2002 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

August 2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament 2002 Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) Portland women's soccer team at the White House 2003-02-24.jpg The Portland players with President George Bush United States November 14 – December 8, 2002 64 Portland Pilots (1st title, 7th College Cup) Santa Clara Broncos (2nd title match, 9th College Cup) North Carolina Tar Heels(21st College Cup) Penn State Nittany Lions(2nd College Cup) 63 177 59410 Christine Sinclair, UP (10G, 1A) Christine Sinclair, UP (Offensive)Jessica Ballweg, SCU (Defensive) 2001 2003 The 2002 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2002 Women's College Cup) was the 21st 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 Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas from December 6–8, 2002.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 5, 2015 Portland defeated Santa Clara in the final, 2–1 (in two overtimes), to win their first national title. The Pilots (20–4–2) were coached by Clive Charles. This was only the second title match, to date, to not feature North Carolina (the other was in 1998). The most outstanding offensive player was Christine Sinclair from Portland, and the most outstanding defensive player was Jessica Ballweg from Santa Clara. Sinclair and Ballweg, along with nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team. Sinclair was also the tournament's leading scorer, with a record 10 goals. This remains, as of 2015, the most goals scored by a single player during a Women's College Cup tournament. Qualification 2002 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, only eight of which were actually seeded, hosted four teams at their home fields during the tournament's first weekend.2002 Division I Tournament http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2002/womentourney.htm Soccer Times SoccerTimes.com July 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103255/http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2002/womentourney.htm September 24, 2015 dead National seeds Stanford (18–1-0) North Carolina (17–1–4) Pepperdine (16–1–2) Connecticut (18–2–1) West Virginia (17–2–1) Santa Clara (15–4–1) UCLA (16–3-0) Portland (14–4–2) Records Stanford RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBYUMountain WestAutomatic16–5-0Cal PolyBig WestAutomatic14–6-0CaliforniaPac-10At-large11–7–1CharlotteConference USAAt-large16–1–2ClemsonACCAt-large14–6-0DenverSun BeltAutomatic17–1–2Eastern IllinoisOhio ValleyAutomatic12–7–2Idaho StateBig SkyAutomatic13–6–1James MadisonCAAAutomatic12–7–3Notre DameBig EastAt-large11–7-0Ohio StateBig TenAutomatic8–10–38PortlandWest CoastAt-large14–4–2PurdueBig TenAt-large13–4–3RichmondAtlantic 10Automatic13–5–21StanfordPac-10Automatic18–1-0UtahMountain WestAt-large12–3–3 Connecticut RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAmericanPatriotAutomatic10–8–2AuburnSECAt-large14–4–2Central Conn. StateNortheastAutomatic14–5–14ConnecticutBig EastAutomatic18–2–1DartmouthIvy LeagueAt-large12–4–1DaytonAtlantic 10At-large17–3-0Florida StateACCAt-large11–6–3Loyola (MD)MAACAutomatic12–5–2MarylandACCAt-large12–7–1MississippiSECAt-large13–4–2Penn StateBig TenAt-large15–3–1PrincetonIvy LeagueAutomatic13–2–1Rhode IslandAtlantic 10At-large15–4–1UCFAtlantic SunAutomatic18–4-0VirginiaACCAt-large11–6–25West VirginiaBig EastAt-large17–2–1 Pepperdine RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArizona StatePac-10At-large11–6–2CreightonMissouri ValleyAutomatic12–7–2HartfordAmerica EastAutomatic14–6-0MarquetteConference USAAt-large13–7–3Miami (OH)MACAutomatic18–2–2MichiganBig TenAt-large13–5–2Michigan StateBig TenAt-large12–6–2MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic11–5–5NebraskaBig 12Automatic14–5–3OaklandMid-ContinentAutomatic10–11–13PepperdineWest CoastAuto (shared)16–1–26Santa ClaraWest CoastAuto (shared)15–4–1VillanovaBig EastAt-large14–2–4Washington StatePac-10At-large11–6–2WisconsinBig TenAt-large12–7–3YaleIvy LeagueAt-large11–4–2 