2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 2018 Women's College Cup) was the 37th 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 November 30 – December 2, 2018 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2018.[1]
Women's College Cup (Semifinals & Final) | |
Country | United States |
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Dates | November 9 – December 2, 2018 |
Teams | 64 |
Champions | Florida State (2nd title) |
Runners-up | North Carolina |
Semi-finalists | |
Matches played | 63 |
Goals scored | 190 (3.02 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Dani Rhodes - Wisconsin (5 goals) |
← 2017 2019 →
All statistics correct as of 11/8/2018. |
Qualification
All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. 28 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 3 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments), and an additional 33 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.
Stanford Bracket
Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record[2] | RPI[3] | Appearance[4] | Last bid[4] |
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1 | Stanford | Pac-12 | Automatic | 17–0–2 | 1 | 28th | 2017 |
2 | Tennessee | SEC | At-Large | 13–2–3 | 9 | 12th | 2017 |
3 | Texas A&M | SEC | At-Large | 15–4–1 | 10 | 24th | 2017 |
4 | Boston College | ACC | At-Large | 14–4–1 | 10 | 19th | 2015 |
Arizona | Pac-12 | At-Large | 12–5–2 | 29 | 6th | 2017 | |
BYU | West Coast | Automatic | 13–4–1 | 42 | 19th | 2016 | |
Clemson | ACC | At-Large | 12–8–0 | 46 | 19th | 2017 | |
Denver | Summit League | Automatic | 13–5–2 | 85 | 11th | 2017 | |
Hofstra | Colonial Athletic | Automatic | 15–5–1 | 63 | 7th | 2017 | |
Louisville | ACC | At-Large | 12–6–0 | 52 | 5th | 2013 | |
Memphis | American Athletic | Automatic | 17–3–0 | 14 | 7th | 2016 | |
North Texas | Conference USA | Automatic | 15–2–3 | 33 | 6th | 2017 | |
Ole Miss | SEC | At-Large | 12–7–1 | 39 | 8th | 2017 | |
Seattle | WAC | Automatic | 10–7–3 | 152 | 4th | 2016 | |
TCU | Big 12 | At-Large | 12–4–3 | 19 | 3rd | 2017 | |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | At-Large | 12–3–4 | 36 | 20th | 2017 |
Georgetown Bracket
Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record[2] | RPI[3] | Appearance[4] | Last bid[4] |
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1 | Georgetown | Big East | Automatic | 17–0–3 | 4 | 9th | 2017 |
2 | Baylor | Big 12 | At-Large | 17–5–0 | 5 | 6th | 2017 |
3 | Virginia | ACC | At-Large | 15–4–0 | 15 | 31st | 2017 |
4 | Duke | ACC | At-Large | 14–3–2 | 11 | 24th | 2017 |
Abilene Christian | Southland | Automatic | 15–5–1 | 67 | 1st[5] | Never | |
Central Connecticut State | Northeast | Automatic | 16–1–2 | 98 | 8th | 2014 | |
Lipscomb | ASUN | Automatic | 14–4–2 | 76 | 1st[6] | Never | |
Mississippi State | SEC | At-Large | 9–6–2 | 17 | 1st[7] | Never | |
Monmouth | MAAC | Automatic | 16–3–1 | 53 | 6th | 2017 | |
Montana | Big Sky | Automatic | 7–8–6 | 166 | 4th | 2011 | |
Murray State | Ohio Valley | Automatic | 13–4–1 | 64 | 4th | 2017 | |
Princeton | Ivy | Automatic | 11–3–2 | 24 | 13th | 2017 | |
Rutgers | Big Ten | At-Large | 11–3–5 | 30 | 13th | 2017 | |
Texas Tech | Big 12 | At-Large | 13–5–2 | 34 | 6th | 2016 | |
Vanderbilt | SEC | At-Large | 15–3–1 | 21 | 9th | 2017 | |
Washington State | Pac-12 | At-Large | 12–5–1 | 32 | 12th | 2017 |
North Carolina Bracket
Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record[2] | RPI[3] | Appearance[4] | Last bid[4] |
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1 | North Carolina | ACC | At-Large | 17–3–1 | 3 | 37th | 2017 |
2 | UCLA | Pac-12 | At-Large | 14–3–1 | 7 | 22nd | 2017 |
3 | Santa Clara | West Coast | At-Large | 16–3–1 | 12 | 28th | 2017 |
4 | Texas | Big 12 | At-Large | 13–4–3 | 13 | 13th | 2017 |
Arkansas | SEC | At-Large | 13–4–4 | 26 | 5th | 2017 | |
Auburn | SEC | At-Large | 12–5–2 | 28 | 16th | 2017 | |
Howard | SWAC | Automatic | 12–6–2 | 237 | 2nd | 2015 | |
Kansas | Big 12 | At Large | 11–5–3 | 23 | 8th | 2016 | |
Little Rock | Sun Belt | Automatic | 13–4–4 | 117 | 1st[8] | Never | |
Milwaukee | Horizon | Automatic | 16–1–1 | 89 | 12th | 2013 | |
Minnesota | Big Ten | Automatic | 11–8–2 | 44 | 11th | 2016 | |
NC State | ACC | At-Large | 10–6–3 | 20 | 14th | 2017 | |
Northwestern | Big Ten | At-Large | 10–4–4 | 47 | 6th | 2017 | |
San Jose State | Mountain West | Automatic | 9–6–6 | 128 | 3rd | 2017 | |
Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 18–3–1 | 41 | 3rd | 2006 | |
Virginia Tech | ACC | At-Large | 9–7–3 | 43 | 10th | 2015 |
Florida State Bracket
Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record[2] | RPI[3] | Appearance[4] | Last bid[4] |
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1 | Florida State | ACC | Automatic | 15–4–2 | 2 | 19th | 2017 |
2 | West Virginia | Big 12 | Automatic | 14–4–3 | 6 | 19th | 2017 |
