Sports season
2016 NIRSA National Soccer Championship League NIRSA Sport Soccer Site Foley Sports Tourism ComplexFoley, Alabama Duration November 17–19, 2016 Number of teams 24 Results Official Results Score 3–2 Champion Virginia (1st title, 1st title game) Runners-up Ohio State (2nd title game) Season MVP Tyler Miller-Jones (Virginia) Score 1–0 Champion UC-Santa Barbara (7th title, 9th title game) Runners-up North Carolina (1st title game) Season MVP Lindsay Ringman (UC-Santa Barbara) Score 2–1 Champion Penn State (1st title, 2nd title game) Runners-up Oregon (4th title game) Season MVP Matthew Lundstrom (Penn State) Score 2–1 Champion Virginia Tech (2nd title, 3rd title game) Runners-up Oregon (2nd title game) Top seed Emily Fitzsimmons (Virginia Tech)
The 2016 NIRSA national soccer championship was the 23rd NIRSA National Soccer Championships , the annual national championships for United States-based, collegiate club soccer teams organized by NIRSA . It took place at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex in Foley, Alabama from Thursday, November 17 to Saturday, November 19, 2016.[ 1]
In the finals, 2014 champion Ohio State would face Virginia who had played every one of their 5 previous tournament games to 1–0, with one of those being a loss. The game started fast when eventual MVP Tyler Miller-Jones of Virginia scored the game's first goal in the 11th minute. Ohio State would counter with a goal a minute later, tying the game, meaning this was already the highest scoring game Virginia would have this tournament, only 12 minutes into the game. Virginia would then score two more goals, the first being in the 24th minute by Tysen Tresness and the second being right before halftime by Brian Leibowitz, making the game 3–1 going into halftime. Ohio State once again countered fast with a goal 5 minutes into the second half, pulling the game within one goal. However, eventual Tournament Most Outstanding Goalkeeper Blake Ruzich of Virginia wouldn't give up any more goals, despite a barrage of shots from Ohio State, and Virginia would go on to win 3–2 and claim their first ever national title. This was the second year in a row a Region II team would claim the men's national title despite not winning any of the previous 21 iterations.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Women's championship[ edit ]
In the finals, familiar face UC-Santa Barbara was looking to claim their 7th national title against North Carolina who were making their first finals appearance. Coming into the finals, North Carolina had been an offensive threat scoring 13 goals in five games (2.6 goals per game). Conversely, UC-Santa Barbara had been a defensive powerhouse and hadn't given up a single goal in their five games, but had only scored five goals in that time. In the finals, eventual MVP Lindsay Ringman of UC-Santa Barbara opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Despite eight shots on goal from North Carolina, none were able to get past eventual Most Outstanding Goalkeeper Lauren Racioppi of UCSB and UC-Santa Barbara would go on to win their 7th national title 1–0. This meant, UCSB didn't allow a single goal in all six games of the tournament and only scored six goals.[ 5] [ 6]
In the finals, last year's championship finalist Penn State would take on familiar face Oregon who were looking to defend their open title in their 4th open division finals. Penn State took the lead in the first half from eventual Tournament MVP Matthew Lundstrom, but midway through the second half, Oregon would equalize with a goal from Rikunosuke Kawashima. In the 70th minute, Robbie Edwards of Penn State would retake the lead off of a header, which was all that was needed for them to claim their first open division title in a 2–1 win.[ 7] [ 8]
In the finals, Virginia Tech would face Oregon. Despite needing a seven-round PK shootout in the semifinals against defending champion UCLA, Virginia Tech dominated their first 3 games of the tournament by scoring 15 goals while only giving up 1. Oregon were also dominate by scoring 13 goals in their previous four games while only giving up 3. Virginia Tech started hot by scoring 2 goals in the first five minutes with the first coming from eventual MVP Emily Fitzsimmons. However, these were the only goals they would score, meaning when Meghan Schroeder of Oregon scored in the 66th minute, it was just a one goal game. Eventual Most Outstanding Goalkeeper Catherine McNicol of Virginia Tech would ensure that the two goals scored in the first five minutes would be enough, as Virginia Tech went on to win 2–1 for their second women's open national title.[ 9] [ 10]
The competition consisted of 96 teams: 48 men's teams and 48 women's teams. Each of these divisions were further divided into two 24-team divisions: the championship and open. The championship division divided teams into eight groups of three while the open division divided teams into six groups of four, both engaging in a round-robin tournament that determined teams able to advance to a knockout stage.
