2001 NIRSA National Soccer Championship explained

2001 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
League:NIRSA
Sport:Soccer
Prevseason Year:2000
Hosts Alt:Site
Hosts:University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Duration:November 15–17, 2001
No Of Teams:16 (men's championship)
16 (women's championship)
24 (men's open)
16 (women's open)
Picked By Team:Results
Season:Men's Championship Division
Season Champ Name:Score
Season Champs:4–0
League Champ Name:Champion
League Champs:BYU
(5th title, 5th title game)
Second Place:Illinois
(1st title game)
Mvp:John Morris (BYU)
Season2:Women's Championship Division
Season Champ2 Name:Score
Season Champs2:1–0
League Champ2 Name:Champion
League Champs2:Penn State
(1st title, 3rd title game)
Second Place2:UC-Santa Barbara
(1st title game)
Mvp2:Marcia Haradon (Penn State)
Season3:Men's Open Division
Season Champ3 Name:Score
Season Champs3:3–2
League Champ3 Name:Champion
League Champs3:Ohio State
(1st title, 1st title game)
Second Place3:Texas Tech
(3rd title game)
Mvp3:Ian Gordona (Ohio State)
Season4:Women's Open Division
Season Champ4 Name:Score
Season Champs4:2–1 (a.e.t.)
League Champ4 Name:Champion
League Champs4:Colorado "Black"
(1st title, 1st title game)
Second Place4:Ohio State
(2nd title game)
Top Seed4:Jessie Chrismer (Colorado "Black")
Seasonslist:NIRSA National Soccer Championships
Seasonslistnames:NIRSA national soccer championships
Prevseason Link:2000 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
Nextseason Link:2002 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
Nextseason Year:2002

The 2001 NIRSA national soccer championship was the 8th NIRSA National Soccer Championships, the annual national championships for United States-based, collegiate club soccer teams organized by NIRSA. It took place at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from Thursday, November 15 to Saturday, November 17, 2001.[1] [2]

Overview

Men's championship

In the finals, four-time champions, BYU, would return to their 5th finals to face finals debutants, Illinois. In the group stage, BYU would win all three games, first beating Cornell 4–0, then North Carolina 3–0, and finally 1995 champions Texas 4–3, making them a shutout short of a perfect group stage performance. Meanwhile, Illinois would beat Miami (OH) 3–2, then would lose to Weber State 2–3, but would win their finale against Navy 4–1 to win their group on the head-to-head tiebreaker after drawing to Miami (OH) on points.[3]

In the knockout round, Illinois would defeat North Carolina 4–3 in the quarterfinals then would beat Michigan 1–0 in overtime to reach their first finals. Meanwhile, BYU would beat SCSL (now SCSA) tournament runners-up Mississippi State 7–1. Then, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinals where BYU's 4-title run and 28-game national championship win streak was broken by eventual champions, Penn State, in penalties. This time, the match was won by BYU 4–1, ending Penn State's own 53-game win streak. Penn State notably had Anthony Calvano, who following this season would walk onto Penn State's varsity team and eventually play in the USL Second Division and USL Pro.[4] [5] In the finals, BYU would defeat Illinois 4–0, including a goal from sophomore Matt Affleck winning their 5th title in 6 years. BYU's goalkeeper, John Morris, would be named MVP after posting 3 shutouts.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Women's championship

In the finals, back-to-back runners-up in 1997 and 1998, and regional champions Penn State, would face the first region 6 team to make the women's championship finals, UC-Santa Barbara in their second year as a club. Prior to this, in the group stage, UC-Santa Barbara would win their opener 3–1 against Georgia with goals from junior Monique Gregoine, sophomore Vida Tafoya, and sophomore Sarah Battin. They then defeated two-time champion and regional runners-up Miami (OH) 2–1 with goals from senior co-captain Jessica Duggan and freshman Marina Karag. Their group stage finale ended in a 1–1 draw with a goal from sophomore Sarah Battin against 2nd in the group, Delaware, giving UC-Santa Barbara the first seed in the group. Meanwhile, Penn State would win their opener 2–1 against Illinois, then would draw their second match 0–0 against Texas A&M, and despite losing their finale 1–0 against Arizona, a Texas A&M loss ensured Penn State would advance with the second place in the group.

