2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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2017 NCAA women's soccer tournament
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Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 10–
December 3, 2017
Teams64
Final positions
Champions Stanford (2nd title)
Runner-up UCLA
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored203 (3.22 per match)
All statistics correct as of December 3, 2017.
  2016
2018  

The 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (semifinals and final also known as the 2017 Women's College Cup) was the 36th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Florida on December 1 and 3, 2017, while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2017. [1] The Stanford Cardinal were tournament champions, winning the final 3–2 over the UCLA Bruins.

Contents

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. 64 teams participated in the tournament. 28 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference tournaments and 3 teams qualified automatically by winning their conference regular-season championship (Ivy League, Pac-12 Conference, and West Coast Conference grant their automatic qualifications to the regular-season champions in lieu of holding a conference tournament). The remaining 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee.

Stanford Bracket

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord [2] RPI [3] Appearance [4] Last bid [4]
1 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic [5] 18–1–0127th 2016
2 West Virginia Big 12 At-large15–3–2718th 2016
3 Penn State Big Ten Automatic 12–4–41023rd 2016
4 Florida State ACC At-large11–6–11618th 2016
  Arizona Pac-12 At-large10–4–4265th 2015
  Auburn SEC At-large7–6–52715th 2016
  Bucknell Patriot Automatic 12–8–0814th 2016
  Georgetown Big East Automatic 14–3–3228th 2016
  Hofstra CAA Automatic 15–3–2236th 2015
  La Salle Atlantic 10 Automatic 17–3–2475th 2014
  Ole Miss SEC At-large10–6–3407th 2015
  Rutgers Big Ten At-large12–2–51112th 2016
  Stony Brook America East Automatic 11–10–01582nd 2012
  TCU Big 12 At-large12–6–3462nd 2016
  Utah Valley WAC Automatic 10–11–12132nd 2015
  Wake Forest ACC At-large11–5–34219th 2013

South Carolina Bracket

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord [2] RPI [3] Appearance [4] Last bid [4]
1 South Carolina SEC At-large15–2–1311th 2016
2 UCF American At-large13–1–3521st 2015
3 Florida SEC At-large14–6–01921st 2016
4 Ohio State Big Ten At-large15–4–11712th 2016
  Alabama State SWAC Automatic 12–7–12292nd 2016
  California Pac-12 At-large13–5–12525th 2016
  Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun Automatic 14–3–1356th 2016
  Murray State OVC Automatic 15–1–2213rd 2015
  Santa Clara WCC At-large13–6–13127th 2016
  South Alabama Sun Belt Automatic 12–3–2615th 2016
  South Florida American Automatic 12–3–2154th 2015
  Tennessee SEC At-large14–4–12011th 2012
  Toledo MAC Automatic 12–7–31245th 2011
  Vanderbilt SEC At-large12–6–2398th 2006
  Washington State Pac-12 At-large9–7–34911th 2015
  Wisconsin Big Ten At-large13–5–22920th 2016

Duke Bracket

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord [2] RPI [3] Appearance [4] Last bid [4]
1 Duke ACC At-large19–2–0423rd 2016
2 Texas A&M SEC Automatic 17–2–1623rd 2016
3 USC Pac-12 At-large14–3–11816th 2016
4 Texas Big 12 At-large13–3–21212th 2014
  Alabama SEC At-large12–7–1283rd 2011
  Baylor Big 12 Automatic 13–5–2345th 2012
  Clemson ACC At-large9–5–33818th 2016
  Eastern Washington Big Sky Automatic 16–5–1842nd 2016
  IUPUI Horizon Automatic 14–5–31222nd 2009
  Lamar Southland Automatic 18–3–1721st [6] Never
  Missouri State MVC Automatic 10–9–11192nd 2000
  North Texas Conference USA Automatic 14–3–4655th 2015
  Notre Dame ACC At-large9–6–41425th 2016
  Oklahoma State Big 12 At-large16–3–23211th 2016
  Rice Conference USA At-large12–3–2364th 2014
  UNC Greensboro Southern Automatic 11–7–310410th 2010