Pool play games were two 40-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. In the championship division, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their knockout stage, with the third placed team advancing to a consolation bracket. In the open division, the top team from each group as well as the two best second placed teams advanced to their knockout stage.
Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria in order:
Highest number of points
Winner of head-to-head competition
Greatest goal difference
Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match
Most goals scored
Most shutouts
In a tie breaking scenario involving more than 2 teams, the tiebreaker procedure would begin. If one team is identified as different and both remaining teams are still tied, the tie breaker procedure is restarted.
If a tie still remained after the first 5 criteria, the following was used to break a tie:
NCAA kicks from the mark
If there was a three-way tie, a coin-flip would be conducted. The two teams that chose the same outcome would compete in kicks from the mark between each other. The winner would compete with the last remaining team in kicks from the mark
If there's a four-way tie, a drawing of lots would be conducted (only could occur in open division)
Knockout stage games also consisted of two 40-minute halves. The round of 16 and quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.[ 11]
Qualification and selections [ edit ]
Each of the six regions received three automatic bids for both the men's and women's championship that they awarded to its members. The final six bids are considered "at-large", and were given out by NIRSA to teams, typically based on the regional tournament results and RPI .
The 48 remaining teams participated in the open division and were selected via a lottery draw that aired on YouTube on October 4, 2016 at 1pm PST . Any team with membership in a NIRSA -affiliated league or with a minimum of four games played prior to the tournament were able to enter their name into the lottery. If a selected team qualified for the championship division, an alternate would take their spot. 50 men's teams and 40 women's teams were selected.[ 12] [ 13]
Automatic bids
Region
Team
Appearance
Last Bid
I
Delaware
11th
2015
I
Tufts
2nd
2014
I
UConn
3rd
2014
II
North Carolina
12th
2015
II
Virginia
8th
2014
II
UCF
3rd
2015
III
Ohio State
11th
2014
III
Michigan State
9th
2014
III
Wisconsin
2nd
2015
IV
Texas A&M
17th
2015
IV
North Texas
2nd
2005
IV
Saint Louis
1st
Never
V
Colorado State
19th
2015
V
Minnesota
13th
2015
V
Colorado Mines
6th
2015
VI
San Diego State
5th
2014
VI
Utah State
2nd
2014
VI
Long Beach State
1st
Never
At-large bids
Region
Team
Appearance
Last Bid
II
Florida
10th
2014
II
Georgia Tech
3rd
2004
III
Michigan
13th
2015
III
Cincinnati
5th
2015
V
Colorado
15th
2013
VI
Stanford
1st
Never
Women's championship[ edit ]
Automatic bids
Region
Team
Appearance
Last Bid
I
Penn State
21st
2015
I
Syracuse
1st
Never
I
UConn
1st
Never
II
Florida
14th
2015
II
North Carolina
13th
2015
II
Virginia
9th
2014
III
Miami (OH)
16th
2015
III
Michigan State
13th
2015
III
Illinois
12th
2015
IV
Texas
17th
2015
IV
Texas A&M
17th
2015
IV
Kansas
7th
2015
V
Colorado
22nd
2015
V
Colorado State
20th
2015
V
Colorado Mines
5th
2015
VI
UC-Santa Barbara
16th
2015
VI
Arizona
9th
2015
VI
Gonzaga
1st
Never
At-large bids
Region
Team
Appearance
Last Bid
I
Delaware
14th
2015
II
Florida State
3rd
2014
III
Ohio State
16th
2015
III
Wisconsin
1st
Never
VI
Cal Poly
6th
2015
VI
UC-San Diego
1st
Never
Full men's lottery selections
Region
Team
Selection Type
Bid result
I
Babson
Automatic
Not accepted
I
Penn State
Automatic
Accepted
I
SUNY Cortland
Automatic
Accepted
I
Boston College
Automatic
Accepted
I
Towson
Automatic
Accepted
I
George Mason