3 | South Carolina | SEC | At-Large | 13–5–1 | 18 | 12th | 2017 |
4 | USC | Pac-12 | At-Large | 15–2–2 | 8 | 17th | 2017 |
Albany | America East | Automatic | 14–6–2 | 96 | 3rd | 2016 | |
Boston | Patriot | Automatic | 11–7–3 | 90 | 14th | 2015 | |
Bowling Green | Mid-American | Automatic | 14–4–3 | 75 | 3rd | 2005 | |
LSU | SEC | Automatic | 13–6–3 | 27 | 6th | 2015 | |
Long Beach State | Big West | Automatic | 12–5–3 | 37 | 6th | 2016 | |
Loyola (Chicago) | Missouri Valley | Automatic | 11–6–1 | 114 | 4th | 2007 | |
Ohio State | Big Ten | At-Large | 9–5–4 | 40 | 13th | 2017 | |
Penn State | Big Ten | At-Large | 15–5–1 | 22 | 24th | 2017 | |
Radford | Big South | Automatic | 16–2–1 | 59 | 7th | 2012 | |
UNCG | Southern | Automatic | 15–4–1 | 73 | 11th | 2017 | |
South Florida | American Athletic | At-Large | 14–3–0 | 16 | 5th | 2017 | |
Wake Forest | ACC | At-Large | 8–8–1 | 31 | 20th | 2017 |
Bracket
The bracket was announced on Monday, November 5, 2018[1]
Stanford Section
First Round November 9–10 Campus Sites | Second Round November 16 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 23 Campus Sites | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Clemson* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Memphis* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin* | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Boston College* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tennessee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas A&M (a.e.t.)* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas A&M* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
TCU* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas A&M | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tennessee* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Arizona* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tennessee* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tennessee* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
* Host institution
First round
November 9, 2018 | #10 Tennessee | 2–1 | Louisville | Knoxville, Tennessee |
5:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Mark Buda |
November 9, 2018 | #25 Clemson | 1–2 | Ole Miss | Clemson, South Carolina |
6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 431 Referee: Lance Van Haitsma |
November 9, 2018 | #22 Boston College | 1–4 | Hofstra | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Newton Soccer Complex Attendance: 222 Referee: Noel Cotterwell |
November 9, 2018 | #15 Memphis | 0–3 | #23 Wisconsin | Memphis, Tennessee |
8:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex Attendance: 903 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
November 9, 2018 | #16 Texas A&M | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | North Texas | College Station, Texas |
8:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ellis Field Attendance: 1,668 Referee: Leszek Stalmach |
November 9, 2018 | TCU | 2–1 | #24 BYU | Fort Worth, Texas |
8:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium Attendance: 972 Referee: Ramon Bermudez |
November 9, 2018 | Arizona | 3–0 | Denver | Tucson, Arizona |
9:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Mulcahy Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Randi Hoffman |
November 10, 2018 | #1 Stanford | 3–0 | Seattle | Stanford, California |
10:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Alex Del Angel |
Second round
November 16, 2018 | #16 Texas A&M | 2–0 | TCU | Knoxville, Tennessee |
2:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium Referee: Tori Penso |
November 16, 2018 | #10 Tennessee | 3–2 | Arizona | Knoxville, Tennessee |
5:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Chris Penso |
November 16, 2018 | #23 Wisconsin | 6–0 | Hofstra | Stanford, California |
7:35 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 264 Referee: Turan Ozdemir |
November 16, 2018 | #1 Stanford | 4–1 | Ole Miss | Stanford, California |
10:05 p.m. |
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Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 421 Referee: Frank Anderson |
Round of 16
November 18, 2018 | #1 Stanford | 1–0 | #23 Wisconsin | Stanford, California |
4:35 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 1,305 Referee: Matthew Buckman |
November 18, 2018 | #16 Texas A&M | 0–3 | #10 Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee |
5:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium Attendance: 718 Referee: Kevin Terry |
Quarterfinals
November 23, 2018 | #1 Stanford | 2–0 | #10 Tennessee | Stanford, California |
5:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 1,596 Referee: Alex Del Angel |
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Georgetown Section
