2006 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

August 2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament 2006 Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) United States November 8 – December 3, 2006 64 North Carolina Tar Heels(18th title, 22nd College Cup) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5th title match, 8th College Cup) Florida State Seminoles(3rd College Cup) UCLA Bruins(5th College Cup) 63 187 68298 Kerri Hanks, ND (4G, 8A) Defensive–Robyn Gayle (UNC)Offensive–Heather O'Reilly (UNC) 2005 2007 The 2006 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2006 Women's College Cup) was the 25th 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 1–3, 2006 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 8–25.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 15, 2015 North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 2–1, to win their eighteenth national title.2006 Division I Tournament http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2006/womenscores.htm Soccer Times SoccerTimes.com July 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160710120308/http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2006/womenscores.htm July 10, 2016 dead This was a rematch of the 1994, 1996, and 1999 tournament finals, all won by the Tar Heels. The most outstanding defensive player was Robyn Gayle from North Carolina, and the most outstanding offensive player was Heather O'Reilly, also from North Carolina. Gayle and O'Reilly, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team. The tournament's leading scorer, with 4 goals and 8 assists, was Kerri Hanks from Notre Dame. Qualification 2006 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.2006 Division I Women's Tournament Statistics http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2006/d1/HTML/confstat.htm NCAA July 15, 2015 Pre-Tournament Top 25 1. Notre Dame 2. North Carolina 3. Santa Clara 4. UCLA 5. Florida State 6. Texas 7. Portland 8. Texas A&M 9. Penn State 10. West Virginia 11. Oklahoma State 12. Wake Forest 13. Utah 14. Florida 15. Rutgers 16. Stanford 17. BYU 18. Villanova 19. Navy 20. Colorado 21. California 22. Illinois 23. Tennessee 24. 25. William & Mary Records North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordDukeACCAt-large09–8–2Grambling StateSWACAutomatic09–6–2LouisvilleBig EastAt-large13–4–2McNeese StateSouthlandAutomatic10–6–2NavyPatriotAutomatic21–11North CarolinaACCAutomatic21–1Old DominionCAAAutomatic17–4–1SMUConference USAAt-large16–4–14TennesseeSECAt-large11–6–32Texas A&MBig 12At-large14–5–1UABConference USAAutomatic08–11–1UNC-AshevilleBig SouthAutomatic10–6–3VirginiaACCAt-large10–7–23Wake ForestACCAt-large15–5–1West VirginiaBig EastAt-large14–3–3William & MaryCAAAt-large16–1–3 Texas RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBYUMountain WestAt-large13–2–4Cal State FullertonBig WestAutomatic11–7–2ColumbiaIvy LeagueAutomatic10–4–3ConnecticutBig EastAt-large10–7–33FloridaSECAt-large13–5–4Idaho StateBig SkyAutomatic10–8–1Long IslandNortheastAutomatic13–7–1Loyola (IL)HorizonAutomatic14–6–3Loyola MarymountWest CoastAt-large10–2–6MarquetteBig EastAt-large11–6–4PortlandWest CoastAt-large14–3–3PurdueBig TenAt-large14–5–31TexasBig 12Automatic17–3–22UCLAPac-10Automatic17–3UNLVMountain WestAutomatic09–10–34UtahMountain WestAt-large15–4–1 Santa Clara RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAuburnSECAt-large11–5–3CaliforniaPac-10At-large11–4–5ClemsonACCAt-large11–7–2DrakeMissouri ValleyAutomatic12–5–22Florida StateACCAt-large14–3–43IllinoisBig TenAt-large14–7JacksonvilleAtlantic SunAutomatic11–9–1NevadaWACAutomatic13–4–44Oklahoma StateBig 12At-large16–3–2Saint LouisAtlantic 10Automatic14–3–21Santa ClaraWest CoastAutomatic15–4–1Southeast Missouri StateOhio ValleyAutomatic10–7–2StanfordPac-10At-large13–6–1UNC-GreensboroSouthernAutomatic13–7–2USCPac-10At-large10–4–5VanderbiltSECAt-large10–4–6 Notre Dame RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoston CollegeACCAt-large11–6–2Boston U.America EastAt-large13–4–34ColoradoBig 12At-large12–5–4Colorado CollegeConference USAAt-large15–5–1DenverSun BeltAutomatic18–2–1HartfordAmerica EastAutomatic10–8–2KentuckySECAutomatic14–6–3MichiganBig TenAt-large09–7–5MilwaukeeHorizonAt-large16–3–1NiagaraMAACAutomatic12–6–11Notre DameBig EastAutomatic20–0–1OaklandMid-ContinentAutomatic08–10–12Penn