2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

2016 NCAA women's soccer tournament

Women's College Cup (Semifinals & Final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November 11–December 4, 2016
Teams	64
Final positions
Champions	USC (2nd title)
Runner-up	West Virginia
Semifinalists	Georgetown North Carolina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63
Goals scored	151 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Brooke Ramsier, Auburn
All statistics correct as of 11/2/2016.
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The 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2016 Women's College Cup) was the 35th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semi-finals and championship game were played at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California from December 2–4, 2016 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2016. ^[1]

Qualification

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remains fixed at 64 teams. 28 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 3 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference don't hold conference tournaments) and an additional 33 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.

Teams Stanford Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Bucknell Patriot Automatic 16–1–2 California Pac-12 At-large 13–5–2 2 Georgetown Big East Automatic 16–2–3 Harvard Ivy Automatic 10–3–3 Houston Baptist Southland Automatic 10–10–1 Long Beach State Big West Automatic 10–6–4 4 Minnesota Big Ten Automatic 16–3–3 Monmouth MAAC Automatic 14–4–2 NC State ACC At-large 10–8–1 Penn State Big Ten At-large 11–4–4 Pepperdine West Coast At-large 12–4–3 Rutgers Big Ten At-large 11–4–6 Saint Francis (PA) NEC Automatic 10–11 Santa Clara West Coast At-large 09–6–4 1 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 17–1–1 3 Virginia ACC At-large 13–4–2 Florida Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Albany America East Automatic 11–7–1 4 Auburn SEC At-large 14–6 Connecticut AAC Automatic 18–2–1 Eastern Washington Big Sky Automatic 13–4–4 1 Florida SEC Automatic 15–4–1 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun Automatic 14–4–1 3 Florida State ACC Automatic 13–3–4 Marquette Big East At-large 12–7–2 Samford SoCon Automatic 15–3–2 South Alabama Sun Belt Automatic 15–5–1 TCU Big 12 At-large 12–6–2 Texas A&M SEC At-large 11–8–1 Texas Tech Big 12 At-large 09–8–2 2 USC Pac-12 At-large 14–4–1 Utah Pac-12 At-large 11–3–5 Wisconsin Big Ten At-large 08–4–8 South Carolina Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Alabama State SWAC Automatic 11–9–1 Arkansas SEC At-large 17–5 4 BYU West Coast Automatic 16–2–1 3 Clemson ACC At-large 13–4–3 Colorado Pac-12 At-large 14–5–1 Kansas Big 12 At-large 10–5–4 Liberty Big South Automatic 14–7 Memphis AAC At-large 14–4–1 Missouri SEC At-large 11–6–2 2 North Carolina ACC At-large 13–3–4 Northeastern CAA Automatic 14–6–1 Oklahoma Big 12 At-large 13–6–2 Oklahoma State Big 12 At-large 09–8–3 SMU AAC At-large 13–6–2 1 South Carolina SEC At-large 18–1–1 UNLV Mountain West Automatic 16–3–3 West Virginia Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type Record Charlotte C-USA Automatic 11–8–2 Dayton Atlantic 10 Automatic 09–9–3 3 Duke ACC At-large 12–4–3 Illinois State MVC Automatic 14–5–2 Kent State MAC Automatic 15–2–2 Michigan Big Ten At-large 10–5–4 Nebraska Big Ten At-large 11–5–4 Northern Kentucky Horizon Automatic 13–6–1 Northwestern Big Ten At-large 14–2–4 2 Notre Dame ACC At-large 13–3–4 Ohio State Big Ten At-large 10–6–3 Seattle WAC Automatic 14–5–1 SIU Edwardsville OVC Automatic 10–7–4 South Dakota State Summit Automatic 10–7–3 4 UCLA Pac-12 At-large 13–5–1 1 West Virginia Big 12 Automatic 19–1–1 Stanford bracket First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites                         1 Stanford* 4 Houston Baptist 0 1 Stanford* 0 Santa Clara 12OT   Long Beach State 0   Santa Clara* 3 Santa Clara 3   NC State 0   Pepperdine* 1 (3)   California 