2011 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2011 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2011 Women's College Cup) was the 30th 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 Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium (now known as Fifth Third Bank Stadium) in Kennesaw, Georgia from December 2–4, 2011 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 11–27.^[1]

2011 NCAA women's soccer tournament

Women's College Cup
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November 11–December 4, 2011
Teams	64
Final positions
Champions	Stanford Cardinal (1st title, 5th College Cup)
Runners-up	Duke Blue Devils (1st title match, 2nd College Cup)
Semifinalists	Florida State Seminoles (5th College Cup) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1st College Cup)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63
Goals scored	186 (2.95 per match)
Attendance	62,437 (991 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Katie Stengel, WFU (5)
Awards
Best player	Offensive–Teresa Noyola (Stanford) Defensive–Emily Oliver (Stanford)
← 2010 2012 → All statistics correct as of 7/31/2015.

Stanford defeated Duke in the final, 1–0, to win their first national title.^[2] Stanford had lost the final match of the previous two Women's College Cup tournaments. The undefeated Cardinal (25–0–1) were coached by Paul Ratcliffe. They were the first team to finish the season without a loss since North Carolina in 2003.

The most outstanding offensive player was Teresa Noyola from Stanford, and the most outstanding defensive player was Emily Oliver, also from Stanford. Noyola and Oliver, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals and 3 assists, was Katie Stengel from Wake Forest.

Qualification

Main article: 2011 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.^[3]

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 although with a few exceptions. The first round was played exclusively on the home fields of higher-seeded teams (noted with an asterisk below). However, the second and third rounds were played on the home fields of the home fields of the two remaining teams in each bracket with the highest seed (generally the #1 and #2 seed in each bracket with a few noted exceptions). Those teams are also noted with asterisk. Finally, the quarterfinal round, or the championship match for each bracket, was played on the home field of the higher-seeded team, with no exceptions.

National seeds

#1 Seeds	#2 Seeds	#3 Seeds	#4 Seeds
Duke (17–3–1) Florida State (14–6–1) Stanford (19–0–1) Wake Forest (14–3–4)	Florida (16–7–0) Oklahoma State (19–1–2) UCLA (15–1–3) Virginia (14–4–2)	Auburn (14–6–2) North Carolina (11–5–1) Pepperdine (15–1–4) Texas A&M (15–5–2)	Boston College (11–5–2) Memphis (21–0–2) Penn State (19–4–0) Tennessee (15–6–0)

Teams

Stanford Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Ark.-Pine Bluff SWAC Automatic 16-4-1 3 Auburn SEC Automatic 14-6-2 4 Boston College ACC At-large 11-5-2 California Pac-12 At-large 12-6-2 Illinois Big Ten Automatic 16-4-2 La Salle Atlantic 10 At-large 15-1-3 Marist MAAC Automatic 13-5-2 Maryland ACC At-large 10-5-4 Montana Big Sky Automatic 06-11-4 Notre Dame Big East At-large 10-7-3 2 Oklahoma State Big 12 At-large 19-1-2 Santa Clara West Coast At-large 13-2-5 South Carolina SEC At-large 15-6 1 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 19-0-1 Texas Big 12 At-large 11-8-1 Utah State WAC Automatic 15-4-2

Florida State Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Dayton Atlantic 10 Automatic 19-3 1 Florida State ACC Automatic 14-6-1 Kentucky SEC At-large 13-7 LIU Brooklyn Northeast Automatic 12-7-1 Louisville Big East At-large 12-6-3 LSU SEC At-large 13-7-1 4 Memphis Conference USA Automatic 21-0-1 Oregon State Pac-12 At-large 13-5-2 Portland West Coast At-large 09-9-1 Samford Southern Automatic 14-5-2 3 Texas A&M Big 12 Automatic 15-5-2 UT Martin Ohio Valley Automatic 14-6-2 2 Virginia ACC At-large 14-4-2 Virginia Tech ACC At-large 12-7-1 Washington State Pac-12 At-large 12-6-3 West Virginia Big East Automatic 17-4

Wake Forest Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Army Patriot Automatic 12-3-5 Baylor Big 12 At-large 14-3-3 Boston U. America East Automatic 18-2-1 FIU Sun Belt Automatic 13-6-3 2 Florida SEC At-large 16-7 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun Automatic 14-4-2 Harvard Ivy League Automatic 12-4-1 Marquette Big East At-large 17-3 3 North Carolina ACC At-large 11-5-1 Oakland Summit Automatic 10-10-1 4 Penn State Big Ten At-large 19-4 Texas State Southland Automatic 14-5-1 Toledo MAC Automatic 14-6-2 UCF Conference USA At-large 11-4-5 1 Wake Forest ACC At-large 14-3-4 William & Mary CAA Automatic 17-2-2

