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2023 NCAA women's soccer tournament

Women's College Cup (Semifinals & Final)
Tournament details
Country	United States
Dates	November 10 – December 4, 2023
Teams	64
Final positions
Champions	(1) Florida State (4th title)
Runner-up	(2) Stanford
Semifinalists	(1) BYU (1) Clemson
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63
Goals scored	184 (2.92 per match)
Attendance	108,876 (1,728 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Payton Linnehan, Penn State (5 goals)
Most Valuable Player	Jordynn Dudley (Offensive) Lauren Flynn (Defensive)
← 20222024 → All statistics correct as of 12/5/2023.

The 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament was the 42nd edition of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's college soccer. The College Cup was played on December 1 and December 4 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and televised on ESPNU.

UCLA were the defending National Champion. The Bruins were unable to defend their title as they were defeated in the first round of 2023 tournament by UC Irvine 1–0. Florida State faced off against Stanford in the final. Florida State prevailed 5–1 and won their fourth overall title, all of which have come since 2014. Stanford's 36 game streak of allowing one or fewer goals was snapped and this was the first match where the Cardinal allowed five or more goals in a game since 1996. This was the first national championship match between two undefeated teams and Florida State became the first undefeated champion since Stanford in 2011.

Qualification

All Division I women's soccer programs are eligible to qualify for the tournament. 29 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, 2 teams received automatic bids by claiming the conference regular season crown (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.

Bracket

The bracket was announced on Monday, November 6, 2023. First round games are played on November 10, 11, and 12 at the campus site of the seeded team.

Florida State Bracket

* Host institution

Schedule

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Clemson Bracket

* Host institution

Schedule

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

BYU Bracket

* Host institution

Schedule

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

UCLA Bracket

* Host institution

Schedule

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

College Cup

Schedule

Semifinals

Final

Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Final Regular Season Rankings

Record by conference

• The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), Quarterfinals (Elite Eight), Semifinals (Final Four), Championship Game, and National Champion, respectively.
• With the exception of the national championship game, any game tied after the second overtime period is recorded as a tie. If the national championship game is decided in a penalty-kick tiebreaker, the winner of the tiebreaker is counted as having won the game.
• The following conferences received one bid and failed to place a team into the round of 32: America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Conference USA, Horizon, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, Summit League, SWAC, WAC. These conferences' records have been consolidated in the "Other" row.

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 184 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 2.92 goals per match.

5 goals

• Payton Linnehan – Penn State

4 goals

• Bella Field – Arkansas
• Jordynn Dudley – Florida State
• Sarah Weber – Nebraska
• Ally Sentnor – North Carolina
• Kaitlyn MacBean – Penn State
• Maya Doms – Stanford

3 goals

• Bella Folino – BYU
• Brecken Mozingo – BYU
• Onyi Echegini – Florida State
• Beata Olsson – Florida State
• Eleanor Dale – Nebraska
• Ellie Coffield – Pittsburgh
• Hannah Larson – Saint Louis
• Andrea Kitahata – Stanford

2 goals

• Olivia Katoa – BYU
• Megan Bornkamp – Clemson
• Caroline Conti – Clemson
• Makenna Morris – Clemson
• Jody Brown – Florida State
• Olivia Garcia – Florida State
• Taylor Huff – Florida State
• Kelli McGroarty – Iowa
• Justina Gaynor – Michigan State
• Bella Najera – Michigan State
• Sadie Waite – Nebraska
• Bella Sember – North Carolina
• Mieke Schiemann – Penn State
• Deborah Abiodun – Pittsburgh
• Keera Melenhorst – Pittsburgh
• Amanda West – Pittsburgh
• Lily Render – South Carolina
• Lexi Missimo – Texas