1 (2)   Pepperdine 0   NC State 1 NC State 0 (4) 4 Minnesota* 0 (2) Santa Clara 0 2 Georgetown* 1 3 Virginia* 4 Monmouth 1 3 Virginia 3 Penn State 0   Bucknell 0   Penn State* 6 3 Virginia 0 2 Georgetown* 2   Rutgers* 3   Harvard 0   Rutgers 0 2 Georgetown* 2 St. Francis (PA) 0 2 Georgetown* 2 Schedule First round Penn State v Bucknell November 11, 2016 Penn State 6–0 Bucknell University Park, Pennsylvania 6:00 p.m. EST Nickolette Driesse 15' Charlotte Williams 41', 70' Haleigh Echard 46' Marissa Sheva 58' Megan Schafer 81' Report Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 573 Referee: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Tim Deljanovan Assistant referees: Paul Deverse Fourth official: John Woodruff #3 Virginia v Monmouth November 11, 2016 #3 Virginia 4–1 Monmouth Charlottesville, Virginia 7:00 p.m. EST Kristen McNabb 25' Alexis Shaffer 26' (pen.), 57' Morgan Reuther 85' Report Rachael Ivanicki 72' Stadium: Klockner Stadium Attendance: 745 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Chris Scheve Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: James Brooks #1 Stanford v Houston Baptist November 11, 2016 #1 Stanford 4–0 Houston Baptist Stanford, California 10:00 p.m. EST Kyra Carusa 6' Sam Tran 17' Michelle Xiao 25' Logan Karam 83' Report Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Frank Anderson Assistant referees: Deleana Quan Assistant referees: Daniel Cervantes Fourth official: Matthew Buckman Pepperdine v California November 12, 2016 Pepperdine 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) California Malibu, California 4:00 p.m. EST Danielle Thomas 6' Report Arielle Ship 68' Stadium: Rokus Field Attendance: 522 Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant referees: Michelle Provan Assistant referees: Trevor Rappleye Fourth official: Joe Pickens Penalties Bri Visalli Rachael Collins Katy Byrne Kristen Rodriguez Rylee Baisden Kelly Fitzgerald Arielle Ship Ifeoma Onumonu Kayla Fong Mia Corbin Santa Clara v Long Beach State November 12, 2016 Santa Clara 3–0 Long Beach State Santa Clara, California 4:00 p.m. EST Jordan Jesolva 12' Maddie Gonzalez 64', 83' Report Stadium: Stevens Stadium Attendance: 415 Referee: Ian Anderson Assistant referees: Deleana Quan Assistant referees: Joseph Dickerson Fourth official: Turan Ozdemir Rutgers v Harvard November 12, 2016 Rutgers 3–0 Harvard Piscataway, New Jersey 5:00 p.m. EST Madison Tiernan 26', 40' Taylor Aylmer 84' Report Stadium: Yurcak Field Attendance: 1,089 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Michael Donovan Assistant referees: Gerald Blase Fourth official: Nick Zegestowsky #4 Minnesota v NC State November 12, 2016 #4 Minnesota 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) NC State St. Paul, Minnesota 8:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Attendance: 1,165 Referee: Kyle Burkhardt Assistant referees: John Krill Assistant referees: Artem Sher Fourth official: Cliff Anderson Penalties Julianna Gernes Josee Stiever Maya Rajacich Molly Fiedler Taylor Porter Tziarra King Hannah Keogh Ricarda Walkling #2 Georgetown v St. Francis (PA) November 13, 2016 #2 Georgetown 2–0 St. Francis (PA) Washington, D.C. 12:00 p.m. EST Grace Damaska 30' Marina Paul 52' Report Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 551 Referee: Danielle Brzeninski Assistant referees: Yanci De La O Assistant referees: Brenda Magoba Fourth official: Danielle Chesky Second round #3 Virginia v Penn State November 18, 2016 #3 Virginia 3–0 Penn State Washington, D.C. 11:00 a.m. EST Meghan Cox 1' Betsy Brandon 23' Taylor Ziemer 75' Report Stadium: Shaw Field Referee: John Brady Assistant referees: Dan Richman Assistant referees: Jason Gordon Fourth official: Thomas Goubeaux #2 Georgetown v Rutgers November 18, 2016 #2 Georgetown 2–0 Rutgers Washington, D.C. 1:30 p.m. EST Amanda Carolan 19' Marina Paul 82' Report Stadium: Shaw Field Referee: Mark Gorak Assistant referees: John Barr Assistant referees: Gerald Blase Fourth official: Benjamin Starr Pepperdine v NC State November 18, 2016 Pepperdine 0–1 NC State Stanford, California 7:30 p.m. EST Report Taylor Porter 65' Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Joseph Dickerson Assistant referees: Sarah Cortez Assistant referees: Chris Elliott Fourth official: Yader Reyes #1 Stanford v Santa Clara November 18, 2016 #1 Stanford 0–1 (a.e.t.) Santa Clara Stanford, California 10:00 p.m. EST Report Jenna Holtz  108' Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant referees: Andrew Hanks Assistant referees: Turan Ozdemir Fourth official: Brian Yip Round of 16 #2 Georgetown v #3 Virginia November 20, 2016 #2 Georgetown 2–0 #3 Virginia Washington, D.C. 12:00 p.m. EST Unknown 47' (o.g.) Rachel Corboz 77' Report Stadium: Shaw Field Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: John Brady Assistant referees: Rebekah Friedrich Fourth official: Tim Deljanovan Santa Clara v NC State November 20, 2016 Santa Clara 3–0 NC State Stanford, California 4:00 p.m. EST Jordan Jesolva 21' (pen.) Julie Vass 80' Brittany Ambrose 84' Report Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium Attendance: 805 Referee: Matthew Buckman Assistant referees: Matthew Schmitz Assistant referees: Salma Perez Fourth official: Turan Ozdemir Quarterfinals #2 Georgetown v Santa Clara November 26, 2016 #2 Georgetown 1–0 Santa Clara Washington, D.C. 12:00 p.m. EST Crystal Thomas 76' Report Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 832 Referee: John Brady Assistant referees: Eric Weisbrod Assistant referees: Tim Shaw Fourth official: Shaun Papperman Florida bracket First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites                         1 Florida* 3 FGCU 0 1 Florida* 32OT Wisconsin 2   Marquette 0   Wisconsin* 1 1 Florida* 1 4 Auburn 3   Connecticut* 4   Albany 2 Connecticut 1 4 Auburn 4 South Alabama 0 4 Auburn* 4 4 Auburn 0 2 USC* 1 3 Florida State* 4 Samford 0 3 Florida State 1 Utah 2   Texas Tech 0   Utah* 1OT Utah 0 2 USC* 1   TCU* 0   Texas A&M 1 Texas A&M 0 (3) 2 USC* 0 (4) Eastern Washington 1 2 USC* 3 Schedule First round #1 Florida v FGCU November 11, 2016 #1 Florida 3–0 FGCU Gainesville, Florida 7:00 p.m. EST Meggie Dougherty Howard 66' Julia Lester 78' Savannah Jordan 82' Report Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium Attendance: 1,132 Referee: Esteban Rosano Assistant referees: Chris Beaulac Assistant referees: Adalberto Grimaldi Fourth official: Jasmine Peralta Wisconsin v Marquette November 11, 2016 Wisconsin 1–0 Marquette Madison, Wisconsin 7:00 p.m. EST Rose Lavelle 30' Report Stadium: McClimon Complex Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Landis Wiley Assistant referees: Jordan Pramuk Assistant referees: Tyler Turner Fourth official: James Friel #4 Auburn v South Alabama November 12, 2016 #4 Auburn 4–0 South Alabama Auburn, Alabama 1:00 p.m. EST Casie Ramsier 44' Haley Gerken 53' Brooke Ramsier 62', 78' Report Stadium: Auburn Soccer Complex Attendance: 418 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazko Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo Assistant referees: James Sherer Fourth official: Amin Hadzic #3 Florida State v Samford November 12, 2016 #3 Florida State 4–0 Samford Tallahassee, Florida 2:00 p.m. EST Malia Berkely 3' Megan Connolly 28' Deyna Castellanos 55' Heidi Kollanen 85' Report Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Lance Vanhaitsma Assistant referees: Trent Vanhaitsma Assistant referees: Juan Kalb Fourth official: Alex Sorondo Utah v Texas Tech November 12, 2016 Utah 1–0 (a.e.t.) Texas Tech Salt Lake City, Utah 3:00 p.m. EST Katie Rogers  97' Report Stadium: Ute Soccer Field Attendance: 1,179 Referee: Josh Wilkins Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson Assistant referees: Brandon Major Fourth official: Hamed Sadeghi #2 USC v Eastern Washington November 12, 2016 #2 USC 3–1 Eastern Washington Los Angeles, California 4:00 p.m. EST Morgan Andrews 29', 33' Nicole Molen 44' Report Devan Talley 59' Stadium: McAlister Field Attendance: 343 Referee: Ceciah Valero Assistant referees: Salma Perez Assistant referees: Eduardo Jeff Fourth official: Vince Apple-Chiarella Connecticut v Albany November 12, 2016 Connecticut 4–2 Albany Storrs, Connecticut 6:00 p.m. EST Alexa Casimiro 4' Stephanie Ribeiro 9' Rachel Hill 51' Maddie Damm 80' Report Mariah Williams 43', 89' Stadium: Morrone Stadium Attendance: 641 Referee: Jan Halaska Assistant referees: Amilcar Sicaju Assistant referees: Michael Correia Fourth official: Matt Mercier TCU v Texas A&M November 12, 2016 TCU 0–1 Texas A&M Fort Worth, Texas 8:00 p.m. EST Report Stephanie Malherbe 7' Stadium: Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,294 Referee: Mike Lavergne Assistant referees: Gregorio Garza Assistant referees: Charles Farr Fourth official: John Navarro Second round #3 Florida State v Utah November 18, 2016 #3 Florida State 1–2 Utah Los Angeles, California 2:00 p.m. EST Macayla Edwards 18' Report Natalie Vukic 14' Haylee Cacciacarne 88' Stadium: McAlister Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Zapata Assistant referees: Salma Perez Assistant referees: Ceciah Valero Fourth official: Robert Sarfaraz #4 Auburn v Connecticut November 18, 2016 #4 Auburn 4–1 Connecticut Gainesville, Florida 3:00 p.m. EST Kristen Dodson 5' Gianna Montini 40' Brooke Ramsier 42' Bri Folds 71' Report Maddie Damm 1' Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium Referee: Jonathan Weiner Assistant referees: Trent Vanhaitsma Assistant referees: Jamie Willis Fourth official: Lance Vanhaitsma #2 USC v Texas A&M November 18, 2016 #2 USC 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Texas A&M Los Angeles, California 4:30 p.m. EST Report Stadium: McAlister Field Attendance: 445 Referee: Ian Anderson Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard Assistant referees: Michelle Provan Fourth official: Magic Berenji Penalties Mandy Freeman Kayla Mills Morgan Andrews Amanda Rooney Alex Anthony Sarah Shaw Mikaela Harvey Brittany Crabtree Grace Piper Haley Pounds #1 Florida v Wisconsin November 18, 2016 #1 Florida 3–2 (a.e.t.) Wisconsin Gainesville, Florida 7:00 p.m. EST Meggie Dougherty Howard 53' (pen.) Unknown 78' (o.g.) Brooke Sharp  107' Report Micaela Powers 66' (pen.) Dani Rhodes 77' Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium Attendance: 1,088 Referee: Lance Vanhaitsma Assistant referees: Eric Proctor Assistant referees: Hassan Belmnahia Fourth official: Jonathan Weiner Round of 16 #1 Florida v #4 Auburn November 20, 2016 #1 Florida 1–3 #4 Auburn Gainesville, Florida 2:00 p.m. EST Brooke Sharp 62' Report Brooke Ramsier 26' Bri Folds 62' (pen.) Kristen Dodson 85' Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Randy Cook Assistant referees: Matt Jackson Assistant referees: Natalie Simon Fourth official: David King #2 USC v Utah November 20, 2016 #2 USC 1–0 Utah Los Angeles, California 3:00 p.m. EST Leah Pruitt 73' Report Stadium: McAlister Field Attendance: 419 Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard Fourth official: Reyna Fonseca Quarterfinals #2 USC v #4 Auburn November 25, 2016 #2 USC 1–0 #4 Auburn Los Angeles, California 4:00 p.m. EST Alex Anthony 4' Report Stadium: McAlister Field Attendance: 650 Referee: Matthew Buckman Assistant referees: Joseph Dickerson Assistant referees: Salma Perez Fourth official: Bernhard Hosu South Carolina bracket First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites Second round November 17 or 18 Regional Campus Sites Round of 16 November 19 or 20 Regional Campus Sites Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites                         1 South Carolina* 7 Alabama State 0 1 South Carolina* 1 Colorado 0   Oklahoma State 1   Colorado* 3 1 South Carolina* 1 4 BYU 0   Oklahoma* 1   SMU 0 Oklahoma 1 4 BYU 2 UNLV 0 4 BYU* 2 1 South Carolina* 0 2 North Carolina 1 3 Clemson* 1 Northeastern 0 3 Clemson 0 (4) Arkansas 0 (2)   Memphis 1   Arkansas* 2OT 3 Clemson 0 2 North Carolina* 1   Kansas* 12OT   Missouri 