2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 40th edition of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's college soccer. The College Cup was played on December 3 and December 6. It was originally set to be played in San Jose, California, but was moved to Stevens Stadium due to a conflict with the MLS playoffs schedule.[1][2]

2021 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (Semifinals & Final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 12 – December 7, 2021
Teams64
Final positions
Champions(1) Florida State (3rd title)
Runner-up(4) BYU
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored194 (3.08 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mikayla ColohanBYU
(5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 12/07/2021.
← 2020
2022 →

The Florida State Seminoles defeated the BYU Cougars on penalty kicks to win the national championship.[3]

Qualification edit

The tournament returned to 64 teams after only featuring 48 teams in the 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament also returns to the fall, after being held in the spring in 2020. The tournament also returned to its normal format of having the higher seeds host matches until the College Cup.[4][5][6]

All Division I women's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 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.[7]

Automatic Bids
Conference Team Date qualified Record Appearance[8] Last Bid[8]
ACC Florida State November 7[9] 16–1–2 22 2020
America East Vermont November 7 12–5–1 2 1984
American Memphis November 7 13–4–2 10 2020
ASUN Lipscomb November 6[10] 15–4–1 3 2019
Atlantic 10 Saint Louis November 7 12–8–1 6 2020
Big 12 TCU November 7 17–2–2 6 2020
Big East Georgetown November 7 13–1–6 12 2020
Big Sky Montana November 7 12–5–1 6 2020
Big South High Point November 7 10–7–2 7 2017
Big Ten Michigan November 7 15–3–3 15 2019
Big West UC Irvine November 7 15–5–0 3 2011
CAA Hofstra November 7 16–3–1 9 2019
C-USA Old Dominion November 7 13–4–1 2 2006
Horizon Milwaukee November 6[11] 18–1–0 15 2020
Ivy Brown October 30[12] 12–3–0 8 2019
MAAC Monmouth November 7 15–4–1 8 2019
MAC Bowling Green November 7 11–6–3 6 2020
Missouri Valley Loyola Chicago November 7 13–2–2 7 2020
Mountain West New Mexico November 6[13] 14–4–2 4 2020
Northeast Central Connecticut November 7 13–5–0 11 2020
Ohio Valley SIU Edwardsville November 7 11–6–0 4 2020
Pac-12 UCLA November 5[14] 16–0–3 25 2020
Patriot Bucknell November 7 11–7–3 5 2017
SEC Tennessee November 7 18–2–0 13 2018
SoCon Samford November 7 15–3–2 6 2019
Southland Northwestern State November 7 11–5–3 3 2005
The Summit South Dakota State November 6[15] 14–3–1 6 2019
Sun Belt South Alabama November 7 12–4–3 8 2020
SWAC Prairie View A&M November 7 12–3–3 3 2019
WCC Santa Clara November 6[16] 11–5–2 31 2020
WAC Grand Canyon November 7 16–3–2 1 None
At-Large Bids
Conference Team Record Appearance[8] Last Bid[8]
SEC Alabama 10–9–1 4 2017
SEC Arkansas 16–4–0 8 2020
SEC Auburn 12–6–1 17 2018
Big East Butler 15–4–1 3 2017
WCC BYU 13–4–1 22 2020
ACC Clemson 12–6–1 22 2020
ACC Duke 13–3–1 27 2020
Ivy Harvard 12–2–1 17 2016
SEC LSU 11–7–1 7 2018
ACC NC State 8–8–2 16 2019
ACC North Carolina 12–2–3 40 2020
ACC Notre Dame 13–5–1 27 2019
SEC Ole Miss 12–5–3 10 2020
Big Ten Ohio State 9–8–2 14 2020
Big Ten Penn State 11–7–0 27 2020
WCC Pepperdine 15–3–1 11 2019
Ivy Princeton 14–2–1 13 2018
Big East Providence 10–6–3 2 1993
Big Ten Purdue 14–4–2 7 2009
Big Ten Rutgers 17–3–0 16 2020
American SMU 11–4–2 14 2016
SEC South Carolina 11–6–1 15 2020
American South Florida 12–3–3 8 2020
Big East St. John's 12–6–2 4 2015
Pac-12 Stanford 13–5–1 30 2019
Big 12 Texas 11–4–6 15 2019
Pac-12 USC 13–3–2 20 2020
ACC Virginia 16–2–2 34 2020
ACC Virginia Tech 11–5–2 11 2019
ACC Wake Forest 15–5–0 21 2018
Pac-12 Washington State 13–2–4 14 2019
Big Ten Wisconsin 8–5–6 22 2019
Big East Xavier 16–2–1 4 2019

Bracket edit

The bracket was announced on Monday, November 8, 2021.[17] First round games were played on November 12, 13 or 14 at campus sites.