StateBig TenAutomatic15–4–33RutgersBig EastAt-large15–3–3ToledoMACAutomatic09–8–4VillanovaBig EastAt-large15–3–2 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. Bracket North Carolina Bracket First roundNovember 8–11Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 11–13Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 17–19Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 24–25Campus Sites Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, NC UT Soccer Complex • Knoxville, TN Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC Aggie Soccer Complex • College Station, TX 155   North Carolina 7   UNC Asheville 0   Navy (2OT, PSO) 0(5)   William & Mary 0(4)   Duke (2OT, PSO) 0(6)   Louisville 0(5)   Tennessee 4   UAB 0   Wake Forest 4   Old Dominion 0   Virginia 2   West Virginia 0   SMU 2   McNeese State 0   Texas A&M 5   Grambling State 0   North Carolina 4   Navy 0   Duke 0(3)   Tennessee (2OT, PSO) 0(4)   Wake Forest 0   Virginia 2   SMU 0   Texas A&M 4   North Carolina* 6   Tennessee 2   Virginia 1   Texas A&M* 2   North Carolina* 3   Texas A&M 2 Texas Bracket First roundNovember 8–11Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 11–13Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 17–19Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 24–25Campus Sites Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA Valley Fields • Milwaukee, WI Ute Soccer Field • Salt Lake City, UT Morrone Stadium • Storrs, CT 155   UCLA 6   UNLV 1   Cal State Fullerton 3   Loyola Marymount 0   Marquette 3   Purdue 1   Florida 2   Loyola–Chicago 0   Utah (2OT) 3   Idaho State 2   Portland 2   BYU 1   Connecticut 2   Columbia 1   Texas 4 Long Island 0   UCLA 3   Cal State Fullerton 1   Marquette 0(3)   Florida (2OT, PSO) 0(4)   Utah 0   Portland 3   Connecticut 1(1)   Texas (2OT, PSO) 1(3)   UCLA* 3   Florida 2   Portland 2   Texas* 0   UCLA* 2   Portland 1 Santa Clara Bracket First roundNovember 8–11Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 11–13Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 17–19Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 24–25Campus Sites Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA Riggs Field • Clemson, SC Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO Seminole Soccer Complex • Tallahassee, FL 155   Santa Clara 0   USC 1   Stanford 2   Nevada 1   Clemson 1(4)   Vanderbilt 1(3)   Oklahoma State 2   UNC Greensboro 0   Illinois 2   Southeast Missouri State 0   Saint Louis 2   Drake 0   California 3   Auburn 1   Florida State 6   Jacksonville 0   USC 0   Stanford 2   Clemson (2OT, PSO) 0(4)   Oklahoma State 0(2)   Illinois 4   Saint Louis 1   California 1   Florida State 3   Stanford* 0(2)   Clemson 0(4)   Illinois 0   Florida State* 1   Clemson 1   Florida State* 2 Notre Dame Bracket First roundNovember 8–11Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 11–13Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 17–19Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 24–25Campus Sites Jeffrey Field • University Park, PA Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ Prentup Field • Boulder, CO Alumni Field • Notre Dame, IN 155   Penn State 3   Niagara 1   Villanova 5   Toledo 1   Boston College 3   Boston University 0   Rutgers 2   Hartford 0   Colorado 2   Colorado College 1   Denver 2   Kentucky 0   Wisconsin–Milwaukee 0(5)   Michigan 0(3)   Notre Dame 7   Oakland 1   Penn State 2   Villanova 0   Boston College (2OT, PSO) 0(4)   Rutgers 0(2)   Colorado 2   Denver 1   Wisconsin–Milwaukee 0   Notre Dame 1   Penn State* 1   Boston College 0   Colorado 0   Notre Dame* 3   Penn State 0   Notre Dame* 4 College Cup SemifinalsDecember 1SAS Soccer ParkCary, North Carolina ChampionshipDecember 3SAS Soccer ParkCary, North Carolina 155   North Carolina 2   UCLA 1   Florida State 0   Notre Dame 2   North Carolina 2   Notre Dame 1 All-tournament team Robyn Gayle, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player) Heather O'Reilly, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player) Kelly Rowland, Florida State India Trotter, Florida State Brittany Bock, Notre Dame Kerri Hanks, Notre Dame Jill Krivacek, Notre Dame Yael Averbuch, North Carolina Tobin Heath, North Carolina Casey Nogueira, North Carolina Kristi Eveland, North Carolina 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