In the knockout round, UC-Santa Barbara beat Michigan State 1–0 in the quarterfinals with a goal from senior co-captain Alison Conway; then, following a 1–1 draw in regulation where UCSB's freshman Veronica Noone scored and a scoreless overtime, would defeat Arizona after 9 rounds of a penalty shootout in the semifinals to advance to their first finals. Meanwhile, Penn State would defeat two-time champion, Colorado, in penalties following a 3–3 draw in the quarterfinals, then would beat reigning champion, Michigan, 3–2 in the semifinals to advance to their third finals in 5 years. In the finals, Penn State would score the lone goal of the game and claim their first national title. Penn State's Marcia Haradon would go on to be named MVP.[10] [11] [12]

Men's open

In the finals, 1997 open champions and three straight championship runners-up from 19982000, Texas Tech, would face finals debutants, Ohio State. In the group stage, Texas Tech would win their opener 3–2 over Northern Arizona and draw with Georgia Tech 1–1 in their finale. Meanwhile, Ohio State would defeat MTSU 2–0 in their opener then lost 0–2 to Rice on goals from Rice's Mark Doughty and Blake Borgeson. Facing a potential elimination without any games left to play, a 1-0 Rice win over MTSU in the group stage finale secured Ohio State's spot in the knockout round as the two seed in their group where they'd face Florida.[13]

In the round of 16, both teams would score 7 goals with Ohio State defeating Florida 7–1 and Texas Tech defeating Georgia Southern 7–0. In the quarterfinals, Ohio State would beat Kansas 2–1 to advance to the Saturday semifinals where they would defeat Arizona 4–1 to advance to their first finals. Meanwhile, Texas Tech would face Utah Valley State in the quarterfinals and scored two goals early then received a red card but were able to hold them off 2–1 to advance to the semifinals where they defeated the back-to-back, reigning champions, JMU, 3–0. In the finals, Ohio State would defeat Texas Tech 3–2 to claim their first title. Ohio State's sophomore, Ian Gordona, would go on to be named MVP. The following year, Gordona would attempt to walk on to the varsity team but would be unsuccessful; however, he later would be named the assistant coach of the varsity team in 2014.[14] [15]

Women's open

In the finals, inaugural champions and reigning championship runners-up, Ohio State, would take on finals debutants Colorado's "Black" team, also known as their B-team, in a rematch of their group stage opener. In the opener, Colorado would defeat Ohio State 2–1 but despite this, Ohio State would win the group after they beat Texas Tech 5–0 and Florida 2–0 while Colorado would beat Florida 2–0 but would lose to Texas Tech 0–1.

In the quarterfinals, Colorado "Black" would take on their in-state rival, Colorado State's, "Green" team, also known as their B-team, which Colorado would win 4–1 while Ohio State would defeat Kansas, in a rematch of the inaugural inaugural 1995 open title game, 2–0. In the semifinals, Colorado would defeat reigning open champions, Virginia, 2–0 to advance to their first finals while Ohio State would defeat Princeton 1–0 to reach their second finals. In the finals, the game would be tied 1–1 after regulation, but Colorado "Black" would score a golden goal in overtime to defeat Ohio State and claim their first open title. Colorado sophomore Jessie Chrismer of the "Black" team would go on to be named division MVP. Following this tournament, Chrismer would walk on to Colorado's varsity team where she would appear in 5 matches and would record a single assist which was against Oklahoma on October 25, 2002, to Kristina Lamberty in what would end up being the game winner.[16]

