# 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament

The 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2016 Women's College Cup) was the 35th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semi-finals and championship game were played at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California from December 2–4, 2016 while the preceding rounds were played at various sites across the country during November 2016.

## Qualification

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

### Teams

Stanford Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Bucknell | Patriot | Automatic | 16–1–2 |
| | California | Pac-12 | At-large | 13–5–2 |
| 2 | Georgetown | Big East | Automatic | 16–2–3 |
| | Harvard | Ivy | Automatic | 10–3–3 |
| | Houston Baptist | Southland | Automatic | 10–10–1 |
| | Long Beach State | Big West | Automatic | 10–6–4 |
| 4 | Minnesota | Big Ten | Automatic | 16–3–3 |
| | Monmouth | MAAC | Automatic | 14–4–2 |
| | NC State | ACC | At-large | 10–8–1 |
| | Penn State | Big Ten | At-large | 11–4–4 |
| | Pepperdine | West Coast | At-large | 12–4–3 |
| | Rutgers | Big Ten | At-large | 11–4–6 |
| | Saint Francis (PA) | NEC | Automatic | 10–11 |
| | Santa Clara | West Coast | At-large | 09–6–4 |
| 1 | Stanford | Pac-12 | Automatic | 17–1–1 |
| 3 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 13–4–2 |
Florida Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Albany | America East | Automatic | 11–7–1 |
| 4 | Auburn | SEC | At-large | 14–6 |
| | Connecticut | AAC | Automatic | 18–2–1 |
| | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | Automatic | 13–4–4 |
| 1 | Florida | SEC | Automatic | 15–4–1 |
| | Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 14–4–1 |
| 3 | Florida State | ACC | Automatic | 13–3–4 |
| | Marquette | Big East | At-large | 12–7–2 |
| | Samford | SoCon | Automatic | 15–3–2 |
| | South Alabama | Sun Belt | Automatic | 15–5–1 |
| | TCU | Big 12 | At-large | 12–6–2 |
| | Texas A&M | SEC | At-large | 11–8–1 |
| | Texas Tech | Big 12 | At-large | 09–8–2 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-12 | At-large | 14–4–1 |
| | Utah | Pac-12 | At-large | 11–3–5 |
| | Wisconsin | Big Ten | At-large | 08–4–8 |
South Carolina Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Alabama State | SWAC | Automatic | 11–9–1 |
| | Arkansas | SEC | At-large | 17–5 |
| 4 | BYU | West Coast | Automatic | 16–2–1 |
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | At-large | 13–4–3 |
| | Colorado | Pac-12 | At-large | 14–5–1 |
| | Kansas | Big 12 | At-large | 10–5–4 |
| | Liberty | Big South | Automatic | 14–7 |
| | Memphis | AAC | At-large | 14–4–1 |
| | Missouri | SEC | At-large | 11–6–2 |
| 2 | North Carolina | ACC | At-large | 13–3–4 |
| | Northeastern | CAA | Automatic | 14–6–1 |
| | Oklahoma | Big 12 | At-large | 13–6–2 |
| | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | At-large | 09–8–3 |
| | SMU | AAC | At-large | 13–6–2 |
| 1 | South Carolina | SEC | At-large | 18–1–1 |
| | UNLV | Mountain West | Automatic | 16–3–3 |
West Virginia Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Charlotte | C-USA | Automatic | 11–8–2 |
| | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 09–9–3 |
| 3 | Duke | ACC | At-large | 12–4–3 |
| | Illinois State | MVC | Automatic | 14–5–2 |
| | Kent State | MAC | Automatic | 15–2–2 |
| | Michigan | Big Ten | At-large | 10–5–4 |
| | Nebraska | Big Ten | At-large | 11–5–4 |
| | Northern Kentucky | Horizon | Automatic | 13–6–1 |
| | Northwestern | Big Ten | At-large | 14–2–4 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | ACC | At-large | 13–3–4 |
| | Ohio State | Big Ten | At-large | 10–6–3 |
| | Seattle | WAC | Automatic | 14–5–1 |
| | SIU Edwardsville | OVC | Automatic | 10–7–4 |
| | South Dakota State | Summit | Automatic | 10–7–3 |
| 4 | UCLA | Pac-12 | At-large | 13–5–1 |
| 1 | West Virginia | Big 12 | Automatic | 19–1–1 |