1 goal

• Macy Clem – Alabama
• Itala Gemelli – Alabama
• Sophia Aragon – Arkansas
• Ainsley Erzen – Arkansas
• Bea Franklin – Arkansas
• Ava Tankersley – Arkansas
• Naya Cardoza – Brown
• Brittany Raphino – Brown
• Ava Seelenfreund – Brown
• Layla Shell – Brown
• Kendell Petersen – BYU
• Ellie Walbruch – BYU
• Renee Lyles – Clemson
• Shira Cohen – Columbia
• Kat Jordan – Columbia
• Nata Ramirez – Columbia
• Lauren Flynn – Florida State
• Peyton Nourse – Florida State
• Leah Pais– Florida State
• Kaitlyn Zipay – Florida State
• Julia Leas – Georgetown
• Natalie Means – Georgetown
• Brianne Riley – Georgetown
• Summer Denigan – Georgia
• Croix Bethune – Georgia
• Taylor Rish – Georgia
• Kiera Staude – Georgia
• Nicole Vernis – Georgia
• Hannah White – Georgia
• Marissa Garcia – Gonzaga
• Katelyn Rigg – Gonzaga
• Hannah Bebar – Harvard
• Josefine Hasbo – Harvard
• Anna Rayhill – Harvard
• Josie Durr – Iowa
• Millie Greer – Iowa
• Ivy Garner – Liberty
• Ava Galligan – LSU
• Ashley Henderson – Memphis
• Mya Jones – Memphis
• Finley Lavin – Memphis
• Saorla Miller – Memphis
• Momo Nakao – Memphis
• Gabby Mueller – Michigan State
• Taylor James – Mississippi State
• Maggie Wadsworth – Mississippi State
• Kennedy White – Mississippi State
• Ella Guyott – Nebraska
• Haley Peterson – Nebraska
• Abbey Schwarz – Nebraska
• Maycee Bell – North Carolina
• Avery Patterson – North Carolina
• Charlie Codd – Notre Dame
• Maddie Mercado – Notre Dame
• Meg Mrowicki – Notre Dame
• Ellie Ospeck – Notre Dame
• Ashlynn Kulha – Old Dominon
• Rebecca Cooke – Penn State
• Cori Dyke – Penn State
• Julia Raich – Penn State
• Aliya Gomes – Pittsburgh
• Landy Mertz – Pittsburgh
• Samiah Phiri – Pittsburgh
• Sarah Schupansky – Pittsburgh
• Lexi Hiltunen – Princeton
• Ashley Baran – Rutgers
• Emily Gaebe – Saint Louis
• Anna Lawler – Saint Louis
• Abbie Miller – Saint Louis
• Hannah Sawyer – Saint Louis
• Alyssa Bourgeois – Santa Clara
• Annie Karich – Santa Clara
• Sally Menti – Santa Clara
• Taryn Hettich – South Dakota State
• Avery Murdzek – South Dakota State
• Jasmine Aikey – Stanford
• Elise Evans – Stanford
• Allie Montoya – Stanford
• Kennedy Wesley – Stanford
• Sizzy Lawton – Tennessee
• Macaira Midgley – Tennessee
• Trinity Byars – Texas
• Ashlyn Miller – Texas
• Mia Pante – Texas A&M
• Alex Kerr – Texas Tech
• Jasmine Hamid – Towson
• Laila El Behery – UC Irvine
• Alyssa Moore – UC Irvine
• Lilli Rask – UC Irvine
• Helena Sampaio – USC
• Maddie Ishaug – Wisconsin
• Emma Jaskaniec – Wisconsin
• Riley Philbin – Wisconsin

1 own goal

• Nebraska (vs. Stanford)

See also

• 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

References

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2. "UCLA women's soccer pulls off miracle comeback over North Carolina for NCAA title". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 2022.
3. Calhoun, Damian (November 11, 2023). "NCAA women's soccer: UC Irvine upsets defending champ UCLA". dailynews.com. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
4. "Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women's soccer national championship — all since 2014". AP News. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
5. Howell, Maria (October 29, 2023). "Tracking 2023 DI women's college soccer conference tournament schedules, automatic bids for the NCAA tournament". ncaa.com. NCAA. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
6. ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championships Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
7. "2023 Division I Women's Soccer Official Bracket". ncaa.com. NCAA. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

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