2011 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

2011 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 11–December 4, 2011
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsStanford Cardinal
(1st title, 5th College Cup)
Runner-upDuke Blue Devils
(1st title match, 2nd College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored186 (2.95 per match)
Attendance62,437 (991 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Katie Stengel, WFU (5)
Best playerOffensiveTeresa Noyola (Stanford)
DefensiveEmily Oliver (Stanford)
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2012 →

All statistics correct as of 7/31/2015.

The 2011 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2011 Women's College Cup) was the 30th 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 Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium (now known as Fifth Third Bank Stadium) in Kennesaw, Georgia from December 2–4, 2011 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 11–27.[1]

Stanford defeated Duke in the final, 1–0, to win their first national title.[2] Stanford had lost the final match of the previous two Women's College Cup tournaments. The undefeated Cardinal (25–0–1) were coached by Paul Ratcliffe. They were the first team to finish the season without a loss since North Carolina in 2003.

The most outstanding offensive player was Teresa Noyola from Stanford, and the most outstanding defensive player was Emily Oliver, also from Stanford. Noyola and Oliver, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals and 3 assists, was Katie Stengel from Wake Forest.

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "2010 NCAA Division I Tournament results". NCAA. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.