First Round November 9–10 Campus Sites | Second Round November 16 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington State* | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgetown* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Baylor | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia (p)* | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Baylor* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Baylor* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Baylor* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
* Host institution
First round
November 9, 2018 | Mississippi State | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Lipscomb | Starkville, Mississippi |
5:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: MSU Soccer Field Attendance: 664 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
November 9, 2018 | #9 Duke | 1–0 | Rutgers | Durham, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 873 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
November 9, 2018 | #12 Virginia | 2–0 | Monmouth | Charlottesville, Virginia |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 363 Referee: Bill Dittmar |
November 9, 2018 | Texas Tech | 3–0 | #21 Princeton | Lubbock, Texas |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: John Walker Soccer Complex Attendance: 552 Referee: Ian Chapman |
November 9, 2018 | Washington State | 5–1 | Montana | Pullman, Washington |
10:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lower Soccer Field Attendance: 754 Referee: Raymond Moffate Jr. |
November 10, 2018 | #2 Georgetown | 3–1 | Central Connecticut State | Washington, D.C. |
12:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Mark Gorak |
November 10, 2018 | #13 Vanderbilt | 4–0 | Murray State | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: VU Soccer Complex Attendance: 502 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
November 10, 2018 | #11 Baylor | 2–0 | Abilene Christian | Waco, Texas |
8:30 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Betty Lou Mays Field Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Timothy Debysingh |
Second round
November 16, 2018 | Lipscomb | 0–3 | #9 Duke | Washington, D.C. |
11:00 a.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 667 Referee: Peter Dhima |
November 16, 2018 | #2 Georgetown | 1–0 | Washington State | Washington, D.C. |
1:30 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 872 Referee: John Brady |
November 16, 2018 | #12 Virginia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Texas Tech | Waco, Texas |
4:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Betty Lou Mays Field Attendance: 335 Referee: Michael Lavergne | |
Penalties | ||||
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November 16, 2018 | #13 Vanderbilt | 1–3 | #11 Baylor | Waco, Texas |
8:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Betty Lou Mays Field Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Travis Haight |
Round of 16
November 18, 2018 | #2 Georgetown | 4–1 | #9 Duke | Washington, D.C. |
11:00 a.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Ian Gut |
November 18, 2018 | #12 Virginia | 1–2 | #11 Baylor | Waco, Texas |
8:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Betty Lou Mays Field Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Quarterfinals
November 24, 2018 | #2 Georgetown | 3–0 | #11 Baylor | Washington, D.C. |
12:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 871 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov |
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
North Carolina Section
First Round November 9–10 Campus Sites | Second Round November 16 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 24 Campus Sites | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Howard | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas (a.e.t.)* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas* | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Texas* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina (p)* | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | UCLA | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Santa Clara* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Santa Clara* | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
NC State (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
NC State* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | UCLA* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Auburn* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | UCLA* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | UCLA* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
* Host institution
First round
November 9, 2018 | Auburn | 0–2 | Minnesota | Auburn, Alabama |
4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: AU Soccer Complex Attendance: 135 Referee: Guido Gonzales |
November 9, 2018 | NC State | 1–0 | Northwestern | Raleigh, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Dial Soccer Stadium Attendance: 396 Referee: Patrick Schmidt |