North Carolina Bracket

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord [2] RPI [3] Appearance [4] Last bid [4]
1 North Carolina ACC Automatic 15–2–2236th 2016
2 UCLA Pac-12 At-large15–2–2821st 2016
3 Virginia ACC At-large11–5–42330th 2016
4 Princeton Ivy Automatic [7] 14–2–0912th 2015
  Arkansas SEC At-large11–10–2414th 2016
  Butler Big East At-large13–2–5452nd 2015
  Cal State Fullerton Big West Automatic 12–5–4947th 2014
  Colorado Pac-12 At-large11–5–44310th 2016
  Denver Summit Automatic 11–8–122510th 2013
  High Point Big South Automatic 13–7–1996th 2014
  Monmouth MAAC Automatic 15–3–2375th 2016
  NC State ACC At-large14–5–13013th 2016
  Northwestern Big Ten At-large12–7–2335th 2016
  Pepperdine WCC Automatic [8] 14–2–31310th 2016
  Saint Francis (PA) NEC Automatic 10–7–31764th 2016
  San Diego State Mountain West Automatic 12–7–2807th 2014

Bracket

The bracket was announced on Monday, November 6. [9]

Stanford Bracket

First round
November 10–11
Campus Sites
Second round
November 17
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinal
November 24
Campus Sites
            
1 Stanford * 9
Utah Valley 1
1 Stanford* 2
Auburn 0
  Hofstra 0
  Auburn * 1
1 Stanford* 1
4 Florida State 0
  Arizona * 2
  TCU 1
Arizona 0
4 Florida State2
Ole Miss 0
4 Florida State * 5
1 Stanford* 4
3 Penn State 0
3 Penn State * 7
Stony Brook 0
3 Penn State2
Wake Forest 0
  Georgetown 0 (1)
  Wake Forest * 0 (2)
3 Penn State3
2 West Virginia* 1
  Rutgers * 3
  La Salle 1
Rutgers 0 (3)
2 West Virginia* 0 (4)
Bucknell 0
2 West Virginia * 3