Florida State Bracket edit

First round
Campus Sites
Second round
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinal
Campus Sites
            
1 Florida State* 3
South Alabama 0
1 Florida State* 5
SMU 1
  SMU* 2
  Texas 0
1 Florida State* 1
4 Pepperdine 0
  South Florida* 0
  NC State 2
NC State 0
4 Pepperdine 3
South Dakota State 1
4 Pepperdine* 7
1 Florida State* (a.e.t.) 1
2 Michigan 0
3 Tennessee* 3
Lipscomb 0
3 Tennessee 2
Washington State 0
  Washington State* 3
  Montana 0
3 Tennessee 0
2 Michigan* 3
  Wake Forest* 3
  Harvard 0
Wake Forest 0
2 Michigan* 2
  Bowling Green 0
2 Michigan* 3

Host institution

Schedule edit

First round edit
November 12, 2021 #6 Tennessee 3–0 Lipscomb Knoxville, TN
5:00 pm EST
  • Abbey Burdette   28'
  • Cariel Ellis   74'
  • Taylor Huff   75'
Report
  •   62' Logan McFadden
  •   63' Allie Dunn
Stadium: Regal Stadium
Attendance: 1,868
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
Assistant referees: Eric Usher
Assistant referees: Ryan Starr
Fourth official: Joe Kirkpatrick
November 12, 2021 #1 Florida State 3–0 South Alabama Tallahassee, FL
6:00 pm EST
Report
  •   70' Danielle Fuentes
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,125
Referee: Richonne Clark
Assistant referees: Abdel Kuttaineh
Assistant referees: Arnel Selman
November 12, 2021 #9 Michigan 3–0 Bowling Green Ann Arbor, MI
6:00 p.m. EST
Report
  •   31' Nikki Cox
Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,390
Referee: Austin Saini
Assistant referees: Anthony Vasoli
Assistant referees: Jeffery Mellen
Fourth official: Steve Grinczel
November 13, 2021 #19 Pepperdine 7–1 South Dakota State Malibu, CA
3:00 pm EST
  • Calista Reyes   4', 66'
  • Joelle Anderson   7'
  • Carlee Giammona   23'
  • Skylar Enge   37'
  • Kelsey Hill   40'
  • Tori Waldeck   54'
Report
  • Cece Limongi   53'
Stadium: Rokus Field
Attendance: 507
Referee: Andrea Reyes
Assistant referees: Jaclyn Reilman
Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson
Fourth official: Matt Ng
November 13, 2021 #15 Washington State 3–0 Montana Pullman, WA
8:00 pm EST
  • Marin Whieldon   37'
  • Sydney Pulver   79' (pen.)
  • Grayson Lynch   83'
Report
  •   61' Sydney Haustein
Stadium: Lower Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,181
Referee: Josh Wilkens
Assistant referees: Brian Lambrecht
Assistant referees: Nicole Steiner
Fourth official: Jason Steiner
November 14, 2021 #23 South Florida 0–2 NC State Tampa, FL
1:00 pm EST Report
  • Annika Wohner   24'
  • Fernanda Soto   47'
  • Jameese Joseph   51'
Stadium: Corbett Stadium
Attendance: 797
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistant referees: Erika Barahona
Assistant referees: Sariena Vasquez
Fourth official: Igor Santos
November 14, 2021 #25 SMU 2–0 #21 Texas Dallas, TX
2:00 pm EST
  • Alina Khan   6'
  • Wayny Balata   48'
  • Samantha Estrada   63'
Report Stadium: Washburne Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Brandon Gardner
Assistant referees: Tony Obas
Assistant referees: Thomas Caliendo
Fourth official: Habeeb Hooshmand
November 14, 2021 Wake Forest 3–0 Harvard Winston-Salem, NC
4:00 pm EST
  • Sofia Rossi   12'
  • Hulda Arnarsdottir   58'
  • Shayla Smart   61'
Report Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 1,213
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Assistant referees: Mark Buda
Assistant referees: Gabriel Rivera
Fourth official: Raymond Thomas
Second round edit
November 19, 2021 #19 Pepperdine 3–0 NC State Tallahassee, FL
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Calista Reyes   2'
  • Carlee Giammona   67'
  • Joelle Anderson   71'
  • Victoria Romero   74'
Report
  •   34' Fernanda Soto
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 258
Referee: Johnathan Bilinski
Assistant referees: Andy Boyle
Assistant referees: Carmelo LoFaro
Fourth official: Megan McDougall
November 19, 2021 #6 Tennessee 2–0 #15 Washington State Ann Arbor, MI
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Jordan Fusco   24'
  • Taylor Huff   33'
Report
  •   16'   Sydney Studer
  •   34' Margie Detrizio
Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Christian Little
Assistant referees: Jake Brochu
Fourth official: Donovan Noocha
November 19, 2021 #1 Florida State 5–1 #25 SMU Tallahassee, FL
5:00 p.m. EST
Report
  •   81' (pen.) Lindsey Whitmore
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Assistant referees: Arnel Selman
Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky
Fourth official: Kevin Flynn
November 19, 2021 #9 Michigan 2–0 Wake Forest Ann Arbor, MI
5:00 p.m. EST
  • Own Goal   15' (o.g.)
  • Sydney Shepherd   59'
  • Meredith Haakenson   66' (pen.)
  • Kacey Lawrence   75'
Report
  •   57'   Giovanna DeMarco
  •   71' Malaika Meena
Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,457
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Rachel Smith
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Fourth official: Courtney Hayworth
Round of 16 edit
November 21, 2021 #9 Michigan 3–0 #6 Tennessee Ann Arbor, MI
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Sarah Stratigakis   15'
  • Meredith Haakenson   26'
  • Sammi Woods   66'
  • Lily Farkas   80'
Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Alex Beehler
Assistant referees: Ethan Buege
Assistant referees: Stephen Milhoan
Fourth official: Steve Besk
November 21, 2021 #1 Florida State 1–0 #19 Pepperdine Tallahassee, FL
2:00 p.m. EST
Report
  •   64' Victoria Romero
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Assistant referees: Abdel Kuttaineh
Fourth official: Igor Sanots
Quarterfinals edit
November 26, 2021 #1 Florida State 1–0 (a.e.t.) #9 Michigan Tallahassee, FL
  • Jody Brown   51'
  • Kirsten Pavlisko   94'
  • Beata Olsson   100'
Report Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Assistant referees: Albert Escovar
Assistant referees: Adam Brzozowiec
Fourth official: Richonne Clark

