2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2020 Women's College Cup) was the 39th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The Santa Clara Broncos defeated the Florida State Seminoles in a penalty shoot-out to win the national championship.

2020 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (Semifinals & Final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesApril 27 – May 17, 2021
Teams48
Final positions
Champions(11) Santa Clara (2nd title)
Runner-up(1) Florida State
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored122 (2.6 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)United States Gabriella Coleman – Oklahoma State
United States Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia
(4 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 5/18/2021.
← 2019
2021 →

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic edit

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA postponed the fall championships, hoping to play them in the spring.[1][2] In September, the NCAA approved a plan to hold fall championships in the spring.[3]

Instead of the usual 64-team tournament, the field is reduced to 48 teams for the 2020 tournament.[3]

Rather than the higher seed hosting the early-round matches, the entire tournament will be played in the state of North Carolina, similar to how the 2021 men's and women's basketball tournaments were held in a single state.[4][5]

Venues edit

Cary Buies Creek Greenville Wilmington
WakeMed Soccer Park Eakes Athletics Complex Johnson Stadium UNCW Soccer Stadium
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 586 Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 3,000
 
Wilson Greensboro Matthews
J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex Bryan Park Matthews Sportsplex
Capacity: 500 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 2,300
 

Qualified teams edit

48 teams qualified for the Division I women's soccer tournament. There were 29 conference champions after the Big West Conference and Ivy League chose not to have a 2020 fall or 2021 spring season.[6][7] The other 19 were at-large selections.[3]

Automatic bids
Conference Team Record Appearance[8] Last bid[8]
ACC Florida State 11–0–0 21 2019
America East Stony Brook 6–3–0 4 2019
American South Florida 9–0–2 7 2019
ASUN Liberty 7–5–5 7 2016
Atlantic 10 Saint Louis 15–1–0 5 2019
Big 12 TCU 11–1–1 5 2019
Big East Georgetown 11–0–1 11 2019
Big Sky Montana 9–1–0 5 2018
Big South Campbell 8–3–1 2 2004
Big Ten Iowa 6–8–1 3 2019
Big West Big West Conference season canceled
Colonial Elon 6–3–0 2 1999
C-USA Rice 12–2–1 5 2017
Horizon Milwaukee 8–1–1 14 2019
Ivy Ivy League season canceled
MAAC Siena 6–0–2 3 2015
MAC Bowling Green 6–1–0 5 2019
Missouri Valley Loyola-Chicago 8–1–1 6 2019
Mountain West New Mexico 10–1–0 3 2011
Northeast Central Connecticut 7–0–0 10 2019
Ohio Valley SIU Edwardsville 8–2–2 3 2016
Pac-12 UCLA 12–1–2 24 2019
Patriot Navy 4–4–2 5 2019
SEC Vanderbilt 9–5–1 11 2019
Southern Furman 8–0–2 8 2015
Southland Southeastern Louisiana 8–2–4 4 2015
SWAC Alabama State 8–2–2 3 2017
Summit Denver 16–2–1 12 2018
Sun Belt South Alabama 13–8–1 7 2019
West Coast Santa Clara 7–1–0 30 2019
WAC Utah Valley 12–4–4 3 2017
At-large bids
Conference Team Record Appearance[8] Last bid[8]
Pac-12 Arizona State 8–5–2 8 2014
SEC Arkansas 11–3–0 7 2019
West Coast BYU 10–3–1 21 2019
ACC Clemson 12–4–0 21 2019
Pac-12 Colorado 9–5–2 12 2019
ACC Duke 10–5–3 26 2019
American Memphis 8–3–0 9 2019
ACC North Carolina 15–1–0 39 2019
Big Ten Ohio State 7–2–3 13 2018
Big 12 Oklahoma State 12–3–1 13 2019
SEC Ole Miss 10–5–0 9 2018
Big Ten Penn State 10–2–1 26 2019
Big Ten Rutgers 8–3–3 15 2019
SEC South Carolina 10–4–0 14 2019
SEC Texas A&M 11–3–0 26 2019
Pac-12 USC 7–3–3 19 2019
ACC Virginia 10–4–2 33 2019
Pac-12 Washington 9–3–3 15 2019
Big 12 West Virginia 10–2–1 21 2019

