2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

2018 NCAA women's soccer tournament
Women's College Cup (semifinals & Final)
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
DatesNovember 9 – December 2, 2018
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsFlorida State (2nd title)
Runner-upNorth Carolina
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored190 (3.02 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Dani Rhodes - Wisconsin (5 goals)
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All statistics correct as of 11/8/2018.

The 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2018 Women's College Cup) was the 37th 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 WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from November 30 – December 2, 2018 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2018.[1]

Qualification

Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

All Division I women's soccer programs were 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.

Stanford Bracket

Seed School Conference Berth Type Record[2] RPI[3] Appearance[4] Last bid[4]
1 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 17–0–2 1 28th 2017
2 Tennessee SEC At-Large 13–2–3 9 12th 2017
3 Texas A&M SEC At-Large 15–4–1 10 24th 2017
4 Boston College ACC At-Large 14–4–1 10 19th 2015
  Arizona Pac-12 At-Large 12–5–2 29 6th 2017
  BYU West Coast Automatic 13–4–1 42 19th 2016
  Clemson ACC At-Large 12–8–0 46 19th 2017
  Denver Summit League Automatic 13–5–2 85 11th 2017
  Hofstra Colonial Athletic Automatic 15–5–1 63 7th 2017
  Louisville ACC At-Large 12–6–0 52 5th 2013
  Memphis American Athletic Automatic 17–3–0 14 7th 2016
  North Texas Conference USA Automatic 15–2–3 33 6th 2017
  Ole Miss SEC At-Large 12–7–1 39 8th 2017
  Seattle WAC Automatic 10–7–3 152 4th 2016
  TCU Big 12 At-Large 12–4–3 19 3rd 2017
  Wisconsin Big Ten At-Large 12–3–4 36 20th 2017

Georgetown Bracket

Seed School Conference Berth Type Record[2] RPI[3] Appearance[4] Last bid[4]
1 Georgetown Big East Automatic 17–0–3 4 9th 2017
2 Baylor Big 12 At-Large 17–5–0 5 6th 2017
3 Virginia ACC At-Large 15–4–0 15 31st 2017
4 Duke ACC At-Large 14–3–2 11 24th 2017
  Abilene Christian Southland Automatic 15–5–1 67 1st[5] Never
  Central Connecticut State Northeast Automatic 16–1–2 98 8th 2014
  Lipscomb ASUN Automatic 14–4–2 76 1st[6] Never
  Mississippi State SEC At-Large 9–6–2 17 1st[7] Never
  Monmouth MAAC Automatic 16–3–1 53 6th 2017
  Montana Big Sky Automatic 7–8–6 166 4th 2011
  Murray State Ohio Valley Automatic 13–4–1 64 4th 2017
  Princeton Ivy Automatic 11–3–2 24 13th 2017
  Rutgers Big Ten At-Large 11–3–5 30 13th 2017
  Texas Tech Big 12 At-Large 13–5–2 34 6th 2016
  Vanderbilt SEC At-Large 15–3–1 21 9th 2017
  Washington State Pac-12 At-Large 12–5–1 32 12th 2017

North Carolina Bracket

Seed School Conference Berth Type Record[2] RPI[3] Appearance[4] Last bid[4]
1 North Carolina ACC At-Large 17–3–1 3 37th 2017
2 UCLA Pac-12 At-Large 14–3–1 7 22nd 2017
3 Santa Clara West Coast At-Large 16–3–1 12 28th 2017
4 Texas Big 12 At-Large 13–4–3 13 13th 2017
  Arkansas SEC At-Large 13–4–4 26 5th 2017
  Auburn SEC At-Large 12–5–2 28 16th 2017
  Howard SWAC Automatic 12–6–2 237 2nd 2015
  Kansas Big 12 At Large 11–5–3 23 8th 2016
  Little Rock Sun Belt Automatic 13–4–4 117 1st[8] Never
  Milwaukee Horizon Automatic 16–1–1 89 12th 2013
  Minnesota Big Ten Automatic 11–8–2 44 11th 2016
  NC State ACC At-Large 10–6–3 20 14th 2017
  Northwestern Big Ten At-Large 10–4–4 47 6th 2017
  San Jose State Mountain West Automatic 9–6–6 128 3rd 2017
  Saint Louis Atlantic 10 Automatic 18–3–1 41 3rd 2006
  Virginia Tech ACC At-Large 9–7–3 43 10th 2015