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Rutgers Bracket edit

First round
Campus Sites
Second round
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinal
Campus Sites
            
2 Arkansas* 5
Northwestern State 1
2 Arkansas* 3
Virginia Tech 0
  Virginia Tech* 3
  Ohio State 1
2 Arkansas* 3
3 Notre Dame 2
  Purdue (a.e.t.)* 1
  Loyola Chicago 0
Purdue 1 (3)
3 Notre Dame (pen.) 1 (4)
  SIU Edwardsville 0
3 Notre Dame* 4
2 Arkansas 2 (2)
1 Rutgers (pen.)* 2 (4)
4 TCU* 8
  Prairie View A&M 0
4 TCU (a.e.t.) 3
Princeton 2
  Princeton* 2
  Vermont 0
4 TCU 1 (4)
1 Rutgers (pen.)* 1 (5)
  Ole Miss* 1
  Saint Louis 2
Saint Louis 0
1 Rutgers* 4
  Bucknell 0
1 Rutgers* 2

Host institution

Schedule edit

First round edit
November 12, 2021 Princeton 2–0 Vermont Princeton, NJ
6:00 p.m.
  • Tatum Gee   13', 19'
  • Grace Barbara   41'
Report
  •   38' Ella Bankert
Stadium: Roberts Stadium
Attendance: 871
Referee: Eric Weisbrod
Assistant referees: Rob Komorowski
Assistant referees: Jamiel Ahmad
Fourth official: Larry Urwiler
November 12, 2021 Virginia Tech 3–1 Ohio State Blacksburg, VA
6:00 p.m.
  • Emily Gray   12'
  • Allie George   35'
  • Allie Lewis   61'
  • Tori Powell   68'
  • Emma Steigerwald   84'
Report
  •   7' Talani Barnett
  •   47' Emma Sears
  •   65' Caitlin Foley
Stadium: Thompson Field
Attendance: 797
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Jennifer Dumaine
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Fourth official: Hicham El Bariqi
November 12, 2021 #7 Arkansas 5–1 Northwestern State Fayetteville, AR
7:30 p.m.
  • Taylor Malham   4'
  • Emilee Hauser   19'
  • Anna Podojil   23'
  • Ava Tankersley   27'
  • Van Fitch   71'
Report
  •   54' Natalee Henry
  •   71' Jayme Haynes
Stadium: Razorback Field
Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Jose Lara-Mancia
Assistant referees: Matt Trotter
Assistant referees: Velimir Stefanovic
Fourth official: Daniel Ortega
November 12, 2021 #17 Ole Miss 1–2 Saint Louis Oxford, MS
8:00 p.m.
  • Mo O'Connor   23'
Report
  •   23' Mattyn Summers
  •   89' Hannah Friedrich
Stadium: Ole Miss Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 684
Referee: Andrew Musashe
Assistant referees: Rebecca Marshall
Assistant referees: Logan Reeves
Fourth official: Hal Youngblood
November 12, 2021 #8 TCU 8–0 Prairie View A&M Fort Worth, TX
8:00 p.m.
  • Gracie Brian   8', 24', 49'
  • Oli Pena   25'
  • Messiah Bright   57'
  • Lauren Memoly   66'
  • Skylar Heinrich   76'
  • Own Goal   82' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium
Attendance: 1,096
Referee: Timothy Debysingh
Assistant referees: Jacob Larson
Assistant referees: Janae Thompson
Fourth official: Joel McKell
November 13, 2021 #24 Purdue 1–0 (a.e.t.) Loyola Chicago West Lafayette, IN
7:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Folk Field
Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Ryan Ash
Assistant referees: Audra Fullen
Fourth official: Boris Vukovic
November 14, 2021 #5 Rutgers 2–0 Bucknell Piscataway, NJ
1:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,654
Referee: George Evanego
November 14, 2021 Notre Dame 4–0 SIU Edwardsville Notre Dame, IN
1:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 204
Referee: Shane Butler
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Fourth official: Brandon Artis
Second round edit
November 19, 2021 #5 Rutgers 4–0 Saint Louis Piscataway, NJ
2:00 p.m.
  • Amirah Ali   4'
  • Riley Tiernan   49', 69'
  • Kylie Daigle   79'
Report Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 1,682