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
I
Cornell
Waitlist
Not given
I
UConn
Waitlist
Championship
I
SUNY Brockport
Waitlist
Not given
I
Penn
Waitlist
Not given
I
Fordham
Waitlist
Not given
I
Northeastern
Waitlist
Not given
II
East Carolina
Automatic
Accepted
II
Miami (FL)
Automatic
Accepted
II
Wake Forest
Automatic
Not accepted
II
Dalton State
Automatic
Not accepted
II
JMU
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
II
Georgia Tech
Waitlist
Championship
II
MTSU
Waitlist
Not accepted
II
Georgia College
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
II
Troy
Waitlist
Not given
II
NC State
Waitlist
Not given
II
Virginia Tech
Waitlist
Not given
II
UNC-Greensboro
Waitlist
Not given
II
Kennesaw State
Waitlist
Not given
II
Old Dominion
Waitlist
Not given
II
Clemson
Waitlist
Not given
III
Purdue
Automatic
Accepted
III
Cincinnati
Automatic
Championship
III
Illinois
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Houston CC
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Texas
Automatic
Accepted
IV
St. Edwards
Automatic
Accepted
IV
LSU
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Texas Tech
Waitlist
Not accepted
IV
Arkansas
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
IV
Missouri
Waitlist
Not given
IV
Wash U
Waitlist
Not given
IV
Kansas
Waitlist
Not given
V
Iowa State
Automatic
Accepted
V
Colorado State-Pueblo
Automatic
Not accepted
V
Colorado Springs
Automatic
Accepted
V
Colorado State
Automatic
Championship
V
Denver
Waitlist
Not given
V
Colorado
Waitlist
Championship
VI
Utah Valley State
Automatic
Accepted
VI
San Diego State
Automatic
Championship
VI
Cal State Fullerton
Automatic
Accepted
VI
UCLA
Automatic
Accepted
VI
Oregon
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
Participating men's lottery teams
Region
Team
Selection Type
Bid result
I
Penn State
Automatic
Accepted
I
SUNY Cortland
Automatic
Accepted
I
Boston College
Automatic
Accepted
I
Towson
Automatic
Accepted
I
George Mason
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
II
East Carolina
Automatic
Accepted
II
Miami (FL)
Automatic
Accepted
II
JMU
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
II
Georgia College
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
III
Miami (OH)
Invite
Accepted via invite
III
Purdue
Automatic
Accepted
III
Illinois
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Houston CC
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Texas
Automatic
Accepted
IV
St. Edwards
Automatic
Accepted
IV
LSU
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Arkansas
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
V
Iowa State
Automatic
Accepted
V
Colorado Springs
Automatic
Accepted
VI
Cal Poly
Invite
Accepted via invite
VI
Utah Valley State
Automatic
Accepted
VI
Cal State Fullerton
Automatic
Accepted
VI
UCLA
Automatic
Accepted
VI
Oregon
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
Full women's lottery selections
Region
Team
Selection Type
Bid result
I
Boston College
Automatic
Accepted
I
Vermont
Automatic
Accepted
I
George Mason
Automatic
Accepted
I
Northeastern
Automatic
Not accepted
I
Penn
Automatic
Accepted
I
Penn State
Waitlist
Championship
I
Cornell
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
I
SUNY Cortland
Waitlist
Not given
I
Fordham
Waitlist
Not given
I
UConn
Waitlist
Championship
I
Towson
Waitlist
Not given
I
Pitt
Waitlist
Not given
II
West Virginia
Automatic
Accepted
II
Virginia Tech
Automatic
Accepted
II
Georgia Southern
Automatic
Accepted
II
Georgia Tech
Automatic
Accepted
II
Miami (FL)
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
II
JMU
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
II
Tennessee
Waitlist
Not given
II
Vanderbilt
Waitlist
Not given
III
Ohio
Automatic
Accepted
III
Illinois
Automatic
Championship
III
Iowa
