2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

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The 2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 collegiate soccer teams who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The semifinals and final were held at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team (indicated by * for non-seeded teams). The final was held on December 12, 2010. Akron defeated Louisville, 1–0, for the title.

The bracket was announced November 15, 2010. The tournament started on November 18. The second round was played on November 21. The third round was played on November 28. The Regional Finals were played December 3 and 4.

Qualified teams

Automatic bids

All automatic bids are granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League, Pacific-10 Conference, and West Coast Conference, each given to the regular season champion. There were 22 automatic bids to the NCAA tournament.

Team Conference Record
UMBC America East Conference (11-4-3)
Maryland Atlantic Coast Conference (17-2-1)
East Tennessee State Atlantic Sun Conference (15-5-0)
Xavier Atlantic 10 Conference (10-6-4)
Louisville Big East Conference (16-0-3)
Coastal Carolina Big South Conference (12-7-2)
Michigan Big Ten Conference (14-4-3)
UC Santa Barbara Big West Conference (13-4-3)
William & Mary Colonial Athletic Association (15-3-2)
South Carolina Conference USA (12-6-2)
Butler Horizon League (16-0-3)
Princeton Ivy League (13-3-1)
St. Peter's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (13-5-1)
Akron Mid-American Conference (18-1-1)
Bradley Missouri Valley Conference (11-8-3)
Sacramento State Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (10-4-7)
Monmouth Northeast Conference (14-1-4)
California Pacific-10 Conference (12-2-3)
Bucknell Patriot League (10-8-2)
UNC Greensboro Southern Conference (12-5-4)
Oakland Summit League (7-10-3)
Santa Clara West Coast Conference (10-5-5)

At-large bids

26 teams received at-large bids to the tournament.

Regional 1

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
ETSU 2
College of Charleston* 3
College of Charleston 1
1 Louisville 3
1 Louisville 2
16 Ohio St. 1
16 Ohio St. 2
Providence 1
St. Peter's 2
Providence* 6
1 Louisville 5
8 UCLA 4
Dartmouth 4
Monmouth* 0
Dartmouth 2/OT
9 Notre Dame 1
Dartmouth 1
8 UCLA 2/2OT
8 UCLA 4
Sacramento St. 1
Santa Clara 1
Sacramento St.* 2

Regional 2

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
New Mexico 1
Creighton* 4
Creighton 2(3)
5 SMU 2(5)
5 SMU 1
12 William & Mary 0
12 William & Mary 0(4)
UMBC 0(3)
UMBC 2
Princeton* 1
5 SMU 1(2)
4 North Carolina 1(4)
Oakland 0
Michigan St.* 2
Michigan St. 1
13 Butler 0
Michigan St. 1(4)
4 North Carolina 1(5)
4 North Carolina 0(5)
Georgetown 0(4)
UNC Greensboro 0
Georgetown* 3

Regional 3

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
Xavier 2
West Virginia* 4
West Virginia 2
3 Akron 3
3 Akron 2
14 Indiana 1
14 Indiana 5
Tulsa 1
Bradley 0
Tulsa* 2
3 Akron 3(3)
6 California 3(2)
Boston College 1
Brown* 2
Brown 1(7)
11 Connecticut 1(6)
Brown 0
6 California 2
6 California 2/OT
UC Santa Barbara 1
Denver 0
UC Santa Barbara* 1/2OT

Regional 4

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals
            
Coastal Carolina 1
Duke* 2
Duke 0
7 South Carolina 1/OT
7 South Carolina 1
10 Michigan 3
10 Michigan 2/OT
Central Florida 1
South Florida 0
Central Florida* 3
10 Michigan 3/2OT
2 Maryland 2
Old Dominion 1
Virginia* 0
Old Dominion 1
15 Penn St. 4
15 Penn St. 0
2 Maryland 1
2 Maryland 4
Penn 0
Bucknell 0
Penn* 1/OT

College Cup

Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara, California

National semifinals
December 10
National Championship
December 12
      
1 Louisville 2
4 North Carolina 1
1 Louisville 0
3 Akron 1
3 Akron 2
10 Michigan 1

Schedule

Host team, or higher seed, is listed on the right. Away team or lower seed is listed on the left.