Referee: Magda Zwierzchowski
Assistant referees: Ryan Myers
Assistant referees: John Barr
Fourth official: Duan White
November 19, 2021 Notre Dame 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#24 Purdue Fayetteville, AR
4:30 p.m. Report
  •   7' Emily Mathews
Stadium: Razorback Field
Referee: Daniel Radford
Assistant referees: Ryan Starr
Assistant referees: Brandon Queri
Fourth official: Lawrence Hale
Penalties
  •   Sarah Griffith
  •   Emily Mathews
  •   Grace Walsh
  •   Aly Mielke
  •   Chloe Woodbeck
November 19, 2021 #8 TCU 3–2 (a.e.t.) Princeton Piscataway, NJ
5:00 p.m.
  • Messiah Bright   71', 89'   106'
Report
  •   36' Lily Bryant
  •   73' Jen Estes
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 423
Referee: David Breckner
Assistant referees: Chase Turner
Assistant referees: Nick Zegestowsky
Fourth official: DaQing Song
November 19, 2021 #7 Arkansas 3–0 Virginia Tech Fayetteville, AR
7:30 p.m.
  • Anna Podojil   5'
  • Reagan Swindall   52'
  • Parker Goins   56'
Report
  •   42' Allie Lewis
Stadium: Razorback Field
Attendance: 1,505
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Shane Cowger
Assistant referees: Matt Trotter
Fourth official: Jose Lara-Mancia
Round of 16 edit
November 21, 2021 #5 Rutgers 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
#8 TCU Piscataway, NJ
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Amirah Ali   18'
Report
  •   85' Camryn Lancaster
  •   109' Olivia Hasler
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 2,892
Referee: Luis Arroyo
Assistant referees: Andrew Eitel
Assistant referees: Inga Maric
Fourth official: Mike De Feliece
Penalties
  • Becci Fluchel  
  • Amirah Ali  
  • Meagan McClelland  
  • Riley Tiernan  
  • Gabby Provenzano  
  • Giana Romano  
  • Allison Lowrey  
  •   Tijana Duricek
  •   Grace Collins
  •   Maddy Warren
  •   Brandi Peterson
  •   Jenna Winebrenner
  •   Messiah Bright
  •   Skylar Heinrich
November 21, 2021 #7 Arkansas 3–2 Notre Dame Fayetteville, AR
4:30 p.m. CST
  • Taylor Malham   10', 77'
  • Kayla McKeon   42'
  • Parker Goins   54'
  • Kiley Dulaney   74'
Report
Stadium: Razorback Field
Attendance: 1,579
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Assistant referees: Shane Kennard
Assistant referees: Jay Norris
Fourth official: Matt Trotter
Quarterfinals edit
November 26, 2021 #5 Rutgers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#7 Arkansas Piscataway, NJ
  • Riley Tiernan   2'
  • Bea Franklin   27'
  • Parker Goins   39'
  • Amirah Ali   43'
  • Taylor Malham   78'
Report
  •   8' Anna Podojil
  •   15' Reagan Swindall
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 4,672
Referee: Corey Rockwell
Assistant referees: Victoria Catanzaro
Assistant referees: Dustin Nguyen
Fourth official: Gregory DeMello
Penalties
  • Becci Fluchel  
  • Amirah Ali  
  • Meagan McClelland  
  • Riley Tiernan  
  •   Anna Podojil
  •   Kaelee Van Gundy
  •   Haley VanFossen
  •   Parker Goins

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Duke Bracket edit

First round
Campus Sites
Second round
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinal
Campus Sites
            
1 Duke* 1
Old Dominion 0
1 Duke* 1
Memphis 0
  Memphis* 3
  LSU 0
1 Duke* 7
St. John's 1
  Brown* 0
  St. John's (a.e.t.) 1
  St. John's (pen.) 2 (3)
  Samford 2 (0)
Samford 2
4 Auburn* 0
1 Duke* 1
Santa Clara 2
3 Georgetown* 6
  Central Connecticut 0
3 Georgetown* 1
Santa Clara (a.e.t.) 2
  Santa Clara* 1
  Stanford 0
  Santa Clara 2
  Wisconsin 1
  Wisconsin* 2
  Butler 1
  Wisconsin 3
  UC Irvine 0
  UC Irvine 1
2 UCLA* 0