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Houston CC
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Kansas
Automatic
Championship
IV
Missouri
Automatic
Accepted
IV
TCU
Automatic
Not accepted
IV
St. Edwards
Waitlist
Not accepted
IV
Texas Tech
Waitlist
Not accepted
V
Iowa State
Automatic
Accepted
V
UNI
Automatic
Accepted
V
Denver
Automatic
Accepted
V
Air Force
Automatic
Accepted
V
Colorado
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
V
Colorado Springs
Waitlist
Not given
VI
USC
Automatic
Accepted
VI
Oregon
Automatic
Accepted
VI
UCLA
Automatic
Accepted
VI
San Diego State
Automatic
Accepted
VI
UC-Santa Barbara
Waitlist
Championship
Participating women's lottery teams
Region
Team
Selection Type
Bid result
I
Boston College
Automatic
Accepted
I
Vermont
Automatic
Accepted
I
George Mason
Automatic
Accepted
I
Penn
Automatic
Accepted
I
Cornell
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
II
West Virginia
Automatic
Accepted
II
Virginia Tech
Automatic
Accepted
II
Georgia Southern
Automatic
Accepted
II
Georgia Tech
Automatic
Accepted
II
Miami (FL)
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
II
JMU
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
III
Ohio
Automatic
Accepted
III
Iowa
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Houston CC
Automatic
Accepted
IV
Missouri
Automatic
Accepted
V
Iowa State
Automatic
Accepted
V
Northern Iowa (UNI)
Automatic
Accepted
V
Denver
Automatic
Accepted
V
Air Force
Automatic
Accepted
V
Colorado
Waitlist
Accepted from waitlist
VI
USC
Automatic
Accepted
VI
Oregon
Automatic
Accepted
VI
UCLA
Automatic
Accepted
VI
San Diego State
Automatic
Accepted
Source: [ 14]
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Stanford
2
2
0
0
4
1
+3
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Delaware
2
1
0
1
2
3
−1
3
3
UCF
2
0
0
2
2
4
−2
0
Consolation
Scores
UCF v Stanford
Stanford v Delaware
Delaware v UCF
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
North Carolina
2
2
0
0
3
0
+3
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Long Beach State
2
1
0
1
4
2
+2
3
3
Colorado
2
0
0
2
0
5
−5
0
Consolation
Scores
North Carolina v Colorado
Colorado v Long Beach State
Long Beach State v North Carolina
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Wisconsin
2
1
1
0
1
0
+1
4
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Texas A&M
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
3
Florida
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
1
Consolation
Scores
Texas A&M v Florida
Florida v Wisconsin
Wisconsin v Texas A&M
Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Michigan State
2
2
0
0
4
1
+3
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Minnesota
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
1
3
Georgia Tech
2
0
1
1
0
2
−2
1
Consolation
Scores
Michigan State v Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech v Minnesota
Minnesota v Michigan State
Group E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Michigan
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2
4
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Colorado Mines
2
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
3
UConn
2
0
1
1
1
3
−2
1
Consolation
Scores
Colorado Mines v Michigan
Michigan v UConn
UConn v Colorado Mines
Group F
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Cincinnati
2
2
0
0
3
0
+3
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Colorado State
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
3
3
Tufts
2
0
0
2
0
3
−3
0
Consolation
Scores
Tufts v Cincinnati
Cincinnati v Colorado State
Colorado State v Tufts
Group G
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Ohio State
2
2
0
0
6
2
+4
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Utah State
2
1
0
1
3
2
+1
3
3
North Texas
2
0
0
2
1
6
−5
0
Consolation
Scores
