2008 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

August 2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament 2008 Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) United States November 14–December 7, 2008 64 North Carolina Tar Heels(19th title, 23rd College Cup) Notre Dame Fighting Irish(6th title match, 10th College Cup) Stanford Cardinal(2nd College Cup) UCLA Bruins(6th College Cup) 63 203 61290 KayAnne Gummersall, DUKerri Hanks, NDCasey Nogueira, UNCMcCall Zerboni, UCLA Offensive–Casey Nogueira (UNC)Defensive–Carrie Dew (ND) 2007 2009 The 2008 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2008 Women's College Cup) was the 27th 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 5–7, 2008 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 14–29.2008 Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2008/DI/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org July 26, 2015 North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 2–1, to win their nineteenth national title. This was a rematch of the 1994, 1996, 1999, and 2006 tournament finals, all won by the Tar Heels.2008 NCAA Division I Tournament results https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=3695012 ESPN November 11, 2008 ESPN.com July 26, 2015 The Tar Heels (25–1–2) were coached by Anson Dorrance. The most outstanding offensive player was Casey Nogueira from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Carrie Dew from Notre Dame. Nogueira and Dew, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team. The tournament's leading scorers were KayAnne Gummersall from Duke (4 goals, 1 assist), Kerri Hanks from Notre Dame (4 goals, 1 assist), Casey Nogueira from North Carolina (2 goals, 5 assists), and McCall Zerboni from UCLA (4 goals, 1 assist). Qualification 2008 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.2008 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket https://proxy.espn.com/college-sports/bracket?id=3700210 ESPN July 26, 2015 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 North Carolina (19–1–2) Notre Dame (21–0–0) Stanford (18–1–1) UCLA (18–0–2) Florida (17–3–1) Florida State (14–2–3) Portland (17–1–0) Virginia (13–4–3)Boston College (13–5–2) Duke (12–5–3) Texas A&M (15–4–1) Wake Forest (12–7–0)Colorado (14–4–4) Missouri (15–5–1) Oklahoma State (17–1–3) USC (15–4–1) Teams Notre Dame RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAuburnSECAt-large11-8-2BelmontAtlantic SunAutomatic13-6-33Boston CollegeACCAt-large13-5-2Central Conn. StateNortheastAutomatic12-6-44ColoradoBig 12At-large14-4-42Florida StateACCAt-large14-2-3HarvardIvy LeagueAuto (shared)10-3-4MarquetteBig EastAt-large11-7-3Michigan StateBig TenAt-large13-6-3MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic18-2-2MinnesotaBig TenAt-large20-3MVSUSWACAutomatic09-10NortheasternCAAAutomatic13-8-11Notre DameBig EastAutomatic21-0South Dakota StateSummitAutomatic14-4-1ToledoMACAutomatic16-4-1 Stanford RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordDenverSun BeltAutomatic19-2-2FairfieldMAACAutomatic15-4-3GeorgiaSECAt-large11-10-1James MadisonCAAAt-large12-6-2KansasBig 12At-large12-7-2Morehead StateOhio ValleyAutomatic10-8-2Northern ArizonaBig SkyAutomatic12-6-34Oklahoma StateBig 12At-large17-1-3Penn StateBig TenAutomatic16-72PortlandWest CoastAutomatic17-1RutgersBig EastAt-large12-6-11StanfordPac-10At-large18-1-1TexasBig 12At-large12-3-4UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAutomatic12-6-33Wake ForestACCAt-large12-7Washington StatePac-10At-large10-5-5 UCLA RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArmyPatriotAutomatic12-5-3Boston U.America EastAutomatic15-5-1BYUMountain WestAutomatic17-53DukeACCAt-large12-5-3Fresno StateWACAutomatic11-8-2Long Beach StateBig WestAt-large14-3-4PrincetonIvy LeagueAuto (shared)12-2-2RadfordBig SouthAutomatic14-1-6San DiegoWest CoastAt-large14-4-2South CarolinaSECAt-large11-6-41UCLAPac-12Automatic18-0-24USCPac-10At-large15-4-12VirginiaACCAt-large13-4-3Virginia TechACCAt-large10-8-4West VirginiaBig EastAt-large13-2-6William & MaryCAAAt-large14-5-1 North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCaliforniaPac-10At-large10-8-1CharlotteAtlantic 