2002 NIRSA National Soccer Championship

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2002 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
League NIRSA
Sport Soccer
SiteKern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, California
DurationNovember 21–23, 2002
Number of teams16 (men's championship)
16 (women's championship)
16 (men's open)
16 (women's open)
Results Official Results
Men's Championship Division
Score2–0
ChampionWeber State
(1st title, 1st title game)
  Runners-up BYU
(6th title game)
Season MVPScott Badger (Weber State)
Women's Championship Division
Score2–1
ChampionMichigan
(2nd title, 3rd title game)
  Runners-upColorado
(3rd title game)
Season MVPKatie Keller (Michigan)
Men's Open Division
Score4–0
ChampionTexas A&M
(1st title, 1st title game)
  Runners-upPenn State
(1st title game)
Season MVPJoe Shine (Texas A&M)
Women's Open Division
Score2–1 (a.e.t.)
ChampionDelaware
(1st title, 1st title game)
  Runners-upArizona
(1st title game)
Top seedSara White (Delaware)
NIRSA national soccer championships seasons

The 2002 NIRSA national soccer championship was the 9th NIRSA National Soccer Championships, the annual national championships for United States-based, collegiate club soccer teams organized by NIRSA. It took place at the Kern County Soccer Complex in Bakersfield, California from Thursday, November 21 to Saturday, November 23, 2002. [1]

Contents

Overview

Men's championship

In the finals, 5-time, and reigning, champions BYU would face in-state rivals Weber State. Preceding the tournament, the teams had already played twice with BYU winning the first match 1–0 and both teams tying the second. In the group stage, BYU would win all three of their matches, first beating Indiana 2–0, then Delaware 5–1, and finally Rice 2–1. Meanwhile, Weber State would win their opener against Virginia 3–1, then would lose their second match 2–0 to Michigan, but would win their finale against Kansas 2–1 to secure second in the group. [2]

In the knockout round, Weber State would win their first two games by a score of 3–1, first against Arizona in the quarterfinals and then against Delaware in the semifinals, to advance to their first finals. Meanwhile, BYU would win their quarterfinal matchup 6–2 against Illinois followed by a 3–0 win against Michigan to reach their 6th finals in their 7th tournament appearance, winning all 5 of their previous finals appearances.

In the finals, Tyson Craythorne of Weber State would open the scoring six minutes into the game giving BYU their first deficit of the tournament. Near the end of match, BYU's goalkeeper, Erik Walunas, would receive a red card denying Weber State of an obvious goal scoring opportunity on a breakaway. Shortly after, in the final minutes of the match, Weber State's Curtis Whitesides would score the second goal of the game and secure Weber State's first NIRSA title. Weber State's goalkeeper, Scott Badger, would be named the tournament's MVP after maintaining a shutout despite facing 24 shots. Following this tournament, BYU would move to the Premier Development League and would not play at the club level again until 2015. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Women's championship

In the finals, 2000 champions, Michigan, would face two-time champion Colorado in a rematch of the 1999 semifinals which Michigan won 1–0, the 2000 quarterfinals that Michigan won in penalties, and their group stage finale in this tournament. In the group stage, both teams would beat Maryland and Texas A&M by the same score of 3–0 and 4–1, respectively. These results secured a knockout round berth for both teams going into the group stage finale but following a 2–2 draw, both teams were level on all tie-breaking metrics, meaning a coin flip would need to be used to determine group seeding. Michigan would lose the coin flip and end up 2nd in the group, meaning they'd have to play Group A winners, JMU, in the quarterfinals while Colorado would face Group D runners-up, Virginia Tech. [8]

In the quarterfinals, Michigan would win 1–0 over JMU while Colorado would win 3–1 over Virginia Tech. In the semifinals, Michigan would beat San Diego State 3–0 while Colorado would beat two-time champion Miami (OH) 2–0. Both teams would make their third finals appearance.