Bracket edit

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
1Florida State3
Elon0Milwaukee0
1Florida State3
Milwaukee1
Penn State1
Penn State2
Penn State516Vanderbilt0
1Florida State (pen.)0 (5)
Alabama State0
9Duke0 (3)
9Duke (a.e.t.)2
Arizona State4Arizona State1
9Duke1
Siena0
Ole Miss0
Ole Miss (pen.)2 (3)
Ole Miss (pen.)0 (4)8USC2 (2)
1Florida State (pen.)0 (3)
Bowling Green0 (3)
Virginia0 (0)
5West Virginia0
Rice3Rice1
Rice0
Furman1
Virginia3
Virginia2
Virginia312BYU0
 Virginia1
SIUE1
4TCU0
4TCU6
New Mexico (pen.)1 (4)New Mexico2
4TCU (pen.)1 (3)
Navy1 (2)
13Georgetown1 (1)
South Carolina0
South Carolina113Georgetown1
1Florida State1 (1)
Montana0
11Santa Clara (pen.)1 (4)
3UCLA2
Iowa1Iowa1
3UCLA1 (5)
Campbell0
14Clemson (pen.)1 (6)
Rutgers1 (3)
Rutgers114Clemson (pen.)1 (5)
14Clemson0
Southeastern Louisiana0
11Santa Clara1
6Arkansas3
Memphis0Utah Valley1
6Arkansas0
Utah Valley1
11Santa Clara2
Ohio State1
Ohio State511Santa Clara4
11Santa Clara3
Stony Brook1
2North Carolina1
7Texas A&M2
South Florida3South Florida0
7Texas A&M (pen.)3 (4)
Central Connecticut0
10Oklahoma State3 (3)
South Alabama0
Colorado010Oklahoma State7
7Texas A&M0
South Alabama1
2North Carolina1
15Saint Louis0 (3)
Washington3Washington (pen.)0 (4)
Washington0
Liberty0
2North Carolina1
Denver0
Denver32North Carolina2
Loyola-Chicago1