## Stanford bracket

| First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites | | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites |
| 1 | Stanford* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Houston Baptist | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Houston Baptist | 0 | 1 | Stanford* | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Santa Clara | 1$^{2OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| | Long Beach State | 0 | | Santa Clara | 1$^{2OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| | Santa Clara* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Santa Clara* | 3 | | | | | Santa Clara | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | NC State | 0 | | | | |
| | Pepperdine* | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | NC State | 0 | | | | |
| | California | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | California | 1 (2) | | Pepperdine | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | NC State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | NC State | 0 (4) | | NC State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Minnesota* | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Minnesota* | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | Santa Clara | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown* | 1 |
| 3 | Virginia* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown* | 1 |
| | Monmouth | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monmouth | 1 | 3 | Virginia | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Penn State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Bucknell | 0 | | Penn State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Penn State* | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn State* | 6 | | | | 3 | Virginia | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown* | 2 | | | | |
| | Rutgers* | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Georgetown* | 2 | | | | |
| | Harvard | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harvard | 0 | | Rutgers | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Georgetown* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | St. Francis (PA) | 0 | 2 | Georgetown* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Georgetown* | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Florida bracket

| First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites | | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites |
| 1 | Florida* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | FGCU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | FGCU | 0 | 1 | Florida* | 3$^{2OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wisconsin | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Marquette | 0 | | Wisconsin | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Wisconsin* | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wisconsin* | 1 | | | | 1 | Florida* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Auburn | 3 | | | | |
| | Connecticut* | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Auburn | 3 | | | | |
| | Albany | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albany | 2 | | Connecticut | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Auburn | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | South Alabama | 0 | 4 | Auburn | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Auburn* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Auburn* | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | Auburn | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | USC* | 1 |
| 3 | Florida State* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | USC* | 1 |
| | Samford | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samford | 0 | 3 | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Utah | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Texas Tech | 0 | | Utah | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Utah* | 1$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Utah* | 1$^{OT}$ | | | | | Utah | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | USC* | 1 | | | | |
| | TCU* | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | USC* | 1 | | | | |
| | Texas A&M | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas A&M | 1 | | Texas A&M | 0 (3) | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | USC* | 0 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | Eastern Washington | 1 | 2 | USC* | 0 (4) | | | | | | | |
| 2 | USC* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Schedule
#### Quarterfinals
## South Carolina bracket

| First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | Second round November 17 or 18 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 or 18 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 17 or 18 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 or 20 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 or 20 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 19 or 20 Regional Campus Sites | | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites |
| 1 | South Carolina* | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alabama State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alabama State | 0 | 1 | South Carolina* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Colorado | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 1 | | Colorado | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Colorado* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colorado* | 3 | | | | 1 | South Carolina* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | BYU | 0 | | | | |
| | Oklahoma* | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | BYU | 0 | | | | |
| | SMU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SMU | 0 | | Oklahoma | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | BYU | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | UNLV | 0 | 4 | BYU | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | BYU* | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | BYU* | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | South Carolina* | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 1 |
| 3 | Clemson* | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina | 1 |
| | Northeastern | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Northeastern | 0 | 3 | Clemson | 0 (4) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Arkansas | 0 (2) | | | | | | | |
| | Memphis | 1 | | Arkansas | 0 (2) | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas* | 2$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas* | 2$^{OT}$ | | | | 3 | Clemson | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina* | 1 | | | | |
| | Kansas* | 1$^{2OT}$ | | | | | | | 2 | North Carolina* | 1 | | | | |
| | Missouri | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 0 | | Kansas | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | North Carolina* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Liberty | 0 | 2 | North Carolina* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | North Carolina* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Schedule
#### Quarterfinals
## West Virginia bracket

| First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | First round November 11, 12 or 13 Campus Sites | Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Second round November 18 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites | Round of 16 November 20 Regional Campus Sites | | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites | Quarterfinals November 25 or 26 Campus Sites |
| 1 | West Virginia* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Northern Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Northern Kentucky | 0 | 1 | West Virginia* | 1$^{2OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ohio State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Dayton | 2 | | Ohio State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio State* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio State* | 3 | | | | 1 | West Virginia* | 1 (4) | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | UCLA | 1 (2) | | | | |
| | Nebraska* | 0 (3) | | | | | | | 4 | UCLA | 1 (2) | | | | |
| | South Dakota State | 0 (0) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | South Dakota State | 0 (0) | | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | UCLA | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Seattle | 0 | 4 | UCLA | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | UCLA* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | UCLA* | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | West Virginia* | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Duke | 0 |
| 3 | Duke* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Duke | 0 |
| | Charlotte | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlotte | 0 | 3 | Duke* | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Illinois State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Illinois State | 2 (5) | | Illinois State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan* | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan* | 2 (4) | | | | 3 | Duke* | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Northwestern | 0 | | | | |
| | Northwestern* | 3 | | | | | | | | Northwestern | 0 | | | | |
| | Kent State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kent State | 0 | | Northwestern | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | SIU Edwardsville | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | SIU Edwardsville | 0 (5) | | SIU Edwardsville | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Notre Dame* | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |

### Schedule
#### Quarterfinals
## College Cup

| Semifinals December 2 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California | Semifinals December 2 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California | Semifinals December 2 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California | Championship December 4 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California | Championship December 4 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California | Championship December 4 Avaya Stadium San Jose, California |
| 2 | Georgetown | 0 | | | |
| 2 | USC | 1 | | | |
| 2 | USC | 1 | 2 | USC | 3 |
| | | | 1 | West Virginia | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 0 | 1 | West Virginia | 1 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | | | |

### Schedule
#### Championship
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 151 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match.
4 goals
* Brooke Ramsier – Auburn
3 goals
* Toni Payne – Duke
* Madison Schultz – North Carolina
* Sophie Groff – South Carolina
* Morgan Andrews – USC
* Katie Johnson – USC
* Michaela Abam – West Virginia
2 goals
* Mariah Williams – Albany
* Kristen Dodson – Auburn
* Bri Folds – Auburn
* Michele Vasconcelos – BYU
* Maddie Damm – Connecticut
* Ella Stevens – Duke
* Meggie Dougherty Howard – Florida
* Brooke Sharp – Florida
* Marina Paul – Georgetown
* Dorian Bailey – North Carolina
* Kassidy Gorman – Northwestern
* Nikki Walts – Ohio State
* Maddie Gonzalez – Santa Clara
* Jordan Jesolva – Santa Clara
* Chelsea Drennan – South Carolina
* Charlotte Williams – Penn State
* Madison Tiernan – Rutgers
* Amber Munerlyn – UCLA
* Alexis Shaffer – Virginia
* Ashley Lawrence – West Virginia
1 goal
* Jessi Hartzler – Arkansas
* Lindsey Mayo – Arkansas
* Haley Gerken – Auburn
* Gianna Montini – Auburn
* Casie Ramsier – Auburn
* Ashley Hatch – BYU
* Elena Medeiros – BYU
* Arielle Ship – California
* Shannon Horgan – Clemson
* Danica Evans – Colorado
* Alexa Casimiro – Connecticut
* Rachel Hill – Connecticut
* Stephanie Ribeiro – Connecticut
* Alexis Kiehl – Dayton
* Libby Leedom – Dayton
* Mia Gyau – Duke
* Casey Martinez – Duke
* Devan Talley – Eastern Washington
* Savannah Jordan – Florida
* Julia Lester – Florida
* Malia Berkely – Florida State
* Deyna Castellanos – Florida State
* Megan Connolly – Florida State
* Macayla Edwards – Florida State
* Heidi Kollanen – Florida State
* Amanda Carolan – Georgetown
* Rachel Corboz – Georgetown
* Grace Damaska – Georgetown
* Crystal Thomas – Georgetown
* Emily Dickman – Illinois State
* Lauren Koehl – Illinois State
* Brooke Ksiazek – Illinois State
* Lois Heuchan – Kansas
* Chanel Hudson-Marks – Memphis
* Jada Dayne – Michigan
* Nicky Waldeck – Michigan
* Rachael Ivanicki – Monmouth
* Taylor Porter – NC State
* Abby Elinsky – North Carolina
* Maya Worth – North Carolina
* Nandi Mehta – Northwestern
* Kayla Sharples – Northwestern
* Sammy Edwards – Ohio State
* Rachel Ressler – Oklahoma
* Paige Welch – Oklahoma
* Courtney Dike – Oklahoma State
* Nickolette Driesse – Penn State
* Emma Hasco – Penn State
* Megan Schafer – Penn State
* Marissa Sheva – Penn State
* Danielle Thomas – Pepperdine
* Taylor Aylmer – Rutgers
* Brittany Ambrose – Santa Clara
* Jenna Holtz – Santa Clara
* Julie Vass – Santa Clara
* Elexa Bahr – South Carolina
* Daija Griffin – South Carolina
* Savannah McCaskill – South Carolina
* Claire Studebaker – South Carolina
* Kyra Carusa – Stanford
* Logan Karam – Stanford
* Sam Tran – Stanford
* Michelle Xiao – Stanford
* Stephanie Malherbe – Texas A&M
* Annie Alvarado – UCLA
* Jessie Fleming – UCLA
* Zoey Goralski – UCLA
* Anika Rodríguez – UCLA
* Alex Anthony – USC
* Nicole Molen – USC
* Leah Pruitt – USC
* Haylee Cacciacarne – Utah
* Katie Rogers – Utah
* Natalie Vukic – Utah
* Betsy Brandon – Virginia
* Meghan Cox – Virginia
* Kristen McNabb – Virginia
* Morgan Reuther – Virginia
* Taylor Ziemer – Virginia
* Sh'Nia Gordon – West Virginia
* Heather Kaleiohi – West Virginia
* Alli Magaletta – West Virginia
* Rose Lavelle – Wisconsin
* Micaela Powers – Wisconsin
* Dani Rhodes – Wisconsin
1 own goal
* Natalie Calhoun – Oklahoma State (playing against Colorado)
* Haley Woodard – Oklahoma State (playing against Colorado)
* Unknown – Virginia (playing against Georgetown)
* Unknown – Wisconsin (playing against Florida)