In the finals, Colorado would open the scoring 5 minutes into the second half but Michigan would level the match 15 minutes later with a goal from junior, Bethany Dalby, on a penalty kick after it was deemed Colorado handled the ball in their own box. With five minutes remaining in the match, sophomore Gwen Reyes of Michigan would score what would go on to be the game-winning goal. Michigan's Katie Keller would be named tournament MVP and Michigan would become the fourth team to win two national titles following Miami (OH), Colorado, and Colorado State. [9]

Men's open

In the finals, Texas A&M would make their first finals and play against 2000 championship division winners, Penn State. Prior to this, in the group stage, both teams would top their groups after winning all three games, with Texas A&M defeating Oregon, Grand Valley State, and UC-Santa Barbara by a score of 1–0, 3–1, and 1–0 respectively and with Penn State defeating Colorado, Central Washington, and Wichita State by a score of 2–1, 2–0, and 5–1 respectively. In the quarterfinals, Texas A&M would defeat two-time open champions, JMU, by a score of 1–0 then would beat Colorado 3–0 in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Penn State would beat UC-Santa Barbara 1–0 in the quarterfinals then beat Utah Valley State 2–0. In the finals, Texas A&M would defeat Penn State by their largest margin of victory in a 4–0 win and claim their first open title. Texas A&M's Joe Shine would be named the tournament's MVP. [8]

Women's open

In the finals, Delaware and Arizona would meet in what would be the first finals for both teams. In the group stage, both teams would win all 3 games with Arizona beating UC-Davis, Cornell, and Colorado "Black" by scores of 4–0, 3–0, and 2–1, respectively and with Delaware beating Colorado School of the Mines, Long Beach State (who did not attend), and Purdue by a score of 5–1, 1-0 (forfeit score), and 1-0 respectively.

In the knockout round, Arizona would defeat 1996 championship runners-up, Purdue, 2-1 then would beat 2000 open division champions Virginia 2–1 in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Delaware would defeat Texas Tech in penalties following a 0–0 draw in regulation and overtime, then would beat reigning open champions Colorado "Black" 2–0 in the semifinals. In the finals, the game would end in a 1–1 draw after regulation, making it the second straight year overtime would be required in the finals. In overtime, Delaware would score the game winning, golden-goal to win their first open championship. Co-captain, Sarah White, of Delaware would be named the division's MVP. [10]

Format

The competition consisted of 64 teams partitioned into 32 teams per gender. Each of these partitions were further divided into two 16-team divisions: an invite-only championship division and an open division. These divisions divided teams into four groups of four and first engaged in a round-robin tournament. In these groups, teams played each of the other three teams in their group once with the two best teams at the end of play advancing to an 8-team, single-elimination, knockout stage. 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

Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game 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 the game. [11]

Qualification and selections

Each of the six regions received two automatic bids for each the men's and women's championship divisions that they awarded to its members. The reigning champions, BYU in the men's division and Penn State in the women's division, received an automatic bid with the final 5 bids for each division considered "at-large", and given out by NIRSA to teams, typically based on their regional tournament results and RPI. [12] [13]

The remaining teams participated in the open division, chosen on a first-come first-serve basis via online registration beginning on September 3, 2002. [1]

Men's championship

Participating teams
RegionTeamAppearanceLast Bid
ICornell3rd 2001
IDelaware1stNever
II Vanderbilt1stNever
II Virginia1stNever
IIIIllinois4th 2001
IIIMichigan3rd 2001
IIIIndiana2nd 1995
IVTexas7th 2001
IVKansas3rd 2000
IVRice1stNever
VColorado State6th 2001
VMinnesota2nd 2001
VI BYU 7th 2001
VIWeber State4th 2001
VIArizona3rd 2000
VISan Diego State1stNever

Women's championship

Participating teams
RegionTeamAppearanceLast Bid
IPenn State8th 2001
IMaryland2nd 1997
IPrinceton1stNever
II JMU6th 2001
II Virginia Tech5th 2001
II Florida3rd 2000
IIIMiami (OH)9th 2001
IIIOhio State7th 2000
IIIMichigan4th 2001
IIIMichigan State2nd 2001
IVTexas A&M5th 2001
IVTexas5th 1998
VColorado8th 2001
VColorado State6th 2001
VISan Diego State4th 2001
VIUC-Santa Barbara3rd 2001

Men's open

Participating teams
RegionNumTeam
I1Penn State
II 2Florida, JMU
III2Grand Valley State, Southern Illinois
IV1Texas A&M
V3Colorado, Iowa State, Wichita State
VI7Arizona State, UC-Santa Barbara, UC-San Diego, Central Washington, Oregon, Utah Valley State, Weber State "B"

Women's open

Participating teams
RegionNumTeam
I2Cornell, Delaware
II 1Virginia
III2Illinois, Purdue
IV3Kansas, LSU, Texas Tech
V3Colorado Mines, Colorado State "Green", Colorado "Black"
VI5Arizona, UC-Berkeley, UC-Davis, Long Beach State, UCLA