Host institution

Schedule edit

First round edit
November 12, 2021 #4 Duke 1–0 Old Dominion Durham, NC
6:00 p.m.
Report
  •   62' Carla Morich
  •   68' Gry Boe Thrysoe
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 937
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Robert Dail
Fourth official: Clive Edwards
November 12, 2021 Auburn 0–2 Samford Auburn, AL
6:00 p.m.
  • Riley Petcosky   87'
Report
  •   60' Caroine Donovan
  •   61' Mary Raymond
  •   77' Taylor Yount
Stadium: Auburn Soccer Complex
Attendance: 436
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
Assistant referees: Oladokun Faduyile
Assistant referees: Sam Bilbo
Fourth official: Carmelo LoFaro
November 12, 2021 Wisconsin 2–1 Butler Madison, WI
7:00 p.m.
  • Natalie Viggiano   23', 75'
Report
  •   56' Alana Wood
  •   70' Morgan Kloosterman
Stadium: McClimon Stadium
Attendance: 411
Referee: Christopher Koloffon
Assistant referees: Erin Patterson
Assistant referees: David Avignone
Fourth official: Kevin Cavalcanti
November 12, 2021 #3 UCLA 0–1 UC Irvine Los Angeles, California
9:00 p.m. Report
  •   4' Chloe Ragon
  •   14' Alyssa Moore
Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Trevor Rappleye
Assistant referees: Steve Skille
Assistant referees: Naomi Nunis
Fourth official: Reyna Fonseca
November 13, 2021 #22 Georgetown 6–0 Central Connecticut Washington, D.C.
Noon
  • Kelly Ann Livingstone   56'
  • Daisy Cleverley   62'
  • Julia Leas   69', 77'
  • Sofie Fox   78'
  • Erika Harwood   81'
Report
  •   54' Roma McLaughlin
  •   70' Jamie Collimore
Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 305
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: William Aten
Assistant referees: Ryan Nee
Fourth official: Max Smith
November 13, 2021 #16 Brown 0–1 (a.e.t.) St. John's Providence, RI
1:00 p.m. Report
Stadium: Stevenson Field
Attendance: 981
Referee: Ashley Cedro
Assistant referees: Shannon Malloy
Assistant referees: Eric Schreiber
Fourth official: Kara Hontumb
November 13, 2021 #12 Santa Clara 1–0 #20 Stanford Santa Clara, CA
4:00 p.m.
Report
  •   89' Maya Doms
Stadium: Stevens Stadium
Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Christopher Spivey
Assistant referees: Sarah Cortez
Assistant referees: Brandon Chapman
Fourth official: Jonathan Simon
November 14, 2021 #18 Memphis 3–0 LSU Memphis, TN
2:00 p.m.
  • Jocelyn Alonzo   50'
  • Aubrey Mister   74'
  • Bryana Buttar   78'
Report Stadium: Rose Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,309
Referee: Joshua Brooks
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
Fourth official: Matthew Bell
Second round edit
November 19, 2021 #22 Georgetown 1–2 (a.e.t.) #12 Santa Clara Washington, D.C.
1:30 p.m.
Report
  •   17' Kelsey Turnbow
  •   43' Lucy Mitchell
  •   67' Skylar Smith
  •   99' Izzy D'Aquila
Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 301
Referee: Mike De Felice
Assistant referees: Lius Diego Arroyo
Assistant referees: Dilok Boonmema
Fourth official: Ryan Trombetta
November 19, 2021 Wisconsin 3–0 UC Irvine Fairfax, VA
1:30 p.m.
  • Natalie Viggiano   22',   72'
  • Joyelle Washington   26'
  • Izzy Verdugo   72'
  • Riley Philbin   84'
Report Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 164
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Sharon Gingrich
Assistant referees: Jason Blight
Fourth official: Eric Weisbrod
November 19, 2021 St. John's 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
Samford Durham, NC
4:00 p.m.
  • Nicole Gordon   15'
  • Addison Hornsey   43'
  • Shannon Aviza   52'
Report
  •   28' Alyssa Conarton
  •   45' Caroline Donovan
  •   81' (pen.) Alyssa Frazier
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 803
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Emma Richards
Fourth official: Ross McKernan
Penalties
  • Jessica Garziano  
  • Zsani Kajan  
  • Shannon Aviza  
  • Michelle Money  
  •   Taylor Yount
  •   Kyla Reynolds
  •   Ella Simpson
November 19, 2021 #4 Duke 1–0 Memphis Durham, NC
6:30 p.m.
  • Delaney Graham   43'
Report
  •   35' Saorla Miller
  •   60' Caroline Duncan
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 3,595
Referee: Patrick Schmidt
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Assistant referees: Rick Rogers
Fourth official: Abbas Piran
Round of 16 edit
November 21, 2021 #12 Santa Clara 2–1 Wisconsin Washington, D.C.
2:00 p.m. EST
  • Alex Loera   66'
  • Emma Reeves   61'
  • Karly Reeves   83'
Report
  •   70' Emma Jaskaniec
Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 223
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: Eric Weisbrod
Assistant referees: Jason Blight
Fourth official: Larry Urwiler
November 21, 2021 #4 Duke 7–1 St. John's Durham, NC
6:00 p.m. EST
Report
  •   47' Maia Cabrera
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Mark Gorak
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Assistant referees: Hudson Owens
Fourth official: Hicham El Bariqi
Quarterfinals edit
November 26, 2021 #4 Duke 1–2 #12 Santa Clara Durham, NC
  • Olivia Migli   62'
Report
  •   25' Izzy D'Aquila
  •   29' Kelsey Turnbow
  •   47' Marisa Bubnis
  •   77' Alex Loera
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 1,031
Referee: Meghan Mullen
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Assistant referees: Sharon Gingrich
Fourth official: Brandon Marion

