Division I Women's Soccer Championships Records Book
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DIVISION I WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK 2015 Championship 2 History 4 All-Time Results 13 Brackets 20 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS In a game highlighted by strong defense, it was a lone goal by Penn State defender Raquel Rodriguez that tipped the balance – and the 2015 women’s College Cup national championship to the Nittany Lions. It is the first women’s soccer title in the school’s history. An assist from fellow senior Mallory Weber gave Rodriguez the ball, exactly where she needed it at the 71:23 mark of the game. “I got a ball wide and just starting running at her,” Weber said. “I heard Rocky screaming in the middle … and when Rocky wants the ball, you try and find a way to do it. I found her feet with a little magic, turned and passed it. It was a pretty good shot.” The “when Rocky wants the ball” crack was the quote of this year’s College Cup, and Rodriguez’s goal was the most important one. “What I remember is Mal was just running with the ball toward the backline, and I did ask for it,” Rodriguez explained. “She gave it to me and I made a half-spin, I think, and then just hit it as soon as I could across.” Rodriguez scored the first goal ever for Costa Rica in this year’s World Cup, and when she was asked which was bigger during the post-game press confer- ence, she broke out into a huge grin. Uh-huh. No way. She wasn’t about to go there Then … she came up with quite the diplomatic answer. “I think every goal’s special,” she said. “Those two … you can’t compare either. But I can tell you right now, I was dreaming to score in the final. It’s the most important thing right now. The World Cup was great, but right now, this was all I was thinking of. I couldn’t be more grateful and happier. It’s another dream come true, and I don’t think those dreams are more or less. They’re all special … that’s why they’re dreams.” Duke had its chances, especially in the first half when at least two potential goals missed by what might very well have been a combined width of a single soccer ball. They were that close. “I thought (Duke sophomore) Imani Dorsey was a little bit terrifying today, to be honest,” said Penn State head coach Erica Walsh. “Every time she got on the ball she was dangerous. They have so many dynamic attacking pieces. You certainly catch yourself holding your breath. “To see these guys celebrate at the end of the game, to see the tears in their eyes and to know how much it meant for them, that’s the reason why you don’t sleep at night. It makes it all worth it.” “What ifs” are a part of every sport, and not just soccer. What if either of the first-half closest calls had gone the other way, and into the net? Duke head coach Robbie Church wasn’t looking to what might have been following the game, but instead preferred to think about what the future might hold for his program. “I think the bigger motivation is being in this setting, playing for the national championship,” Church began. “I obviously know the score, but I’m looking at the stats over here and seeing how even the game was. We’re right there.” Duke loses just one senior who started for the Blue Devils this year. That spells hope for Church. “The groundwork is there for us to make a return, and so our challenge is we move forward,” Church added. “Our challenge is to continue to strive to get to the College Cup. This is a very self-motivated team. I know when the hurt wears off and we get back at it, it’s going to be a very hungry team to get back to this and to continue to play at an elite level.” If the game had been any closer, it would’ve been a tie … but that wasn’t going to be possible with a national championship on the line. One team was going to come out of here with a title, the other disappointed. This time around, it just happened to be Penn State. “When you get to a national championship game, obviously, you never expect it to be easy,” Walsh said. “But I thought that Duke gave us absolutely everything that we could handle today. They came out the first twenty minutes with the crowd behind them and put us on our back foot. We had to kind of struggle through that time and didn’t quite find a rhythm. But once we kind of passed that time, I really felt like we were able to get back on top of the game. That is an extremely good Duke team that we were able to beat today.” 