Ohio State v Utah State
Utah State v North Texas
North Texas v Ohio State
Group H
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
San Diego State
2
2
0
0
3
0
+3
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Virginia
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
3
Saint Louis
2
0
0
2
0
3
−3
0
Consolation
Scores
San Diego State v Saint Louis
Saint Louis v Virginia
Virginia v San Diego State
Women's championship[ edit ]
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
UC-Santa Barbara
2
1
1
0
2
0
+2
4
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Illinois
2
1
1
0
1
0
+1
4
3
Florida State
2
0
0
2
0
3
−3
0
Consolation
Scores
UC-Santa Barbara v Florida State
Florida State v Illinois
Illinois v UC-Santa Barbara
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Michigan State
2
2
0
0
5
0
+5
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Colorado Mines
2
1
0
1
2
3
−1
3
3
Delaware
2
0
0
2
0
4
−4
0
Consolation
Scores
Michigan State v Delaware
Delaware v Colorado Mines
Colorado Mines v Michigan State
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
North Carolina
2
2
0
0
6
1
+5
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Kansas
2
0
1
1
3
4
−1
1
3
Arizona
2
0
1
1
4
8
−4
1
Consolation
Scores
North Carolina v Kansas
Kansas v Arizona
Arizona v North Carolina
Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Penn State
2
2
0
0
4
0
+4
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Gonzaga
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
1
3
Virginia
2
0
1
1
1
4
−3
1
Consolation
Scores
Penn State v Gonzaga
Gonzaga v Virginia
Virginia v Penn State
Group E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Ohio State
2
2
0
0
4
0
+4
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Texas A&M
2
1
0
1
1
2
−1
3
3
Florida
2
0
0
2
0
3
−3
0
Consolation
Scores
Texas A&M v Ohio State
Ohio State v Florida
Florida v Texas A&M
Group F
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
UConn
2
2
0
0
2
0
+2
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Miami (OH)
2
1
0
1
3
2
+1
3
3
UC San Diego
2
0
0
2
1
4
−3
0
Consolation
Scores
Miami (OH) v UC San Diego
UC San Diego v UConn
UConn v Miami (OH)
Group G
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Colorado State
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
4
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Wisconsin
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
3
3
Syracuse
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
1
Consolation
Scores
Colorado State v Wisconsin
Wisconsin v Syracuse
Syracuse v Colorado State
Group H
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Colorado – Gold
2
2
0
0
3
1
+2
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Texas
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
1
3
Cal Poly
2
0
1
1
0
1
−1
1
Consolation
Scores
Texas v Cal Poly
Cal Poly v Colorado – Gold
Colorado – Gold v Texas
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
JMU
3
2
1
0
12
0
+9[ a]
7
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Oregon
3
2
1
0
6
0
+6
7
3
Iowa State
3
1
0
2
2
6
−4
3
4
St. Edward's
3
0
0
3
0
14
−11[ a]
0
Notes:
^ a b Actual GD differs because the max GD for any one game is ±5, which came into effect when JMU beat St. Edwards 8–0
Scores
Oregon v St. Edward's
Iowa State v JMU
JMU v Oregon
St. Edward's v Iowa State
Oregon v Iowa State
JMU v St. Edward's
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Penn State
3
2
0
1
3
4
−1
6[ a]
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Houston CC
3
2
0
1
9
3
+5[ b]
6[ a]
3
Illinois
3
1
1
1
7
5
+2
4
4
Miami (FL)
3
0
1
2
3
10
−6[ b]
1
Notes:
^ a b Tiebreaker: Penn State beat Houston CC 1–0
^ a b Actual GD differs because the max GD for any one game is ±5, which came into effect when Houston CC beat Miami (FL) 6–0
Scores