0 Kansas 0 2 North Carolina* 2 Liberty 0 2 North Carolina* 3 Schedule First round #1 South Carolina v Alabama State November 11, 2016 #1 South Carolina 7–0 Alabama State Columbia, South Carolina 7:00 p.m. EST Savannah McCaskill 9' Sophie Groff 13', 54' Daija Griffin 17' Chelsea Drennan 26' Elexa Bahr 35' Claire Studebaker 45' Report Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 939 Referee: Howard Ash Assistant referees: Kevin Roberts Assistant referees: Gregory Brigman Fourth official: Derek Allison Arkansas v Memphis November 11, 2016 Arkansas 2–1 (a.e.t.) Memphis Fayetteville, Arkansas 7:30 p.m. EST Jessi Hartzler 88' Lindsey Mayo  93' Report Hudson-Marks 43' Stadium: Razorback Field Attendance: 1,458 Referee: Jack Damrill Assistant referees: Mark Herrington Assistant referees: Wade Beall Fourth official: David Henderson #4 BYU v UNLV November 11, 2016 #4 BYU 2–0 UNLV Provo, Utah 9:00 p.m. EST Michele Vasconcelos 20' Elena Medeiros 48' Report Stadium: South Field Attendance: 3,276 Referee: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson Assistant referees: Kristi Mak Fourth official: Scott Conner Oklahoma v SMU November 11, 2016 Oklahoma 1–0 SMU Norman, Oklahoma 9:00 p.m. EST Paige Welch 12' Report Stadium: OU Soccer Complex Attendance: 667 Referee: Timothy Debysingh Assistant referees: Tony Guiliano Assistant referees: Matt Trotter Fourth official: Roy Robinson #2 North Carolina v Liberty November 12, 2016 #2 North Carolina 3–0 Liberty Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1:00 p.m. EST Madison Schultz 41' Dorian Bailey 59' Abby Elinsky 70' Report Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 919 Referee: Danielle Chesky Assistant referees: Joel Barber Assistant referees: R. Patrick Stephan Fourth official: Jason Kent Colorado v Oklahoma State November 12, 2016 Colorado 3–1 Oklahoma State Boulder, Colorado 2:00 p.m. EST Haley Woodard 18' (o.g.) Natalie Calhoun 37' (o.g.) Danica Evans 90' Report Courtney Dike 53' Stadium: Prentup Field Attendance: 1,181 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Jacob Herold Assistant referees: Megan McCain Fourth official: Younes Marrakchi #3 Clemson v Northeastern November 13, 2016 #3 Clemson 1–0 Northeastern Clemson, South Carolina 1:00 p.m. EST Shannon Horgan 61' Report Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 229 Referee: David Jaye Assistant referees: Eric Usher Assistant referees: Derek Allison Fourth official: Jason Daniel Kansas v Missouri November 13, 2016 Kansas 1–0 (a.e.t.) Missouri Lawrence, Kansas 2:00 p.m. EST Lois Heuchan  101' Report Stadium: Rock Chalk Park Attendance: 1,483 Referee: Douglas Wolff Assistant referees: Jack Feldman Assistant referees: Rey Ramirez Fourth official: Tony Guiliano Second round #4 BYU v Oklahoma November 17, 2016 #4 BYU 2–1 Oklahoma Columbia, South Carolina 4:00 p.m. EST Ashley Hatch 11' Michele Vasconcelos 64' Report Rachel Ressler 82' Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 309 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Gregory Brigman Assistant referees: Joshua Metcalf Fourth official: Joseph Kirkpatrick #1 South Carolina v Colorado November 17, 2016 #1 South Carolina 1–0 Colorado Columbia, South Carolina 7:00 p.m. EST Sophie Groff 74' (pen.) Report Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 1,384 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Brian Marshall Assistant referees: Khadime Sabara Fourth official: Wayne Pavlischek #3 Clemson v Arkansas November 18, 2016 #3 Clemson 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Arkansas Chapel Hill, North Carolina 3:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 1,917 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Michael Hil Fourth official: Patrick Schmidt Penalties Claire Wagner Kailen Sheridan Jenna Polonsky Catrina Atanda Cailee Dennis Erika Miller Hannah Neece Lindsey Mayo #2 North Carolina v Kansas November 18, 2016 #2 North Carolina 2–0 Kansas Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6:00 