November 9, 2018 | #17 Texas | 0–1 | Virginia Tech | Austin, Texas |
8:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium Attendance: 636 Referee: Travis Haight |
November 9, 2018 | Arkansas | 5–1 | Little Rock | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
8:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Razorback Field Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
November 9, 2018 | Kansas | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Saint Louis | Lawrence, Kansas |
8:05 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rock Chalk Park Attendance: 439 Referee: Luis Tribaldo |
November 9, 2018 | #4 UCLA | 5–0 | San Jose State | Los Angeles, California |
9:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium Attendance: 1,509 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
November 10, 2018 | #3 North Carolina | 4–0 | Howard | Cary, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 617 Referee: Karl Kummer |
November 10, 2018 | #7 Santa Clara | 4–1 | Milwaukee | Santa Clara, California |
4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stevens Stadium Attendance: 847 Referee: Matthew Buckman |
Second round
November 16, 2018 | Arkansas | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Virginia Tech | Cary, North Carolina |
2:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 402 Referee: Patrick Schmidt |
November 16, 2018 | #3 North Carolina | 4–1 | Kansas | Cary, North Carolina |
5:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 612 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
November 16, 2018 | #7 Santa Clara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | NC State | Los Angeles, California |
8:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium Referee: Ian Anderson |
Penalties | ||||
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November 16, 2018 | Minnesota | 0–5 | #4 UCLA | Los Angeles, California |
10:30 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Randy Hoffman |
Round of 16
November 18, 2018 | #3 North Carolina | 3–0 | Virginia Tech | Cary, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 632 Referee: Tori Penso |
November 18, 2018 | NC State | 0–5 | #4 UCLA | Los Angeles, California |
9:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium Attendance: 1,554 Referee: Frank Anderson |
Quarterfinals
November 24, 2018 | #3 North Carolina | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #4 UCLA | Cary, North Carolina |
6:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 904 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
Penalties | ||||
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Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Florida State Section
First Round November 9–11 Campus Sites | Second Round November 16 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Quarterfinal November 23 Campus Sites | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Loyola (Chicago) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Florida* | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State (p)* | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | USC | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
LSU (p)* | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | USC* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | USC* | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida State* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | South Carolina* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
UNCG | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | South Carolina* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Penn State* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Penn State* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest (a.e.t.)* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest (p) | 2 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia* | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Radford | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | West Virginia* | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
* Host institution
First round
November 9, 2018 | #6 USC | 6–0 | Long Beach State | Los Angeles, California |
4:30 p.m. |
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Stadium: McAlister Field Attendance: 380 Referee: Christopher Calderon |
November 9, 2018 | #14 Penn State | 4–1 | Bowling Green | State College, Pennsylvania |
6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 241 Referee: Robert Sheker |
November 9, 2018 | #18 South Carolina | 3–1 | UNCG | Columbia, South Carolina |
6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Usher |
November 9, 2018 | Wake Forest | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Ohio State | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 331 Referee: Lance J. Van Haitsma |