Results edit

First Round edit

April 27, 2021 Denver 3–1 Loyola-Chicago Matthews, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Sami Feller   25'
  • Sydney Sharp   61'
  • Kaitlyn Glover   84'
Report
  •   1' Abby Swanson
Stadium: Mathews Sportsplex
Attendance: 58
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner
Fourth official: Richonne Clark
April 27, 2021 Iowa 1–0 Campbell Buies Creek, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Sara Wheaton   4'
  • Natalie Massa   43'
Report Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex
Attendance: 250
April 27, 2021 South Florida 3–0 Central Connecticut Greensboro, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Chiara Hahn   52'
  • Paula Leblic   64'
  • Vivianne Bessette   71'
Report
  •   23' Kristina Kelly
Stadium: Bryan Park
Attendance: 125
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Assistant referees: Jennifer Dumaine
April 27, 2021 Ole Miss 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Bowling Green Wilmington, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Madisyn Pezzino   40'
Report
  •   88' Audrey Shea
Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 232
Referee: Marc Lawrence
Assistant referees: Javier Rodriguez
Assistant referees: Brandom Ingram
Fourth official: Bradley Shrader
Penalties
  • Channing Foster  
  • Taylor Radecki  
  • Haleigh Stackpole  
  • Madisyn Pezzino  
  • Sophie Dineen  
  • Lucy Green  
  • Mo O'Connor  
  •   Madi Wolfbauer
  •   Kennedy White
  •   Nikki Cox
  •   Lynsey Spotts
  •   Ruby Linton
  •   Jasmijn Dijsselhof
  •   Rachel Muller
April 27, 2021 New Mexico 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Navy Wilson, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Alesia Garcia   70'
Report
  •   1' Molly Gillcrist
  •   89' Avery Fries
Stadium: J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex
Attendance: 100
Penalties
  • Alexa Kirton  
  • Jadyn Edwards  
  • Gwen Maly  
  • Maysa Walters  
  • Madi Hirschman  
  •   Carolyn Mang
  •   Kassidy Borden
  •   Kat Healey
  •   Emily Keast
April 27, 2021 Colorado 0–1 South Alabama Greensboro, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Hannah Sharts   34'
Report
  •   58' Tilly Wilkes
  •   82' Brenna McPartlan
Stadium: Bryan Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Assistant referees: Eric Weisbrod
April 27, 2021 Rutgers 1–0 Southeastern Louisiana Buies Creek, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   88' Makenzie Maher
Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Brandon Gardner
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston
Fourth official: Kayla Polonsky
April 27, 2021 Washington 3–0 Liberty Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Mathews Sportsplex
Attendance: 113
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Assistant referees: Shaen Tehini
Assistant referees: Eric Usher
Fourth official: Amin Hadzic
April 28, 2021 Arizona State 4–0 Siena Greenville, North Carolina
Noon EDT
  • Nicole Douglas   9'
  • Lucy Johnson   61'
  • Lieske Carleer   69'
  • Cori Sullivan   88'
Report Stadium: Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 81
Referee: Patrick Schmidt
Assistant referees: Erick Varone
Assistant referees: David McPhun
Fourth official: Brandon Gardner
April 28, 2021 Elon 0–1 Milwaukee Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Lily Harkes   55'
Report
  •   76' McKenna Stratton
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Attendance: 150
Referee: Richonne Clark
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara
Assistant referees: Emma Richards
Fourth official: Kyle Johnston
April 28, 2021 Rice 3–1 Furman Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Natalie Gorgi   24', 36'
  • Mikala Furuto   65'
Report
  •   17' Kyndal Anderson
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 135
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Assistant referees: Robert Dail
Fourth official: Alla Stepanov
April 28, 2021 Memphis 0–1 Utah Valley Greenville, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EDT Report
  •   56',   59' Sadie Brockbank
  •   60' Julianna Carter
Stadium: Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 74
Referee: Mark Kadelisck
Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher
Assistant referees: Jennifer Dumaine
Fourth official: Carmen Serbio
April 28, 2021 South Carolina 1–0 Montana Wilson, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Corinna Zullo   56'
Report Stadium: J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex
Attendance: 176
Referee: Ryan Nee
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Assistant referees: Javier Rodriguez
Fourth official: Stephen Foster
April 28, 2021 Penn State 5–0 Alabama State Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Ray Thomas
Assistant referees: Clive Edwards
Fourth official: Ross McKernan
April 28, 2021 Virginia 3–1 SIU Edwardsville Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   12' Maria Haro
  •   66' Emma Dutko
  •   85' Mackenzie Litzsinger
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 145
Referee: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Clive Edwards
Fourth official: Ross McKernan
April 28, 2021 Ohio State 5–1 Stony Brook Greenville, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Alyssa Baumbick   7', 19'
  • Emma Sears   11'
  • Kitty Jones-Black   39'
  • Meghan Kammerdeiner   74'
Report
  •   17' Rachel Florenz
Stadium: Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 59
Referee: David Erbacher
Assistant referees: Bradley Schrader
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Fourth official: Hicham El Bariqi