2015 Championship 2 2015 RESULTS Virginia 2, USC 0 Quarterfinals First Round Florida St. 5, Texas A&M 0 Florida St. 3, Evansville 0 Duke 1, Stanford 1 Penn St. 2, West Virginia 0 South Ala. 4, LSU 0 Rutgers 0, Virginia 0 Texas Tech 1, North Texas 0 Auburn 1, Southeastern La. 0 Semifinals North Carolina 3, Liberty 0 Duke 2, Florida St. 0 Texas A&M 2, Washington 1 Penn St. 2, Rutgers 0 Ole Miss 1, Murray St. 0 Clemson 3, Furman 0 Championship Florida 1, Western Mich. 0 Penn St. 1, Duke 0 William & Mary 0, UCF 0 FGCU 2, South Fla. 1 Duke 5, James Madison Santa Clara 1, Long Beach St. 0 Arizona 2, Northern Colo. 0 BYU 1, Utah Valley 0 Stanford 2, San Jose St. 0 Penn St. 5, Albany 0 Boston U 2, St. John's 1 (OT) Ohio St. 2, Butler 1 Virginia Tech 4, Cincinnati 0 LMU 1, Califronia 0 Minnesota 5, South Dakota St. 0 Northwestern 1, Washington St. 0 West Virginia 4, Duquesne 0 Rutgers 1, Fairleigh Dickinson 0 Hofstra 2, Georgetown 2 (2OT) UConn 5, Siena 0 Notre Dame, 5, Oakland 0 USC 3, CSU Fullerton 3 (3OT) Princeton 4, Boston College 2 UNCW 2, South Carolina 0 Virginia 7, Howard 1 Second Round Florida St. 5, South Ala. 0 Auburn 3, Texas Tech 2 Texas A&M 1, North Carolina 0 Ole Miss 1, Clemson 1 Florida 5, William & Mary 2 Duke 2, FGCU 0 Arizona 2, Santa Clara 1 Stanford 2, BYU 1 Penn St. 6, Boston U 0 Ohio St. 1, Virginia Tech 0 LMU 1, Minnesota 0 West Virginia 4, Northwestern 0 Rutgers 2, Hofstra 0 USC 3, Princeton 0 UConn 2, Notre Dame 0 Virginia 2, UNCW 0 Third Round Florida St. 2, Auburn 0 Texas A&M 1, Ole Miss 1 Duke 2, Florida 1 Stanford 3, Arizona 0 Penn St. 4, Ohio St. 0 West Virginia 5, LMU 2 Rutgers 4, UConn 0 2015 Championship 3 HISTORY RESULTS Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Host or Site Championship Championship Game Total Attendance Attendance 1982 North Carolina (19-2) Anson Dorrance 2-0 UCF UCF 1,000 3,061 1983 North Carolina (19-1) Anson Dorrance 4-0 George Mason UCF 700 2,598 1984 North Carolina (24-0-1) Anson Dorrance 2-0 UConn North Carolina 3,500 6,408 1985 George Mason (18-2-1) Hank Leung 2-0 North Carolina George Mason 4,500 8,033 1986 North Carolina (24-0-1) Anson Dorrance 2-0 Colorado Col. George Mason 1,000 6,524 1987 North Carolina (23-0-1) Anson Dorrance 1-0 Massachusetts Massachusetts 3,651 10,482 1988 North Carolina (18-0-3) Anson Dorrance 4-1 North Carolina St. North Carolina 3,500 6,280 1989 North Carolina (24-0-1) Anson Dorrance 2-0 Colorado Col. North Carolina St. 1,625 8,112 1990 North Carolina (24-0) Anson Dorrance 6-0 UConn North Carolina 3,200 13,131 1991 North Carolina (25-0) Anson Dorrance 3-1 Wisconsin North Carolina 3,800 12,004 1992 North Carolina (25-0) Anson Dorrance 9-1 Duke North Carolina 3,573 13,893 1993 North Carolina (23-0) Anson Dorrance 6-0 George Mason North Carolina 5,721 17,419 1994 North Carolina (25-1-1) Anson Dorrance 5-0 Notre Dame Portland 5,000 28,251 1995 Notre Dame (21-2-2) Chris Petrucelli 1-0 (3 OT) Portland North Carolina 6,926 37,995 1996 North Carolina (25-1) Anson Dorrance 1-0 (2 OT) Notre Dame Santa Clara 8,800 53,322 1997 North Carolina (27-0-1) Anson Dorrance 2-0 UConn UNCG 9,460 40,572 1998 Florida (26-1) Becky Burleigh 1-0 North Carolina UNCG 10,583 45,997 1999 North Carolina (24-2) Anson Dorrance 2-0 Notre Dame San Jose St. 14,410 72,219 2000 North Carolina (21-3) Anson Dorrance 2-1 UCLA San Jose St. 9,566 53,051 2001 Santa Clara (23-2) Jerry Smith 1-0 North Carolina SMU 7,090 55,807 2002 Portland (20-4-2) Clive Charles 2-1 (2 OT) Santa Clara Austin, Texas 10,027 59,410 2003 North Carolina (27-0) Anson Dorrance 6-0 UConn Cary, N.C. 10,042 57,243 2004 *Notre Dame (25-1-1) Randy Waldrum 1-1 (2 OT, PK) UCLA Cary, N.C. 7,644 56,401 2005 Portland (23-0-2) Garrett Smith 4-0 UCLA Texas A&M 6,578 62,569 2006 North Carolina (27-1) Anson Dorrance 2-1 Notre Dame Cary, N.C.