Penn State v Houston CC
Illinois v Miami (FL)
Miami (FL) v Penn State
Houston CC v Illinois
Penn State v Illinois
Miami (FL) v Houston CC
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Purdue
3
2
1
0
7
1
+6
7
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Cal Poly
3
2
1
0
4
2
+2
7
3
Towson
3
1
0
2
3
6
−3
3
4
LSU
3
0
0
3
1
6
−5
0
Scores
Purdue v Towson
LSU v Cal Poly
Cal Poly v Purdue
Towson v LSU
Purdue v LSU
Cal Poly v Towson
Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
East Carolina
3
2
0
1
6
3
+3
6
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Miami (OH)
3
1
2
0
5
3
+2
5
3
Boston College
3
1
1
1
4
5
−1
4
4
Cal State Fullerton
3
0
1
2
2
6
−4
1
Scores
Cal State Fullerton v East Carolina
Boston College v Miami (OH)
Miami (OH) v Cal State Fullerton
East Carolina v Boston College
Cal State Fullerton v Boston College
Miami (OH) v East Carolina
Group E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Utah Valley
3
3
0
0
14
0
+11[ a]
9
Advanced to knockout stage
2
SUNY Cortland
3
2
0
1
4
6
−2
6
3
Texas
3
1
0
2
3
4
−1
3
4
Colorado Springs
3
0
0
3
1
12
−8[ a]
0
Notes:
^ a b Actual GD differs because the max GD for any one game is ±5, which came into effect when Utah Valley beat Colorado Springs 8–0
Scores
Utah Valley v SUNY Cortland
Texas v Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs v Utah Valley
SUNY Cortland v Texas
Utah Valley v Texas
Colorado Springs v SUNY Cortland
Group F
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
UCLA
3
3
0
0
9
2
+7
9
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Arkansas
3
1
1
1
3
4
−1
4
3
George Mason
3
1
1
1
5
7
−2
4
4
Georgia College
3
0
0
3
4
8
−4
0
Scores
UCLA v Georgia College
Arkansas v George Mason
George Mason v UCLA
Georgia College v Arkansas
UCLA v Arkansas
George Mason v Georgia College
Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
UCLA
3
3
0
0
12
1
+11
9
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Iowa
3
2
0
1
6
7
−1
6
3
George Mason
3
1
0
2
3
7
−4
3
4
Missouri
3
0
0
3
3
9
−6
0
Scores
UCLA v George Mason
Missouri v Iowa
Iowa v UCLA
George Mason v Missouri
UCLA v Missouri
Iowa v George Mason
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Virginia Tech
3
1
0
0
12
1
+7[ a]
9
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Cornell
3
1
0
1
7
2
+5[ b]
6
3
Denver
3
0
0
2
0
16
−9[ a] [ b]
3
4
No team, all teams awarded 3 points and +1 goal difference
Notes:
^ a b Actual GD differs because the max GD for any one game is ±5, which came into effect when Virginia Tech beat Denver 10–0
^ a b Actual GD differs because the max GD for any one game is ±5, which came into effect when Cornell beat Denver 6–0
Scores
Cornell v Denver
Denver v Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech v Cornell
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Ohio
3
2
1
0
4
2
+2
7
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Georgia Tech
3
2
0
1
5
1
+4
6
3
Vermont
3
1
0
2
4
5
−1
3
4
Colorado "Black"
3
0
1
2
2
7
−5
1
Scores
Colorado "Black" v Ohio
Vermont v Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech v Colorado "Black"
Ohio v Vermont
Colorado "Black" v Vermont
Georgia Tech v Ohio
Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
San Diego State
3
2
1
0
3
0
+3
7
Advanced to knockout stage
2
Boston College
3
2
0
1
2
2
0
6
3
Air Force
3
1
1
1
5
1
+4
4
4
Miami (FL)
3
0
0
3
0
7
−7
0
Scores
Boston College v Air Force
San Diego State v Miami (FL)
Miami (FL) v Boston College
Air Force v San Diego State
Boston College v San Diego State
Miami (FL) v Air Force
Group E
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Oregon
3
3
0
0
9
1
+8
9
Advanced to knockout stage
2
JMU
3
2
0
1
7
2
+5
6
3
West Virginia
3
0
1
2
0
4
−4
1
4
Northern Iowa
3
0
1
2
0
9
−9
1
Scores
JMU v Northern Iowa
Oregon v West Virginia
West Virginia v JMU
