2012 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

2012 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 9–December 2, 2012
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
(21st title, 26th College Cup)
Runner-upPenn State Nittany Lions
(1st title match, 4th College Cup)
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored180 (2.86 per match)
Attendance67,281 (1,068 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tiffany McCarty, FSU (7)
Best playerOffensiveKealia Ohai (North Carolina)
DefensiveSatara Murray (North Carolina)
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All statistics correct as of 7/31/2015.

The 2012 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2012 Women's College Cup) was the 31st 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 Torero Stadium in San Diego, California from November 30–December 2, 2012 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country from November 9–23.[1]

North Carolina defeated Penn State in the final, 4–1, to win their twenty-first national title.[2] The Tar Heels (15–5–3) were coached by Anson Dorrance.

The most outstanding offensive player was Kealia Ohai from North Carolina, and the most outstanding defensive player was Satara Murray, also from North Carolina. Murray and Ohai, alongside nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 7 goals and 1 assist, was Tiffany McCarty from Florida State.

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "2012 NCAA Division I Tournament results". NCAA. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.