Format

The competition consisted of 72 teams partitioned into 40 men's teams and 32 women's teams. Each of these partitions were further divided into an invite-only championship division and an open division. The men's open division had 24 teams divided into eight groups of three teams each while the remaining three divisions had 16 teams divided into four groups of four. All 4 divisions began with a round-robin tournament where teams played each of the other teams in their group once. Following this, the two best teams in each group advanced to a single-elimination, knockout round. The first metric for determining the best team was points, calculated first by giving a team 6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. Then, a team could be awarded an addition point for a shutout and an additional point for every goal scored, up to a max of 3 goals per game. If teams were tied on points, the following criteria were used in order:

  1. Winner of head-to-head competition
  2. Greatest goal difference
  3. Most goals scored
  4. Coin toss

The knockout stage was a 16-team tournament for the men's open division and an 8-team tournament for the remaining divisions. To ensure all teams played three games, the men's open division had a consolation knockout stage which was also an 8-team tournament composed of the team that finished last in their group. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner, so if one was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime in the round of 16 and quarterfinals consisted of two, 5-minute, golden-goal periods while in the semifinals and finals, overtime consisted of two, 10-minute, golden-goal periods. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner. Pool play and quarterfinal games were two 40-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime with the semifinals and finals also being 40-minute halves, but having a ten-minute halftime. If a player received three yellow cards during the course of the tournament they would be suspended the following the game.[17]

Qualification and selections

NIRSA extended invitations to the 16 men's and 16 women's teams to participate in the championship division beginning on October 22, 2001, with those invitations being extend to who NIRSA believed were the best in the nation. The teams that participated in the open division were chosen on a first-come first-serve basis with registration beginning on September 3, 2001.[18]

Men's championship

Participating teams!Region!Team!Appearance!Last Bid
IPenn State5th2000
INavy3rd2000
ICornell2nd2000
IINorth Carolina3rd1997
IIClemson3rd1998
IIMississippi State2nd1999
IIIMiami (OH)4th1999
IIIIllinois3rd2000
IIIMichigan2nd1999
IVTexas6th1998
IVTexas A&M3rd1997
VColorado State5th2000
VMinnesota1stNever
VIBYU6th2000
VIWeber State3rd2000
VIUC Santa Barabara1stNever

Women's championship

Participating teams!Region!Team!Appearance!Last Bid
IPenn State7th2000
IDelaware3rd2000
IIJMU5th1999
IIVirginia Tech4th2000
IIGeorgia1stNever
IIIMiami (OH)8th2000
IIIIllinois5th1999
IIIMichigan3rd2000
IIIMichigan State1stNever
IVTexas A&M4th1999
IVBaylor3rd2000
VColorado7th2000
VColorado State5th2000
VISan Diego State3rd1999
VIUC-Santa Barbara2nd2000
VIArizona1stNever

Men's open

RegionNumTeam
I1Cornell "United"
II8Alabama, Florida State, Florida, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, JMU, MTSU, Virginia
III4Grand Valley State, Michigan State, Ohio State, SIU
IV6Kansas, UL-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Rice, Texas Tech, Wichita State
V1Colorado State "Gold"
VI4Arizona, Northern Arizona, Oregon, Utah Valley State

Women's open

RegionNumTeam
I1Princeton
II5Florida, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Richmond, Virginia
III1Ohio State
IV5Kansas, LSU, Rice, Texas, Texas Tech
V3Colorado "Black", Colorado State "Green", Colorado Mines
VI1Utah Valley State
Source:[19]

Group stage

Men's championship

Group A!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Illinois320196+30820Advanced to knockout stage
2Miami (OH)320185+31720
3Weber State32014401417
4Navy300339−6033
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Group B!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1BYU3300113+82929Advanced to knockout stage
2North Carolina32015500517
3Texas310276+11714
4Cornell3003110−9011
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Group C!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Penn State330050+53526Advanced to knockout stage
2Texas A&M320142+21417
3Clemson301226−4025
4UC-Santa Barbara301214−3014
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Group D!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Michigan321042+22421Advanced to knockout stage
2Mississippi State320171+62519
3Minnesota311142+22314
4Colorado State3003212−10022
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Women's championship