Florida State Bracket

Seed School Conference Berth Type Record[2] RPI[3] Appearance[4] Last bid[4]
1 Florida State ACC Automatic 15–4–2 2 19th 2017
2 West Virginia Big 12 Automatic 14–4–3 6 19th 2017
3 South Carolina SEC At-Large 13–5–1 18 12th 2017
4 USC Pac-12 At-Large 15–2–2 8 17th 2017
  Albany America East Automatic 14–6–2 96 3rd 2016
  Boston Patriot Automatic 11–7–3 90 14th 2015
  Bowling Green Mid-American Automatic 14–4–3 75 3rd 2005
  LSU SEC Automatic 13–6–3 27 6th 2015
  Long Beach State Big West Automatic 12–5–3 37 6th 2016
  Loyola (Chicago) Missouri Valley Automatic 11–6–1 114 4th 2007
  Ohio State Big Ten At-Large 9–5–4 40 13th 2017
  Penn State Big Ten At-Large 15–5–1 22 24th 2017
  Radford Big South Automatic 16–2–1 59 7th 2012
  UNCG Southern Automatic 15–4–1 73 11th 2017
  South Florida American Athletic At-Large 14–3–0 16 5th 2017
  Wake Forest ACC At-Large 8–8–1 31 20th 2017

Bracket

The bracket was announced on Monday, November 5, 2018[1]

Stanford Section

First round
November 9–10
Campus Sites 		Second round
November 16
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 18
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinal
November 23
Campus Sites
            
1 Stanford* 3
  Seattle 0
1 Stanford* 4
  Ole Miss 1
  Clemson* 1
  Ole Miss 2
1 Stanford* 1
  Wisconsin 0
  Memphis* 0
  Wisconsin 3
  Wisconsin* 6
  Hofstra 0
  Hofstra 4
4 Boston College* 1
1 Stanford* 2
2 Tennessee 0
3 Texas A&M (a.e.t.)* 1
  North Texas 0
3 Texas A&M* 2
  TCU 0
  TCU* 2
  BYU 1
3 Texas A&M 0
2 Tennessee* 3
  Arizona* 3
  Denver 0
  Arizona 2
2 Tennessee* 3
  Louisville 1
2 Tennessee* 2

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
November 9, 2018 #10 Tennessee 2–1 Louisville Knoxville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m.
  • Shaw 74', 85'
 Report
Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Mark Buda
November 9, 2018 #25 Clemson 1–2 Ole Miss Clemson, South Carolina
6:00 p.m.
  • Miranda Weslake 45'
 Report
  • Mary Kate Smith 23'
  • Grace Johnson 54'
 Stadium: Riggs Field
Attendance: 431
Referee: Lance Van Haitsma
November 9, 2018 #22 Boston College 1–4 Hofstra Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m.
  • Olivia Vaughn 76'
 Report
Stadium: Newton Soccer Complex
Attendance: 222
Referee: Noel Cotterwell
November 9, 2018 #15 Memphis 0–3 #23 Wisconsin Memphis, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. Report
  • Cameron Murtha 26'
  • Dani Rhodes 55'
  • Grace Douglas Yellow card 55'
  • Maia Cella 61'
 Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Attendance: 903
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
November 9, 2018 #16 Texas A&M 1–0 (a.e.t.) North Texas College Station, Texas
8:00 p.m.
Report
  • Dominique James Yellow card 25'
  • Carissa Sanders Yellow card 96'
 Stadium: Ellis Field
Attendance: 1,668
Referee: Leszek Stalmach
November 9, 2018 TCU 2–1 #24 BYU Fort Worth, Texas
8:00 p.m.
Report
  • Elise Flake 22'
  • Rachel Lyman Yellow card 72'
 Stadium: Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 972
Referee: Ramon Bermudez
November 9, 2018 Arizona 3–0 Denver Tucson, Arizona
9:00 p.m.
  • Kennedy Kieneker 52'
  • Amanda Porter 57'
  • Kelcey Cavarra 73' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Mulcahy Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Randi Hoffman
November 10, 2018 #1 Stanford 3–0 Seattle Stanford, California
10:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Alex Del Angel
Second round
November 16, 2018 #16 Texas A&M 2–0 TCU Knoxville, Tennessee
2:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso
November 16, 2018 #10 Tennessee 3–2 Arizona Knoxville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m.
Report
  • Team Yellow card 20'
  • Samantha Falasco 77'
  • Kennedy Kieneker 79'
 Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Chris Penso
November 16, 2018 #23 Wisconsin 6–0 Hofstra Stanford, California
7:35 p.m.
  • Alexis Tye 1'
  • Dani Rhodes 22', 53', 68', 69'
  • Cameron Murtha 55'
 Report Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 264
Referee: Turan Ozdemir
November 16, 2018 #1 Stanford 4–1 Ole Miss Stanford, California
10:05 p.m.
Report
  • Sophie Dineen 43'
 Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 421
Referee: Frank Anderson
Round of 16
November 18, 2018 #1 Stanford 1–0 #23 Wisconsin Stanford, California
4:35 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 1,305
Referee: Matthew Buckman
November 18, 2018 #16 Texas A&M 0–3 #10 Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. Report
  • Danielle Marcano 2', 46' Yellow card 86'
  • Salera Jordan 67'
 Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 718
Referee: Kevin Terry
Quarterfinals
November 23, 2018 #1 Stanford 2–0 #10 Tennessee Stanford, California
5:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Laird Q. Cagan Stadium
Attendance: 1,596
Referee: Alex Del Angel