10Automatic17-3-1EvansvilleMissouri ValleyAutomatic13-4-22FloridaSECAt-large17-3-1IllinoisBig TenAt-large11-8-1LSUSECAt-large14-3-2MemphisConference USAAutomatic15-4-2Miami (FL)ACCAt-large10-8-34MissouriBig 12Automatic15-5-11North CarolinaACCAutomatic19-1-2TennesseeSECAutomatic10-10-23Texas A&MBig 12At-large15-4-1Texas StateSouthlandAutomatic12-4-4UCFConference USAAt-large13-5-3WashingtonPac-10At-large14-5-1Western CarolinaSouthernAutomatic13-7-1 Bracket Notre Dame Bracket First roundNovember 14–15Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Round of 16November 21–23Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 28–29Campus Sites Alumni Field • Notre Dame, IN Robbie Stadium • St. Paul, MN Newton Soccer Complex • Newton, MA AU Soccer Complex • Auburn, AL 160 1 Notre Dame 5 Toledo 2 Michigan State 2 Milwaukee 1 Minnesota 2 Marquette 1 South Dakota State 1 4 Colorado 0 3 Boston College 3 Central Connecticut 0 Northeastern 2(4) Harvard 2(2) Auburn 2 Belmont 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 2 Florida State 7 1 Notre Dame 1 Michigan State 0 Minnesota 2 South Dakota State 0 3 Boston College 4 Northeastern 0 Auburn 0 2 Florida State 1 1 Notre Dame* 1 Minnesota 0 3 Boston College 0 2 Florida State* 1 1 Notre Dame* 2 2 Florida State 0 Stanford Bracket First roundNovember 14–15Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Round of 16November 21–23Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 28–29Campus Sites Merlo Field • Portland, OR Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA 160 2 Portland 1 Northern Arizona 0 Washington State 0 Texas 1 Georgia 0 James Madison 1 Morehead State 0 3 Wake Forest 2 4 Oklahoma State 1 Fairfield 0 Rutgers 2 Penn State 1 Kansas 2 Denver 1 UC Santa Barbara 0 1 Stanford 2 2 Portland 2 Texas 0 James Madison 1 3 Wake Forest 0 4 Oklahoma State 0(2) Rutgers 0(4) Kansas 0 1 Stanford 5 2 Portland* 3 James Madison 2 Rutgers 0 1 Stanford* 1 2 Portland 0 1 Stanford* 1 UCLA Bracket First roundNovember 14–15Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Round of 16November 21–23Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 28–29Campus Sites Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA South Stadium • Provo, UT Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA 160 1 UCLA 5 Fresno State 0 San Diego 1 Long Beach State 0 Virginia Tech 0 BYU 2 Boston University 0 4 USC 2 3 Duke 5 Radford 1 William & Mary 3OT South Carolina 2 West Virginia 2 Princeton 0 Army 0 2 Virginia 2 1 UCLA 1 San Diego 0 2 BYU 1(2) 4 USC 1(3) 3 Duke 1 William & Mary 0 West Virginia 2 2 Virginia 3 1 UCLA* 1 4 USC 0 3 Duke 2 2 Virginia* 0 1 UCLA* 6 3 Duke 1 North Carolina Bracket First roundNovember 14–15Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 15–16Regional Campus Sites Round of 16November 21–23Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 28–29Campus Sites Pressly Stadium • Gainesville, FL Aggie Soccer Complex • College Station, TX Walton Stadium • Columbia, MO Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC 160 2 Florida 2 California 1 UCF 3 Miami (FL) 1 LSU 2 Washington 3 Texas State 2 3 Texas A&M 5 4 Missouri 2 Evansville 0 Memphis 0 Illinois 1 UNC Charlotte 2 Tennessee 0 Western Carolina 0 1 North Carolina 2 2 Florida 2 UCF 0 Washington 1 3 Texas A&M 3 4 Missouri 1(3) Illinois 1(4) UNC Charlotte 0 1 North Carolina 4 2 Florida* 1 3 Texas A&M 2 Illinois 0 1 North Carolina* 3 3 Texas A&M 1 1 North Carolina* (2OT) 2 College Cup SemifinalsDecember 5WakeMed Soccer ParkCary, North Carolina ChampionshipDecember 7WakeMed Soccer ParkCary, North Carolina 160 1 Notre Dame 1 1 Stanford 0 1 UCLA 0 1 North Carolina 1 1 Notre Dame 1 1 North Carolina 2 All-tournament team Casey Nogueira, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player) Carrie Dew, Notre Dame (most outstanding defensive player) Lauren Cheney, UCLA Yael Averbuch, North Carolina Brittani Bartok, North Carolina Whitney Engen, North Carolina Tobin Heath, North Carolina Courtney Barg, Notre Dame Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame Kelsey Lysander, Notre Dame Christen Press, Stanford 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