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
November 10, 2017 Auburn 1–0 Hofstra Auburn, Alabama
6:00 p.m. CST
  • Bri Folds Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Stadium: Auburn Soccer Complex
Attendance: 845
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning
Assistant referees: Jessica Medley
Assistant referees: James McKean
Fourth official: Oladokun Faduyile
November 10, 2017 Florida State 5–0 Ole Miss Tallahassee, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 851
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
Assistant referees: Kevin Huet
Assistant referees: Kevin Flynn
Fourth official: Joe LeBlanc
November 10, 2017 #24 Wake Forest 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 p)
#15 Georgetown Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Spry Stadium
Referee: Daniel Burak
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Assistant referees: Robert Dail
Fourth official: Brian Odenwald
Penalties
November 10, 2017 #10 Penn State 7–0 Stony Brook State College, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 636
Referee: John Brady
Assistant referees: Tim Deljanovan
Assistant referees: Terrence Mull
Fourth official: Dustin Killick
November 10, 2017 Arizona 2–1 TCU Tucson, Arizona
7:00 p.m. MST
  • Samantha Falasco Soccerball shade.svg75'
  • Cali Crisler Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg31' Emma Heckendorn
Stadium: Murphey Field at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 753
Referee: Omeed Azadpour
Assistant referees: Wale Animashaun
Assistant referees: Juan Colazo
Fourth official: Charles Farr
November 11, 2017 #7 West Virginia 3–0 Bucknell Morgantown, West Virginia
1:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,207
Referee: Amadou Diop
Assistant referees: Paul Deverse
Assistant referees: Robert Hope
Fourth official: Richard Fulcher
November 11, 2017 #22 Rutgers 3–1 La Salle Piscataway, New Jersey
5:00 p.m. EST
  • Amirah Ali Soccerball shade.svg52'
  • Alexa Ferreira Soccerball shade.svg56'
  • Brittany LaPlant Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg65' Madison Bower
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 581
Referee: Amber O'Connor
Assistant referees: Brenda Magoba
Assistant referees: Scarlet Keane
Fourth official: Hallie Berger
November 11, 2017 #1 Stanford 9–1 Utah Valley Stanford, California
7:00 p.m. PST
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg17' Libby Weber
Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Matthew Buckman
Assistant referees: John Tuggle
Assistant referees: Vince Di Nardo
Fourth official: Deleana Quan
Second round
November 17, 2017 #10 Penn State 2–0#24 Wake Forest Morgantown, West Virginia
4:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 309
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Lucas Feathers
Assistant referees: Brian Opiela
Fourth official: John Groff
November 17, 2017 #7 West Virginia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#22 Rutgers Morgantown, West Virginia
7:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,554
Referee: Brian Miller
Assistant referees: Eric Weisbrod
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Mellen
Fourth official: John Woodruff
Penalties
November 17, 2017 Florida State 2–0 Arizona Stanford, California
4:30 p.m. PST Report Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 379
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Assistant referees: Kyle Kazmer
Assistant referees: Brandon Chapman
Fourth official: Devlin Creighton
November 17, 2017 #1 Stanford 2–0 Auburn Stanford, California
7:00 p.m. PST
Report Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 1,533
Referee: Alex Del Angel
Assistant referees: Troy Thiele
Assistant referees: Devlin Creighton
Fourth official: Kyle Kazmer
Round of 16
November 19, 2017 #1 Stanford 1–0 Florida State Stanford, California
1:00 p.m. PST Report Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
Assistant referees: Deleana Quan
Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson
Fourth official: Matthew Buckman
November 19, 2017#7 West Virginia 1–3 #10 Penn State Morgantown, West Virginia
5:00 p.m. EST
  • Sh'Nia Gordon Soccerball shade.svg34'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg39' Alina Ortega-Jurado
  • Soccerball shade.svg43' Elizabeth Ball
  • Soccerball shade.svg55' Frannie Crouse
Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 419
Referee: Charles Murphy
Assistant referees: Amadou Diop
Assistant referees: Michael Donovan
Fourth official: Jamie Duling
Quarterfinal
November 24, 2017 #1 Stanford 4–0#10 Penn State Stanford, California
2:00 p.m. PST
  • Catarina Macario Soccerball shade.svg2'
  • Andi Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg11'
  • Jaye Boissiere Soccerball shade.svg12'
  • Kyra Carusa Soccerball shade.svg25'
Report Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 2,147
Referee: Ian Anderson
Assistant referees: Salma Perez
Assistant referees: Chris Elliott
Fourth official: Joseph Dickerson

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

South Carolina Bracket

First round
November 10–11
Campus Sites
Second round
November 17
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinal
November 24
Campus Sites
            
2 UCF* 0
Washington State 1
 Washington State2 (3)
 Tennessee 2 (1)
  Murray State 0
  Tennessee * 2
Washington State 0
3 Florida* 12OT
  South Florida * 3
  Florida Gulf Coast 0
South Florida 0
3 Florida* 1
South Alabama 1
3 Florida * 3
3 Florida 0
1 South Carolina* 2
4 Ohio State* 1
Vanderbilt 2
 Vanderbilt 1
 Santa Clara3
  Santa Clara 2
  California* 1
Santa Clara 0
1 South Carolina* 1
  Wisconsin * 5
  Toledo 0
Wisconsin 0
1 South Carolina* 1
Alabama State 0
1 South Carolina * 3