Second Round edit

April 30, 2021 No. 2 North Carolina 2–0 Denver Matthews, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Abby Allen   41'
  • Rachael Dorwart   70'
  • Hallie Klanke   70'
Report
  •   40' Jordan Crockett
  •   69' Taylor Wells
Stadium: Mathews Sportsplex
Attendance: 327
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
Assistant referees: Carlos Pielago
Assistant referees: Heber Estrada
Fourth official: Izlen Peksenar
April 30, 2021 No. 7 Texas A&M 2–0 South Florida Greensboro, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   22' Vivianne Bessette
Stadium: Bryan Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pete Mandell
Assistant referees: Richard Crowgey
Assistant referees: Tim Eller
Fourth official: Mark Garcia
April 30, 2021 No. 3 UCLA 2–1 Iowa Buies Creek, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Reilyn Turner   85', 90'
Report
  •   6' Meike Ingles
  •   89' Sara Wheaton
Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher
Fourth official: Lucas Feathers
April 30, 2021 No. 8 USC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
Ole Miss Wilmington, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   69' Haleigh Stackpole
  •   77' Ole Miss team
  •   79' Ramsey Davis
  •   95' Saydie Holland
Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Bill Dittmar
Assistant referees: Caleb Fearing
Assistant referees: Ross McKernan
Fourth official: Brandon Ingram
Penalties
  •   Channing Foster
  •   Haleigh Stackpole
  •   Madisyn Pezzino
  •   Molly Martin
  •   Mo O'Connor
April 30, 2021 No. 4 TCU 6–2 New Mexico Wilson, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Messiah Bright   47'
  • Grace Collins   48', 51'
  • Payton Crews   51'
  • Avery Barron   74'
  • Maddy Warren   79'
Report
  •   28', 79' Alesia Garcia
Stadium: J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shaun Papperman
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Assistant referees: Matthew Bell
Fourth official: Karl Kummer
April 30, 2021 No. 14 Clemson 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Rutgers Buies Creek, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT Maliah Morris   27' Report
  •   85' Allison Lowrey
Stadium: Eakes Athletics Complex
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ashley Cedro
Assistant referees: Raymond Moffatte Jr
Assistant referees: Katherine McCormick
Fourth official: Danny Marques
Penalties
  • Caroline Conti  
  • Megan Bornkamp  
  • Renee Guion  
  • Makenna Morris  
  • Samantha Meredith  
April 30, 2021 No. 10 Oklahoma State 7–0 South Alabama Greensboro, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Gabriella Coleman   15', 39'
  • Megan Haines   20', 64'
  • Grace Yochum   22', 26'
  • Olyvia Dowell   63'
Report
  •   21' Gabrielle Gayle
Stadium: Bryan Park
Attendance: 300
April 30, 2021 No. 15 Saint Louis 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Washington Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Abbie Miller   98'
Report
  •   70' Laura Roberts
  •   94' Sianna Siemonsma
Stadium: Mathews Sportsplex
Attendance: 106
Referee: Megan McCain
Assistant referees: Travis Haight
Assistant referees: Brandon Adams
Fourth official: Nikola Aleksic
Penalties
  • Abbie Miller  
  • Hannah Friedrich  
  • Brianna Hatfield  
  • Caroline Kelly  
  • Jess Preusser  
May 1, 2021 No. 9 Duke 2–1 (a.e.t.) Arizona State Greenville, North Carolina
Noon EDT
Report
  •   87' Nicole Douglas
Stadium: Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mark Garcia
Assistant referees: Robert Velbis
Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer
Fourth official: John Brady
May 1, 2021 No. 5 West Virginia 0–1 Rice Cary, North Carolina
Noon EDT Report
  •   69' Natalie Gorji
  •   74' (pen.) Delaney Schultz
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 147
May 1, 2021 No. 12 BYU 0–2 Virginia Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 150
May 1, 2021 No. 1 Florida State 3–0 Milwaukee Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   33' Maggy Henschler
  •   89' Julia Barajas
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Attendance: 144
May 1, 2021 No. 6 Arkansas 3–1 Utah Valley Greenville, North Carolina
4:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   73' Sadie Brockbank
Stadium: Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 158
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Assistant referees: Lucas Feathers
Assistant referees: Scott Bowers
Fourth official: Jeremy Scheer
May 1, 2021 No. 13 Georgetown 1–0 South Carolina Wilson, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex
Attendance: 312
Referee: Ashley Cedro
Assistant referees: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Aaron Hormuth
Fourth official: Raymond Moffatte Jr
May 1, 2021 No. 16 Vanderbilt 0–2 Penn State Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   62' Kristin Schnurr
  •   73' Eva Alonso
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Attendance: 145
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
Assistant referees: Shaun Pepperman
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Fourth official: Sam Bilbo
May 1, 2021 No. 11 Santa Clara 4–1 Ohio State Greenville, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 116
Referee: Danny Marques
Assistant referees: Riah Haslett
Assistant referees: John Matto

Third Round edit

May 5, 2021 No. 9 Duke 1–0 Ole Miss Cary, North Carolina
Noon EDT
  • Caitlin Cosme   3'
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 185
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin
Assistant referees: Kyle Johnson
Fourth official: Ross McKernan
May 5, 2021 No. 7 Texas A&M 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
No. 10 Oklahoma State Cary, North Carolina
Noon EDT
  • Taylor Ziemer   17'
  • Ali Russell   44'
  • Kendall Bates   57'
  • Taylor Pounds   80'
Report
  •   13'   91' Charmé Morgan
  •   15', 78' Gabriella Coleman
  •   48',   71' Olyvia Dowell
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Assistant referees: Meghan Mullen
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Daniel Radford
Penalties
  • Taylor Ziemer  
  • Barbara Olivieri  
  • Daria Britton  
  • Lauren Geczik  
  • Laney Carroll  
  •   Grace Yochum
  •   Kim Rodriguez
  •   Ally Jackson
  •   Olyvia Dowell
  •   Hannah Webb
May 5, 2021 No. 1 Florida State 3–1 Penn State Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 185
Referee: John Brady
Assistant referees: Rachel Smith
Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar
Fourth official: Lucas Feathers
May 5, 2021 No. 2 North Carolina 1–0 Washington Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Rachel Jones   57'
  • Tori Hansen   67'
  • Talia Dellaperuta   74'
Report
  •   56' Sianna Siemonsma
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Attendance: 150
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Ryan Starr
Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer
Fourth official: Tori Penso
May 5, 2021 No. 4 TCU 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
No. 13 Georgetown Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   31' Maya Fernandez-Powell
  •   82' Grace Nguyen
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 123
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Assistant referees: Robert Dail
Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovich
Penalties
  • Yazmeen Ryan  
  • Grace Collins  
  • Maddy Warren  
  •   Maya Fernandez-Powell
  •   Kelly Ann Livingstone
  •   Charlie Kern
  •   Erin Junkmann
May 5, 2021 No. 3 UCLA 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
No. 14 Clemson Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   26' Maliah Morris
  •   41' Megan Bornkamp
  •   53' Samantha Meredith
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Attendance: 103
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Khadime Sabarra
Fourth official: Raymond Thomas
Penalties
  •   Megan Bornkamp
  •   Renee Guion
  •   Caroline Conti
  •   Makenna Morris
  •   Harper White
  •   Samantha Meredith
May 5, 2021 No. 6 Arkansas 0–2 No. 11 Santa Clara Cary, North Carolina
9:00 p.m. EDT
  • Emilee Hauser   48'
Report
  •   28' Izzy D'Aquila
  •   73' Skylar Smith
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Attendance: 96
Referee: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Assistant referees: Emma Richards
May 5, 2021 Rice 0–3 Virginia Cary, North Carolina
9:00 p.m. EDT
  • Mijke Roelfsema   51'
Report
  •   37' (pen.), 68', 82' Diana Ordoñez
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 167
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Fourth official: Sorin Stocia

Quarterfinals edit

May 9, 2021 No. 1 Florida State 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
No. 9 Duke Cary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 164
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Fourth official: Robert Dail
Penalties
  •   Taylor Mitchell
  •   Tess Boade
  •   Katie Groff
  •   Maggie Graham
May 9, 2021 No. 2 North Carolina 1–0 No. 7 Texas A&M Cary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Rachel Dorwart   42'
  • Rachel Jones   89'
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Attendance: 164
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Eric Usher
Assistant referees: Emma Richards
Fourth official: Matt Thompson
May 9, 2021 No. 4 TCU 0–1 Virginia Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Team   65'
Report
  •   59' Lizzy Sieracki
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 2
Attendance: 178
Referee: Christina Unkel
Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer
Assistant referees: Zach McWhorter
Fourth official: Dustin Thorne
May 9, 2021 No. 11 Santa Clara 1–0 No. 14 Clemson Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Sally Menti   18'
Report
  •   87' Kimber Haley
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4
Attendance: 118
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Alla Stepanov
Assistant referees: Hudson Owens

Semifinals edit

May 13, 2021 No. 1 Florida State 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
Virginia Cary, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. EDT
  • Kristen McFarland   53'
Report
  •   68' Lia Godfrey
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Assistant referees: Laura Chambers
Assistant referees: Matt Rodman
Fourth official: Abas Piran
Penalties
May 13, 2021 No. 2 North Carolina 1–3 No. 11 Santa Clara Cary, North Carolina
8:30 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   19' Izzy D'Aquila
  •   50' Kelsey Turnbow
  •   59' Skylar Smith
  •   78' Sally Menti
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,166
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Assistant referees: Meghan Mullen
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Salma Perez

Final edit

May 17, 2021 No. 1 Florida State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
No. 11 Santa Clara Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT Nighswonger   62' Report Turnbow   83' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christina Unkel
Penalties
  •   Doyle
  •   Menti
  •   Turnbow
  •   D'Aquila