Sources: [14] [15] [16]

Group stage

Men's championship

Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Cornell321052+31521Advanced to knockout stage
2Vanderbilt311142+21414
3Minnesota311123−11212
4San Diego State301226−4025
Scores
10:00am PST Cornell 1–1 Vanderbilt Field 1
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST San Diego State 1–1 Minnesota Field 2
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

3:00pm PST Minnesota0–2 Cornell Field 1
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
3:00pm PST Vanderbilt 3–0San Diego StateField 2
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

10:00am PST Cornell 2–1San Diego StateField 1
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Minnesota 1–0VanderbiltField 2
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1BYU330092+71726Advanced to knockout stage
2Delaware310237−41310
3Rice310223−1129
4Indiana310224−2028
Scores
10:00am PST Delaware 1–0RiceField 3
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Indiana0–2 BYU Field 14
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

3:00pm PST BYU 5–1DelawareField 3
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
3:00pm PST Rice 1–0IndianaField 14
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

10:00am PST Delaware1–2 Indiana Field 3
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST BYU 2–1RiceField 14
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group C
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Michigan321041+32421Advanced to knockout stage
2Weber State320154+10517
3Kansas302134−1039
4Virginia301225−3025
Scores
10:00am PST Michigan 1–1 Kansas Field 15
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Virginia1–3 Weber State Field 16
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

3:00pm PST Weber State0–2 Michigan Field 15
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
3:00pm PST Kansas 1–1 Virginia Field 16
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

10:00am PST Michigan 1–0VirginiaField 15
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Weber State 2–1KansasField 16
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group D
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Arizona312043+11417Advanced to knockout stage
2Illinois312032+12317
3Colorado State30302202213
4Texas301235−2036
Scores
10:00am PST Colorado State 0–0 Illinois Field 17
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Texas1–2 Arizona Field BC1
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

3:00pm PST Arizona 0–0 Colorado State Field 17
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
3:00pm PST Illinois 1–0TexasField BC1
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

10:00am PST Colorado State 2–2 Texas Field 17
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Arizona 2–2 Illinois Field BC1
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

Women's championship

Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1JMU321084+40722Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida31026601613
3Michigan State31113300312
4Princeton310226−4129
Scores
10:00am PST Princeton0–3 Florida Field 5
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST JMU 1–1 Michigan State Field 6
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

3:00pm PST Michigan State0–1 Princeton Field 5
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
3:00pm PST Florida2–4 JMU Field 6
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

10:00am PST Princeton1–3 JMU Field 9
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Michigan State 2–1FloridaField 10
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Colorado321093+61824Advanced to knockout stage
2Michigan321093+61824
3Texas A&M310238−51310
4Maryland300307−7000
Scores
8:00am PST Maryland0–3 Colorado Field 7
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Texas A&M1–4 Michigan Field 8
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

1:00pm PST Michigan 3–0MarylandField 7
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
1:00pm PST Colorado 4–1Texas A&MField 8
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

10:00am PST Maryland0–1 Texas A&M Field 12
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Michigan 2–2 Colorado Field 13
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group C
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Miami (OH)321052+31521Advanced to knockout stage
2San Diego State31115500514
3Penn State30302202213
4Texas301225−3126
Scores
8:00am PST San Diego State 2–1TexasField 5
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Penn State 0–0 Miami (OH) Field 6
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

1:00pm PST Miami (OH) 2–1San Diego StateField 5
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
1:00pm PST Texas 0–0 Penn State Field 6
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

10:00am PST San Diego State 2–2 Penn State Field 5
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Miami (OH) 3–1TexasField 6
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group D
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1UC-Santa Barbara321062+42623Advanced to knockout stage
2Virginia Tech321031+22320
3Ohio State310235−21310
4Colorado State300326−4022
Scores
10:00am PST Colorado State2–3 UC-Santa Barbara Field 7
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Virginia Tech 2–1Ohio StateField 8
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

3:00pm PST Ohio State 2–0Colorado StateField 7
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
3:00pm PST UC-Santa Barbara 0–0 Virginia Tech Field 8
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

10:00am PST Colorado State0–1 Virginia Tech Field 7
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Ohio State0–3 UC-Santa Barbara Field 8
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

Men's open

Group E
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Utah Valley State320165+10618Advanced to knockout stage
2JMU320142+21417
3UC-San Diego31116601616
4Southern Illinois301247+3047
Scores
8:00am PST SIU0–2 JMU Field 1
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST UC San Diego2–3 Utah Valley Field 2
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

