2010 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2010 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2010 Women's College Cup) was the 29th 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 3–5, 2010 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 12–28.[1]

2010 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 12 – December 5, 2010
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsNotre Dame Fighting Irish
(3rd title, 12th College Cup)
Runner-upStanford Cardinal
(2nd title match, 4th College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored180 (2.86 per match)
Attendance53,145 (844 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Melissa Henderson, ND (3)
Best playerOffensiveMelissa Henderson (ND)
DefensiveJessica Schuveiller (ND)
← 2009
2011 →

All statistics correct as of 7/28/2015.

Notre Dame defeated Stanford in the final, 1–0, to win their third national title.[2] The Fighting Irish (21–2–2) were coached by Randy Waldrum.

The most outstanding offensive player was Melissa Henderson from Notre Dame, and the most outstanding defensive player was Jessica Schuveiller, also from Notre Dame. Henderson and Schuveiller, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team. Henderson was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 3 goals and 4 assists.

Qualification

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All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 64 teams.[3]

Format

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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

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#1 Seeds #2 Seeds #3 Seeds #4 Seeds

Teams

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Stanford Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Auburn SEC At-large 11–7–2
BYU Mountain West Automatic 16–3–2
Central Michigan MAC Automatic 16–4–1
2 Florida State ACC At-large 13–5–1
Fresno State WAC Automatic 09–8–5
Long Beach State Big West Automatic 14–5–2
3 Marquette Big East At-large 15–4–2
Middle Tenn. State Sun Belt Automatic 13–8–2
Milwaukee Horizon Automatic 12–6–2
Sacramento State Big Sky Automatic 09–9–1
Santa Clara West Coast At-large 12–6–2
South Florida Big East At-large 13–5–3
1 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 18–0–2
4 UCF Conference USA At-large 14–4–3
UCLA Pac-10 At-large 12–7–1
Wisconsin Big Ten At-large 10–4–4
Portland Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Arizona State Pac-10 At-large 09–7–3
2 Boston College ACC At-large 13–6–1
Boston U. America East Automatic 16–5
Connecticut Big East At-large 10–9–3
Hofstra CAA At-large 18–2
Morehead State Ohio Valley Automatic 13–6–1
Oklahoma Big 12 At-large 12–7–3
Penn Ivy League Automatic 09–6–2
Penn State Big Ten Auto (shared) 10–8–1
1 Portland West Coast Automatic 18–1–1
San Diego West Coast At-large 11–7–2
UC-Irvine Big West At-large 17–2–2
UTSA Southland Automatic 13–7–2
4 Wake Forest ACC Automatic 12–7–3
Washington Pac-10 At-large 11–8–1
3 West Virginia Big East Automatic 16–4–1
Maryland Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Creighton Missouri Valley Automatic 15–3–2
Dayton Atlantic 10 Automatic 18–3
Georgetown Big East At-large 13–6–1
High Point Big South Automatic 10–10–1
Lehigh Patriot Automatic 11–4–4
1 Maryland ACC At-large 17–2–2
Minnesota Big Ten At-large 12–5–3
North Dakota State Summit Automatic 12–5–5
3 Ohio State Big Ten Auto (shared) 14–4–1
Saint Francis (PA) Northeast Automatic 15–4–2
Siena MAAC Automatic 17–3
South Carolina SEC At-large 14–5–4
4 Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 15–4–2
UNC-Greensboro Southern Automatic 19–1–1
2 Virginia ACC At-large 13–4–2
Virginia Tech ACC At-large 10–9–1
North Carolina Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
California Pac-10 At-large 09–5–5
Duke ACC At-large 10–7–3
2 Florida SEC Automatic 18–2–2
Illinois Big Ten At-large 13–4–1
Jackson State SWAC Automatic 13–6–1
James Madison CAA Automatic 14–6–1
Memphis Conference USA Automatic 15–3–3
Mercer Atlantic Sun Automatic 10–8–1
Michigan Big Ten At-large 10–4–4
New Mexico Mountain West At-large 12–2–5
1 North Carolina ACC At-large 17–2–2
4 Notre Dame Big East At-large 15–2–2
3 Oklahoma State Big 12 Automatic 17–3–2
Oregon State Pac-10 At-large 15–3–1
Texas Big 12 At-large 11–5–4
USC Pac-10 At-large 12–5–3

