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2000 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

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2000 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember–December 2000
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
(16th title, 19th College Cup)
Runner-upUCLA Bruins
(1st title match, 1st College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored155 (3.3 per match)
Attendance53,051 (1,129 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Meredith Florance, UNC (4G, 1A)
Best playerMeredith Florance, UNC (Offensive)
Catherine Reddick, UNC (Defensive)
← 1999
2001 →

All statistics correct as of 6/9/2015.

The 2000 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2000 Women's College Cup) was the 19th 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 Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California during December 2000.[1]

North Carolina defeated UCLA in the final, 2–1, to win their sixteenth, and second straight, national title. The Tar Heels (21–3) were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The most outstanding offensive player was Meredith Florance from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Catherine Reddick, also from North Carolina. Florance and Reddick, along with eleven other players, were named to the All-Tournament team. Florance was also the tournament's leading scorer (4 goals).

Qualification

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All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 48 teams although it would expand to its current size, 64 teams, the following year.

Play-in games

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November 3
   
  Liberty (Big South, 14-6) 1
  Tennessee Tech (OVC, 12-7) 0
November 4
   
  Quinnipiac (NEC, 12-6-1) (OT) 2
  Loyola (MD) (MAAC, 15-4) 1
November 4
   
  Montana (Big Sky, 14-4-1) 6
  Northwestern State (SLC, 15-7) 0

Format

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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 top sixteen teams were given a bye to the Second Round while the remaining thirty-two teams played in the preliminary First Round.

Teams

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Notre Dame Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
BYU Mountain West Automatic 18-3-1
Cal Poly Big West Automatic 11-6-1
California Pac-10 At-large 17-2-1
Hartford America East At-large 17-3
Harvard Ivy League At-large 10-7
Miami (OH) MAC Automatic 13-7
Michigan Big Ten At-large 12-8-1
Notre Dame Big East Automatic 20-0-1
Quinnipiac Northeast Automatic 13-6-1
San Jose State WAC Automatic 10-12-1
Santa Clara West Coast At-large 14-6-1
Stanford Pac-10 At-large 13-5-1
North Carolina Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Connecticut Big East At-large 15-6-2
Liberty Big South Automatic 15-6
Nebraska Big 12 Automatic 21-1
North Carolina ACC Automatic 16-3
Princeton Ivy League Auto (shared) 13-4
Richmond CAA At-large 12-6
UNC Greensboro Southern Automatic 13-7-1
Virginia ACC At-large 10-7-1
Wake Forest ACC At-large 10-7-2
West Virginia Big East At-large 15-5
William & Mary CAA Automatic 15-5
Wisconsin Big Ten At-large 15-6-1
UCLA Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Clemson ACC At-large 17-2-1
Duke ACC At-large 13-7-1
Florida SEC Automatic 16-7
Florida State ACC At-large 12-7-2
Furman Southern At-large 20-2
Jacksonville Trans America Automatic 19-2
Marquette Conference USA Automatic 19-2-1
San Diego West Coast At-large 13-6
Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 17-6
UCLA Pac-10 At-large 15-3-1
USC Pac-10 At-large 13-5-2
Wright State Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 12-7-1
Portland Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Arizona State Pac-10 At-large 13-6-1
Boston U. America East Automatic 15-6
Dartmouth Ivy League Auto (shared) 13-4
Holy Cross Patriot Automatic 10-10-1
Illinois Big Ten At-large 13-7
Montana Big Sky Automatic 15-4-1
Penn State Big Ten Automatic 20-2-1
Portland West Coast Automatic 15-3
Southwest Missouri State Missouri Valley Automatic 12-10-1
Washington Pac-10 Automatic 17-2
Washington State Pac-10 At-large 13-6
Xavier Atlantic 10 Automatic 14-6-1

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Women's College Cup)
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
Championship
(Women's College Cup)
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
*Notre Dame3
Michigan (2OT)4Michigan1
Notre Dame2
Miami (OH)3
Harvard0
*Hartford0
Harvard2Harvard3
Notre Dame (OT)2
Quinnipiac1
Santa Clara1
*BYU5
Stanford4Stanford0
BYU1
San Jose State1
Santa Clara (OT)2
*California0
Santa Clara3Santa Clara2
Notre Dame1
Cal Poly1
North Carolina2
*North Carolina5
Wake Forest6Wake Forest0
North Carolina2
Liberty1
Virginia1
*Virginia6
UNC Greensboro (2OT)3UNC Greensboro1
North Carolina3
William & Mary2
Connecticut0
*Connecticut1
Wisconsin (2OT)1Wisconsin0
Connecticut1
Princeton0
Nebraska0
*Nebraska4
Richmond5Richmond0
North Carolina2
West Virginia1
UCLA1
*Clemson (OT)2
Duke3Duke1
Clemson2
Furman1
Florida State0
*Florida1
Florida State4Florida State2
Clemson1
Jacksonville1
UCLA2
*Texas A&M4
Marquette (2OT)2Marquette0
Texas A&M0
Wright State1
UCLA4
*UCLA3
USC2USC0
UCLA1
San Diego1
Portland0
*Penn State (OT)1
Illinois2Illinois0
Penn State4
Xavier0
Dartmouth0
*Dartmouth4
Boston U.1Boston U.1
Penn State0
Holy Cross0
Portland (OT)1
*Portland3
Arizona State2Arizona State1
Portland1
SW Missouri State0
Washington0
*Washington5
Montana1Montana0
Washington State0

All-tournament team

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  • Daniella Borgman, North Carolina
  • Meotis Erickson, Notre Dame
  • Meredith Florance, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player)
  • Karissa Hampton, UCLA
  • Venus James, UCLA
  • Jena Kluegel, North Carolina
  • Cheryl Loveless, Portland
  • Lauren Orlandos, Portland
  • Kim Patrick, North Carolina
  • Catherine Reddick, North Carolina (most outstanding defensive player)
  • Liz Wagner, Notre Dame
  • Jordan Walker, North Carolina
  • Amy Warner, Notre Dame

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 9, 2015.