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Georgetown Section

First round
November 9–10
Campus Sites 		Second round
November 16
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 18
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinal
November 24
Campus Sites
            
1 Georgetown* 3
  Central Connecticut State 1
1 Georgetown* 1
  Washington State 0
  Washington State* 5
  Montana 1
1 Georgetown* 4
4 Duke 1
  Mississippi State* 0
  Lipscomb (a.e.t.) 1
  Lipscomb 0
4 Duke* 3
  Rutgers 0
4 Duke* 1
1 Georgetown* 3
2 Baylor 0
3 Virginia* 2
  Monmouth 0
3 Virginia (p)* 0 (4)
  Texas Tech 0 (2)
  Texas Tech* 3
  Princeton 0
3 Virginia 1
2 Baylor* 2
  Vanderbilt* 4
  Murray State 0
  Vanderbilt 1
2 Baylor* 3
  Abilene Christian 0
2 Baylor* 2

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
November 9, 2018 Mississippi State 0–1 (a.e.t.) Lipscomb Starkville, Mississippi
5:00 p.m.
  • Zakirah McGillivary Yellow card 108'
 Report
  • Justis Bailey gold-colored soccer ball 109'
 Stadium: MSU Soccer Field
Attendance: 664
Referee: Matthew Thompson
November 9, 2018 #9 Duke 1–0 Rutgers Durham, North Carolina
7:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 873
Referee: Kevin Broadley
November 9, 2018 #12 Virginia 2–0 Monmouth Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 363
Referee: Bill Dittmar
November 9, 2018 Texas Tech 3–0 #21 Princeton Lubbock, Texas
7:00 p.m.
Report
  • Courtney O'Brien Yellow card 78'
 Stadium: John Walker Soccer Complex
Attendance: 552
Referee: Ian Chapman
November 9, 2018 Washington State 5–1 Montana Pullman, Washington
10:00 p.m.
  • Brianna Alger 35'
  • Morgan Weaver 48'
  • Alysha Overland 60'
  • Hailey Smith 63' Yellow card 65'
  • Gracie Armstrong 82'
 Report
  • Tayrn Miller Yellow card 65'
  • Kennedy Yost 84'
 Stadium: Lower Soccer Field
Attendance: 754
Referee: Raymond Moffate Jr.
November 10, 2018 #2 Georgetown 3–1 Central Connecticut State Washington, D.C.
12:00 p.m.
  • Paula Germino-Watnick 69'
  • Amanda Carolan 77'
  • Kyra Carusa 80'
 Report
  • Danielle Pearse 19'
  • Roma McLoughlin Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 84'
  • Yo Tachibana Yellow card 49'
 Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Mark Gorak
November 10, 2018 #13 Vanderbilt 4–0 Murray State Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 p.m.
  • Haley Hopkins 12'
  • Grace Jackson 29'
  • Raegan Kelley 42'
  • Brook Colangelo 82'
 Report
  • Karsyn Hasch Yellow card 39'
 Stadium: VU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 502
Referee: Andrew Musashe
November 10, 2018 #11 Baylor 2–0 Abilene Christian Waco, Texas
8:30 p.m.
  • Sarah King 14'
  • Camryn Wendlandt 46'
  • Raegan Padgett Yellow card 66'