p.m. EST Madison Schultz 53' Maya Worth 79' Report Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 1,917 Referee: Bill Dittmar Assistant referees: Jude Carr Assistant referees: Howard Ash Fourth official: Kevin Uitto Round of 16 #1 South Carolina v #4 BYU November 19, 2016 #1 South Carolina 1–0 #4 BYU Columbia, South Carolina 7:00 p.m. EST Chelsea Drennan 69' (pen.) Report Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Matt Jackson Fourth official: Ashley Varnson #2 North Carolina v #3 Clemson November 20, 2016 #2 North Carolina 1–0 #3 Clemson Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1:00 p.m. EST Dorian Bailey 71' Report Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry Assistant referees: Michael Hill Fourth official: Doug Hartemann Quarterfinals #1 South Carolina v #2 North Carolina November 25, 2016 #1 South Carolina 0–1 #2 North Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 6:00 p.m. EST Report Madison Schultz 22' Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Fourth official: David Jaye West Virginia bracket First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites                         1 West Virginia* 3 Northern Kentucky 0 1 West Virginia* 12OT Ohio State 0   Dayton 2   Ohio State* 3 1 West Virginia* 1 (4) 4 UCLA 1 (2)   Nebraska* 0 (3)   South Dakota State 0 (0) Nebraska 0 4 UCLA 2 Seattle 0 4 UCLA* 3 1 West Virginia* 1 3 Duke 0 3 Duke* 3 Charlotte 0 3 Duke* 3 Illinois State 1   Illinois State 2 (5)   Michigan* 2 (4) 3 Duke* 1 Northwestern 0   Northwestern* 3   Kent State 0   Northwestern 1   SIU Edwardsville 0 SIU Edwardsville 0 (5) 2 Notre Dame* 0 (4) Schedule First round #2 Notre Dame v SIU Edwardsville November 11, 2016 #2 Notre Dame 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) SIU Edwardsville Notre Dame, Indiana 7:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 261 Referee: Alex Beehler Assistant referees: Ethan Buege Assistant referees: Eulogio Villalpando Fourth official: Joe Brice Penalties Taylor Klawunder Kaleigh Olmsted Katie Uhler Emily Geyer Ginny McGowan Cindy Pineda Cory Levels Peyton Roehnelt Becca Jostes Taylor Reynolds Avery Anderson Mariah Vollmer Nebraska v South Dakota State November 11, 2016 Nebraska 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) South Dakota State Lincoln, Nebraska 8:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,257 Referee: Trent Payne Assistant referees: Emily Fletcher Assistant referees: Phillip Gomez Fourth official: Bobby Simetech Penalties Courtney Claassen Jaycie Johnson Caroline Flynn Sydney Miramontez Ashley Adams Nicole Hatcher Annie Williams #4 UCLA v Seattle November 11, 2016 #4 UCLA 3–0 Seattle Los Angeles, California 10:00 p.m. EST Anika Rodríguez 4' Zoey Goralski 60' Amber Munerlyn 83' Report Stadium: Drake Stadium Attendance: 652 Referee: Chris Calderon Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson Assistant referees: Trevor Rappleye Fourth official: Reyna Fonseca #3 Duke v Charlotte November 12, 2016 #3 Duke 3–0 Charlotte Durham, North Carolina 1:00 p.m. EST Ella Stevens 11' Toni Payne 50' Mia Gyau 69' Report Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 664 Referee: Patrick Schmidt Assistant referees: Scott Bowers Assistant referees: Jeremy L. B. Smith Fourth official: Michael Hill #1 West Virginia v Northern Kentucky November 12, 2016 #1 West Virginia 3–0 Northern Kentucky Morgantown, West Virginia 3:00 p.m. EST Heather Kaleiohi 1' Michaela Abam 53' Ashley Lawrence 76' Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,646 Referee: John Brady Assistant referees: Charles Murphy Assistant referees: Lucas Feathers Fourth official: Brian Opiela Northwestern v Kent State November 12, 2016 Northwestern 3–0 Kent State Evanston, Illinois 4:00 p.m. EST Kayla Sharples 18' Nandi Mehta 20' Kassidy Gorman 83' Report Stadium: Martin Stadium Attendance: 523 Referee: Rachel Smith Assistant referees: Maciej Telus Assistant referees: Tim Scuri Fourth official: Sergio Alvarez Ohio State v Dayton November 