1:00pm PST Utah Valley 2–1SIUField 1
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
1:00pm PST JMU0–1 UC San Diego Field 2
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

8:00am PST SIU 3–3 UC San Diego Field 1
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Utah Valley1–2 JMU Field 2
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group F
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Arizona State3210102+81622Advanced to knockout stage
2Weber State "B"320184+42721
3Iowa State302114−3118
4Florida3012211−9025
Scores
8:00am PST Iowa State 1–1 Florida Field 3
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Arizona State 4–1Weber StateField 14
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

1:00pm PST Weber State 3–0Iowa StateField 3
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
1:00pm PST Florida1–6 Arizona State Field 14
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

8:00am PST Iowa State 0–0 Arizona State Field 3
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Weber State 4–0FloridaField 14
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group G
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Texas A&M330051+42525Advanced to knockout stage
2UC-Santa Barbara320141+32418
3Grand Valley State310235−2039
4Oregon300316−5011
Scores
8:00am PST Grand Valley0–1 UC-Santa Barbara Field 15
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Oregon0–1 Texas A&M Field 16
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

1:00pm PST Texas A&M 3–1Grand ValleyField 15
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
1:00pm PST UC-Santa Barbara 3–0OregonField 16
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

8:00am PST Grand Valley 2–1OregonField 15
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Texas A&M 1–0UC-Santa BarbaraField 16
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group H
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Penn State330092+71726Advanced to knockout stage
2Colorado320163+31619
3Central Washington301225−3025
4Wichita State301229−7025
Scores
8:00am PST Central Washington 1–1 Wichita State Field 17
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Colorado1–2 Penn State Field BC1
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

1:00pm PST Penn State 2–0Central WashingtonField 17
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
1:00pm PST Wichita State0–3 Colorado Field BC1
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

8:00am PST Central Washington1–2 Colorado Field 17
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Penn State 5–1Wichita StateField BC1
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

Women's open

Group E
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Arizona330091+82828Advanced to knockout stage
2Colorado "Black"320132+12317
3Cornell301215−4014
4UC-Davis301216−5014
Scores
10:00am PST Cornell0–1 Colorado Field 12
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST UC-Davis0–4 Arizona Field 13
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

3:00pm PST Arizona 3–0CornellField 12
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
3:00pm PST Colorado 1–0UC-DavisField 13
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

8:00am PST Cornell 1–1 UC-Davis Field 9
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Arizona 2–1ColoradoField 10
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group F
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Delaware230071+62525Advanced to knockout stage
2Purdue220151+42418
3Colorado Mines210229−7129
4Long Beach StateDid not attend [lower-alpha 3]
Scores
10:00am PST Colorado Mines1–5 Delaware Field 9
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
10:00am PST Long Beach0–1
Forfeit
Purdue Field 10
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

3:00pm PST Purdue 4–0Colorado MinesField 9
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
3:00pm PST Delaware 1–0
Forfeit
Long BeachField 10
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

8:00am PST Colorado Mines 1–0
Forfeit
Long BeachField 12
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Purdue0–1 Delaware Field 13
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group G
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1UC-Berkeley321062+42623Advanced to knockout stage
2Illinois31115500514
3Kansas310254+10410
4Colorado State "Green"310238−5039
Scores
8:00am PST Kansas 4–1Colorado StateField 9
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST UC-Berkeley 2–2 Illinois Field 10
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

1:00pm PST Illinois 2–1KansasField 9
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
1:00pm PST Colorado State0–3 UC-Berkeley Field 10
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

8:00am PST Kansas0–1 UC-Berkeley Field 5
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Illinois1–2 Colorado State Field 6
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
Group H
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDSO [lower-alpha 1] GFP [lower-alpha 2] PtsQualification
1Virginia330091+82727Advanced to knockout stage
2Texas Tech311135−20312
3UCLA310223−1129
4LSU301227−5025
Scores
8:00am PST Texas Tech 1–1 LSU Field 12
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST UCLA0–1 Virginia Field 13
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

1:00pm PST Virginia 3–0Texas TechField 12
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
1:00pm PST LSU0–1 UCLA Field 13
Thu, November 21 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

8:00am PST Texas Tech 2–1UCLAField 7
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA
8:00am PST Virginia 5–1LSUField 8
Fri, November 22 Report Stadium: Kern County Soccer Complex
Bakersfield, CA