Northern Iowa v Oregon
JMU v Oregon
West Virginia v Northern Iowa
Group F
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Southern Cal (USC)
3
3
0
0
14
2
+12
9
Advanced to knockout stage
2
UCF
3
2
0
1
6
5
+1
6
3
Iowa State
3
1
0
2
5
10
−5
3
4
Penn
3
0
0
3
2
10
−8
0
Scores
USC v UCF
Penn v Iowa State
Iowa State v USC
UCF v Penn
USC v Penn
Iowa State v UCF
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Fri • 10:00AM • Field 2 Stanford 3 Fri • 4:00PM • Field 8 Minnesota 2 Stanford 1 Fri • 10:00AM • Field 3 San Diego State 2 San Diego State 3 Sat • 10:00AM • Field 4 Colorado Mines 0 San Diego State 1 Fri • 10:00AM • Field 8 Ohio State 2 Ohio State 2 Fri • 4:00PM • Field 9 Colorado State 1 Ohio State 3 Fri • 10:00AM • Field 9 Texas A&M 0 North Carolina 1 Sat • 3:00PM • Field 1 Texas A&M 2 Ohio State 2 Fri • 12:00PM • Field 2 Virginia 3 Wisconsin 1 Fri • 6:00PM • Field 8 Long Beach State 0 Wisconsin 0 Fri • 12:00PM • Field 3 Cincinnati 2 Cincinnati 2 Sat • 10:00AM • Field 5 Utah State 0 Cincinnati 0 Fri • 12:00PM • Field 8 Virginia 1 Michigan 0 Fri • 6:00PM • Field 9 Virginia 1 Virginia 1 Fri • 12:00PM • Field 9 Delaware 0 Michigan State 0 Delaware 1
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Fri • 4:00PM • Field 13 UCF 2 Sat • 8:00AM • Field 13 UConn 1 UCF 2 (6) Fri • 4:00PM • Field 14 Colorado (pen. ) 2 (7) Tufts 0 Sat • 1:00PM • Field 8 Colorado 3 Colorado 0 Fri • 6:00PM • Field 13 Georgia Tech 3 Florida (forfeit) Sat • 8:00AM • Field 14 North Texas North Texas 0 Fri • 6:00PM • Field 14 Georgia Tech 2 Saint Louis 2 Georgia Tech 3
Women's championship[ edit ]
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Fri • 10:00AM • Field 4 UC-Santa Barbara 1 Fri • 4:00PM • Field 2 Gonzaga 0 UC-Santa Barbara 2 Fri • 10:00AM • Field 5 Texas A&M 0 Colorado 1 (2) Sat • 10:00AM • Field 10 Texas A&M (pen. ) 1 (3) UC-Santa Barbara (pen. ) 0 (4) Fri • 10:00AM • Field 10 Michigan State 0 (2) Colorado State 2 Fri • 4:00PM • Field 3 Miami (OH) 1 Colorado State 0 Fri • 10:00AM • Field 11 Michigan State 1 Michigan State 2 Sat • 5:00PM • Field 1 Kansas 0 UC-Santa Barbara 1 Fri • 12:00PM • Field 4 North Carolina 0 North Carolina 2 Fri • 6:00PM • Field 2 Colorado Mines 0 North Carolina 3 Fri • 12:00PM • Field 5 UConn 0 UConn 2 Sat • 10:00AM • Field 11 Wisconsin 1 North Carolina 2 Fri • 12:00PM • Field 10 Ohio State 1 Ohio State 1 Fri • 6:00PM • Field 3 Texas 0 Ohio State (pen. ) 1 (3) Fri • 12:00PM • Field 11 Penn State 1 (2) Penn State 5 Illinois 0
Women's consolation[ edit ]
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Fri • 4:00PM • Field 15 Florida State 1 Sat • 8:00AM • Field 15 Florida 6 Florida 2 Fri • 4:00PM • Field 16 Delaware 0 UC San Diego 0 Sat • 1:00PM • Field 9 Delaware 1 Florida 0 (3) Fri • 6:00PM • Field 15 Cal Poly (pen. ) 0 (5) Arizona 0 Sat • 8:00AM • Field 16 Syracuse 1 Syracuse 0 Fri • 6:00PM • Field 16 Cal Poly 2 Cal Poly (pen. ) 0 (5) Virginia 0 (3)
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Fri • 4:00PM • Field 4 Purdue 1 Sat • 8:00AM • Field 4 East Carolina 0 Purdue 0 Fri • 4:00PM • Field 6 Oregon 1 Utah Valley 0 Sat • 1:00PM • Field 3 Oregon 5 Oregon 1 Fri • 4:00PM • Field 10 Penn State 2 James Madison 0 Sat • 8:00AM • Field 5 Penn State 1 Penn State 2 Fri • 4:00PM • Field 11 UCLA 0 UCLA 1 Cal Poly 0
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Fri • 8:00PM • Field 4 Oregon (a.e.t. ) 2 Sat • 8:00AM • Field 10 San Diego State 1 Oregon 2 Fri • 8:00PM • Field 6 USC 1 USC 3 Sat • 1:00PM • Field #2 Cornell 0 Oregon 1 Fri • 8:00PM • Field 10 Virginia Tech 2 Virginia Tech 3 Sat • 8:00AM • Field 11 Ohio 0 Virginia Tech (pen. ) 1 (5) Fri • 8:00PM • Field 11 UCLA 1 (4) UCLA (pen. ) 0 (2) JMU 0 (1)
All championship divisional finals were streamed on Periscope :
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