Group A!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Michigan3300101+92727Advanced to knockout stage
2Colorado State320142+21417
3San Diego State3102310−7039
4JMU300326−4021
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Group B!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1UC-Santa Barbara321063+30621Advanced to knockout stage
2Delaware312021+12216
3Miami (OH)311153+21414
4Georgia300328−6022
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Group C!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Arizona321020+23220Advanced to knockout stage
2Penn State31112201212
3Illinois310223−1129
4Texas A&M302101−1208
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Group D!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Colorado321071+62421Advanced to knockout stage
2Michigan State312030+33318
3Virginia Tech31111102112
4Baylor3003110−9011
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Men's open

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDSOGFPPtsQualification
1Rice220041+31417Advanced to knockout stage
2Ohio State2101220129
3MTSU200214−3011Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDSOGFPPtsQualification
1Texas Tech211043+10413Advanced to knockout stage
2Georgia Tech2020220028
3Northern Arizona201134−1036Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDSOGFPPtsQualification
1JMU211042+20413Advanced to knockout stage
2Grand Valley State211032+10312
3UL-Lafayette200225−3022Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDSOGFPPtsQualification
1SIU-Carbondale211053+21515Advanced to knockout stage
2Arizona211065+10615
3Florida State200225−3022Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDSOGFPPtsQualification
1Alabama220070+72720Advanced to knockout stage
2Michigan State210123−1129
3Wichita State200206−7000Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDSOGFPPtsQualification
1Virginia220051+41518Advanced to knockout stage
2Cornell210142+21411
3Louisiana Tech200206−6000Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDSOGFPPtsQualification
1Kansas211021+11212Advanced to knockout stage
2Georgia Southern2101330039
3Oregon201112−1115Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDSOGFPPtsQualification
1Florida220031+21316Advanced to knockout stage
2Utah Valley State210142+2039
3Colorado State "Gold"200226−4022Consolation

Women's open

Group E!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Colorado State "Green"330070+73526Advanced to knockout stage
2LSU320141+32418
3Rice310253+21310
4Georgia Tech3003012−12000
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Group F!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Ohio State320182+62620Advanced to knockout stage
2Colorado "Black"320142+21417
3Florida310245−1039
4Texas Tech310229−7129
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Group G!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Princeton321070+73422Advanced to knockout stage
2Utah Valley State320181+72418
3Richmond311153+21313
4Texas3003218−16022
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Group H!Pos!Team!Pld!W!D!L!GF!GA!GD!SO!GFP!Pts!Qualification
1Virginia330071+62626Advanced to knockout stage
2Kansas320161+52418
3Georgia Southern310227−5129
4Colorado Mines300306−6000
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Tournament bracket

Men's open

Men's open consolation

Women's open

Source:[20]

All-tournament teams

Men's championship

NumNameTeam
GKJohn MorrisBYU
4Casey WaldronBYU
5Brandon LeroyBYU
3Ryan StottsIllinois
11Jeff ConnellIllinois
2Tony AlbrechtMiami (OH)
9Tom SkillingMichigan
11Patrick StoneMississippi State
25Adam MillerNorth Carolina
13Esli FelizPenn State
17Gareth GlickTexas A&M
GKWally MusumeciIllinois
Outstanding sportsmanship
Navy

Women's championship

NumNameTeam
MVPMarcia HaradonPenn State
16Ryan ZwellingColorado
21Laura EichamDelaware
11Kerry GreerColorado State
12Sinead ByrneMichigan State
10Lisa MirelesArizona
7Melissa PersaudPenn State
10Gwen ReyesMichigan
3Vida TafoyaUC-Santa Barbara
15Ashley CarterMichigan
18Amber SquireUC-Santa Barbara
GKSara KloostermanMichigan State
Outstanding sportsmanship
Delaware