Duke Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Alabama SEC At-large 10-8-3 1 Duke ACC At-large 17-3-1 Georgia SEC At-large 12-6-2 Illinois State Missouri Valley Automatic 13-5 Kansas Big 12 At-large 11-8-1 Long Beach State Big West Automatic 15-5-1 Miami (FL) ACC At-large 09-7-1 Milwaukee Horizon Automatic 18-2 New Mexico Mountain West Automatic 12-4-4 Ohio State Big Ten At-large 10-8-2 3 Pepperdine West Coast Auto (shared) 15-1-4 Radford Big South Automatic 15-5-1 San Diego West Coast Auto (shared) 12-7 4 Tennessee SEC At-large 15-6 UC Irvine Big West At-large 14-4-2 2 UCLA Pac-12 At-large 15-1-3

Bracket

Stanford Bracket

	First round November 11–13 Campus Sites					Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites					Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 25–27 Campus Sites
	1	Stanford*	3
		Montana	0
						1	Stanford*	2
							South Carolina	0
	Texas		0
	South Carolina*		1
											1	Stanford*	2
											4	Boston College	0
	Santa Clara*		1(3)
	California (2OT, PK)		1(4)
							California	0(1)
						4	Boston College (2OT, PK)	0(3)
		Marist	1
	4	Boston College*	6
																1	Stanford*	2
																2	Oklahoma State	1
	4	Auburn*	2
		Utah State	1
						3	Auburn	0
							Maryland	1
	La Salle		1
	Maryland*		5
												Maryland	0
											2	Oklahoma State*	1
	Notre Dame		0
	Illinois*		1
							Illinois	0
						2	Oklahoma State*	1
		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1
	2	Oklahoma State*	9

Florida State Bracket

	First round November 11–13 Campus Sites					Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites					Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 25–27 Campus Sites
	2	Virginia*	2
		Long Island–Brooklyn	0
						2	Virginia*	3
							Washington State	0
	Washington State (2OT, PK)		1(4)
	Kentucky*		1(2)
											2	Virginia*	4
												Virginia Tech	0
	West Virginia*		0
	Virginia Tech		1
							Virginia Tech	3
						3	Texas A&M	1
		LSU	0
	3	Texas A&M*	4
																2	Virginia	0
																1	Florida State*	3
	4	Memphis*	7
		Tennessee–Martin	0
						4	Memphis*	0
							Louisville	3
	Dayton		0
	Louisville*		2
												Louisville	0
											1	Florida State	2
	Oregon State*		1(6)
	Portland (2OT, PK)		1(7)
							Portland	1
						1	Florida State	3
		Samford	0
	1	Florida State*	2

Wake Forest Bracket

	First round November 11–13 Campus Sites					Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites					Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 25–27 Campus Sites
	1	Wake Forest*	2
		Oakland	0
						1	Wake Forest*	2
							Boston University	0
	Harvard		0
	Boston University*		3
											1	Wake Forest*	4
												Penn State	2
	Marquette*		1
	Toledo		0
							Marquette	1
						4	Penn State	4
		Army	0
	4	Penn State*	1
																1	Wake Forest*	3
																	UCF	0
	3	North Carolina*	4
		William & Mary	1
						3	North Carolina	5
							Baylor	0
	Texas State		0
	Baylor*		3
											3	North Carolina	1(4)
												UCF (2OT, PK)	1(5)
	UCF*		2
	FIU		0
							UCF	3
						2	Florida*	2
		Florida Gulf Coast	0
	2	Florida*	3

Duke Bracket

	First round November 11–13 Campus Sites					Second round November 18 Campus Sites					Round of 16 November 20 Campus Sites					Quarterfinals November 25–27 Campus Sites
	2	UCLA*	1
		New Mexico	0
						2	UCLA*	1(2)
							San Diego (2OT, PK)	1(3)
	San Diego (2OT, PK)		2(5)
	UC Irvine*		2(3)
											San Diego		0
											Long Beach State		1
	Miami (FL)*		3
	Alabama		2
						Miami (FL)		0
						Long Beach State		1
		Long Beach State	1
	3	Pepperdine*	0
																	Long Beach State	0
																1	Duke*	2
	4	Tennessee*	0
		Ohio State	3
						Ohio State		2
						Milwaukee		1
	Illinois State		0
	Milwaukee*		3
												Ohio State	1
											1	Duke*	2
	Georgia		2
	Kansas*		0
							Georgia	1
						1	Duke*	3
		Radford	0
	1	Duke*	5

College Cup

	Semifinals December 2 KSU Soccer Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia					Championship December 4 KSU Soccer Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia
	1	Stanford	3
	1	Florida State	0
						1	Stanford	1
						1	Duke	0
	1	Wake Forest	1
	1	Duke	4

All-tournament team

• Teresa Noyola, Stanford (most outstanding offensive player)
• Emily Oliver, Stanford (most outstanding defensive player)
• Alina Garciamendez, Stanford
• Tori Huster, Florida State
• Kaitlyn Kerr, Duke
• Camille Levin, Stanford
• Nicole Lipp, Duke
• Kristen Meier, Wake Forest
• Mollie Pathman, Duke
• Chioma Ubogagu, Stanford
• Kristy Zermuhlen, Stanford

See also

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