First Round

Georgetown v UNC Greensboro
November 18, 2010 Georgetown 3–0 UNC Greensboro Washington D.C.
Report Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 385
Referee: Bill Dittmar
Monmouth v Dartmouth
November 18, 2010 Monmouth 0–4 Dartmouth West Long Branch, New Jersey
Report
  • Olson 9'
  • Pappas 53'
  • Mkosana 66'
  • Gaide 80'
Stadium: Hesse Field
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Gus St. Silva
Providence v St. Peter's
November 18, 2010 Providence 6–2 St. Peter's Providence, Rhode Island
  • Marcin 19', 73'
  • Arboleda 26', 54'
  • McClure 37'
  • Grisell 75'
Report
  • Pila 62'
  • Olson 80'
Stadium: Glay Field
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Sean Nally
UCF v USF
November 18, 2010 UCF 3–0 USF Orlando, Florida
  • Hunt 35'
  • Keown-Robson 45'
  • Bacher 65'
Report Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 529
Referee: Shane Moody
Brown v Boston College
November 18, 2010 Brown 2–1 Boston College Providence, Rhode Island
Report
Stadium: Stevenson Field
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Erich Simmons
Duke v Coastal Carolina
November 18, 2010 Duke 2–1 Coastal Carolina Durham, North Carolina
Report
  • Kelly 23'
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 1,006
Referee: Alex Prus
Virginia v Old Dominion
November 18, 2010 Virginia 0–1 Old Dominion Charlottesville, Virginia
Report
  • Vaughan 63'
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 923
Referee: Christopher Spivey
College of Charleston v East Tennessee State
November 18, 2010 College of Charleston 3–2 East Tennessee State Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Report
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Danny Provenzano
Creighton v New Mexico
November 18, 2010 Creighton 4–1 New Mexico Omaha, Nebraska
Report Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Troy Cohrs
UC Santa Barbara v Denver
November 18, 2010 UC Santa Barbara 1–0 2OT Denver Santa Barbara, California
  • Ibrahim 105'
Report Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 3,717
Referee: Mohammed Ibrahim
Tulsa v Bradley
November 18, 2010 Tulsa 2–0 Bradley Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Cumings 17'
  • McInnes 78'
Report Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Attendance: 297
Referee: Tim Debysingh
Princeton v UMBC
November 18, 2010 Princeton 1–2 UMBC Princeton, New Jersey
Report
Stadium: Roberts Stadium
Attendance: 959
Referee: Ed Shea
Sacramento State v Santa Clara
November 18, 2010 Sacramento State 2–1 Santa Clara Sacramento, California
Report Stadium: Hornet Field
Attendance: 788
Oakland v Michigan State
November 18, 2010 Oakland 0–2 Michigan State Rochester, Michigan
Report
  • Barone 49', 63'
Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field
Attendance: 552
Referee: Ben Trevino
Penn v Bucknell
November 18, 2010 Penn 1–0 OT Bucknell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Report Stadium: Rhodes Field
West Virginia v Xavier
November 18, 2010 West Virginia 4–2 Xavier Morgantown, West Virginia
  • Tayou 23', 33', 50'
  • Etuk 82'
Report
  • Queree 4'
  • own goal' (5)
Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 513
Referee: Andrew Chapin

