2008 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2008 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2008 Women's College Cup) was the 27th 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 5–7, 2008 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 14–29.[1]

2008 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 14–December 7, 2008
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
(19th title, 23rd College Cup)
Runner-upNotre Dame Fighting Irish
(6th title match, 10th College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored203 (3.22 per match)
Attendance61,290 (973 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)KayAnne Gummersall, DU
Kerri Hanks, ND
Casey Nogueira, UNC
McCall Zerboni, UCLA
Best playerOffensiveCasey Nogueira (UNC)
DefensiveCarrie Dew (ND)
← 2007
2009 →

All statistics correct as of 7/26/2015.

North Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 2–1, to win their nineteenth national title. This was a rematch of the 1994, 1996, 1999, and 2006 tournament finals, all won by the Tar Heels.[2] The Tar Heels (25–1–2) were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The most outstanding offensive player was Casey Nogueira from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Carrie Dew from Notre Dame. Nogueira and Dew, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorers were KayAnne Gummersall from Duke (4 goals, 1 assist), Kerri Hanks from Notre Dame (4 goals, 1 assist), Casey Nogueira from North Carolina (2 goals, 5 assists), and McCall Zerboni from UCLA (4 goals, 1 assist).

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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Notre Dame Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Auburn SEC At-large 11-8-2
Belmont Atlantic Sun Automatic 13-6-3
3 Boston College ACC At-large 13-5-2
Central Conn. State Northeast Automatic 12-6-4
4 Colorado Big 12 At-large 14-4-4
2 Florida State ACC At-large 14-2-3
Harvard Ivy League Auto (shared) 10-3-4
Marquette Big East At-large 11-7-3
Michigan State Big Ten At-large 13-6-3
Milwaukee Horizon Automatic 18-2-2
Minnesota Big Ten At-large 20-3
MVSU SWAC Automatic 09-10
Northeastern CAA Automatic 13-8-1
1 Notre Dame Big East Automatic 21-0
South Dakota State Summit Automatic 14-4-1
Toledo MAC Automatic 16-4-1
Stanford Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Denver Sun Belt Automatic 19-2-2
Fairfield MAAC Automatic 15-4-3
Georgia SEC At-large 11-10-1
James Madison CAA At-large 12-6-2
Kansas Big 12 At-large 12-7-2
Morehead State Ohio Valley Automatic 10-8-2
Northern Arizona Big Sky Automatic 12-6-3
4 Oklahoma State Big 12 At-large 17-1-3
Penn State Big Ten Automatic 16-7
2 Portland West Coast Automatic 17-1
Rutgers Big East At-large 12-6-1
1 Stanford Pac-10 At-large 18-1-1
Texas Big 12 At-large 12-3-4
UC Santa Barbara Big West Automatic 12-6-3
3 Wake Forest ACC At-large 12-7
Washington State Pac-10 At-large 10-5-5
UCLA Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Army Patriot Automatic 12-5-3
Boston U. America East Automatic 15-5-1
BYU Mountain West Automatic 17-5
3 Duke ACC At-large 12-5-3
Fresno State WAC Automatic 11-8-2
Long Beach State Big West At-large 14-3-4
Princeton Ivy League Auto (shared) 12-2-2
Radford Big South Automatic 14-1-6
San Diego West Coast At-large 14-4-2
South Carolina SEC At-large 11-6-4
1 UCLA Pac-12 Automatic 18-0-2
4 USC Pac-10 At-large 15-4-1
2 Virginia ACC At-large 13-4-3
Virginia Tech ACC At-large 10-8-4
West Virginia Big East At-large 13-2-6
William & Mary CAA At-large 14-5-1
North Carolina Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
California Pac-10 At-large 10-8-1
Charlotte Atlantic 10 Automatic 17-3-1
Evansville Missouri Valley Automatic 13-4-2
2 Florida SEC At-large 17-3-1
Illinois Big Ten At-large 11-8-1
LSU SEC At-large 14-3-2
Memphis Conference USA Automatic 15-4-2
Miami (FL) ACC At-large 10-8-3
4 Missouri Big 12 Automatic 15-5-1
1 North Carolina ACC Automatic 19-1-2
Tennessee SEC Automatic 10-10-2
3 Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 15-4-1
Texas State Southland Automatic 12-4-4
UCF Conference USA At-large 13-5-3
Washington Pac-10 At-large 14-5-1
Western Carolina Southern Automatic 13-7-1