North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCincinnatiConference USAAutomatic16–3–3FurmanSouthernAutomatic16–5–1KentuckySECAt-large11–8-0Loyola MarymountWest CoastAt-large10–6–32North CarolinaACCAutomatic17–1–4Northwestern StateSouthlandAutomatic12–5–5RadfordBig SouthAutomatic15–4–1San DiegoWest CoastAt-large11–6–3SMUWACAutomatic12–5–4TennesseeSECAutomatic16–5–1TexasBig 12At-large15–4–1Texas A&MBig 12At-large17–4–17UCLAPac-10At-large16–3-0USCPac-10At-large10–7–3Wake ForestACCAt-large12–7–1William & MaryCAAAt-large13–6–1 Bracket Stanford Bracket First roundNovember 14–15Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 16–17Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 23–24Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 29–30Campus Sites Stanford, CA South Bend, IN Charlotte, NC Provo, UT 1 Stanford 4   Cal Poly 0   California 2   Denver 0   Notre Dame 3   Ohio State 1   Purdue 1(3)   Eastern Illinois 1(1)   UNC Charlotte 0   James Madison 1   Clemson 0   Richmond 1   BYU 2   Utah (OT) 3 8 Portland 3   Idaho State 0 1 Stanford (OT) 1   California 0   Notre Dame 3   Purdue 1   James Madison 0   Richmond 1   Utah 0 8 Portland 3 1 Stanford* 1   Notre Dame 0   Richmond 0 8 Portland* 4 1 Stanford* 0(2) 8 Portland 0(4) Storrs Bracket First roundNovember 14–15Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 16–17Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 23–24Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 29–30Campus Sites Morgantown, WV College Park, MD Tallahassee, FL Storrs, CT 5 West Virginia 3   Loyola–Maryland 0   Virginia 3   Dayton 2   Maryland 1   American 0   Penn State 2   Princeton 0   Florida State 2   Ole Miss 0   Auburn 2   Central Florida 0   Rhode Island 2   Dartmouth 1 4 Connecticut 2   Central Connecticut 0 5 West Virginia 0   Virginia 1   Maryland 1   Penn State 2   Florida State 2   Auburn 1   Rhode Island 1 4 Connecticut (OT) 2   Virginia 0   Penn State* 3   Florida State 0 4 Connecticut* 1 Penn State 2 4 Connecticut* 1 Santa Clara Bracket First roundNovember 14–15Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 16–17Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 23–24Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 29–30Campus Sites Milwaukee, WI Ann Arbor, MI Villanova, PA Santa Clara, CA 3 Pepperdine 2   Wisconsin–Milwaukee 0   Marquette 2   Wisconsin 3   Michigan 1   Oakland 0   Miami (OH) 2   Michigan State 1   Nebraska 2   Hartford 0   Villanova 0(2)   Yale 0(4)   Arizona State 2   Washington State 1 6 Santa Clara 5 Creighton 1 3 Pepperdine (OT) 2   Wisconsin 1   Michigan 4   Miami (OH) 0   Nebraska 1   Yale 0   Arizona State 1 6 Santa Clara 5 3 Pepperdine 0 Michigan* 2 Nebraska 2 6 Santa Clara 3 Michigan 1 6 Santa Clara* 3 Chapel Hill Bracket First roundNovember 14–15Regional Campus Sites Second roundNovember 16–17Regional Campus Sites Third RoundNovember 23–24Campus Sites QuarterfinalsNovember 29–30Campus Sites Los Angeles, CA College Station, TX Knoxville, TN Chapel Hill, NC 7 UCLA 4   Loyola Marymount 0   USC (OT) 1   San Diego 0   Texas A&M 8   Northwestern State 0   Texas 1   SMU 2   Tennessee 5   Furman 1   Cincinnati 1   Kentucky 0   Wake Forest 2   William & Mary 0 2 North Carolina 6   Radford 1 7 UCLA (2OT) 1   USC 0   Texas A&M 1(3)   SMU 1(2)   Tennessee 2   Cincinnati 1   Wake Forest 1 2 North Carolina 3 7 UCLA* 0(1) Texas A&M 0(3) Tennessee 1 2 North Carolina* 3 Texas A&M 0 2 North Carolina* 3 College Cup SemifinalsDecember 6Mike A. Myers StadiumAustin, Texas ChampionshipDecember 8Mike A. Myers StadiumAustin, Texas 145 8 Portland 2 Penn State 0 6 Santa Clara 2 2 North Carolina 1 8 Portland (2OT) 2 6 Santa Clara 1 All-tournament team Lauren Arase, Portland Jessica Ballweg, Santa Clara (most outstanding defensive player) Devyn Hawkins, Santa Clara Joanna Lohman, Penn State Erin Misaki, Portland Lauren Orlandos, Portland Catherine Reddick, North Carolina Christine Sinclair, Portland (most outstanding offensive player) Lindsay Tarpley, North Carolina Aly Wagner, Santa Clara 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