12, 2016 Ohio State 3–2 Dayton Columbus, Ohio 6:00 p.m. EST Sammy Edwards 14' Nikki Walts 56', 86' Report Alexis Kiehl 45' Libby Leedom 56' Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Attendance: 880 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Dimitar Chavdarov Michigan v Illinois State November 12, 2016 Michigan 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Illinois State Ann Arbor, Michigan 7:00 p.m. EST Jada Dayne 51' Nicky Waldeck 75' Report Lauren Koehl 37' Emily Dickman 68' Stadium: UM Soccer Stadium Attendance: 625 Referee: Tori Penso Assistant referees: Miriama Kocisova Assistant referees: Doug Ferguson Fourth official: Ron Stuver Penalties Reilly Martin Nicky Waldeck Anna Soccorsi Ani Sarkisian Abby Kastroll Hannah Rodgers Kara Morway Kelli Zickert Kate Del Fava Kiley Czerwinski Second round #4 UCLA v Nebraska November 18, 2016 #4 UCLA 2–0 Nebraska Morgantown, West Virginia 3:00 p.m. EST Annie Alvarado 4' Amber Munerlyn 87' Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 82 Referee: Peter Dhima Assistant referees: Mark Garcia Assistant referees: Thomas Brown Fourth official: Eric Rolf Northwestern v SIU Edwardsville November 18, 2016 Northwestern 1–0 SIU Edwardsville Durham, North Carolina 3:30 p.m. EST Kassidy Gorman 10' Report Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brandon Marion Assistant referees: Larry Stroud Assistant referees: Robert Dail Fourth official: Raymond Thomas #1 West Virginia v Ohio State November 18, 2016 #1 West Virginia 1–0 (a.e.t.) Ohio State Morgantown, West Virginia 6:00 p.m. EST Michaela Abam  104' Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,471 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Paul Deverse Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen Fourth official: John Woodruff #3 Duke v Illinois State November 18, 2016 #3 Duke 3–1 Illinois State Durham, North Carolina 6:30 p.m. EST Toni Payne 48', 78' Casey Martinez 79' Report Brooke Ksiazek 75' Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 617 Referee: Daniel Burak Assistant referees: Robert Velbis Assistant referees: Jeremy L. B. Smith Fourth official: Abbas Piran Round of 16 #3 Duke v Northwestern November 20, 2016 #3 Duke 1–0 Northwestern Durham, North Carolina 2:00 p.m. EST Ella Stevens 33' Report Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 455 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Neil Barbulescu Assistant referees: Patrick Schmidt Fourth official: Javier Rodriguez #1 West Virginia v #4 UCLA November 20, 2016 #1 West Virginia 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) #4 UCLA Morgantown, West Virginia 2:30 p.m. EST Sh'Nia Gordon 23' Report Jessie Fleming 89' Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 735 Referee: Charles Murphy Assistant referees: Amadou Diop Assistant referees: Ryan Slack Fourth official: Matthew Richardson Penalties Carla Portillo Michaela Abam Ashley Lawrence Amandine Pierre-Louis Kadeisha Buchanan Lauren Kaskie Jessie Fleming Courtney Proctor Sunny Dunphy Quarterfinals #1 West Virginia v #3 Duke November 26, 2016 #1 West Virginia 1–0 #3 Duke Morgantown, West Virginia 3:00 p.m. EST Alli Magaletta 16' Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,684 Referee: Mark Gorak Assistant referees: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Jon Safar Fourth official: Brenda Magoba College Cup Semifinals December 2 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California Championship December 4 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California             2 Georgetown 0 2 USC 1 2 USC 3 1 West Virginia 1 2 North Carolina 0 1 West Virginia 1 Schedule Final Four #1 West Virginia v #2 North Carolina December 2, 2016 #1 West Virginia 1–0 #2 North Carolina San Jose, California 5:00 p.m. EST Michaela Abam 74' Report Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Felisha Mariscal Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner Fourth official: Andrew Hanks #2 USC v #2 Georgetown December 