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Virginia Bracket edit

First round
Campus Sites
Second round
Regional Campus Sites
Round of 16
Regional Campus Sites
Quarterfinal
Campus Sites
            
2 North Carolina* 0
South Carolina 1
  South Carolina 3
  Hofstra 0
  Hofstra* 3
  Providence 0
  South Carolina 2
  Penn State 0
  Penn State* 3
  Monmouth 1
Penn State (pen.) 2 (5)
3 USC* 2 (3)
Grand Canyon 0
3 USC* 6
South Carolina 1
4 BYU* 4
4 BYU* 6
New Mexico 0
4 BYU 4
Alabama 1
  Clemson* 0
  Alabama 1
4 BYU 1
1 Virginia* 0
  Xavier* 0
  Milwaukee 1
Milwaukee 0
1 Virginia* 2
High Point 0
1 Virginia* 6

Host institution

Schedule edit

First round edit
November 12, 2021 Clemson 0–1 Alabama Clemson, SC
4:00 p.m.
  • Sydney Dawson   5'
  • Makenna Morris   21'
Report
  •   4' Allie Berk
  •   68' Gessica Skorka
  •   74' Sasha Pickard
  •   78' Team
Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 527
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Zachary McWhorter
Assistant referees: Kiah Haslett
Fourth official: Chris Zuerner
November 12, 2021 Penn State 3–1 Monmouth State College, PA
6:00 p.m.
  • Ally Schlegel   26'
  • Payton Linnehan   39'
  • Rachel Wasserman   75'
Report
  •   78' Rachel Ludwick
Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 521
Referee: John Brady
Assistant referees: Cody Hack
Assistant referees: Max Campbell
Fourth official: Mark Goron
November 12, 2021 #2 Virginia 6–0 High Point Charlottesville, VA
6:00 p.m.
  • Own Goal   12' (o.g.)
  • Sydney Zandi   17'
  • Alexis Theoret   20'
  • Sarah Brunner   41'
  • Diana Ordoñez   60'
  • Kira Maguire   71'
Report Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Emma Richards
Assistant referees: Robert Velbis
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Fourth official: Mark Kadlecik
November 13, 2021 Hofstra 3–0 Providence Hempstead, NY
1:00 p.m.
  • Georgia Brown   27'
  • Lucy Porter   31'
  • Miri Taylor   57'
Report Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 805
Referee: Katherine McCormick
Assistant referees: Ian Mangione
Assistant referees: Victoria Catanzaro
Fourth official: Brian Dunn
November 13, 2021 #10 North Carolina 0–1 South Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
2:00 p.m.
  • Maggie Pierce   52'
Report
  •   81' Luciana Zullo
Stadium: Dorrance Field
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten
Fourth official: Elvis Mahmutovic
November 13, 2021 #11 USC 6–0 Grand Canyon Los Angeles, CA
4:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 502
Referee: Robert Sarfaraz
Assistant referees: Salma Perez
Assistant referees: Abdel Hakeem Wakil
Fourth official: Yoel Miller
November 13, 2021 #14 Xavier 0–1 Milwaukee Cincinnati, OH
4:00 p.m. Report
  •   16' Taylor Hattori
  •   88' Mackenzie Schill
Stadium: Corcoran Field
Attendance: 423
Referee: Nicole Green
Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz
Assistant referees: Jacob Little
Fourth official: Joshua Brooks
November 13, 2021 #13 BYU 6–0 New Mexico Provo, UT
7:00 p.m.
  • Cameron Tucker   36'
  • Brecken Mozingo   53', 55'
  • Jamie Shepherd   64'
  • Own Goal   69' (o.g.)
  • Ellie Maughan   71'
Report
  •   35' Isais Myah
Stadium: South Field
Attendance: 2,745
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
Assistant referees: Hao Guo
Assistant referees: Jordan Downs
Fourth official: Nick DelGreco
Second round edit
November 18, 2021 #13 BYU 4–1 Alabama Charlottesville, VA
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Cameron Tucker   4'
  • Mikayla Colohan   20' (pen.),   44',   74'
  • Kendell Petersen   44'
  • Brecken Mozingo   48'
Report
  •   3' Reyna Reyes
  •   48' Gessica Skorka
  •   65' Felicia Knox
  •   85' Sasha Pickard
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Referee: Lucas Feathers
Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar
Assistant referees: Robert Velbis
Fourth official: Aaron Hormuth
November 18, 2021 #2 Virginia 2–0 Milwaukee Charlottesville, VA
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Diana Ordoñez   26', 83'
  • Sydney Zandi   62'
Report
  •   48' Taylor Hattori
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: Nicholas Seymour
Assistant referees: Hudson Owens
Fourth official: John Brady
November 19, 2021 Hofstra 0–3 South Carolina Los Angeles, CA
11:00 a.m. PST Report
Stadium: McAlister Field
November 19, 2021 #11 USC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Penn State Los Angeles, CA
1:30 p.m. PST
  • Penelope Hocking   49'
  • Simone Jackson   86'
Report
  •   21', 57' Ally Schlegel
Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 897
Referee: Karen Callado
Assistant referees: Kira Helmer
Assistant referees: Andie Reyes
Fourth official: Jared Kennedy
Penalties
  •   Sam Coffey
  •   Jordan Canniff
  •   Maud Asbroek
  •   Cori Dyke
  •   Ally Schlegel
Round of 16 edit
November 20, 2021 #2 Virginia 0–1 #13 BYU Charlottesville, VA
7:00 p.m. EST Report
  •   33' Mikayla Colohan
  •   47' Cameron Tucker
  •   82' Rachel McCarthy
  •   88' Cameron Tucker
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Ryan Graves
Fourth official: Emma Richards
November 21, 2021 Penn State 0–2 South Carolina Los Angeles, CA
12:00 p.m. PST Report
  •   49' Samantha Chang
  •   56' Luciana Zullo
Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 219
Referee: William Hoffman
Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson
Assistant referees: Jaclyn Reilman
Fourth official: Victor Ruiz
Quarterfinals edit
November 26, 2021 #13 BYU 4–1 South Carolina Provo, UT
5:00 p.m. MST Makaylie Moore   3', 61'
Mikayla Colohan   15', 47'
Makaylie Moore   75'
Report   40' Corinna Zullo
  71' Jyllissa Harris
  89' Remi Swartz
Stadium: South Field
Attendance: 4,131
Referee: Brad Jensen
Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald
Assistant referees: Jordan Downs
Fourth official: Josh Mills