Second Round

#13 Butler v Michigan State
November 21, 2010 #13 Butler 0–1 Michigan State Indianapolis, Indiana
Report
  • Ricondo 85'
Stadium: Sellick Bowl
Attendance: 1,381
#15 Penn State v Old Dominion
November 21, 2010 #15 Penn State 4–1 Old Dominion University Park, Pennsylvania
Report
  • Harmon 14'
Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 519
Referee: Mark Gorak
#4 North Carolina v Georgetown
November 21, 2010 #4 North Carolina 0–0
(5–4 p)
Georgetown Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Report Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 651
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
#14 Indiana v Tulsa
November 21, 2010 #14 Indiana 5–1 Tulsa Bloomington, Indiana
Report
  • McInnes 53'
Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Landis Wiley
#1 Louisville v College of Charleston
November 21, 2010 #1 Louisville 3–1 College of Charleston Louisville, Kentucky
Report
Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 5,197
Referee: Shane Butler
#8 UCLA v Sacramento State
November 21, 2010 #8 UCLA 4–1 Sacramento State Los Angeles, California
  • Hoffman 55', 73'
  • Williams 58'
  • Chavez 85'
Report
  • Carranza 87'
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Attendance: 835
Referee: Alex Gorin
#6 California v UC Santa Barbara
November 21, 2010 #6 California 2–1 OT UC Santa Barbara Berkeley, California
Report
Stadium: Edwards Stadium
Attendance: 1,620
Referee: Mike Kampmeinert
#7 South Carolina v Duke
November 21, 2010 #7 South Carolina 1–0 OT Duke Columbia, South Carolina
Report Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 1,872
Referee: Bill Dittmar
#11 UConn v Brown
November 21, 2010 #11 UConn 1–1
(6–7 p)
Brown Storrs, Connecticut
  • Diouf 87'
Report
  • Gorman 8'
Stadium: Morrone Stadium
Attendance: 2,719
Referee: Lou Labbadia
Penalties
  • Alvarez soccer ball with check mark
  • Cascio soccer ball with check mark
  • Diop soccer ball with red X
  • Diouf soccer ball with check mark
  • Ponce soccer ball with check mark
  • Wharf soccer ball with check mark
  • Karppinen soccer ball with check mark
  • Wasserman soccer ball with red X
  • McNamara soccer ball with check mark
  • Gorman soccer ball with check mark
  • Mandel soccer ball with check mark
  • Remick soccer ball with check mark
  • Smith soccer ball with red X
  • Grandstrand soccer ball with check mark
  • Walls soccer ball with check mark
  • Hayward soccer ball with check mark
#16 Ohio State v Providence
November 21, 2010 #16 Ohio State 2–1 Providence Columbus, Ohio
Report
  • Davis 85'
Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 477
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
#9 Notre Dame v Dartmouth
November 21, 2010 #9 Notre Dame 1–2 OT Dartmouth South Bend, Indiana
Report
  • Olsen 65', 100'
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 665
Referee: Rich Grady
#10 Michigan v UCF
November 21, 2010 #10 Michigan 2–1 OT UCF Ann Arbor, Michigan
Report
  • Keown-Robson 9'
Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
#2 Maryland v Penn
November 21, 2010 #2 Maryland 4–0 Penn College Park, Maryland
Report Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Benjamin Jones
#5 SMU v Creighton
November 21, 2010 #5 SMU 2–2
(5–3 p)
Creighton University Park, Texas
  • Castillo 79'
  • Ivo 90'
Report
Stadium: Westcott Field
Attendance: 524
Referee: Misail Tsapos
Penalties
#3 Akron v West Virginia
November 21, 2010 #3 Akron 3–2 West Virginia Akron, Ohio
Report Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 2,825
#9 William & Mary v UMBC
November 21, 2010 #9 William & Mary 0–0
(4–3 p)
UMBC Williamsburg, Virginia
Report Stadium: Albert–Daly Field
Attendance: 1,206
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Penalties
  • Abrigo soccer ball with check mark
  • Anderson soccer ball with check mark
  • Patel soccer ball with check mark
  • DiNuzzo soccer ball with check mark
  • Bulls soccer ball with check mark
  • Houapeu soccer ball with red X
  • Williams soccer ball with check mark
  • Welsh soccer ball with check mark
  • Waraksa soccer ball with red X

