoccerTimes.com June 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175114/http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2001/women.htm March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all National seeds North Carolina Santa Clara UCLA Portland Stanford Florida Notre Dame Connecticut Teams North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoston U.America EastAutomatic14-5-1BucknellPatriotAutomatic12-68ConnecticutBig EastAt-large16-5DukeACCAt-large08-9HartfordAmerica EastAt-large15-5HarvardIvy LeagueAt-large10-5Loyola (MD)MAACAutomatic09-8-21North CarolinaACCAutomatic19-0PennIvy LeagueAuto (shared)13-1-3Penn StateBig TenAutomatic18-3-1PrincetonIvy LeagueAuto (shared)13-2-2RutgersBig EastAt-large12-7-1Sacred HeartNortheastAutomatic10-9TennesseeSECAt-large11-6UNC GreensboroSouthernAutomatic15-7VillanovaBig EastAt-large12-5-3 Portland RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoston CollegeBig EastAt-large11-9-1BYUMountain WestAutomatic13-6-1CaliforniaPac-10At-large12-6-2DenverSun BeltAutomatic16-2-2Idaho StateBig SkyAutomatic11-6-2KansasBig 12At-large13-7NebraskaBig 12At-large15-4-14PortlandWest CoastAt-large16-3Saint Mary'sWest CoastAt-large13-2-2San DiegoWest CoastAt-large14-5SMUWACAutomatic15-3Southwest Texas StateSouthlandAutomatic14-65StanfordPac-10At-large13-3-2TexasBig 12At-large14-5Texas A&MBig 12Automatic14-3-1WashingtonPac-10At-large12-4-2 UCLA RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecord AuburnSECAt-large11-7-1Cal State FullertonBig WestAutomatic13-6ClemsonACCAt-large13-4-1DaytonAtlantic 10Automatic13-46FloridaSECAutomatic17-3-1Florida StateACCAt-large14-7-1GeorgiaSECAt-large12-5-1KentuckySECAt-large12-7-1MarylandACCAt-large10-6-2Miami (FL)Big EastAt-large10-8-1Miami (OH)MACAutomatic14-6-1PepperdineWest CoastAt-large11-4-3UCFAtlantic SunAutomatic14-53UCLAPac-10Automatic17-2USCPac-10At-large10-6-2West VirginiaBig EastAt-large15-4-1 Santa Clara RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCincinnatiConference USAAutomatic18-3DartmouthIvy LeagueAuto (shared)09-4-1Eastern IllinoisOhio ValleyAutomatic14-4EvansvilleMissouri ValleyAutomatic13-6-1IllinoisBig TenAt-large12-7-1LibertyBig SouthAutomatic11-7-2MarquetteConference USAAt-large16-5MichiganBig TenAt-large12-7-1MilwaukeeHorizon LeagueAutomatic15-37Notre DameBig EastAutomatic16-2-1OaklandMid-ContinentAutomatic16-3-12Santa ClaraWest CoastAutomatic17-2SyracuseBig EastAt-large11-6VirginiaACCAt-large14-3-2Wake ForestACCAt-large09-8-2William & MaryCAAAutomatic10-8-1 Bracket Chapel Hill Bracket First roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 17–18Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 23–25Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 30–December 2Campus Sites Chapel Hill, NC Princeton, NJ State College, PA Storrs, CT 1 North Carolina 3   UNC Greensboro 0   Duke 1(4)   Tennessee 1(2)   Princeton 3   Loyola–Maryland 1   Rutgers 4   Boston University 1   Penn State 3   Bucknell 1   Villanova 2   Penn 0   Harvard (4OT) 1   Hartford 0 8 Connecticut 3   Sacred Heart 0 1 North Carolina 2   Duke 0   Princeton 0   Rutgers 1   Penn State 3   Villanova 0   Harvard 0 8 Connecticut 1 1 North Carolina 2   Rutgers 1   Penn State 2 8 Connecticut* 0 1 North Carolina 2 Penn State 1 Portland Bracket First roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 17–18Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 23–25Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 30–December 2Campus Sites Palo Alto, CA College Station, TX Lincoln, NE Portland, OR 5 Stanford 2   Denver 0   Saint Mary's (CA) 3   California 2   Texas A&M 3   Southwest Texas State 0   Texas 1   SMU 2   Nebraska 5   Boston College 0   BYU 1   Kansas 0   Washington 2   San Diego 0 4 Portland 5 Idaho State 0 5 Stanford 3   Saint Mary's (CA) 1   Texas A&M (OT) 2   SMU 1   Nebraska 3   BYU 0   Washington 0 4 Portland 2 5 Stanford* 0   Texas A&M 1   Nebraska 0 4 Portland* 4   Texas A&M 1 4 Portland* 4 Los Angeles Bracket First roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 17–18Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 23–25Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 30–December 2Campus Sites Los Angeles, CA Morgantown, WV Clemson, SC Gainesville, FL 3 UCLA 3   Cal State Fullerton 0   USC 0   Pepperdine 1   West Virginia 0   Miami (OH) 1   Maryland 0   Dayton 1   Clemson (OT) 1   Kentucky 0   Florida State 1   Auburn 0   Georgia 5   Miami (FL) 2 6 Florida 4   Central Florida 0 3 UCLA 2   Pepperdine 1   Miami (OH) 0   Dayton 2   Clemson 1   Florida State 0   Georgia 0 6 Florida 3 3 UCLA* 3   Dayton 1   Clemson 1 6 Florida* 3 3 UCLA* 0 6 Florida (2OT) 1 Santa Clara Bracket First roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 17–18Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 23–25Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 30–December 2Campus Sites South Bend, IN Charlottesville, VA Milwaukee, WI Champaign, IL 7 Notre Dame 2   Eastern Illinois 0   Cincinnati 3   Oakland 2   Virginia 3   Liberty 0   Wake Forest 1   William & Mary (2OT) 2   Marquette 0   Michigan 1   Wisconsin–Milwaukee 0   Dartmouth 1   Illinois 0   Syracuse 1 2 Santa Clara 3   Evansville 0 7 Notre Dame 2   Cincinnati 3   Virginia 4   William & Mary 1   Michigan 0   Dartmouth 1 Syracuse 1 2 Santa Clara 4   Cincinnati 0   Virginia* 4   Dartmouth 0 2 Santa Clara* 2   Virginia 2 2 Santa Clara* 3 College Cup SemifinalsDecember 7Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, Texas ChampionshipDecember 9Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, Texas 145 1 North Carolina 2 4 Portland 1 6 Florida 2 2 Santa Clara (2OT) 3 1 North Carolina 0 2 Santa Clara 1 All-tournament team Jessica Ballweg, Santa Clara Jordan Kellgren, Florida Jena Kluegel, North Carolina Anna Kraus, Santa Clara Leslie Osborne, Santa Clara Sara Randolph, North Carolina Catherine Reddick, North Carolina Anne Remy, North Carolina Danielle Slaton, Santa Clara (most outstanding defensive player) Aly Wagner, Santa Clara (most outstanding offensive player) Veronica Zepeda, Santa Clara 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 Texas