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
November 10, 2017 #16 Florida 3–1 South Alabama Gainesville, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST
  • Madison Alexander Soccerball shade.svg34'
  • Melanie Monteagudo Soccerball shade.svg44'
  • Sarah Troccoli Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg85' Audrey Duren
Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Attendance: 841
Referee: Guido Gonzales
Assistant referees: Trent Vanhaitsma
Assistant referees: David Mon
Fourth official: Lance Vanhaitsma
November 10, 2017#14 Ohio State 1–2 Vanderbilt Columbus, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EST
  • Sarah Roberts Soccerball shade.svg30'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg62' Nia Dorsey
  • Soccerball shade.svg89' Stephanie Amack
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 331
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier
Fourth official: Daniel Bava
November 10, 2017 #5 South Carolina 3–0 Alabama State Columbia, South Carolina
6:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Stone Stadium
Referee: Dustin Thorn
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Fourth official: Wayne Pavlischek
November 10, 2017 Wisconsin 5–0 Toledo Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Grace Douglas Soccerball shade.svg55', 59'
  • Lauren Rice Soccerball shade.svg61'
  • Jordan McNeese Soccerball shade.svg65'
  • Allie Winterfield Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report Stadium: McClimon Track/Soccer Complex
Referee: Landis Wiley
Assistant referees: Besnik Rexhepi
Assistant referees: Tom McCulloh
Fourth official: Nicolas Ramos
November 11, 2017 #25 South Florida 3–0 Florida Gulf Coast Tampa, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
Assistant referees: Tim Bower
Assistant referees: Randy Cook
Fourth official: Anthony Chihocky
November 11, 2017#19 California 1–2 Santa Clara Berkeley, California
1:30 p.m. PST
Report Stadium: Edwards Stadium
Attendance: 995
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
Assistant referees: Troy Thiele
Assistant referees: Francisco Avalos
Fourth official: Alex Del Angel
November 11, 2017 #20 Tennessee 2–0 Murray State Knoxville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 861
Referee: Leland Grant
Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo
Assistant referees: Josh Nobles
Fourth official: Paul Friend
November 11, 2017#8 UCF 0–1 Washington State Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Referee: Esteban Rosano
Assistant referees: Ian Anderson
Assistant referees: Anya Voigt
Fourth official: Sam Gillispie
Second round
November 17, 2017#20 Tennessee 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Washington State Gainesville, Florida
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Danielle Marcano Soccerball shade.svg20', 30'
Report
Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry
Assistant referees: Hassan Belmnahia
Fourth official: Nardi Abeshi
Penalties
  • Katie Cousins Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Mary Alice Vignola Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Erin Gilroy Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Meghan Flynn Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Maegan O'Neill
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sofia Anker-Kofoed
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Jordan Branch
November 17, 2017 Santa Clara 3–1 Vanderbilt Columbia, South Carolina
3:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg35' Madison Elwell
Stadium: Stone Stadium
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Assistant referees: Doug Hartemann
Fourth official: Howard Ash
November 17, 2017 #16 Florida 1–0#25 South Florida Gainesville, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST
  • Mayra Pelayo Soccerball shade.svg42'
Report Stadium: Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Timothy Debysingh
Assistant referees: Abdel Kuttaineh
Assistant referees: Natalie Simon
Fourth official: Martin Bel
November 17, 2017 #5 South Carolina 1–0 Wisconsin Columbia, South Carolina
6:00 p.m. EST
  • Luciana Zullo Soccerball shade.svg39'
Report Stadium: Stone Stadium
Referee: Eric Usher
Assistant referees: Abbas Piran
Assistant referees: Daniel Burak
Fourth official: Derek Allison
Round of 16
November 19, 2017 #16 Florida 1–0 (a.e.t.) Washington State Gainesville, Florida
2:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Pressly Stadium
Attendance: 758
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Jose Da Silva
Assistant referees: Eric Proctor
Fourth official: Abdel Kuttaineh
November 19, 2017 #5 South Carolina 1–0 Santa Clara Columbia, South Carolina
2:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Stone Stadium
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Robert Dail
Fourth official: Dallas Rosier
Quarterfinal
November 24, 2017 #5 South Carolina 2–0#16 Florida Columbia, South Carolina
6:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Stone Stadium
Referee: Amber O'Connor
Assistant referees: Matt Jackson
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Fourth official: Aleksander Zhelyazkov

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Duke Bracket

First round
November 10–11
Campus Sites
Second round
November 17
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinal
November 24
Campus Sites
            
1 Duke * 1
UNC Greensboro 0
1 Duke* 7
Oklahoma State 0
  Missouri State 1 (2)
  Oklahoma State * 1 (3)
1 Duke* 3
4 Texas 0
  Clemson * 2
  Alabama 1
Clemson 1 (5)
4 Texas1 (6)
North Texas 0
4 Texas * 3
1 Duke* 4
Baylor 0
3 USC * 22OT
Eastern Washington 1
3 USC 1 (0)
Baylor1 (3)
  Rice 2
  Baylor * 3
 Baylor3OT
 Notre Dame 2
  Notre Dame * 5
  IUPUI 0
Notre Dame2 (4)
2 Texas A&M* 2 (1)
Lamar 0
2 Texas A&M * 1

