2009 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2009 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2009 Women's College Cup) was the 28th annual single-elimination tournament. It was used to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at the Aggie Soccer Complex in College Station, Texas from December 4–6, 2009, while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 12–28.

North Carolina defeated Stanford in the final, 1–0, to win their twentieth national title. The Tar Heels (23–3–1) were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The most outstanding offensive player (for the second consecutive year) was Casey Nogueira from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Whitney Engen, also from North Carolina. Nogueira and Engen, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer was Sydney Leroux from UCLA, with 8 goals.

Qualification

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 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 Florida State (16–4–1) North Carolina (17–3–1) Stanford (20–0–0) UCLA (17–2–1) Boston College (15–3–2) Notre Dame (17–3–1) Portland (18–1–0) South Carolina (17–3–2) Florida (15–5–2) UCF (16–4–1) Virginia Tech (14–7–0) Wake Forest (13–5–2) LSU (14–4–4) Maryland (12–5–2) Penn State (12–5–2) Santa Clara (13–6–1)

Teams Stanford RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArizona StatePac-10At-large9-7-32Boston CollegeACCAt-large15-3-2Boston U.America EastAutomatic14-5-2BYUMountain WestAt-large17-3-2ConnecticutBig EastAt-large10-7-2HarvardIvy LeagueAutomatic9-6-1Michigan StateBig TenAt-large11-4-4MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic12-5-3Northern ArizonaBig SkyAutomatic10-8-2Oklahoma StateBig 12Automatic15-74Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large13-6-11StanfordPac-12Automatic20-03UCFConference USAAt-large16-4-1UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAutomatic9-9-3USCPac-10At-large12-6-2WisconsinBig TenAt-large9-5-5 UCLA RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBoise StateWACAutomatic13-6-4ColgatePatriotAutomatic11-6-3DaytonAtlantic 10Automatic16-0-5DenverSun BeltAutomatic17-5-1MarquetteBig EastAt-large15-5-2MississippiSECAt-large13-5-2Murray StateOhio ValleyAutomatic11-8-24Penn StateBig TenAutomatic12-5-22PortlandWest CoastAutomatic18-1San DiegoWest CoastAt-large12-6-2San Diego StateMountain WestAutomatic14-3-5St. John'sBig EastAt-large13-6-11UCLAPac-10At-large17-2-1VirginiaACCAt-large9-5-53Virginia TechACCAt-large14-7WashingtonPac-10At-large11-5-4 North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordDavidsonSouthernAutomatic12-9-1DukeACCAt-large8-8-4GeorgiaSECAt-large14-5-1High PointBig SouthAutomatic7-14-2Kennesaw StateAtlantic SunAutomatic11-6Loyola (MD)MAACAutomatic15-4-34MarylandACCAt-large12-5-2MonmouthNortheastAutomatic15-4-11North CarolinaACCAutomatic17-3-1RutgersBig EastAt-large13-3-42South CarolinaSECAutomatic17-3-2UNC-WilmingtonCAAAutomatic13-7-1VillanovaBig EastAt-large11-5-53Wake ForestACCAt-large13-5-2Washington StatePac-10At-large13-5-2West VirginiaBig EastAt-large9-6-6 Florida State RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArk.-Pine BluffSWACAutomatic11-6-3AuburnSECAt-large10-8-3CaliforniaPac-10At-large10-8-1Central MichiganMACAutomatic16-3-33FloridaSECAt-large15-5-21Florida StateACCAt-large16-4-1Illinois StateMissouri ValleyAutomatic12-6-1IUPUISummitAutomatic17-44LSUSECAt-large14-4-4MemphisConference USAAutomatic16-62Notre DameBig EastAutomatic17-3-1Ohio StateBig TenAt-large14-3-2Oregon StatePac-10At-large12-7-1PurdueBig TenAt-large12-5-3Southeastern LouisianaSouthlandAutomatic13-4-2Texas A&MBig 12At-large14-6-2

Bracket

Stanford Bracket

UCLA Bracket

North Carolina Bracket

Florida State Bracket

College Cup

All-tournament team Casey Nogueira, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player) Whitney Engen, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player) Ashlyn Harris, North Carolina Tobin Heath, North Carolina Rachel Givan, North Carolina Jessica McDonald, North Carolina Lauren Cheney, UCLA Sydney Leroux, UCLA Kelley O'Hara, Stanford Christen Press, Stanford Lauren Fowlkes, Notre Dame

See also NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)

References