Third Round

#6 California v Brown
November 28, 2010 #6 California 2–0 Brown Berkeley, California
  • Fitzpatrick 30'
  • own goal' (53)
Report Stadium: Edwards Stadium
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: Alex Gorin
#3 Akron v #14 Indiana
November 28, 2010 #3 Akron 2–1 #14 Indiana Akron, Ohio
Report
  • Adlard 82'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 3,225
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
#8 UCLA v Dartmouth
November 28, 2010 #8 UCLA 2–1 2OT Dartmouth Los Angeles, California
Report
  • Giudicelli 60'
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Attendance: 902
Referee: Mohamed Mahmoud
#2 Maryland v #15 Penn State
November 28, 2010 #2 Maryland 1–0 #15 Penn State College Park, Maryland
Report Stadium: Ludwig Field
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
#4 North Carolina v Michigan State
November 28, 2010 #4 North Carolina 1–1
(5–4 p)
Michigan State Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Martinez 90'
Report
  • Saydee 65'
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 776
Referee: Alex Prus
Penalties
  • Barone soccer ball with check mark
  • Saydee soccer ball with red X
  • Bega soccer ball with check mark
  • Rosendall soccer ball with check mark
  • Thompson soccer ball with check mark
#7 South Carolina v #10 Michigan
November 28, 2010 #7 South Carolina 1–3 #10 Michigan Columbia, South Carolina
Report
Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
Attendance: 2,256
#1 Louisville v #16 Ohio State
November 28, 2010 #1 Louisville 2–1 #16 Ohio State Louisville, Kentucky
Report
  • McAnena 52'
Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 4,251
#5 SMU v #9 William & Mary
November 28, 2010 #5 SMU 1–0 #9 William & Mary University Park, Texas
Report Stadium: Westcott Field
Attendance: 677
Referee: Timothy Debysingh

Quarterfinals

#4 North Carolina v #5 SMU
December 3, 2010 #4 North Carolina 1–1
(4–2 p)
#5 SMU Chapel Hill, North Carolina
5:30pm EST
Report
  • Ivo 5'
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 1,763
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
#3 Akron v #6 California
December 4, 2010 #3 Akron 3–3 #6 California Akron, Ohio
8:30pm EST Report
  • Avalos 31'
  • Salciccia 57'
  • Fitzpatrick 89'
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Peter Dhima
Penalties
#1 Louisville v #8 UCLA
December 4, 2010 #1 Louisville 5–4 #8 UCLA Louisville, Kentucky
5:30pm EST
Report
Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Abby Okulaga
#2 Maryland v #10 Michigan
December 4, 2010 #2 Maryland 2–3 2OT #10 Michigan College Park, Maryland
8:30pm EST
Report
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Chico Grajeda

Semifinals

#1 Louisville v #4 North Carolina
December 10, 2010 #1 Louisville 2–1 #4 North Carolina Santa Barbara, California
5:30pm EST
Report
  • McCarthy 62'
Stadium: Harder Stadium
Referee: Michael Kennedy
#3 Akron v #10 Michigan
December 10, 2010 #3 Akron 2–1 #10 Michigan Santa Barbara, California
8:30pm EST
Report
Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 7,560
Referee: Alex Gorin

Championship

#1 Louisville v #3 Akron
December 12, 2010 #1 Louisville 0–1 #3 Akron Santa Barbara, California
4:00pm EST Report Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 9,672
Referee: Chico Grajeda