November 9, 2018 | #5 Florida State | 1–0 | Loyola (Chicago) | Tallahassee, Florida |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 760 Referee: Jasmine Peralta |
November 10, 2018 | #8 West Virginia | 6–0 | Radford | Morgantown, West Virginia |
4:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 585 Referee: Lucas Feathers |
November 10, 2018 | #20 South Florida | 5–1 | Albany | Tampa, Florida |
7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Mary Penso |
November 11, 2018 | #19 LSU | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 p) | Boston University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
2:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: LSU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Matthew Thompson | |
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Second round
November 16, 2018 | #19 LSU | 0–2 | #6 USC | Tallahassee, Florida |
2:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Referee: Lance Jacob Van Haitsma |
November 16, 2018 | #18 South Carolina | 0–1 | #14 Penn State | Morgantown, West Virginia |
3:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Charles Murphy |
November 16, 2018 | #5 Florida State | 3–1 | #20 South Florida | Tallahassee, Florida |
5:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,368 Referee: Guido Gonzales |
November 16, 2018 | Wake Forest | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | #2 West Virginia | Morgantown, West Virginia |
6:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 313 Referee: Amadou Diop |
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Round of 16
November 18, 2018 | #5 Florida State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | #6 USC | Tallahassee, Florida |
1:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,479 Referee: Jonahtan Weiner |
Penalties | ||||
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November 18, 2018 | #14 Penn State | 1–0 | Wake Forest | Morgantown, West Virginia |
3:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 127 Referee: John McCloskey |
Quarterfinals
November 23, 2018 | #5 Florida State | 1–0 | #14 Penn State | Tallahassee, Florida |
2:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,209 Referee: Corey Rockwell |
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
College Cup
Semi-finals November 30 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | Final December 2 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | ||||||||
1 | Georgetown | 0 | |||||||
1 | North Carolina (a.e.t.)* | 1 | |||||||
1 | North Carolina | 0 | |||||||
1 | Florida State | 1 | |||||||
1 | Stanford | 0 | |||||||
1 | Florida State | 2 | |||||||
Semi-finals
November 30, 2018 | #2 Georgetown | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #3 North Carolina | Cary, North Carolina |
5:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,439 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Kristen Patterson Sarah Cortez Fourth official: Brandon Marion |
November 30, 2018 | #1 Stanford | 0–2 | #5 Florida State | Cary, North Carolina |
7:30 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,811 Referee: Becky Pagan Assistant referees: Jude Carr Maggie Short Fourth official: Brandon Marion |
Final
December 2, 2018 | #5 Florida State | 1–0 | #3 North Carolina | Cary, North Carolina |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 12,512 Referee: Lance VanHaitsma Assistant referees: Jude Carr Maggie Short Fourth official: Becky Pagan |
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings
Record by conference
Conference | Bids | Record | Pct. | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | F | NC |
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Big East | 1 | 4–1–0 | .800 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
Pac-12 | 5 | 11–4–1 | .719 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
ACC | 10 | 16–9–5 | .617 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Big 12 | 6 | 7–4–2 | .615 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Big Ten | 6 | 6–6–0 | .500 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
SEC | 9 | 9–9–1 | .500 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
ASUN | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Colonial | 1 | 1–1–0 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
WCC | 2 | 1–1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
American | 2 | 1–2–0 | .333 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
- The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals, Semi-finals, Final, and National Champion, respectively.
- The following conferences received one bid and finished the tournament with a record of 0–1–0: America East, Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big West, C-USA, Horizon, Ivy, MAAC, Mid-American, MVC, Mountain West, Northeast, OVC, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC. In the interest of conserving space, these teams are not shown in the table.