 Report Stadium: Betty Lou Mays Field
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Timothy Debysingh
Second round
November 16, 2018 Lipscomb 0–3 #9 Duke Washington, D.C.
11:00 a.m. Report
Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 667
Referee: Peter Dhima
November 16, 2018 #2 Georgetown 1–0 Washington State Washington, D.C.
1:30 p.m.
Report Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 872
Referee: John Brady
November 16, 2018 #12 Virginia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Texas Tech Waco, Texas
4:00 p.m. Report
  • Jade King Yellow card 98'
 Stadium: Betty Lou Mays Field
Attendance: 335
Referee: Michael Lavergne
Penalties
  • Taryn Torres soccer ball with check mark
  • Ayan Adu soccer ball with red X
  • Lizzy Sieracki soccer ball with check mark
  • Anna Sumpter soccer ball with check mark
  • Zoe Morse soccer ball with check mark
  • Ally Griffin soccer ball with red X
  • Demi Koulizakis soccer ball with red X
  • Marissa Zucchetto soccer ball with check mark
  • Carly Wickenheiser soccer ball with check mark
November 16, 2018 #13 Vanderbilt 1–3 #11 Baylor Waco, Texas
8:00 p.m.
Report
  • Giuliana Cunningham 4'
  • Reagan Padgett 52'
  • Julie James 73'
 Stadium: Betty Lou Mays Field
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Travis Haight
Round of 16
November 18, 2018 #2 Georgetown 4–1 #9 Duke Washington, D.C.
11:00 a.m.
Report
  • Delaney Graham 54'
 Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 1,078
Referee: Ian Gut
November 18, 2018 #12 Virginia 1–2 #11 Baylor Waco, Texas
8:00 p.m.
Report
  • Julie James 10'
  • Kennedy Brown 53'
 Stadium: Betty Lou Mays Field
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Quarterfinals
November 24, 2018 #2 Georgetown 3–0 #11 Baylor Washington, D.C.
12:00 p.m.
  • Kelly Livingstone 7'
  • Kyra Carusa 50'
  • Paula Germino-Watnick 75'
 Report
  • Julie James Yellow card 63'
 Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 871
Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

North Carolina Section

First round
November 9–10
Campus Sites 		Second round
November 16
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 18
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinal
November 24
Campus Sites
            
1 North Carolina* 4
  Howard 0
1 North Carolina* 4
  Kansas 1
  Kansas (a.e.t.)* 2
  Saint Louis 1
1 North Carolina* 3
  Virginia Tech 0
  Arkansas* 5
  Little Rock 1
  Arkansas* 0
  Virginia Tech (a.e.t.) 1
  Virginia Tech 1
4 Texas* 0
1 North Carolina (p)* 2 (4)
2 UCLA 2 (2)
3 Santa Clara* 4
  Milwaukee 1
3 Santa Clara* 1 (4)
  NC State (p) 1 (5)
  NC State* 1
  Northwestern 0
  NC State 0
2 UCLA* 5
  Auburn* 0
  Minnesota 2
  Minnesota 0
2 UCLA* 5
  San Jose State 0
2 UCLA* 5

