2010 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2010 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2010 Women's College Cup) was the 29th 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 WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from December 3–5, 2010 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 12–28.

Notre Dame defeated Stanford in the final, 1–0, to win their third national title. The Fighting Irish (21–2–2) were coached by Randy Waldrum.

The most outstanding offensive player was Melissa Henderson from Notre Dame, and the most outstanding defensive player was Jessica Schuveiller, also from Notre Dame. Henderson and Schuveiller, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team. Henderson was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 3 goals and 4 assists.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 64 teams.

Format Just as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup, were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The only exceptions were the first two rounds, which were played at regional campus sites. The top sixteen teams hosted four team-regionals on their home fields (with some exceptions, noted below) during the tournament's first weekend.

National seeds #1 Seeds#2 Seeds#3 Seeds#4 Seeds Maryland (17–2–2) North Carolina (17–2–2) Portland (18–1–1) Stanford (18–0–2) Boston College (13–6–1) Florida (18–2–2) Florida State (13–5–1) Virginia (13–4–2) Marquette (15–4–2) Ohio State (14–4–1) Oklahoma State (17–3–2) West Virginia (16–4–1) Notre Dame (15–2–2) Texas A&M (15–4–2) UCF (14–4–3) Wake Forest (12–7–3)

Teams Stanford RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAuburnSECAt-large11–7–2BYUMountain WestAutomatic16–3–2Central MichiganMACAutomatic16–4–12Florida StateACCAt-large13–5–1Fresno StateWACAutomatic09–8–5Long Beach StateBig WestAutomatic14–5–23MarquetteBig EastAt-large15–4–2Middle Tenn. StateSun BeltAutomatic13–8–2MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic12–6–2Sacramento StateBig SkyAutomatic09–9–1Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large12–6–2South FloridaBig EastAt-large13–5–31StanfordPac-12Automatic18–0–24UCFConference USAAt-large14–4–3UCLAPac-10At-large12–7–1WisconsinBig TenAt-large10–4–4 Portland RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArizona StatePac-10At-large09–7–32Boston CollegeACCAt-large13–6–1Boston U.America EastAutomatic16–5ConnecticutBig EastAt-large10–9–3HofstraCAAAt-large18–2Morehead StateOhio ValleyAutomatic13–6–1OklahomaBig 12At-large12–7–3PennIvy LeagueAutomatic09–6–2Penn StateBig TenAuto (shared)10–8–11PortlandWest CoastAutomatic18–1–1San DiegoWest CoastAt-large11–7–2UC-IrvineBig WestAt-large17–2–2UTSASouthlandAutomatic13–7–24Wake ForestACCAutomatic12–7–3WashingtonPac-10At-large11–8–13West VirginiaBig EastAutomatic16–4–1 Maryland RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCreightonMissouri ValleyAutomatic15–3–2DaytonAtlantic 10Automatic18–3GeorgetownBig EastAt-large13–6–1High PointBig SouthAutomatic10–10–1LehighPatriotAutomatic11–4–41MarylandACCAt-large17–2–2MinnesotaBig TenAt-large12–5–3North Dakota StateSummitAutomatic12–5–53Ohio StateBig TenAuto (shared)14–4–1Saint Francis (PA)NortheastAutomatic15–4–2SienaMAACAutomatic17–3South CarolinaSECAt-large14–5–44Texas A&MBig 12At-large15–4–2UNC-GreensboroSouthernAutomatic19–1–12VirginiaACCAt-large13–4–2Virginia TechACCAt-large10–9–1 North Carolina RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordCaliforniaPac-10At-large09–5–5DukeACCAt-large10–7–32FloridaSECAutomatic18–2–2IllinoisBig TenAt-large13–4–1Jackson StateSWACAutomatic13–6–1James MadisonCAAAutomatic14–6–1MemphisConference USAAutomatic15–3–3MercerAtlantic SunAutomatic10–8–1MichiganBig TenAt-large10–4–4New MexicoMountain WestAt-large12–2–51North CarolinaACCAt-large17–2–24Notre DameBig EastAt-large15–2–23Oklahoma StateBig 12Automatic17–3–2Oregon StatePac-10At-large15–3–1TexasBig 12At-large11–5–4USCPac-10At-large12–5–3

Bracket

Stanford Bracket

Portland Bracket

Maryland Bracket

North Carolina Bracket

College Cup

All-tournament team Melissa Henderson, Notre Dame (most outstanding offensive player) Jessica Schuveiller, Notre Dame (most outstanding defensive player) Rose Augustin, Notre Dame Courtney Barg, Notre Dame Katie Baumgardner, Ohio State Hanna Cerrone, Boston College Mandy Laddish, Notre Dame Adriana Leon, Notre Dame Camille Levin, Stanford Emily Oliver, Stanford Christen Press, Stanford

See also NCAA Women's Soccer Championships (Division II, Division III) NCAA Men's Soccer Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)

References