# NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player

The Most Outstanding Offensive Player and Most Outstanding Defensive Player awards are presented annually to the best players in the NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the Women's College Cup). The Most Outstanding Overall Player was also awarded in the tournament's early years. These individual honors are usually, but not always, awarded to players on the winning team.

## Winners

Most Outstanding Overall Players :
| Year | Player | Position | Team |
| 1983 | Christine Taggart | Forward | UMass |
| 1984 | April Heinrichs | Forward | North Carolina |
| 1985 | Pam Baughman | Forward | George Mason |
| 1986 | April Heinrichs (2) | Forward | North Carolina |
Most Outstanding Offensive and Defensive Players :
| Year | Offensive Player | Position | Team | Defensive Player | Position | Team |
| 1982 | Mary Varas | Midfielder | Central Florida | Linda Gancitano | Defender | Central Florida |
| 1983 | Lisa Gmitter | Forward | George Mason | Suzy Cobb | Defender | North Carolina |
| 1984 | Amy Machin | Forward | North Carolina | Shelley McElroy | Defender | UConn |
| 1985 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Betsy Drambour | Defender | George Mason |
| 1986 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1987 | Michelle Akers | Midfielder | Central Florida | Debbie Belkin | Defender | UMass |
| 1988 | Shannon Higgins | Midfielder | North Carolina | Carla Werden | Defender | North Carolina |
| 1989 | Kristine Lilly | Forward | North Carolina | Tracey Bates | Defender | North Carolina |
| 1990 | Kristine Lilly (2) | Forward | North Carolina | Stacey Blazo | Defender | North Carolina |
| 1991 | Pam Kalinoski | Forward | North Carolina | Tisha Venturini | Midfielder | North Carolina |
| 1992 | Mia Hamm | Forward | North Carolina | Sue Wall | Goalkeeper | Santa Clara |
| 1993 | Mia Hamm (2) | Forward | North Carolina | Skye Eddy | Defender | George Mason |
| 1994 | Tisha Venturini (2) | Midfielder | North Carolina | Staci Wilson | Defender | North Carolina |
| 1995 | Cindy Daws | Midfielder | Notre Dame | Kate Sobrero | Defender | Notre Dame |
| 1996 | Debbie Keller | Forward | North Carolina | Nel Fettig | Defender | North Carolina |
| 1997 | Robin Confer | Forward | North Carolina | Siri Mullinix | Goalkeeper | North Carolina |
| 1998 | Danielle Fotopoulos | Forward | Florida | Meredith Flaherty | Goalkeeper | Florida |
| 1999 | Susan Bush | Forward | North Carolina | Lorrie Fair | Defender | North Carolina |
| 2000 | Meredith Florance | Forward | North Carolina | Catherine Reddick | Defender | North Carolina |
| 2001 | Aly Wagner | Midfielder | Santa Clara | Danielle Slaton | Defender | Santa Clara |
| 2002 | Christine Sinclair | Forward | Portland | Jessica Ballweg | Defender | Santa Clara |
| 2003 | Heather O'Reilly | Forward | North Carolina | Catherine Reddick (2) | Defender | North Carolina |
| 2004 | Katie Thorlakson | Forward | Notre Dame | Erika Bohn | Goalkeeper | Notre Dame |
| 2005 | Megan Rapinoe | Forward | Portland | Cori Alexander | Goalkeeper | Portland |
| 2006 | Heather O'Reilly (2) | Forward | North Carolina | Robyn Gayle | Defender | North Carolina |
| 2007 | Amy Rodriguez | Forward | USC | Kristin Olsen | Goalkeeper | USC |
| 2008 | Casey Nogueira | Forward | North Carolina | Carrie Dew | Defender | Notre Dame |
| 2009 | Casey Nogueira (2) | Forward | North Carolina | Whitney Engen | Defender | North Carolina |
| 2010 | Melissa Henderson | Forward | Notre Dame | Jessica Schuveiller | Defender | Notre Dame |
| 2011 | Teresa Noyola | Midfielder | Stanford | Emily Oliver | Goalkeeper | Stanford |
| 2012 | Kealia Ohai | Forward | North Carolina | Satara Murray | Defender | North Carolina |
| 2013 | Jamia Fields | Forward | Florida State | Ally Courtnall | Defender | UCLA |
| 2014 | Cheyna Williams | Forward | Florida State | Emily Sonnett | Defender | Virginia |
| 2015 | Rocky Rodríguez | Midfielder | Penn State | EJ Proctor | Goalkeeper | Duke |
| 2016 | Katie Johnson | Forward | USC | Kadeisha Buchanan | Defender | West Virginia |
| 2017 | Jaye Boissiere | Midfielder | Stanford | Tierna Davidson | Defender | Stanford |
| 2018 | Dallas Dorosy | Midfielder | Florida State | Jaelin Howell | Midfielder | Florida State |
| 2019 | Sophia Smith | Forward | Stanford | Naomi Girma | Defender | Stanford |
| 2020 | Kelsey Turnbow | Forward | Santa Clara | Alex Loera | Defender | Santa Clara |
| 2021 | Zhao Yujie | Midfielder | Florida State | Cristina Roque | Goalkeeper | Florida State |
| 2022 | Reilyn Turner | Forward | UCLA | Lilly Reale | Defender | UCLA |
| 2023 | Jordynn Dudley | Forward | Florida State | Lauren Flynn | Defender | Florida State |
| 2024 | Olivia Thomas | Forward | North Carolina | Clare Gagne | Goalkeeper | North Carolina |