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
November 9, 2018 Auburn 0–2 Minnesota Auburn, Alabama
4:00 p.m.
  • Taylor Troutman Yellow card 85'
 Report
  • Emily Peterson 60'
  • Megan Gray 79'
 Stadium: AU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 135
Referee: Guido Gonzales
November 9, 2018 NC State 1–0 Northwestern Raleigh, North Carolina
7:00 p.m.
  • Taylor Porter Yellow card 37'
  • Jenna Butler 75'
  • Michaella Van Maanen Yellow card 83'
  • Kia Rankin Yellow card 88'
  • Ricarda Walking Yellow card 89'
 Report Stadium: Dial Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 396
Referee: Patrick Schmidt
November 9, 2018 #17 Texas 0–1 Virginia Tech Austin, Texas
8:00 p.m. Report
  • Bridget Patch 66'
 Stadium: Mike A. Myers Stadium
Attendance: 636
Referee: Travis Haight
November 9, 2018 Arkansas 5–1 Little Rock Fayetteville, Arkansas
8:00 p.m.
  • Taylor Malham 2'
  • Kayla McKeon 9'
  • Tori Cannata 12'
  • Stefani Doyle 24'
  • Taylor Runnels 41'
 Report
  • Liesa Seifert 61'
 Stadium: Razorback Field
Attendance: 1,123
Referee: Andrew Musashe
November 9, 2018 Kansas 2–1 (a.e.t.) Saint Louis Lawrence, Kansas
8:05 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Rock Chalk Park
Attendance: 439
Referee: Luis Tribaldo
November 9, 2018 #4 UCLA 5–0 San Jose State Los Angeles, California
9:00 p.m.
Report
  • Karlee Pottoroff Yellow card 35'
  • Natasha Harris Yellow card 85'
 Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Attendance: 1,509
Referee: Michael Radchuk
November 10, 2018 #3 North Carolina 4–0 Howard Cary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m.
Report
  • Muhammad Zkiya Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 617
Referee: Karl Kummer
November 10, 2018 #7 Santa Clara 4–1 Milwaukee Santa Clara, California
4:00 p.m.
  • Maria Sanchez 16', 71'
  • Delaney Baie Pridham Yellow card 40'
  • Kalie Halvorsen 68'
  • Alex Loera Yellow card 83'
  • Natalie Kennedy 85'
 Report
  • Jelena Sever Yellow card 58' 61'
 Stadium: Stevens Stadium
Attendance: 847
Referee: Matthew Buckman
Second round
November 16, 2018 Arkansas 0–1 (a.e.t.) Virginia Tech Cary, North Carolina
2:00 p.m.
  • Team Yellow card 54'
 Report
  • Jordan Hemmen gold-colored soccer ball 106'
 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 402
Referee: Patrick Schmidt
November 16, 2018 #3 North Carolina 4–1 Kansas Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m.
Report
  • Katie McClure 81'
 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 612
Referee: Kevin Broadley
November 16, 2018 #7 Santa Clara 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 NC State Los Angeles, California
8:00 p.m.
  • Maria Sanchez 60'
 Report
Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Referee: Ian Anderson
Penalties
  • Taylor Porter soccer ball with check mark
  • Hannah Keogh soccer ball with check mark
  • Tziarra King soccer ball with check mark
  • Kristina Schuster soccer ball with check mark
  • Kursten von Klahr soccer ball with check mark
November 16, 2018 Minnesota 0–5 #4 UCLA Los Angeles, California
10:30 p.m. Report
Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Randy Hoffman
Round of 16
November 18, 2018 #3 North Carolina 3–0 Virginia Tech Cary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 632
Referee: Tori Penso
November 18, 2018 NC State 0–5 #4 UCLA Los Angeles, California
9:00 p.m. Report
  • Jessie Fleming 5', 21'
  • Karina Rodriguez 41'
  • Chloe Castaneda 82'
  • Hailie Mace 84'
 Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Attendance: 1,554
Referee: Frank Anderson
Quarterfinals
November 24, 2018 #3 North Carolina 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 #4 UCLA Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m.
  • Julia Ashley 2'
  • Dorian Bailey 52'
  • Annie Kingman Yellow card 56'
  • Brianna Pinto Yellow card 69'
 Report
  • Hailie Mace Yellow card 39' 56', 57'
  • Sunny Dunphy Yellow card 51'
 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 904
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Penalties
  • Hailie Mace soccer ball with check mark
  • Sunny Dunphy soccer ball with check mark
  • Julia Hernandez soccer ball with red X
  • Jessie Fleming soccer ball with red X

