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List of NCAA Division I women's soccer season goals leaders

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In women's college soccer in the United States, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I goalscoring title is awarded to the player with the highest goals per game average in a given season. While the NCAA began sponsoring women's soccer in 1982, it only began tracking complete weekly and annual statistics in the 1998 season.

Key

* Awarded a national player of the year award:
Hermann Trophy (1988–present)
Honda Sports Award (1988–present)
§ Elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame

List

Goalscoring champion Christine Sinclair led the Portland Pilots to the NCAA Division I championship in 2005.
Goalscoring champion Catarina Macario led the Stanford Cardinal to the NCAA Division I championship in 2019.
NCAA Division I women's soccer annual goals per game leaders
Year Player College Class Goals Games Rate Notes
1998 Kelly Smith Seton Hall Junior 24 17 1.41
1999 Kelly Smith (2) Seton Hall Senior 27 19 1.42
2000 Lara Brown Centenary (LA) Sophomore 23 18 1.28
2001 Abby Wambach § Florida Senior 31 24 1.29
2002 Rosie Luzak Niagara Junior 25 18 1.39
2003 Ashley Boutte Southern Freshman 25 13 1.92
2004 Emily Parmarter Jackson State Sophomore 21 18 1.17
2005 Christine Sinclair * Portland Senior 39 25 1.56
2006 Belinda Kanda Alabama A&M Sophomore 20 16 1.25
2007 Naira Crimiel Jackson State Freshman 18 17 1.06
2008 Jade West Arkansas–Pine Bluff Freshman 17 16 1.06
2009 Sarah Hagen Milwaukee Sophomore 24 21 1.14
2010 Christen Press * Stanford Senior 26 26 1.00
2011 Sarah Hagen (2) Milwaukee Senior 26 21 1.24
2012 Ramey Kerns East Tennessee State Junior 21 18 1.17
2013 Elise Krieghoff Cal Poly Sophomore 21 19 1.11
2014 Hannah Short East Tennessee State Junior 27 21 1.29
2015 Nykosi Simmons Mississippi Valley Senior 26 22 1.18
2016 Laadi Issaka Mississippi Valley Junior 19 16 1.19
2017 Hayley Younginer Wofford Sophomore 21 19 1.11
2018 Evelyne Viens South Florida Junior 20 19 1.05
2019 Catarina Macario * Stanford Junior 32 25 1.28
2020 Kailey Pena Grambling State Junior 16 12 1.33
2021 Nicole Douglas Arizona State Senior 19 20 0.95
2022 Rebecca Cooke Quinnipiac Junior 22 19 1.16
2023 Eleanor Dale Nebraska Senior 28 24 1.17

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Tiffany Cameron of Ohio State and Taylor Uhl of Minnesota were also tied for the most goals with 21.
  2. Rachel Daly of St. John's (NY) and Jannelle Flaws of Illinois were tied for the most goals with 23.
  3. Stephanie Ribeiro of UConn and Alexis Kiehl of Dayton were tied for the most goals with 21.
  4. Sydney Carr of Seattle was also tied for the most goals with 16.
References
  1. ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  2. Walker, Richard (December 11, 2012). "Former KM star leads NCAA Division I women in goals, scoring". The Gaston Gazette. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  3. "Uhl takes Cardinal attack to new level". Soccer America. August 22, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  4. Van Dril, Eric (August 8, 2014). "Jannelle Flaws enjoys breakout soccer season after injuries". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  5. Gillooly, John (November 28, 2016). "At The Schools: Principe eyeing national title in season finale". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  6. "W. Soccer: Sydney Carr named WAC Player of the Year". Cerritos Falcons. April 22, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2024.

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