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
November 10, 2017 #18 Texas 3–0 North Texas Austin, Texas
5:00 p.m. CST Report Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium
Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Timothy Debysingh
Assistant referees: Chris Gordon
Assistant referees: Gregorio Garza
Fourth official: Jason Coody
November 10, 2017 #23 Baylor 3–2 Rice Waco, Texas
5:00 p.m. CST
  • Precious Akanyirige Soccerball shade.svg25'
  • De Lima Soccerball shade.svg26'
  • Raegan Padgett Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg17' Aliza Wolfe
  • Soccerball shade.svg56' Erin Mikeska
Stadium: Betty Lou Mays Field
Attendance: 921
Referee: Mike Lavergne
Assistant referees: L Hodgkinson
Assistant referees: Matt Breland
Fourth official: Melvin Machayo
November 10, 2017 Clemson 2–1 Alabama Clemson, South Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg68' Casey Wertz
Stadium: Historic Riggs Field
Attendance: 358
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Assistant referees: Brian Bozard
Assistant referees: Jason Kent
Fourth official: Clive Edwards
November 10, 2017 #6 Texas A&M 1–0 Lamar College Station, Texas
7:30 p.m. CST
  • Tori Alaniz Soccerball shade.svg8' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Ellis Field
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Travis Haight
Assistant referees: Victor Perez
Assistant referees: Christina Hutchinson
Fourth official: George Kubove
November 11, 2017 #17 Oklahoma State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Missouri State Stillwater, Oklahoma
12:00 p.m. CST
  • Julia Lenhardt Soccerball shade.svg9'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g.) Michela Ongaro
Stadium: Cowgirl Soccer Complex
Attendance: 633
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
Assistant referees: Michael Cap
Assistant referees: Matt Trotter
Fourth official: Roy Robinson
Penalties
  • Anna Beffer Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Elise Hawn Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Coumba Sow Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Julia Lenhardt Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Jaci Jones Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ashley Coonfield
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Brooke Zimmerman
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Mary Disidore
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Jacqueline Baetz
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Brooke Prondzinski
November 11, 2017 #9 USC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Eastern Washington Los Angeles, California
12:00 p.m. PST
  • Alex Anthony Soccerball shade.svg51'
  • Erika Okuma Soccerball shade gold.svg 101'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg6' Chloe Williams
Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 340
Referee: Ceciah Valero
Assistant referees: Kyle Kazmer
Assistant referees: TJ McCree
Fourth official: Loren Barnett
November 11, 2017 Notre Dame 5–0 IUPUI Notre Dame, Indiana
6:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Assistant referees: Arlind Kociu
Fourth official: Abdu Bensalah
November 11, 2017 #3 Duke 1–0 UNC Greensboro Durham, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 499
Second round
November 17, 2017#9 USC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)
#23 Baylor College Station, Texas
3:30 p.m. CST Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg90' Sarah King
Stadium: Ellis Field
Referee: Travis Haight
Assistant referees: Ramon Bermudez, Jr.
Assistant referees: Ricardo Hernandez
Fourth official: John Navarro
Penalties
November 17, 2017 #18 Texas 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Clemson Durham, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg87' Patrice DiPasquale
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar
Assistant referees: Jeremy L.B. Smith
Fourth official: Carmen Serbio
Penalties
November 17, 2017 #3 Duke 7–0#17 Oklahoma State Durham, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 812
Referee: Charles Murphy
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Fourth official: Aaron Riley
November 17, 2017#6 Texas A&M 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Notre Dame College Station, Texas
7:30 p.m. CST
  • Mikaela Harvey Soccerball shade.svg36'
  • Emily Bates Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
Stadium: Ellis Field
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: Kyle Phillips
Assistant referees: Chris Gordon
Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner
Fourth official: Asa Adair
Penalties
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Natalie Jacobs
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Taylor Klawunder
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Jennifer Westendorf
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ginny McGowan
Round of 16
November 19, 2017 #3 Duke 3–0#18 Texas Durham, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 683
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Danny Thornberry
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Fourth official: Clive Edwards
November 19, 2017 #23 Baylor 3–2 (a.e.t.) Notre Dame College Station, Texas
6:00 p.m. CST
  • Lauren Piercy Soccerball shade.svg42'
  • Kennedy Brown Soccerball shade.svg47'
  • Precious Akanyirige Soccerball shade gold.svg 97'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg54' Taylor Klawunder
  • Soccerball shade.svg58' Jennifer Westendorf
Stadium: Ellis Field
Attendance: 1,596
Referee: Mike Lavergne
Assistant referees: Gregorio Garza
Assistant referees: Janae Thompson
Fourth official: Leszek Stalmach
Quarterfinal
November 24, 2017 #3 Duke 4–0#23 Baylor Durham, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Red card.svg 40' Lauren Piercy
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 995
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Assistant referees: Robert Velbis
Assistant referees: Eric Barnes
Fourth official: Abbas Piran

