2005 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

2005 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Champions Portland at the White House
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 10 – December 4, 2005
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsPortland Pilots
(2nd title, 8th College Cup)
Runner-upUCLA Bruins
(3rd title match, 4th College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored207 (3.29 per match)
Attendance62,569 (993 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Kara Lang, UCLA (8G, 1A)
Best playerOffensive–Christine Sinclair (Portland)
Defensive–Cori Alexander (Portland)
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All statistics correct as of 7/11/2015.

The 2005 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2005 Women's College Cup) was the 24th 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 Aggie Soccer Complex in College Station, Texas from December 2–4, 2005 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 10–25.[1]

Portland defeated UCLA in the final, 4–0, to win their second national title.[2]

The most outstanding offensive player was Christine Sinclair from Portland, and the most outstanding defensive player was Cori Alexander, also from Portland. Sinclair was also named MOP Offensive after Portland's first title in 2002. Sinclair and Alexander, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 8 goals and 1 assist, was Kara Lang from UCLA.

  1. ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "2005 Division I Tournament". Soccer Times. SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.