Source: [17] [18]

Tournament bracket

Men's championship

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fri • 3:00pm • Field 2
Cornell1
Sat • 10:00am • Field 12
Delaware2
Delaware1
Fri • 3:00pm • Field 3
Weber State3
Arizona1
Sat • 5:30pm • Field 7
Weber State3
Weber State2
Fri • 3:00pm • Field 16
BYU0
BYU6
Sat • 10:00am • Field 13
Illinois2
BYU3
Fri • 3:00pm • Field 17
Michigan0
Michigan2
Vanderbilt1

Source: [19]

Women's championship

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fri • 5:00pm • Field 6
JMU0
Sat • 10:00am • Field 14
Michigan1
Michigan3
Fri • 5:00pm • Field 7
San Diego State0
UC-Santa Barbara1
Sat • 3:30pm • Field 6
San Diego State (pen.)2
Michigan2
Fri • 5:00pm • Field 8
Colorado1
Colorado3
Sat • 10:00am • Field 15
Virginia Tech1
Colorado2
Fri • 5:00pm • Field 9
Miami (OH)0
Miami (OH)2
Florida1

Source: [20]

Men's open

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fri • 1:00pm • Field 2
Utah Valley State3
Sat • 8:00am • Field 12
Weber State "B"2
Utah Valley State0
Fri • 1:00pm • Field 3
Penn State2
Penn State1
Sat • 1:00pm • Field 8
UC-Santa Barbara0
Penn State0
Fri • 1:00pm • Field 16
Texas A&M4
Arizona State0
Sat • 8:00am • Field 13
Colorado2
Colorado0
Fri • 1:00pm • Field 17
Texas A&M3
Texas A&M1
JMU0

Source: [21]

Women's open

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fri • 1:00pm • Field 6
Arizona2
Sat • 8:00am • Field 14
Purdue1
Arizona2
Fri • 1:00pm • Field 7
Virginia1
Virginia3
Sat • 1:00pm • Field 9
Illinois1
Arizona1
Fri • 1:00pm • Field 8
Delaware (a.e.t.)2
Delaware (pen.)1
Sat • 8:00am • Field 15
Texas Tech0
Delaware2
Fri • 1:00pm • Field 9
Colorado "Black"0
UC-Berkeley0
Colorado "Black" (pen.)1

Source: [22]

All-tournament teams

Men's championship

NameTeam
Scott Badger [lower-alpha 4] Weber State
Curtis WhitesidesWeber State
Brent MoyesWeber State
TJ WatersWeber State
Eric SchuellerMichigan
Greg GavlikMichigan
Josh HollensDelaware
Roger GarrisonDelaware
Casey Waldron BYU
Chad Oyler BYU
Matt Affleck BYU
Tom ThiesIllinois
Outstanding sportsmanship
Iowa State

Women's championship

NameTeam
Katie Keller [lower-alpha 4] Michigan
Breanne BennettMichigan
Ryann MacDonaldColorado
Ashley FelterMiami (OH)
Alissa ShawMichigan
Lauren RicheyColorado
Avy AustriaSan Diego State
Anna HaghgooieMichigan
Allison MarshallColorado
Rachel LehmanMiami (OH)
Gwen ReyesMichigan
Stacy KuntzColorado
Outstanding sportsmanship
Princeton

Men's open

NameTeam
Joe Shine [lower-alpha 4] Texas A&M
George MillasTexas A&M
John GarveyTexas A&M
Jake EggettUtah Valley State
Chad MeldrumPenn State
Chris CamachoTexas A&M
Pete LindahlPenn State
Mike RogersUtah Valley State
James TakowTexas A&M
Steve ToniattiPenn State
Brian BishopColorado
Jake ServinskyJMU

Women's open

NameTeam
Sara White [lower-alpha 4] Delaware
Andrea GastellumArizona
Kate GuiderDelaware
Kelly MeltonVirginia
Samantha WatsonDelaware
Beth TaylorArizona
Caroline StoneColorado "Black"
Sara PlummerVirginia
Dana BerryDelaware
Leslie WatsonArizona
Courtney ShieldsDelaware
Kamaya DamwijkArizona

Source: [23] [24]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Shutouts
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Goals for, points. The points gained by scoring with a max of 3 per game
  3. All three scheduled games were recorded as a 1–0 loss, giving each team +8 points (6 for a win, 1 for a shutout, and 1 for the goal)
  4. 1 2 3 4 Most Valuable Player

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