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

North Carolina Bracket

First round
November 10–12
Campus Sites
Second round
November 17
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
November 19
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinal
November 25
Campus Sites
            
2 UCLA * 3
San Diego State 1
2 UCLA* 1OT
Northwestern 0
  Butler 0 (2)
  Northwestern * 0 (3)
2 UCLA* 2
3 Virginia 1
  Pepperdine * 1
  Cal State Fullerton 0
 Pepperdine 0
3 Virginia3
Saint Francis (PA) 0
3 Virginia * 2
2 UCLA* 3
4 Princeton 1
4 Princeton * 4
Monmouth 0
4 Princeton1 (5)
NC State 1 (4)
  Arkansas 1
  NC State * 4
4 Princeton2OT
1 North Carolina* 1
  Colorado * 2
  Denver 1
Colorado 0
1 North Carolina* 1
High Point 0
1 North Carolina * 3

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
November 10, 2017 #13 Princeton 4–0 Monmouth Princeton, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Mimi Asom Soccerball shade.svg6', 66'
  • Abby Givens Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Carolyne Davidson Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Stadium: Roberts Stadium
Attendance: 798
Referee: Zachary Rubinich
Assistant referees: Jason Blight
Assistant referees: Luis Arroyo
Fourth official: Randal Von Steuben
November 10, 2017 #4 UCLA 3–1 San Diego State Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PST
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg63' Mia Root
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Christopher Calderon
Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson
Assistant referees: Loren Barnett
Fourth official: Ceciah Valero
November 11, 2017 #21 NC State 4–1 Arkansas Raleigh, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Soccerball shade.svg81' Stefani Doyle
Stadium: Dail Soccer Field
Attendance: 428
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Assistant referees: Robert Velbis
Fourth official: Raymond Thomas
November 11, 2017 #2 North Carolina 3–0 High Point Cary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park [10]
Attendance: 998
Referee: Eric Barnes
Assistant referees: Ben Jackson III
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Fourth official: Chris Zuerner
November 11, 2017 #11 Pepperdine 1–0 Cal State Fullerton Malibu, California
1:00 p.m. PST Report Stadium: Rokus Field
Attendance: 619
Referee: Omeed Azadpour
Assistant referees: Wale Animishaun
Assistant referees: William Delgado
Fourth official: Magic Berenji
November 11, 2017 #12 Virginia 2–0 Saint Francis (PA) Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Klöckner Stadium [11]
Attendance: 371
Referee: Jeffrey Skinner
Assistant referees: J.T. Alukonis
Assistant referees: Jim Sadowski
Fourth official: Michael Donovan
November 12, 2017 Northwestern 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Butler Evanston, Illinois
1:00 p.m. CST Report Stadium: Lakeside Field
Attendance: 277
Referee: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: Duncan Purvis
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Fourth official: George Ghawi
Penalties
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Halle Stelbasky
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Brenna Pawelkowski
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Elena Gutlove
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Paige Monaghan
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Caitlyn Disarcina
November 12, 2017 Colorado 2–1 Denver Boulder, Colorado
12:00 p.m. MST
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg38' Leah Swander
Stadium: Prentup Field
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Matt Grove
Assistant referees: Jacob Herold
Assistant referees: Lauren Parliament
Fourth official: Conor McGahey
Second round
November 17, 2017 #13 Princeton 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
#21 NC State Cary, North Carolina
2:30 p.m. EST
  • Carolyne Davidson Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park [12]
Attendance: 530
Referee: Mark Buda
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Assistant referees: Hudson Owens
Fourth official: Robert Dail
Penalties