Goal scorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
  • United States Perry Kitchen - Akron
  • United States Michael Nanchoff - Akron
  • United States John Fitzpatrick - California
  • New Zealand Nik Robson - Central Florida
  • United States Cole Grossman - Duke
  • United States Andy Adlard - Indiana
  • United States Will Bruin - Indiana
  • United States Nick DeLeon - Louisville
  • United States Austin Berry - Louisville
  • United States Aaron Horton - Louisville
  • United States Domenic Barone - Michigan St.
  • United States Wilder Arboleda - Providence
  • United States Matt Marcin - Providence
  • United States Ernesto Carranza - Sacramento St.
  • Brazil Arthur Ivo - SMU
  • Scotland Ashley McInnes - Tulsa
  • United States Victor Chavez - UCLA
1 goal
  • United States Kofi Sarkodie - Akron
  • Canada Kyle Bekker - Boston College
  • United States Taylor Gorman - Brown
  • United States Austin Mandel - Brown
  • United States Jon Okafor - Brown
  • United States Anthony Avalos - California
  • United States Servando Carrasco - California
  • United States Davis Paul - California
  • United States Tony Salciccia - California
  • United States Yaron Bacher - Central Florida
  • New Zealand Ben Hunt - Central Florida
  • United States Ross Kelly - Coastal Carolina
  • United States Andy Craven - College of Charleston
  • United States Shawn Ferguson - College of Charleston
  • United States Sean Flatley - College of Charleston
  • United States Francis Twohig - College of Charleston
  • Senegal Mamadou Diouf - Connecticut
  • United States Sergio Castillo - Creighton
  • United States Jose Gomez - Creighton
  • United States Tyler Polak - Creighton
  • United States Aaron Gaide - Dartmouth
  • United States Bryan Giudicelli - Dartmouth
  • Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana - Dartmouth
  • United States Nick Pappas - Dartmouth
  • United States Aaron Schoenfeld - ETSU
  • United States Jaron Westbrook - ETSU
  • United States Ian Christianson - Georgetown
  • United States Chandler Diggs - Georgetown
  • United States Andy Riemer - Georgetown
  • United States Nikita Kotlov - Indiana
  • United States Harrison Petts - Indiana
  • United States Jason Herrick - Maryland
  • United States Matt Kassel - Maryland
  • United States Taylor Kemp - Maryland
  • United States Patrick Mullins - Maryland
  • United States John Stertzer - Maryland
  • United States Casey Townsend - Maryland
  • United States Greg Young - Maryland
  • United States Latif Alashe - Michigan
  • Brazil Fabio Pereira - Michigan
  • United States Jeff Quijano - Michigan
  • Lebanon Soony Saad - Michigan
  • United States Jeff Ricondo - Michigan St.
  • United States Cyrus Saydee - Michigan St.
  • United States Devon Sandoval - New Mexico
  • Uruguay Enzo Martínez - North Carolina
  • United States Stephen McCarthy - North Carolina
  • United States Kirk Urso - North Carolina
  • United States Dillon Powers - Notre Dame
  • United States Austin McAnena - Ohio State
  • United States Omar Vallejo - Ohio State
  • Poland Konrad Warzycha - Ohio State
  • United States Chris Harman - Old Dominion
  • United States Alex Vaughan - Old Dominion
  • United States Christian Barreiro - Penn
  • United States Jordan Tyler - Penn State
  • United States Antoine Hoppenot - Princeton
  • United States Greg Davis - Providence
  • United States Brian Grisell - Providence
  • United States Toussaint McClure - Providence
  • United States Chris Bettencourt - Sacramento St.
  • United States Eric Masch - Santa Clara
  • United States Juan Castillo - SMU
  • United States Josue Soto - SMU
  • United States Sam Arthur - South Carolina
  • United States Bradlee Baladez - South Carolina
  • United States Kevin Olson - St. Peter's
  • South Africa Lebongang Pila - St. Peter's
  • United States Kyle Cumings - Tulsa
  • United States Kelyn Rowe - UCLA
  • United States Reed Williams - UCLA
  • Ghana Waid Ibrahim - UC Santa Barbara
  • Ghana Michael Tetteh - UC Santa Barbara
  • United States Andrew Bulls - UMBC
  • Ivory Coast Levi Houapeu - UMBC
  • United States Uwen Etuk - West Virginia
  • Zimbabwe Abel Sebele - West Virginia
  • Cameroon Uzi Tayou - West Virginia
  • Jersey James Queree - Xavier
Own goals
  • United States Eric Robertson - Brown (playing against California)
  • United States Ray Gaddis - West Virginia (playing against Xavier)

See also

References

  • "2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 50. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
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