Bracket

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Notre Dame Bracket

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First round
November 14–15
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 21–23
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 28–29
Campus Sites
            
1 Notre Dame 5
Toledo 2
1 Notre Dame 1
Alumni Field • Notre Dame, IN
Michigan State 0
Michigan State 2
Milwaukee 1
1 Notre Dame* 1
Minnesota 0
Minnesota 2
Marquette 1
Minnesota 2
Robbie StadiumSt. Paul, MN
South Dakota State 0
South Dakota State 1
4 Colorado 0
1 Notre Dame* 2
2 Florida State 0
3 Boston College 3
Central Connecticut 0
3 Boston College 4
Newton Soccer ComplexNewton, MA
Northeastern 0
Northeastern 2(4)
Harvard 2(2)
3 Boston College 0
2 Florida State* 1
Auburn 2
Belmont 0
Auburn 0
AU Soccer Complex • Auburn, AL
2 Florida State 1
Mississippi Valley State 0
2 Florida State 7

Stanford Bracket

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First round
November 14–15
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 21–23
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 28–29
Campus Sites
            
2 Portland 1
Northern Arizona 0
2 Portland 2
Merlo FieldPortland, OR
Texas 0
Washington State 0
Texas 1
2 Portland* 3
James Madison 2
Georgia 0
James Madison 1
James Madison 1
Spry StadiumWinston-Salem, NC
3 Wake Forest 0
Morehead State 0
3 Wake Forest 2
2 Portland 0
1 Stanford* 1
4 Oklahoma State 1
Fairfield 0
4 Oklahoma State 0(2)
Yurcak FieldPiscataway, NJ
Rutgers 0(4)
Rutgers 2
Penn State 1
Rutgers 0
1 Stanford* 1
Kansas 2
Denver 1
Kansas 0
Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan StadiumStanford, CA
1 Stanford 5
UC Santa Barbara 0
1 Stanford 2

UCLA Bracket

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First round
November 14–15
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 21–23
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 28–29
Campus Sites
            
1 UCLA 5
Fresno State 0
1 UCLA 1
Drake StadiumLos Angeles, CA
San Diego 0
San Diego 1
Long Beach State 0
1 UCLA* 1
4 USC 0
Virginia Tech 0
BYU 2
2 BYU 1(2)
South StadiumProvo, UT
4 USC 1(3)
Boston University 0
4 USC 2
1 UCLA* 6
3 Duke 1
3 Duke 5
Radford 1
3 Duke 1
Koskinen StadiumDurham, NC
William & Mary 0
William & Mary 3OT
South Carolina 2
3 Duke 2
2 Virginia* 0
West Virginia 2
Princeton 0
West Virginia 2
Klöckner StadiumCharlottesville, VA
2 Virginia 3
Army 0
2 Virginia 2

North Carolina Bracket

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First round
November 14–15
Regional Campus Sites
Second round
November 15–16
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 21–23
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
November 28–29
Campus Sites
            
2 Florida 2
California 1
2 Florida 2
Pressly StadiumGainesville, FL
UCF 0
UCF 3
Miami (FL) 1
2 Florida* 1
3 Texas A&M 2
LSU 2
Washington 3
Washington 1
Aggie Soccer ComplexCollege Station, TX
3 Texas A&M 3
Texas State 2
3 Texas A&M 5
3 Texas A&M 1
1 North Carolina* (2OT) 2
4 Missouri 2
Evansville 0
4 Missouri 1(3)
Walton StadiumColumbia, MO
Illinois 1(4)
Memphis 0
Illinois 1
Illinois 0
1 North Carolina* 3
UNC Charlotte 2
Tennessee 0
UNC Charlotte 0
Fetzer FieldChapel Hill, NC
1 North Carolina 4
Western Carolina 0
1 North Carolina 2

College Cup

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Semifinals
December 5
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
Championship
December 7
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
      
1 Notre Dame 1
1 Stanford 0
1 Notre Dame 1
1 North Carolina 2
1 UCLA 0
1 North Carolina 1

All-tournament team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2008 Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "2008 NCAA Division I Tournament results". ESPN. ESPN.com. November 11, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "2008 Division I Women's Tournament Bracket". ESPN. Retrieved July 26, 2015.