Men's open

NameTeam
Ian GordonaOhio State
Michael ChandlerTexas Tech
Ryan MillerUtah Valley State
Patrick NoonanArizona
Gifford Okatah-BoiVirginia
Doug PaulOhio State
Sean WashatkaKansas
Ryan ByrdMichigan State
Chris HoganJMU
Ivan LermaArizona
Chris MorenoTexas Tech
Wayne PientkaOhio State

Women's open

NameTeam
MVPJessie ChrismerColorado "Black"
11Katie OjennesColorado State "Green"
3Linda CritesPrinceton
16Erin WilcoxVirginia
5Kristin HarrisColorado "Black"
18Cindy HeissColorado "Black"
28Jennifer DuesOhio State
5Carrie ForsterKansas
10Christen SeversonLSU
5Debbie RoppUtah Valley State
15Holly ReilmanOhio State
GKJana JordineColorado "Black"
Source:[21]

Notes

  1. Web site: Essential Information . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20011217113539/http://www.nirsa.net/sc/soccer/01soccer_a.htm#esse . 2001-12-17 . NIRSA.
  2. Web site: Soccer Records Broken . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160417030541/http://nirsa.net/nirsa/wp-content/uploads/nirsaknow_2002-02.pdf . 2016-04-17 . NIRSA Know.
  3. Web site: Neilson . Ben . 2001-11-15 . Men's soccer starts strong in tournament with two shutouts . 2024-06-02 . The Daily Universe . en-US.
  4. News: Good . Dan . 2003-09-13 . Former club standout happy for opportunity to compete for soccer . . 14.
  5. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906162825/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/31753.html . 2008-09-06 . 2009-10-05.
  6. Web site: Neilson . Ben . 2001-11-19 . Soccer sweeps national championship tournament . 2024-06-01 . The Daily Universe . en-US.
  7. Web site: Huston . Brett . 2001-11-28 . Club soccer closes out successful season . 2024-06-02 . The Daily Collegian . en.
  8. Web site: 2001 Southeastern Collegiate Soccer League . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020623224938/http://ww2.dixie-net.com/mcguire/ . 2002-06-23 . Southeast Collegiate Soccer League.
  9. Web site: Soccer Champs . 2024-06-02 . BYU Today.
  10. Web site: Patterson . Jenny . 2001-11-28 . UCSB Notches Second at Championships . 2024-06-02 . The Daily Nexus.
  11. Web site: O'Connell . Dan . 2003-11-11 . Women's club soccer continues dominance . 2024-06-02 . The Daily Collegian . en.
  12. Web site: Simon . Laura . 2001-11-14 . Nationals welcome club team . 2024-06-02 . The Daily Collegian . en.
  13. News: Yardley . Jonathan . Turpin . John . 2001-11-30 . Lads knock off Ohio State . The Rice Thresher . 15,18.
  14. Web site: McGreevy . Matthew . 2014-10-02 . Ian Gordona makes the cut as Ohio State assistant coach . 2024-06-02 . The Lantern . en-US.
  15. News: McGaffin . Tim . 2001-12-03 . Soccer lands 4th place finish . UVSC College Times . 7.
  16. Web site: Jessie Chrismer – Soccer . 2024-06-02 . University of Colorado Athletics . en.
  17. Web site: Rules of Play . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20011217113539/http://www.nirsa.net/sc/soccer/01soccer_a.htm#rule . 2001-12-17 . NIRSA.
  18. Web site: Tournament Qualifying Logistics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20011217113539/http://www.nirsa.net/sc/soccer/01soccer_a.htm#qualify . 2001-12-17 . NIRSA.
  19. Web site: Participants . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020225101024/http://nirsa.net:80/archives/sc/soccer/2001/01soccer_participants.htm . 2002-02-25 . NIRSA.
  20. Web site: Tournament Brackets . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020308031641/http://nirsa.net/archives/sc/soccer/2001/01_soccer_brackets1a.htm . 2002-03-08 . NIRSA.
  21. Web site: Tournament Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020421125536/http://nirsa.net:80/archives/sc/soccer/2001/01_soccer_results.htm . 2002-04-21 . NIRSA.