2006 NIRSA National Soccer Championship explained

2006 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
League:NIRSA
Sport:Soccer
Prevseason Year:2005
Hosts Alt:Site
Hosts:Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Duration:November 16–18, 2006
No Of Teams:24 (Men's championship)
20 (Women's open)
19 (Men's open)
16 (Women's championship)
Season:Men's Championship Division
Season Champ Name:Score
Season Champs:1–0
League Champ Name:Champion
League Champs:Michigan
(1st title, 1st title game)
Second Place:Illinois
(3rd title game)
Mvp:Brent Medema (Michigan)
Season2:Women's Championship Division
Season Champ2 Name:Score
Season Champs2:2–1
League Champ2 Name:Champion
League Champs2:San Diego State
(1st title, 1st title game)
Second Place2:Colorado
(6th title game)
Mvp2:Cassidy Runyan (San Diego State)
Season3:Men's Open Division
Season Champ3 Name:Score
Season Champs3:3–1
League Champ3 Name:Champion
League Champs3:Arizona State
(1st title, 1st title game)
Second Place3:Kansas
(1st title game)
Mvp3:Justin Klum (Arizona State)
Season4:Women's Open Division
Season Champ4 Name:Score
Season Champs4:3–0
League Champ4 Name:Champion
League Champs4:UC-Santa Barbara
(1st title, 1st title game)
Second Place4:Colorado "Black"
(2nd title game)
Top Seed4:Morgan Tanner (UC-Santa Barbara)
Seasonslist:NIRSA National Soccer Championships
Seasonslistnames:NIRSA national soccer championships
Nextseason Link:2007 NIRSA National Soccer Championship
Nextseason Year:2007

The 2006 NIRSA national soccer championship was the 13th NIRSA National Soccer Championships, the annual national championships for United States-based, collegiate club soccer teams organized by NIRSA. It took place at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona from Thursday, November 16 to Saturday, November 18, 2006.[1] [2]

Overview

Men's championship

In the finals, winner of the 2003 men's championship game, