2000 NIRSA National Soccer Championship

2000 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
League	NIRSA
Sport	Soccer
Site	University of Texas Austin, Texas
Duration	November 16–18, 2000
Number of teams	16 (men's championship) 16 (women's championship) 16 (men's open) 15 (women's open)
Results	Official Results
Men's Championship Division
Score	2–0
Champion	Penn State (1st title, 1st title game)
Runners-up	Texas Tech (3rd title game)
Season MVP	Reed Brubaker (Penn State)
Women's Championship Division
Score	1–0 (a.e.t.)
Champion	Michigan (1st title, 2nd title game)
Runners-up	Ohio State (1st title game)
Season MVP	Laura Rowland (Michigan)
Men's Open Division
Score	2–0
Champion	JMU (2nd title, 2nd title game)
Runners-up	Oregon (1st title game)
Season MVP	Sean Mannion (JMU)
Women's Open Division
Score	1–0
Champion	Virginia (1st title, 1st title game)
Runners-up	Rice (2nd title game)
Top seed	Melissa Hancock (Virginia)
NIRSA national soccer championships seasons
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The 2000 NIRSA national soccer championship was the 7th NIRSA National Soccer Championships, the annual national championships for United States-based, collegiate club soccer teams organized by NIRSA. It took place at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas from Thursday, November 16 to Saturday, November 18, 2000. ^[1]

Overview

Men's championship

In the finals, back-to-back runners up, Texas Tech, would face region 1 champions, Penn State, following their historic win over BYU in the semifinals. Prior to this, in the group stage, both teams would top their group. Texas Tech would tie their opener to Cornell 2–2, then would defeat Virginia Tech 4–0, and finally would beat Utah 2–1. Meanwhile, Penn State defeated Colorado State 4–0 with opening goals from Darin Tranquillo and Ken Lear, then tied Arizona 1–1 where Lear scored Penn State's lone goal, and finally defeated region III tournament champions Illinois 3–2 including a late winner from Lear. ^[2] In the quarterfinals, Penn State would defeat Utah 3–0 with 2 goals from Ken Lear while Texas Tech would score a golden goal in overtime to defeat region III tournament runners-up, Ohio University, following a 1–1 draw in regulation. ^[3]

In the semifinals, on what was described as a "cold, wet" day in Austin, Texas Tech would face regional champions Illinois. In the game, Illinois would score the first two goals but Texas Tech would cut their deficit in half following a late first half goal. Texas Tech would score again in the second half, leveling the score at 2–2 which would remain after regulation. Following a scoreless overtime, penalties would be required to determine a winner. In penalties, Illinois would miss all of their shootout attempts and two makes from Texas Tech would be enough to reach their third consecutive finals. Meanwhile, Penn State would face four-time reigning champion BYU. Darin Tranquillo of Penn State would open the scoring early but BYU's Daniel Yescas would score on a penalty kick before halftime to leave the score 1–1. About halfway into the second half, BYU's Bryce Jolley would score to give BYU the lead, but Penn State's Ken Lear would score shortly after to tie the game at 2–2. The game would remain tied at the end of regulation, and with no goals in overtime a penalty shootout would be required to determine a winner. In the shootout, where Penn State shot first, both teams had scored twice and missed once after 3 rounds of kicks; but, following a make from Lear and a save from eventual tournament MVP Reed Brubaker, Penn State were a make or a BYU miss away from their first finals appearance. A make from team captain Chad Meldrum of Penn State would be enough to not only advance to their first finals, but also give BYU their first loss in their 5 years in the tournament. This win also snapped BYU's 4-straight title run and ended the longest national championship win streak of 28 games dating back to their first game in the competition in 1996. ^{[4] [5]}

In the finals, Ken Leary of Penn State would score just before halftime in his sixth straight game of the tournament to give Penn State a 1–0 lead. The score would remain the same until the dying moments of the match when Leary would notch his 8th goal of the tournament and seal Penn State's first ever title while Texas Tech would lose their third straight finals. Goalkeeper Reed Brubaker of Penn State would go on to be named tournament MVP. ^[6]

Women's championship

In the finals, reigning runners up, Michigan, would face regional opponent and rival, Ohio State. Prior to this, in the group stage, both teams would lose their opener with Ohio State losing to Delaware 1–2 and Michigan losing their first match of the season 2–3 to UC-Santa Barbara. Following this, Ohio State would beat Northern Colorado 2–0 then beat eventual group winners, Virginia Tech, 1–0 in the finale while Michigan beat Florida State1-0 then tied Utah Valley State to 1–1 to advance to the knockout round.

In the quarterfinals, both teams would require penalties following a 1–1 draw after regulation and overtime with Ohio State defeating Delaware and Michigan defeating two-time champion Colorado. In the semifinals, Michigan would defeat Virginia Tech 1–0 to advance to their second consecutive finals while Ohio State defeated two-time runner up, Penn State, 1–0 to advance to their first finals. In the finals, the game would be deadlocked 0–0 after regulation and the first period of overtime. With two minutes before the game would go into a penalty shootout, freshman midfielder Jamie Chioini of Michigan would score the first goal of the match, on what was a golden goal, from an assist from sophomore Anna Haghgooie to help Michigan claim their first national title. Michigan's Laura Rowland would be named tournament MVP. ^{[7] [8]}

Men's open

In the finals, reigning champions, JMU, would face finals debutants Oregon. Prior to this, in the group stage, JMU would win their first two games defeating Grand Valley State 4–0 and Houston 6–0, then would tie Utah Valley State 1–1 to win their group. Meanwhile, Oregon would win their opener against MTSU 6–0, then would lose to Rice 1–0 on a goal from Rice's Tony Licata in their second match, and finally would beat Weber "B" 1–0 to advance to the quarterfinals. ^[9]

In the knockout round, JMU would beat inaugural open champions and hosts, Texas "B", 1–0 in the quarterfinals then would beat Weber State's "B" 2–1 in the semifinals to advance to their second consecutive finals. Meanwhile, in the quarterfinals, following a 2–2 draw in regulation and a scoreless first overtime period, sophomore Michael Kubas of Oregon would score a golden goal in the second overtime period to advance to the semifinals where they would defeat Howard 3–1 and make their first finals. In the finals, JMU would win 2–0 to claim their second straight open title, the first team to win two open titles. JMU senior and club president, Sean Mannion, who scored 6 goals in the competition would be named MVP for the second consecutive year. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Women's open

In the finals, 1996 open runners up, Rice, would face finals debutants Virginia. Prior to this, in the group stage, Virginia would be placed in the only group of 3 teams and would beat the other two teams in the group, first 1996 open champion, Texas, 3–0 then 1998 champions Colorado State "Green" 5–1. Meanwhile, Rice would beat LSU 3–0 in the opener, then lost to JMU 0–3, and finally beat 1995 open runners-up Kansas 1–0 to advance to the knockout round.

In the quarterfinals, both teams would win 3–0 with Virginia beating Ohio University and Rice beating rival Texas A&M. In the semifinals, Virginia would beat JMU 2–1 while Rice would be tied with Colorado State "Green" 1–1 at the end of regulation. In overtime, Rice would score a golden goal to advance to the finals. In the finals, Virginia would score the lone goal of the game with 20 minutes remaining in the match to win their first open title. Virginia's Melissa Hancock would be named tournament MVP. ^[14]

Format

The competition consisted of 63 teams partitioned into 32 men's teams and 31 women's teams. Each of these partitions were further divided into an invite-only championship division and an open division. The divisions were divided into four groups of four teams each except for the women's open division group E which only had 3 teams. All 4 divisions began with a round-robin tournament where teams played each of the other teams in their group once. Following this, the two best teams in each group advanced to a single-elimination, knockout round. The first metric for determining the best team was points, calculated first by giving a team 6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. Then, a team could be awarded an addition point for a shutout and an additional point for every goal scored, up to a max of 3 goals per game. If teams were tied on points, the following criteria were used in order:

1. Winner of head-to-head competition
2. Greatest goal difference
3. Most goals scored
4. Coin toss

The knockout stage was an 8-team tournament composed of the two best teams in each group. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner, so if one was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime in the quarterfinals consisted of two, 5-minute, golden-goal periods while in the semifinals and finals, overtime consisted of two, 10-minute, golden-goal periods. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner. Pool play and quarterfinal games were two 40-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime with the semifinals and finals also being 40-minute halves, but having a ten minute halftime. If a player received three yellow cards during the course of the tournament they would be suspended the following game. ^[15]

Qualification and selections

Men's championship

Participating teams

Region	Team	Appearance	Last Bid
I	Penn State	4th	1999
I	Navy	2nd	1999
I	Cornell	1st	Never
II	Virginia Tech	2nd	1999
II	Alabama	1st	Never
II	Georgia Tech	1st	Never
III	Illinois	2nd	1998
III	Ohio	1st	Never
IV	Texas Tech	4th	1999
IV	Kansas	2nd	1996
V	Colorado	4th	1999
V	Colorado State	4th	1999
VI	BYU	5th	1999
VI	Arizona	2nd	1999
VI	Weber State	2nd	1999
VI	Utah	1st	Never

Women's championship

Participating teams

Region	Team	Appearance	Last Bid
I	Penn State	6th	1999
I	Delaware	2nd	1999
II	Virginia Tech	3rd	1999
II	Florida	2nd	1994
II	Florida State	1st	Never
III	Miami (OH)	6th	1999
III	Ohio State	6th	1999
III	Michigan	2nd	1999
III	Indiana	1st	Never
IV	Baylor	2nd	1995
IV	Texas State	1st	Never
V	Colorado	6th	1999
V	Colorado State	4th	1999
V	Northern Colorado	1st	Never
VI	UC-Santa Barbara	1st	Never
VI	Utah Valley State	1st	Never

Men's open

Region	Num	Team
I	1	Howard
II	4	Florida, JMU, MTSU, Virginia
III	1	Grand Valley State
IV	5	UL-Lafayette, Houston, Rice, Texas "B", Wichita State
V	2	Colorado State "Gold", St. Thomas
VI	3	Oregon, Utah Valley State, Weber State "B"

Women's open

Region	Num	Team
I	0	–
II	4	Georgia Tech, JMU, Miami (FL), Virginia
III	1	Ohio
IV	6	Kansas, LSU, Rice, Southwest Texas State, Texas, Texas A&M
V	2	Colorado State "Green", Colorado "Black"
VI	2	Arizona, San Diego State

Source: ^{[16] [17]}

Group stage

Men's championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	BYU	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	0	8	26	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Ohio	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	2	4	18
3	Navy	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	1	2	9
4	Alabama	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0	1	1

Scores

BYU v Navy

8:00am CST	BYU	2–1	Navy	Field 3
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Alabama v Ohio

8:00am CST	Alabama	0–1	Ohio	Field 4
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Ohio v BYU

2:00pm CST	Ohio	1–4	BYU	Field 3
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Navy v Alabama

2:00pm CST	Navy	1–0	Alabama	Field 4
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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BYU v Alabama

8:00am CST	BYU	4–1	Alabama	Field 3
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Ohio v Navy

8:00am CST	Ohio	2–0	Navy	Field 4
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Colorado	3	2	1	0	10	5	+5	0	8	23	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Weber State	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	1	4	17
3	Kansas	3	1	1	1	5	7	−2	0	5	14
4	Georgia Tech	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0	2	2

Scores

Weber State v Kansas

12:00pm CST	Weber State	1–1	Kansas	Field 3
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Colorado v Georgia Tech

12:00pm CST	Colorado	3–1	Georgia Tech	Field 4
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Georgia Tech v Weber State

6:00pm CST	Georgia Tech	0–1	Weber State	Field 3
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Kansas v Colorado

6:00pm CST	Kansas	2–5	Colorado	Field 4
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Weber State v Colorado

8:00am CST	Weber State	2–2	Colorado	Field 5
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Georgia Tech v Kansas

8:00am CST	Georgia Tech	1–2	Kansas	Field 6
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Texas Tech	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	1	7	23	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Utah	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	2	3	14
3	Cornell	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	0	5	14
4	Virginia Tech	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1	1	5

Scores

Utah v Virginia Tech

10:00am CST	Utah	0–0	Virginia Tech	Field 3
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Texas Tech v Cornell

10:00am CST	Texas Tech	2–2	Cornell	Field 4
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Cornell v Utah

4:00pm CST	Cornell	0–2	Utah	Field 3
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Virginia Tech v Texas Tech

4:00pm CST	Virginia Tech	0–4	Texas Tech	Field 4
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Utah v Texas Tech

8:00am CST	Utah	1–2	Texas Tech	Field 7
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Cornell v Virginia Tech

8:00am CST	Cornell	3–1	Virginia Tech	Field 6
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Penn State	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	1	7	23	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Illinois	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	0	7	16
3	Arizona	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	0	5	14
4	Colorado State	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6	0	3	6

Scores

Arizona v Illinois

12:00pm CST	Arizona	1–3	Illinois	Field 7
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Colorado State v Penn State

12:00pm CST	Colorado State	0–4	Penn State	Field 8
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Penn State v Arizona

6:00pm CST	Penn State	1–1	Arizona	Field 7
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Illinois v Colorado State

6:00pm CST	Illinois	2–2	Colorado State	Field 8
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Arizona v Colorado State

10:00am CST	Arizona	3–1	Colorado State	Field 7
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Penn State v Illinois

10:00am CST	Penn State	3–2	Illinois	Field 8
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Women's championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Colorado	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	2	6	23	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Penn State	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	1	4	14
3	Texas Tech	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	0	4	13
4	Indiana	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	0	2	5

Scores

Penn State v Texas Tech

8:00am CST	Penn State	1–2	Texas Tech	Field 5
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Colorado v Indiana

8:00am CST	Colorado	3–0	Indiana	Field 6
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Indiana v Penn State

2:00pm CST	Indiana	0–2	Penn State	Field 5
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Texas Tech v Colorado

2:00pm CST	Texas Tech	0–2	Colorado	Field 6
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Penn State v Colorado

12:00pm CST	Penn State	1–1	Colorado	Field 3
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Indiana v Texas Tech

12:00pm CST	Indiana	2–2	Texas Tech	Field 4
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Delaware	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	1	9	28	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Michigan	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	1	4	13
3	Utah Valley State	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	0	4	12
4	Florida State	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0	1	1

Scores

Michigan v Delaware

12:00pm CST	Michigan	2–3	Delaware	Field 5
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Utah Valley State v Florida State

12:00pm CST	Utah Valley State	2–1	Florida State	Field 6
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Florida State v Michigan

6:00pm CST	Florida State	0–1	Michigan	Field 5
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Delaware v Utah Valley State

6:00pm CST	Delaware	3–1	Utah Valley State	Field 6
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Michigan v Utah Valley State

12:00pm CST	Michigan	1–1	Utah Valley State	Field 7
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Florida State v Delaware

12:00pm CST	Florida State	0–3	Delaware	Field 8
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Colorado State	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	1	7	26	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Miami (OH)	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	1	5	18
3	Florida	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	0	4	10
4	Baylor	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0	3	3

Scores

Colorado State v Baylor

10:00am CST	Colorado State	4–1	Baylor	Field 7
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Miami (OH) v Florida

10:00am CST	Miami (OH)	2–0	Florida	Field 8
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Florida v Colorado State

4:00pm CST	Florida	1–4	Colorado State	Field 5
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Baylor v Miami (OH)

4:00pm CST	Baylor	1–4	Miami (OH)	Field 6
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Colorado State v Miami (OH)

12:00pm CST	Colorado State	1–0	Miami (OH)	Field 9
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Florida v Baylor

12:00pm CST	Florida	3–1	Baylor	Field 10
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Virginia Tech	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	1	5	18	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Ohio State	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	2	4	18
3	UC-Santa Barbara	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	1	3	16
4	Northern Colorado	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0	2	2

Scores

Virginia Tech v Northern Colorado

10:00am CST	Virginia Tech	3–2	Northern Colorado	Field 5
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Ohio State v UC-Santa Barbara

10:00am CST	Ohio State	1–2	UC-Santa Barbara	Field 6
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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UC-Santa Barbara v Virginia Tech

4:00pm CST	UC-Santa Barbara	0–2	Virginia Tech	Field 7
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Northern Colorado v Ohio State

4:00pm CST	Northern Colorado	0–2	Ohio State	Field 8
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Virginia Tech v Ohio State

2:00pm CST	Virginia Tech	0–1	Ohio State	Field 5
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

UC-Santa Barbara v Northern Colorado

2:00pm CST	UC-Santa Barbara	1–0	Northern Colorado	Field 4
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Men's open

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Howard	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	2	7	24	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Florida	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	1	6	19
3	Wichita State	3	1	1	1	9	6	+3	0	6	15
4	St. Thomas	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0	1	1

Scores

Florida v St. Thomas

8:00am CST	Florida	5–0	St. Thomas	Field 9
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Wichita State v Howard

8:00am CST	Wichita State	2–2	Howard	Field 10
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Howard v Florida

2:00pm CST	Howard	2–0	Florida	Field 9
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

St. Thomas v Wichita State

2:00pm CST	St. Thomas	1–6	Wichita State	Field 10
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Florida v Wichita State

10:00am CST	Florida	3–1	Wichita State	Field 3
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Howard v St. Thomas

10:00am CST	Howard	6–0	St. Thomas	Field 4
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	JMU	3	2	1	0	11	1	+10	2	7	24	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Utah Valley State	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	0	5	17
3	Grand Valley State	3	1	0	2	6	12	−6	0	5	11
4	Houston	3	0	1	2	4	11	−7	0	4	7

Scores

Utah Valley v Houston

10:00am CST	Utah Valley	1–1	Houston	Field 9
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

JMU v Grand Valley

10:00am CST	JMU	4–0	Grand Valley	Field 10
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Grand Valley v Utah Valley

4:00pm CST	Grand Valley	2–5	Utah Valley	Field 9
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Houston v JMU

4:00pm CST	Houston	0–6	JMU	Field 10
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Utah Valley v JMU

10:00am CST	Utah Valley	1–1	JMU	Field 5
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Grand Valley v Houston

10:00am CST	Grand Valley	4–3	Houston	Field 6
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Weber State "B"	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	2	6	20	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Oregon	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	2	4	18
3	Rice	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	2	3	17
4	MTSU	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0	0	0

Scores

Weber State v Rice

2:00pm CST	Weber State	3–0	Rice	Field 7
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Oregon v MTSU

2:00pm CST	Oregon	6–0	MTSU	Field 8
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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MTSU v Weber State

8:00pm CST	MTSU	0–4	Weber State	Field 7
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Rice v Oregon

8:00pm CST	Rice	1–0	Oregon	Field 8
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Weber State v Oregon

12:00pm CST	Weber State	0–1	Oregon	Field 1
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

MTSU v Rice

12:00pm CST	MTSU	0–2	Rice	Field 2
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Virginia	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	1	9	28	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Texas "B"	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	1	5	18
3	Colorado State "Gold"	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	0	6	12
4	Louisiana	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0	1	1

Scores

Colorado State v Louisiana

12:00pm CST	Colorado State	2–1	Louisiana	Field 9
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Virginia v Texas

12:00pm CST	Virginia	3–1	Texas	Field 10
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Texas v Colorado State

6:00pm CST	Texas	3–2	Colorado State	Field 9
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Louisiana v Virginia

6:00pm CST	Louisiana	0–3	Virginia	Field 10
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Colorado State v Virginia

12:00pm CST	Colorado State	2–4	Virginia	Field 5
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Texas v Louisiana

12:00pm CST	Texas	1–0	Louisiana	Field 6
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Women's open

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Virginia	2	3	0	0	9	1	+8	2	7	27	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Colorado State "Green"	2	2	0	1	6	5	+1	2	5	19
3	Texas	2	1	0	2	1	7	−6	1	1	8
4	No team fielded [lower-alpha 3]

Scores

Texas v Colorado State

8:00am CST	Texas	0–4	Colorado State	Field 1
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Virginia v Texas

4:00pm CST	Virginia	3–0	Texas	Field 1
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Virginia v Colorado State

8:00am CST	Virginia	5–1	Colorado State	Field 2
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Texas A&M	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	1	7	20	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Ohio	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	2	5	19
3	Arizona	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	0	4	10
4	Miami (FL)	3	1	0	2	2	10	−8	0	2	8

Scores

Ohio v Arizona

10:00am CST	Ohio	1–0	Arizona	Field 1
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Miami v Texas A&M

10:00am CST	Miami	0–4	Texas A&M	Field 2
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Texas A&M v Ohio

6:00pm CST	Texas A&M	2–1	Ohio	Field 1
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Arizona v Miami

6:00pm CST	Arizona	1–2	Miami	Field 2
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Ohio v Miami

8:00am CST	Ohio	5–0	Miami	Field 9
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Texas A&M v Arizona

8:00am CST	Texas A&M	2–3	Arizona	Field 10
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	Colorado "Black"	3	2	1	0	10	1	+9	2	6	23	Advanced to knockout stage
2	San Diego State	3	2	1	0	7	0	+7	3	5	23
3	Georgia Tech	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	0	4	10
4	Texas State	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0	1	1

Scores

San Diego State v Georgia Tech

12:00pm CST	San Diego State	2–0	Georgia Tech	Field 1
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Colorado v Texas State

12:00pm CST	Colorado	6–0	Texas State	Field 2
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Texas State v San Diego State

8:00pm CST	Texas State	0–5	San Diego State	Field 1
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Georgia Tech v Colorado

8:00pm CST	Georgia Tech	1–4	Colorado	Field 2
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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San Diego State v Colorado

10:00am CST	San Diego State	0–0	Colorado	Field 1
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Texas State v Georgia Tech

10:00am CST	Texas State	1–6	Georgia Tech	Field 2
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SO [lower-alpha 1]	GFP [lower-alpha 2]	Pts	Qualification
1	JMU	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	2	5	22	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Rice	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	1	5	18
3	Kansas	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	1	5	15
4	LSU	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0	0	0

Scores

Kansas v JMU

2:00pm CST	Kansas	1–1	JMU	Field 1
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Rice v LSU

2:00pm CST	Rice	3–0	LSU	Field 2
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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LSU v Kansas

8:00pm CST	LSU	0–3	Kansas	Field 3
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

JMU v Rice

8:00pm CST	JMU	3–0	Rice	Field 4
Thu, November 16		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

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Kansas v Rice

10:00am CST	Kansas	1–2	Rice	Field 9
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

LSU v JMU

10:00am CST	LSU	0–1	JMU	Field 10
Fri, November 17		Report		Stadium: University of Texas Austin, Texas

Tournament bracket

Men's championship

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Fri • 6:00pm • Field 3

BYU

3

Sat • 10:00am • Field 4

Weber State

0

BYU

2 (2)

Fri • 6:00pm • Field 4

Penn State (pen.)

2 (4)

Penn State

3

Sat • 5:30pm • Field 3

Utah

0

Penn State

2

Fri • 6:00pm • Field 5

Texas Tech

0

Colorado

0

Sat • 10:00am • Field 5

Illinois

1

Illinois

2 (0)

Fri • 6:00pm • Field 6

Texas Tech (pen.)

2 (2)

Texas Tech (a.e.t.)

2

Ohio

1

Women's championship

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Fri • 8:00pm • Field 3

Colorardo

1

Sat • 10:00am • Field 6

Michigan (pen.)

2

Michigan

1

Fri • 8:00pm • Field 4

Virginia Tech

0

Virginia Tech

3

Sat • 3:00pm • Field 3

Miami (OH)

1

Michigan (a.e.t.)

1

Fri • 8:00pm • Field 5

Ohio State

0

Delaware

1

Sat • 10:00am • Field 8

Ohio State (pen.)

2

Ohio State

1

Fri • 8:00pm • Field 6

Penn State

0

Colorado State

0

Penn State

1

Men's open

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Fri • 7:00pm • Field 7

Howard

2

Sat • 8:00am • Field 4

Utah Valley State

1

Howard

1

Fri • 7:00pm • Field 8

Oregon

3

Virginia

2

Sat • 1:00pm • Field 4

Oregon (a.e.t.)

3

Oregon

0

Fri • 7:00pm • Field 9

JMU

2

JMU

1

Sat • 8:00am • Field 5

Texas

0

JMU

2

Fri • 7:00pm • Field 10

Weber State "B"

1

Weber State "B" (a.e.t.)

1

Florida

0

Women's open

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Fri • 4:00pm • Field 7

Virginia

3

Sat • 8:00am • Field 6

Ohio

0

Virginia

2

Fri • 4:00pm • Field 8

JMU

1

JMU

2

Sat • 1:00pm • Field 6

San Diego State

0

Virginia

1

Fri • 4:00pm • Field 9

Rice

0

Texas A&M

0

Sat • 8:00am • Field 8

Rice

3

Rice (a.e.t.)

2

Fri • 4:00pm • Field 10

Colorado State "Green"

1

Colorado "Black"

0

Colorado State "Green"

2

All-tournament teams

Men's championship

Name	Team
Reed Brubaker [lower-alpha 4]	Penn State
Greg Gavlic	Ohio University
Mason Butler	Colorado
Ryan Taylor	Weber State
Will Minerick	Utah
Jeff Connell	Illinois
Dax Cuthbert	BYU
Darin Tranquillo	Penn State
Chance Abbott	Texas Tech
Matt Schaefer	Penn State
Eric Fores	Texas Tech
Mike Chandler	Texas Tech

Women's championship

Name	Team
Laura Rowland [lower-alpha 4]	Michigan
Panthini Desai	Penn State
Alyssa Grauman	Michigan
Tara Madigan	Delaware
Cathy Gibellato	Ohio State
Ryan Zwelling	Colorado
Alexis Brown	Virginia Tech
Libby Wann	Colorado State
Blake Miller	Penn State
Becca Rocco	Miami (OH)
Megan Brent	Ohio State
Shelly Noland	Michigan

Men's open

Name	Team
Sean Mannion [lower-alpha 4]	JMU
Leon Anderson	Howard
Ryan Heath	Weber State "B"
Cameron Stoddart	JMU
John Feely	Florida
Malik Ashiru	Virginia
Johnny Noris	Texas "B"
Eli Kerr	Utah Valley State
Jared Murray	Weber State "B"
Brian Woodward	Howard
Matt Tassos	Oregon
Dave Woodworth	Oregon

Women's open

Name	Team
Melissa Hancock [lower-alpha 4]	Virginia
Caitlin Rooney	JMU
Sara Jistel	Texas A&M
Casey Godfrey	Virginia
Nicole Miller	San Diego State
Jessie Chrismer	Colorado "Black"
Mandy Light	JMU
Lindsay Botsford	Rice
Gina Garbarino	Colorado State "Green"
Amy Cranston	Virginia
Alexa Shoning	Rice
Marlene Kaiser	Ohio University

Source: ^[18]

Notes

1. Shutouts
2. Goals for, points. The points gained by scoring with a max of 3 per game
3. Each scheduled game recorded as 1–0 win giving each team an additional 8 points (6 points for the win, 1 point for the shutout, and 1 point for the "goal for")
4. Most Valuable Player

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