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

College Cup edit

Semifinals
December 3
Stevens Stadium
Santa Clara, California
Final
December 6
Stevens Stadium
Santa Clara, California
      
1 Florida State 1
1 Rutgers 0
1 Florida State (pen.) 0 (4)
4 BYU 0 (3)
Santa Clara 0 (2)
4 BYU (pen.) 0 (3)

Schedule edit

Semifinals edit
December 3, 2021 #1 Florida State 1–0 #5 Rutgers Santa Clara, CA
4:00 p.m. PST Report Stadium: Stevens Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samantha Martinez
Assistant referees: Rachel Smith
Assistant referees: Kristen Patterson
Fourth official: Jamie Padilla
December 3, 2021 #12 Santa Clara 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
#13 BYU Santa Clara, CA
6:30 PST Report Stadium: Stevens Stadium
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistant referees: Matt Rodman
Assistant referees: Kate Wasiak
Fourth official: Jamie Padilla
Penalties
  • Sally Menti  
  • Nicole Sweeney  
  • Kelsey Turnbow  
  • Izzy D'Aquila  
  • Ellie Glenn  
  •   Mikayla Colohan
  •   Jamie Shepherd
  •   Brecken Mozingo
  •   Bella Folino
  •   Olivia Wade
Final edit
December 6, 2021 #1 Florida State 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#13 BYU Santa Clara, CA
8:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: Stevens Stadium
Attendance: 7,087
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: Rachel Smith
Assistant referees: Kristen Patterson
Fourth official: Samantha Martinez
Penalties
  •   Colohan
  •   Shepherd
  •   Mozingo
  •   Folino
  •   Wade

Record by conference edit

Conference Bids Record Pct. R32 R16 E8 F4 CG NC
ACC 9 15–8–1 .646 7 4 2 1 1 1
WCC 3 11–3–0 .786 3 3 2 2 1
Big Ten 6 9–4–4 .647 5 4 2 1
SEC 7 9–6–1 .594 4 3 2
Big 12 2 2–1–0 .667 1 1
Big East 5 2–5–1 .313 2 1
American 3 2–3–0 .400 2
Atlantic 10 1 1–1–0 .500 1
Big West 1 1–1–0 .500 1
CAA 1 1–1–0 .500 1
Horizon 1 1–1–0 .500 1
Ivy 3 1–3–0 .250 1
Pac-12 4 2–3–1 .417 2
SoCon 1 1–0–1 .750 1
Other 17 0–17–0 .000