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Florida State Section

First round
November 9–11
Campus Sites 		Second round
November 16
Regional Campus Sites 		Round of 16
November 18
Regional Campus Sites 		Quarterfinal
November 23
Campus Sites
            
1 Florida State* 1
  Loyola (Chicago) 0
1 Florida State* 3
  South Florida 1
  South Florida* 5
  Albany 1
1 Florida State (p)* 1 (5)
4 USC 1 (4)
  LSU (p)* 0 (2)
  Boston 0 (1)
  LSU 0
4 USC* 2
  Long Beach State 0
4 USC* 6
1 Florida State* 1
  Penn State 0
3 South Carolina* 3
  UNCG 1
3 South Carolina* 0
  Penn State 1
  Penn State* 4
  Bowling Green 1
  Penn State* 1
  Wake Forest 0
  Wake Forest (a.e.t.)* 1
  Ohio State 0
  Wake Forest (p) 2 (6)
2 West Virginia* 2 (5)
  Radford 0
2 West Virginia* 6

* Host institution

Schedule

First round
November 9, 2018 #6 USC 6–0 Long Beach State Los Angeles, California
4:30 p.m.
Report
  • Sierra Castles Yellow card 40'
 Stadium: McAlister Field
Attendance: 380
Referee: Christopher Calderon
November 9, 2018 #14 Penn State 4–1 Bowling Green State College, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m.
  • Charlotte Williams 9'
  • Alina Ortega-Jurado 13'
  • Marissa Sheva 64'
  • Emily Ogle 70' (pen.)
 Report
  • Erica Hubert 20'
 Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 241
Referee: Robert Sheker
November 9, 2018 #18 South Carolina 3–1 UNCG Columbia, South Carolina
6:00 p.m.
  • Elexa Bahr 31'
  • Lauren Chang 50'
  • Jyllissa Harris 60'
 Report
  • Heida Vidarsdottir 39'
 Stadium: Stone Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Usher
November 9, 2018 Wake Forest 1–0 (a.e.t.) Ohio State Winston-Salem, North Carolina
7:00 p.m.
  • Giovanna De Marco gold-colored soccer ball 99'
 Report
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 331
Referee: Lance J. Van Haitsma
November 9, 2018 #5 Florida State 1–0 Loyola (Chicago) Tallahassee, Florida
7:00 p.m.
Report
  • Eleni Carr Yellow card 43'
 Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 760
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
November 10, 2018 #8 West Virginia 6–0 Radford Morgantown, West Virginia
4:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 585
Referee: Lucas Feathers
November 10, 2018 #20 South Florida 5–1 Albany Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m.
Report
  • Savanah Courtney 75'
 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Mary Penso
November 11, 2018 #19 LSU 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 p)		 Boston University Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2:00 p.m.
  • Molly Thompson Yellow card 44'
 Report Stadium: LSU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,309
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Penalties
  • Alex Thomas soccer ball with red X
  • Adrienne Richardson soccer ball with red X
  • Marlena Cutura soccer ball with red X
  • Abbey Newton soccer ball with check mark
  • Lucy Parker soccer ball with check mark
  • McKenna Kennedy soccer ball with check mark
  • Dorrie Varley-Barrett soccer ball with red X
  • Kelly Harris soccer ball with red X
  • Taylor Kofton soccer ball with red X
  • Chelsea Churchill soccer ball with red X
Second round
November 16, 2018 #19 LSU 0–2 #6 USC Tallahassee, Florida
2:00 p.m. Report
  • Savannah DeMelo 36'
  • Tara McKeown 57'
 Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Referee: Lance Jacob Van Haitsma
November 16, 2018 #18 South Carolina 0–1 #14 Penn State Morgantown, West Virginia
3:00 p.m.
  • Luciana Zullo Yellow card 88'
 Report
  • Kristin Schnurr 30'
 Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Charles Murphy
November 16, 2018 #5 Florida State 3–1 #20 South Florida Tallahassee, Florida
5:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,368
Referee: Guido Gonzales
November 16, 2018 Wake Forest 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 #2 West Virginia Morgantown, West Virginia
6:00 p.m.
Report
  • Jordan Brewster 40'
  • Hannah Abraham Yellow card 64'
  • Team Yellow card 74'
  • Bianca St-Georges Yellow card 81'
  • Sh'Nia Gordon 88'
  • Nadya Gill Yellow card 91'
 Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 313
Referee: Amadou Diop
Penalties
  • Bayley Feist soccer ball with check mark
  • Estelle Laurier soccer ball with check mark
  • Olivia Wos soccer ball with check mark
  • Abby McNamara soccer ball with red X
  • Ryanne Brown soccer ball with check mark
  • Madison Hammond soccer ball with check mark
  • Hulda Arnarsdottir soccer ball with check mark
Round of 16
November 18, 2018 #5 Florida State 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 #6 USC Tallahassee, Florida
1:00 p.m.
  • Jaelin Howell Yellow card 44'
  • Team Yellow card 44'
  • Dallas Dorosy 64'
  • Megan Connolly Yellow card 68'
 Report
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,479
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
Penalties
  • Natalie Jacobs soccer ball with check mark
  • Ally Prisock soccer ball with check mark
  • Arlie Jones soccer ball with check mark
  • Daria Petredes soccer ball with check mark
  • Leah Pruitt soccer ball with red X
November 18, 2018 #14 Penn State 1–0 Wake Forest Morgantown, West Virginia
3:00 p.m.
  • Marissa Sheva 13'
 Report Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 127
Referee: John McCloskey
Quarterfinals
November 23, 2018 #5 Florida State 1–0 #14 Penn State Tallahassee, Florida
2:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,209
Referee: Corey Rockwell