Rankings shown are tournament seeds

Record by conference edit

Conference Bids Record Pct. R32 R16 QF SF F NC
ACC 5 11–2–7 .725 5 5 5 3 1
SEC 5 3–5–3 .409 5 3 1
Pac-12 5 3–3–3 .500 4 2
Big Ten 4 5–3–1 .611 4 1
Big 12 3 2–2–2 .500 3 2 1
West Coast 2 4–1–1 .750 2 1 1 1 1 1
American 2 1–2–0 .333 1
Big East 1 1–0–1 .750 1 1
C-USA 1 2–1–0 .667 1 1
Atlantic 10 1 0–0–1 .500 1
Horizon 1 1–1–0 .500 1
Mountain West 1 0–1–1 .250 1
Summit 1 1–1–0 .500 1
Sun Belt 1 1–1–0 .500 1
WAC 1 1–1–0 .500 1
ASUN 1 0–1–0 .000
America East 1 0–1–0 .000
Big Sky 1 0–1–0 .000
Big South 1 0–1–0 .000
Colonial 1 0–1–0 .000
MAAC 1 0–1–0 .000
MAC 1 0–0–1 .500
MVC 1 0–1–0 .000
NEC 1 0–1–0 .000
OVC 1 0–1–0 .000
Patriot 1 0–0–1 .500
Southern 1 0–1–0 .000
Southland 1 0–1–0 .000
SWAC 1 0–1–0 .000
  • 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, Semifinals, Final, and National Champion, respectively.

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 120 goals scored in 47 matches, for an average of 2.55 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

  •   Nicole Douglas – Arizona State
  •   Parker Goins – Arkansas
  •   Gabby Carle – Florida State
  •   Rachael Dorwart – North Carolina
  •   Alyssa Baumbick – Ohio State
  •   Olyvia Dowell – Oklahoma State
  •   Megan Haines – Oklahoma State
  •   Grace Yochum – Oklahoma State
  •   Natalie Gorji – Rice
  •   Grace Collins – TCU
  •   Bárbara Olivieri – Texas A&M
  •   Reilyn Turner – UCLA
  •   Sadie Brockbank – Utah Valley

1 goal

  •   Lieske Carleer – Arizona State
  •   Lucy Johnson – Arizona State
  •   Cori Sullivan – Arizona State
  •   Kaelee Van Gundy – Arkansas
  •   Samantha Meredith – Clemson
  •   Maliah Morris – Clemson
  •   Sami Feller – Denver
  •   Kaitlyn Glover – Denver
  •   Sydney Sharp – Denver
  •   Tess Boade – Duke
  •   Caitlin Cosme – Duke
  •   Sophie Jones – Duke
  •   Jaelin Howell – Florida State
  •   Kristina Lynch – Florida State
  •   Kristen McFarland – Florida State
  •   Jenna Nighswonger – Florida State
  •   Clara Robbins – Florida State
  •   Kyndal Anderson – Furman
  •   Maya Fernandez-Powell – Georgetown
  •   Jenna Menta – Georgetown
  •   Meike Ingles – Iowa
  •   Sara Wheaton – Iowa
  •   Abby Swanson – Loyola Chicago
  •   McKenna Stratton – Milwaukee
  •   Molly Gillcrist – Navy
  •   Abby Allen – North Carolina
  •   Tori Hansen – North Carolina
  •   Brianna Pinto – North Carolina
  •   Kitty Jones-Black – Ohio State
  •   Meghan Kammerdeiner – Ohio State
  •   Peyton McNamara – Ohio State
  •   Emma Sears – Ohio State
  •   Ramsey Davis – Ole Miss
  •   Haleigh Stackpole – Ole Miss
  •   Eva Alonso – Penn State
  •   Olivia Damico – Penn State
  •   Payton Linnehan – Penn State
  •   Kristin Schnurr – Penn State
  •   Mikala Furuto – Rice
  •   Delaney Schultz – Rice
  •   Amirah Ali – Rutgers
  •   Allison Lowrey – Rutgers
  •   Sally Menti – Santa Clara
  •   Makoto Nezu – Santa Clara
  •   Maria Haro – SIU Edwardsville
  •   Tilly Wilkes – South Alabama
  •   Corinna Zullo – South Carolina
  •   Vivianne Bessette – South Florida
  •   Chiara Hahn – South Florida
  •   Paula Leblic – South Florida
  •   Rachel Florenz – Stony Brook
  •   Avery Barron – TCU
  •   Messiah Bright – TCU
  •   Payton Crews – TCU
  •   Michelle Slater – TCU
  •   Maddy Warren – TCU
  •   Taylor Pounds – Texas A&M
  •   Ali Russell – Texas A&M
  •   Taylor Ziemer – Texas A&M
  •   Olivia Athens – UCLA
  •   Zoe Burns – USC
  •   Tara McKeown – USC
  •   Lizzy Sieracki – Virginia
  •   Talia Staude – Virginia
  •   Ameera Hussen – Washington
  •   Karlee Stueckle – Washington
  •   Olivia Van der Jagt – Washington

1 own goal

  • Unknown – Alabama State (against Penn State)

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