  • Mimi Asom Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Courtney O'Brien Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Vanessa Gregoire Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Emily Hilliard-Arce Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Tomi Kennedy Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Mikaela Symanovich Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Carolyne Davidson Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Taylor Porter
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Tziarra King
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Hannah Keogh
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ricarda Walkling
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Kristina Schuster
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Lulu Guttenberger
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Dakota Stephens
November 17, 2017 #2 North Carolina 1–0 Colorado Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park [12]
Attendance: 980
Referee: Jeff Skinker
Assistant referees: Kai Goodrich
Assistant referees: Jim Sadowski
Fourth official: Justin Howard
November 17, 2017 #12 Virginia 3–0#11 Pepperdine Los Angeles, California
5:00 p.m. PST
Report Stadium: Drake Stadium
Referee: Randy Hoffman
Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson
Assistant referees: Trevor Rappleye
Fourth official: Wale Animashaun
November 17, 2017 #4 UCLA 1–0 (a.e.t.) Northwestern Los Angeles, California
8:00 p.m. PST Report Stadium: Drake Stadium
Attendance: 2,054
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Wale Animashaun
Assistant referees: Salma Perez
Fourth official: Kristin Patterson
Round of 16
November 19, 2017#2 North Carolina 1–2 (a.e.t.) #13 Princeton Cary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. EST Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Lance Vanhaitsma
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Fourth official: Michael Hill
November 19, 2017 #4 UCLA 2–1#12 Virginia Los Angeles, California
6:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Assistant referees: Loren Barnett
Assistant referees: Ceciah Valero
Fourth official: Daniel Radford
Quarterfinal
November 25, 2017 #4 UCLA 3–1#13 Princeton Los Angeles, California
5:30 p.m. PST Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg55' Abby Givens
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Attendance: 2,913
Referee: Michael Zapata
Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson
Assistant referees: Salma Perez
Fourth official: Christopher Calderon

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

College Cup

Semifinals
December 1
Orlando City Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Final
December 3
Orlando City Stadium
Orlando, Florida
      
1 Stanford 2
5 South Carolina 0
1 Stanford 3
4 UCLA 2
3 Duke 0 (3)
4 UCLA 0 (4)

Schedule

Semifinals
December 1, 2017 #1 Stanford 2–0#5 South Carolina Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Referee: Katja Koroleva
Assistant referees: Deleana Quan
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Fourth official: Lance Vanhaitsma
December 1, 2017#3 Duke 0–0
(3–4 p)
#4 UCLA Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner
Assistant referees: Natalie Simon
Fourth official: Lance Vanhaitsma
Penalties
  • Gabi Brummett Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Malinda Allen Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Karlie Paschall Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Ashton Miller Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Kat McDonald Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Zoey Goralski
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Julia Hernandez
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg MacKenzie Cerda
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sunny Dunphy
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Marley Canales
Final
December 3, 2017 #1 Stanford 3–2#4 UCLA Orlando, Florida
12:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Deleana Quan
Assistant referees: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
Fourth official: Katja Koroleva

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Record by conference

ConferenceBidsRecordPct.R32R16QFSFFNC
Pac-12 714–5–3.725632221
SEC 911–7–2.6006221
ACC 813–5–5.6748511
Big 12 54–5–4.462431
Big Ten 55–4–2.545411
Ivy 12–1–1.625111
WCC 23–2–0.60021
American 21–2–0.3331
Big East 20–0–2.500
C-USA 20–2–0.000
MVC 10–0–1.500

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