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

College Cup

Semifinals
November 30
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina 		Final
December 2
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
      
1 Georgetown 0
1 North Carolina (a.e.t.)* 1
1 North Carolina 0
1 Florida State 1
1 Stanford 0
1 Florida State 2

Schedule

Semifinals
November 30, 2018 #2 Georgetown 0–1 (a.e.t.) #3 North Carolina Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Julia Ashley gold-colored soccer ball 107'
 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson
Assistant referees: Sarah Cortez
Fourth official: Brandon Marion
November 30, 2018 #1 Stanford 0–2 #5 Florida State Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EST
  • Catarina Macario Yellow card 82'
 Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 10,811
Referee: Becky Pagan
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Fourth official: Brandon Marion
Final
Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game
December 2, 2018 #5 Florida State 1–0 #3 North Carolina Cary, North Carolina
1:00 p.m. EST Dorosy 59' Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 12,512
Referee: Lance VanHaitsma

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Record by conference

Conference Bids Record Pct. R32 R16 QF SF F NC
Big East 1 4–1–0 .800 1 1 1 1 – –
Pac-12 5 11–3–2 .750 5 3 2 1 – –
ACC 10 16–9–5 .617 7 7 2 2 2 1
Big 12 6 7–4–2 .615 5 1 1 – – –
Big Ten 6 6–6–0 .500 3 2 1 – – –
SEC 9 9–9–1 .500 7 2 1 – – –
ASUN 1 1–1–0 .500 1 – – – – –
Colonial 1 1–1–0 .500 1 – – – – –
WCC 2 1–1–1 .500 1 – – – – –
American 2 1–2–0 .333 1 – – – – –

