2003 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
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NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's natio ...
(also known as the 2003 Women's College Cup) was the 22nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of
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Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at SAS Soccer Park in
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from December 5–7, 2003. Top seeded
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defeated unranked
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in the final, 6–0, to win their seventeenth national title. The undefeated Tar Heels (27–0) were coached by
Anson Dorrance Albert Anson Dorrance IV (born April 9, 1951) is a retired American soccer coach (sport), coach. He was the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer, women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Uni ...
. The Tar Heels dominated their competition on their way to the championship, winning all six of their games by a combined score of 32–0. The ''most outstanding offensive player'' was Heather O'Reilly from North Carolina, and the ''most outstanding defensive player'' was Catherine Reddick, also from North Carolina. O'Reilly and Reddick, along with nine other players, were named to the ''All-Tournament team''. O'Reilly was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 8 goals. The championship referee was Brian Kirkley from Atlanta, GA.


Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 64 teams.


Format

Just as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup, were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The only exceptions were the first two rounds, which were played at regional campus sites. The top sixteen teams, all of which were seeded for the first time ever, hosted four team-regionals on their home fields during the tournament's first weekend.


Records


Bracket


North Carolina Bracket


UCLA Bracket


Florida Bracket


Notre Dame Bracket


College Cup


All-tournament team

* Lori Chalupny, North Carolina * Jessica Giertsen, Connecticut * Kristen Graczyk, Connecticut * Heather O'Reilly, North Carolina (most outstanding offensive player) * Nandi Price, UCLA * Alyssa Ramsey, North Carolina * Catherine Reddick, Portland (most outstanding defensive player) * Lindsay Tarpley, North Carolina * Maggie Tomecka, North Carolina * India Trotter, Florida State * Carmen Watley, North Carolina


See also

* NCAA Women's Soccer Championships ( Division II, Division III) * NCAA Men's Soccer Championships ( Division I, Division II, Division III)


References

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NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's natio ...
NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's natio ...
NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's natio ...
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