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 194 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 3.08 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  •   Allie Berk – Alabama
  •   Felicia Knox – Alabama
  •   Van Fitch – Arkansas
  •   Emilee Hauser – Arkansas
  •   Ava Tankersley – Arkansas
  •   Morgan Kloosterman – Butler
  •   Ellie Maughan – BYU
  •   Jamie Shepherd – BYU
  •   Tess Boade – Duke
  •   Caitlin Cosme – Duke
  •   Delaney Graham – Duke
  •   Mackenzie Pluck – Duke
  •   Grace Watkins – Duke
  •   Gabby Carle – Florida State
  •   Jaelin Howell – Florida State
  •   Kristina Lynch – Florida State
  •   Emily Madril – Florida State
  •   Yujie Zhao – Florida State
  •   Daisy Cleverley – Georgetown
  •   Sydney Cummings – Georgetown
  •   Sofie Fox – Georgetown
  •   Erika Harwood – Georgetown
  •   Kelly Ann Livingstone – Georgetown
  •   Georgia Brown – Hofstra
  •   Lucy Porter – Hofstra
  •   Miri Taylor – Hofstra
  •   Jocelyn Alonzo – Memphis
  •   Bryana Buttar – Memphis
  •   Aubrey Mister – Memphis
  •   Nicki Hernandez – Michigan
  •   Kacey Lawrence – Michigan
  •   Sarah Stratigakis – Michigan
  •   Sammi Woods – Michigan
  •   Taylor Hattori – Milwaukee
  •   Rachel Ludwick – Monmouth
  •   Jameese Joseph – NC State
  •   Annika Wohner – NC State
  •   Sammi Fisher – Notre Dame
  •   Brianna Martinez – Notre Dame
  •   Natalee Henry – Northwestern State
  •   Emma Sears – Ohio State
  •   Mo O'Connor – Ole Miss
  •   Payton Linnehan – Penn State
  •   Rachel Wasserman – Penn State
  •   Skylar Enge – Pepperdine
  •   Kelsey Hill – Pepperdine
  •   Tori Waldeck – Pepperdine
  •   Lily Bryant – Princeton
  •   Jen Estes – Princeton
  •   Sarah Griffith – Purdue
  •   Emily Mathews – Purdue
  •   Kylie Daigle – Rutgers
  •   Frankie Tagliaferri – Rutgers
  •   Hannah Friedrich – Saint Louis
  •   Mattyn Summers – Saint Louis
  •   Alyssa Conarton – Samford
  •   Alyssa Frazier – Samford
  •   Mary Raymond – Samford
  •   Taylor Yount – Samford
  •   Alex Loera – Santa Clara
  •   Makoto Nezu – Santa Clara
  •   Karly Reeves – Santa Clara
  •   Wayny Balata – SMU
  •   Alina Khan – SMU
  •   Lindsey Whitmore – SMU
  •   Catherine Barry – South Carolina
  •   Ryan Gareis – South Carolina
  •   Corinna Zullo – South Carolina
  •   Cece Limongi – South Dakota State
  •   Shannon Aviza – St. John's
  •   Maia Cabrera – St. John's
  •   Ava Collins – St. John's
  •   Nicole Gordon – St. John's
  •   Skylar Heinrich – TCU
  •   Camryn Lancaster – TCU
  •   Lauren Memoly – TCU
  •   Oli Pena – TCU
  •   Abbey Burdette – Tennessee
  •   Cariel Ellis – Tennessee
  •   Jordan Fusco – Tennessee
  •   Alyssa Moore – UC Irvine
  •   Simi Awujo – USC
  •   Aaliyah Farmer – USC
  •   Simone Jackson – USC
  •   Sarah Brunner – Virginia
  •   Kira Maguire – Virginia
  •   Alexis Theoret – Virginia
  •   Sydney Zandi – Virginia
  •   Emily Gray – Virginia Tech
  •   Tori Powell – Virginia Tech
  •   Emma Steigerwald – Virginia Tech
  •   Grayson Lynch – Washington State
  •   Sydney Pulver – Washington State
  •   Marin Whieldon – Washington State
  •   Hulda Arnarsdottir – Wake Forest
  •   Sofia Rossi – Wake Forest
  •   Shayla Smart – Wake Forest
  •   Emma Jaskaniec – Wisconsin
  •   Izzy Verdugo – Wisconsin
  •   Joyelle Washington – Wisconsin

1 own goal

  • High Point (against Virginia)
  • New Mexico (against BYU)
  • Prairie View A&M (against TCU)
  • Wake Forest (against Michigan)

References edit

  1. ^ "Future NCAA DI Championship sites through 2026". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 NCAA Women's College Cup to Be Held at Santa Clara". September 22, 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Florida State Seminoles outlast BYU Cougars to win women's soccer national championship". ESPN.com. May 18, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "NCAA's Mark Emmert: 'We cannot, at this point, have fall NCAA championships' | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Timanus, Eddie. "NCAA Division I fall championships postponed". USA Today. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Johnson, Greg (September 16, 2020). "DI Council approves moving fall championships to the spring". NCAA.org – The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 women's College Cup: Dates, times, schedule". ncaa.com. NCAA. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "Division I Women's Soccer Championships Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Florida State Wins Second Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com.
  10. ^ "Bisons Claim Program's Third Women's @ASUNSoccer Championship Title in Four Seasons". November 6, 2021 – via asunsports.org. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ "Milwaukee Earns Fourth Consecutive #HLWSOC Title". horizonleague.org.
  12. ^ "Women's soccer claims historic 14th Ivy Title, qualifies for NCAA Tournament". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  13. ^ "New Mexico Claims 2021 MW Women's Soccer Championship Title in Overtime Thriller". themw.com.
  14. ^ "UCLA Beats USC 3–1 to Win Second-Straight Pac-12 Title". UCLA.
  15. ^ "South Dakota State captures #SummitWSOC Championship". thesummitleague.com. The Summit League. November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "No. 15 Women's Soccer Claims Second Consecutive WCC Crown". santaclarabroncos.com. University of Santa Clara. November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "2021 Division I Women's Soccer Official Bracket". ncaa.com. NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2021.