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 190 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 3.02 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Brianna Alger (Washington State)
  • Gracie Armstrong (Washington State)
  • Olivia Athens (UCLA)
  • Elexa Bahr (South Carolina)
  • Justis Bailey (Lipscomb)
  • Malia Berkely (Florida State)
  • Tess Boade (Duke)
  • Jordan Brewster (West Virginia)
  • Messiah Bright (TCU)
  • Kennedy Brown (Baylor)
  • Gabi Brummett (Duke)
  • Jenna Butler (NC State)
  • Marley Canales (UCLA)
  • Tori Cannata (Arkansas)
  • Gabby Carle (Florida State)
  • Amanda Carolan (Georgetown)
  • Deyna Castellanos (Florida State)
  • Kelcey Cavarra (Arizona)
  • Maia Cella (Wisconsin)
  • Lauren Chang (South Carolina)
  • Brook Colangelo (Vanderbilt)
  • Savannah Courtney (Albany)
  • Giuliana Cunningham (Baylor)
  • Kirsten Davis (Texas Tech)
  • Jordan DiBiasi (Stanford)
  • Sophie Dineen (Ole Miss)
  • Giovanna DeMarco (Wake Forest)
  • Stefani Doyle (Arkansas)
  • Emina Ekic (Louisville)
  • Caitlin Farrell (Georgetown)
  • Kennedy Faulknor (UCLA)
  • Bayley Feist (Wake Forest)
  • Leah Ferlin (South Florida)
  • Stefany Ferrer (West Virginia)
  • Patricia Fernandez (West Virginia)
  • Elise Flake (BYU)
  • Delaney Graham (Duke)
  • Megan Gray (Minnesota)
  • Kalie Halvorsen (Santa Clara)
  • Jyllissa Harris (South Carolina)
  • Jordan Hemmen (Virginia Tech)
  • Julia Hernandez (UCLA)
  • Hailey Hite (USC)
  • Penelope Hocking (USC)
  • Erica Hubert (Bowling Green)
  • Alea Hyatt (USC)
  • Natalie Jacobs (USC)
  • Grace Jackson (Vanderbilt)
  • Grace Johnson (Ole Miss)
  • Mary Kate Smith (Ole Miss)
  • Reagan Kelley (Vanderbilt)
  • Natalie Kennedy (Santa Clara)
  • Alex Kimball (North Carolina)
  • Jade King (Texas Tech)
  • Sarah King (Baylor)
  • Tziarra King (NC State)
  • Annie Kingman (North Carolina)
  • Kelly Livingstone (Georgetown)
  • Carly Malatskey (Stanford)
  • Taylor Malham (Arkansas)
  • Addie McCain (Texas A&M)
  • Meghan McCool (Virginia)
  • Kayla McKeon (Arkansas)
  • Abby McNamara (Wake Forest)
  • Meaghan Nally (Georgetown)
  • Sydny Nasello (South Florida)
  • Emily Ogle (Penn State)
  • Alina Ortega (Penn State)
  • Alysha Overland (Washington State)
  • Raegan Padgett (Baylor)
  • Bridget Patch (Virginia Tech)
  • Anna Patten (Florida State)
  • Danielle Pearse (Central Connecticut State)
  • Emily Peterson (Minnesota)
  • Maddie Pokorny (Saint Louis)
  • Amanda Porter (Arizona)
  • Lucy Porter (Hofstra)
  • Leah Pruitt (USC)
  • Karina Rodriguez (UCLA)
  • Tyler Runnels (Arkansas)
  • Yazmeen Ryan (TCU)
  • Kristin Schnurr (Penn State)
  • Lauren Segalla (West Virginia)
  • Liesa Seifert (UALR)
  • Jelena Sever (Milwaukee)
  • Lucy Shepherd (Hofstra)
  • Grace Smith (West Virginia)
  • Hailey Smith (Washington State)
  • Bianca St. Georges (West Virginia)
  • Charlotte Teeter (Texas Tech)
  • Jordan Tuttle (South Florida)
  • Alexis Tye (Wisconsin)
  • Olivia Vaughn (Boston College)
  • Heida Vidarsdottir (UNC Greensboro)
  • Evelyne Viens (South Florida)
  • Viviana Villacorta (UCLA)
  • Gloriana Villalobos (Florida State)
  • Morgan Weaver (Washington State)
  • Camryn Wendlandt (Baylor)
  • Miranda Weslake (Clemson)
  • Charlotte Williams (Penn State)
  • Kennedy Yost (Montana)
  • Yujie Zhao (Florida State)

Source: [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

All-Tournament team

2018 Women's College Cup
All Tournament Team[16]
Player Team
Jaelin Howell Florida State
Malia Berkely Florida State
Gabby Carle Florida State
Dallas Dorosy Florida State
Carolina Jeffers Florida State
Natalia Kuikka Florida State
Julia Ashley North Carolina
Emily Fox North Carolina
Dorian Bailey North Carolina
Kyra Carusa Georgetown
Catarina Macario Stanford

See also

References

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