2, 2016 #2 USC 1–0 #2 Georgetown San Jose, California 7:30 p.m. EST Katie Johnson 60' Report Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Amanda Ross Assistant referees: Jeff Greeson Fourth official: Andrew Hanks Championship #1 West Virginia v #2 USC December 4, 2016 #1 West Virginia 1–3 #2 USC San Jose, California 6:00 p.m. EST Ashley Lawrence 66' Report Morgan Andrews 2' Katie Johnson 75', 87' Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 6,612 Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner Assistant referees: Felisha Mariscal Fourth official: Shane Butler Statistics Goalscorers There were 151 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match. 4 goals Brooke Ramsier – Auburn 3 goals Toni Payne – Duke Madison Schultz – North Carolina Sophie Groff – South Carolina Morgan Andrews – USC Katie Johnson – USC Michaela Abam – West Virginia 2 goals Mariah Williams – Albany Kristen Dodson – Auburn Bri Folds – Auburn Michele Vasconcelos – BYU Maddie Damm – Connecticut Ella Stevens – Duke Meggie Dougherty Howard – Florida Brooke Sharp – Florida Marina Paul – Georgetown Dorian Bailey – North Carolina Kassidy Gorman – Northwestern Nikki Walts – Ohio State Maddie Gonzalez – Santa Clara Jordan Jesolva – Santa Clara Chelsea Drennan – South Carolina Charlotte Williams – Penn State Madison Tiernan – Rutgers Amber Munerlyn – UCLA Alexis Shaffer – Virginia Ashley Lawrence – West Virginia 1 goal Jessi Hartzler – Arkansas Lindsey Mayo – Arkansas Haley Gerken – Auburn Gianna Montini – Auburn Casie Ramsier – Auburn Ashley Hatch – BYU Elena Medeiros – BYU Arielle Ship – California Shannon Horgan – Clemson Danica Evans – Colorado Alexa Casimiro – Connecticut Rachel Hill – Connecticut Stephanie Ribeiro – Connecticut Alexis Kiehl – Dayton Libby Leedom – Dayton Mia Gyau – Duke Casey Martinez – Duke Devan Talley – Eastern Washington Savannah Jordan – Florida Julia Lester – Florida Malia Berkely – Florida State Deyna Castellanos – Florida State Megan Connolly – Florida State Macayla Edwards – Florida State Heidi Kollanen – Florida State Amanda Carolan – Georgetown Rachel Corboz – Georgetown Grace Damaska – Georgetown Crystal Thomas – Georgetown Emily Dickman – Illinois State Lauren Koehl – Illinois State Brooke Ksiazek – Illinois State Lois Heuchan – Kansas Chanel Hudson-Marks – Memphis Jada Dayne – Michigan Nicky Waldeck – Michigan Rachael Ivanicki – Monmouth Taylor Porter – NC State Abby Elinsky – North Carolina Maya Worth – North Carolina Nandi Mehta – Northwestern Kayla Sharples – Northwestern Sammy Edwards – Ohio State Rachel Ressler – Oklahoma Paige Welch – Oklahoma Courtney Dike – Oklahoma State Nickolette Driesse – Penn State Emma Hasco – Penn State Megan Schafer – Penn State Marissa Sheva – Penn State Danielle Thomas – Pepperdine Taylor Aylmer – Rutgers Brittany Ambrose – Santa Clara Jenna Holtz – Santa Clara Julie Vass – Santa Clara Elexa Bahr – South Carolina Daija Griffin – South Carolina Savannah McCaskill – South Carolina Claire Studebaker – South Carolina Kyra Carusa – Stanford Logan Karam – Stanford Sam Tran – Stanford Michelle Xiao – Stanford Stephanie Malherbe – Texas A&M Annie Alvarado – UCLA Jessie Fleming – UCLA Zoey Goralski – UCLA Anika Rodríguez – UCLA Alex Anthony – USC Nicole Molen – USC Leah Pruitt – USC Haylee Cacciacarne – Utah Katie Rogers – Utah Natalie Vukic – Utah Betsy Brandon – Virginia Meghan Cox – Virginia Kristen McNabb – Virginia Morgan Reuther – Virginia Taylor Ziemer – Virginia Sh'Nia Gordon – West Virginia Heather Kaleiohi – West Virginia Alli Magaletta – West Virginia Rose Lavelle – Wisconsin Micaela Powers – Wisconsin Dani Rhodes – Wisconsin 1 own goal Natalie Calhoun – Oklahoma State (playing against Colorado) Haley Woodard – Oklahoma State (playing against Colorado) Unknown – Virginia (playing against Georgetown) Unknown – Wisconsin (playing against Florida) See also NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) References "2014–18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.