Bracket

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Stanford Bracket

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First round
November 12
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 14
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19–21
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 26–28
Campus Sites
            
1 Stanford 3
Sacramento State 0
1 Stanford 2
Maloney FieldStanford, CA
Santa Clara 1
Long Beach State 0
Santa Clara 1
1 Stanford* 3
UCLA 0
UCLA 0(4)
BYU 0(3)
UCLA 2
Drake StadiumLos Angeles, CA
4 UCF 1
Fresno State 1
4 UCF 2
1 Stanford* 5
2 Florida State 0
3 Marquette 1
Central Michigan 0
3 Marquette 2(5)
Valley FieldsMilwaukee, WI
Wisconsin 2(4)
Milwaukee 1
Wisconsin 2
3 Marquette 0
2 Florida State* 3
South Florida 3
Auburn 1
South Florida 1
Seminole Soccer ComplexTallahassee, FL
2 Florida State 2
Middle Tennessee State 0
2 Florida State 3

Portland Bracket

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First round
November 12
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 14
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19–21
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 26–28
Campus Sites
            
2 Boston College 2
Boston University 1
2 Boston College 3
Newton Soccer ComplexNewton, MA
Hofstra 1
Connecticut 0
Hofstra 1
2 Boston College* 4
3 West Virginia 0
Penn State 1
Penn 0
Penn State 1
Dlesk StadiumMorgantown, WV
3 West Virginia 2
Morehead State 0
3 West Virginia 2
2 Boston College* (OT) 1
Washington 0
4 Wake Forest 1
San Diego 0
4 Wake Forest 0
Spry StadiumWinston-Salem, NC
UC Irvine 2
UC Irvine 2
Arizona State 1
UC Irvine 0
Washington* (OT) 1
Oklahoma 0
Washington 4
Washington 2
Merlo FieldPortland, OR
1 Portland 1
UTSA 0
1 Portland 9

Maryland Bracket

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First round
November 12
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 14
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19–21
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 26–28
Campus Sites
            
1 Maryland 4
High Point 1
1 Maryland 1(2)
Ludwig FieldCollege Park, MD
Georgetown 1(3)
Siena 1
Georgetown 5
Georgetown 1
Minnesota 0
Creighton 2
Minnesota 4
Minnesota 2
Robbie StadiumSt. Paul, MN
4 Texas A&M 0
North Dakota State 1(3)
4 Texas A&M 1(4)
Georgetown 0
3 Ohio State* 2
3 Ohio State (2OT) 1
St. Francis (PA) 0
3 Ohio State 0(4)
Owens Memorial StadiumColumbus, OH
Dayton 0(2)
Dayton 3
Virginia Tech 0
3 Ohio State 3
2 Virginia* 2
UNC Greensboro 1
South Carolina 2
South Carolina 0
Klöckner StadiumCharlottesville, VA
2 Virginia 3
Lehigh 0
2 Virginia 3

North Carolina Bracket

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A match between Oregon State and Memphis in the North Carolina Bracket
First round
November 12
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 14
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19–21
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 26–28
Campus Sites
            
2 Florida 3
Mercer 0
2 Florida 0(2)
Pressly StadiumGainesville, FL
Duke 0(4)
California 1
Duke 2
Duke 0
3 Oklahoma State* 2
Memphis 0
Oregon State 5
Oregon State 1
Cowgirl Soccer ComplexStillwater, OK
3 Oklahoma State 2
Michigan 1
3 Oklahoma State 2
3 Oklahoma State* 0
4 Notre Dame 2
4 Notre Dame 3
New Mexico 0
4 Notre Dame 4
Alumni FieldNotre Dame, IN
USC 0
Illinois 1
USC 3
4 Notre Dame 4
1 North Carolina* 1
Texas 1
James Madison 3
James Madison 1
Fetzer FieldChapel Hill, NC
1 North Carolina 3
Jackson State 0
1 North Carolina 5

College Cup

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Semifinals
December 3
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
Championship
December 5
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
      
1 Stanford 1
2 Boston College 0
1 Stanford 0
4 Notre Dame 1
3 Ohio State 0
4 Notre Dame 1

All-tournament team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "2010 NCAA Division I Tournament results". ESPN. ESPN.com. November 11, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "2010 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket". ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2015.