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 190 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 3.02 goals per match.
5 goals
- Dani Rhodes (Wisconsin)
4 goals
- Paula Germino (Georgetown)
- Hailie Mace (UCLA)
- Danielle Marcano (Tennessee)
3 goals
- Julia Ashley (North Carolina)
- Kyra Carusa (Georgetown)
- Dallas Dorosy (Florida State)
- Rachel Dorwart (North Carolina)
- Jessie Fleming (UCLA)
- Civana Kuhlmann (Stanford)
- Katie McClure (Kansas)
- Maria Sanchez (Santa Clara)
2 goals
- Bridgette Andrzejwski (North Carolina)
- Dorian Bailey (North Carolina)
- Sabrina Bryan (Hofstra)
- Chloe Castenada (UCLA)
- Savannah Demelo (USC)
- Naomi Girma (Stanford)
- Sh'Nia Gordon (West Virginia)
- Haley Hopkins (Vanderbilt)
- Julie James (Baylor)
- Salera Jordan (Tennessee)
- Kennedy Kieneker (Arizona)
- Catarina Macario (Stanford)
- Kayla McCoy (Duke)
- Tara McKeown (USC)
- Aubrey Megrath (South Florida)
- Cameron Murtha (Wisconsin)
- Brianna Pinto (North Carolina)
- Ashley Sanchez (UCLA)
- Khadija Shaw (Tennessee)
- Marissa Sheva (Penn State)
- Alexa Spaanstra (Virginia)
- Ally Watt (Texas A&M)
1 goal
- Brianna Alger (Washington State)
- Gracie Armstrong (Washington State)
- Olivia Athens (UCLA)
- Elexa Bahr (South Carolina)
- Justis Bailey (Lipscomb)
- Malia Berkley (Florida State)
- Tess Boade (Duke)
- Jordan Brewster (West Virginia)
- Messiah Bright (TCU)
- Kennedy Brown (Baylor)
- Gabi Brummett (Duke)
- Jenna Butler (NC State)
- Marley Canales (UCLA)
- Tori Cannata (Arkansas)
- Gabby Carle (Florida State)
- Amanda Carolan (Georgetown)
- Deyna Castellanos (Florida State)
- Kelcey Cavarra (Arizona)
- Maia Cella (Wisconsin)
- Lauren Chang (South Carolina)
- Brook Colangelo (Vanderbilt)
- Savannah Courtney (Albany)
- Giuliana Cunningham (Baylor)
- Kirsten Davis (Texas Tech)
- Jordan Dibiasi (Stanford)
- Sophie Dineen (Ole Miss)
- Giovanna DeMarco (Wake Forest)
- Stefani Doyle (Arkansas)
- Emina Ekic (Louisville)
- Caitlin Farrell (Georgetown)
- Kennedy Faulknor (UCLA)
- Bailey Feist (Wake Forest)
- Leah Ferlin (South Florida)
- Stefany Ferrer (West Virginia)
- Patricia Fernandez (West Virginia)
- Elise Flake (BYU)
- Delaney Graham (Duke)
- Megan Gray (Minnesota)
- Kalie Halvorsen (Santa Clara)
- Jyllissa Harris (South Carolina)
- Jordan Hemmen (Virginia Tech)
- Julia Hernandez (UCLA)
- Hailey Hite (USC)
- Penelope Hocking (USC)
- Erica Hubert (Bowling Green)
- Alea Hyatt (USC)
- Natalie Jacobs (USC)
- Grace Jackson (Vanderbilt)
- Grace Johnson (Ole Miss)
- Mary Kate Smith (Ole Miss)
- Reagan Kelley (Vanderbilt)
- Natalie Kennedy (Santa Clara)
- Alex Kimball (North Carolina)
- Jade King (Texas Tech)
- Sarah King (Baylor)
- Tziarra King (NC State)
- Annie Kingman (North Carolina)
- Kelly Livingstone (Georgetown)
- Carly Malatskey (Stanford)
- Taylor Malham (Arkansas)
- Addie McCain (Texas A&M)
- Meghan McCool (Virginia)
- Kayla McKeon (Arkansas)
- Abby McNamara (Wake Forest)
- Meaghan Nally (Georgetown)
- Sydny Nassello (South Florida)
- Emily Ogle (Penn State)
- Alina Ortega (Penn State)
- Alysha Overland (Washington State)
- Raegan Padgett (Baylor)
- Bridget Patch (Virginia Tech)
- Anna Patten (Florida State)
- Danielle Pearse (Central Connecticut State)
- Emily Peterson (Minnesota)
- Maddie Pokorny (Saint Louis)
- Amanda Porter (Arizona)
- Lucy Porter (Hofstra)
- Leah Pruitt (USC)
- Karina Rodriguez (UCLA)
- Tyler Runnels (Arkansas)
- Yazmeen Ryan (TCU)
- Kristin Schnurr (Penn State)
- Lauren Segalla (West Virginia)
- Liesa Seifert (UALR)
- Jelena Sever (Milwaukee)
- Lucy Shepherd (Hofstra)
- Grace Smith (West Virginia)
- Hailey Smith (Washington State)
- Bianca St. Georges (West Virginia)
- Charlotte Teeter (Texas Tech)
- Jordan Tuttle (South Florida)
- Alexis Tye (Wisconsin)
- Olivia Vaughn (Boston College)
- Heida Vidarsdottir (UNC Greensboro)
- Evelyne Viens (South Florida)
- Viviana Villacorta (UCLA)
- Gloriana Villalobos (Florida State)
- Morgan Weaver (Washington State)
- Camryn Wendlandt (Baylor)
- Miranda Weslake (Clemson)
- Charlotte Williams (Penn State)
- Kennedy Yost (Montana)
- Yujie Zhao (Florida State)
All-Tournament Team
2018 Women's College Cup All Tournament Team[16] | ||||||
Player | Team | |||||
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Jaelin Howell | Florida State | |||||
Malia Berkely | Florida State | |||||
Gabby Carle | Florida State | |||||
Dallas Dorosy | Florida State | |||||
Carolina Jeffers | Florida State | |||||
Natalia Kuikka | Florida State | |||||
Julia Ashley | North Carolina | |||||
Emily Fox | North Carolina | |||||
Dorian Bailey | North Carolina | |||||
Kyra Carusa | Georgetown | |||||
Catarina Macario | Stanford |
See also
- NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III)
- NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
- 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
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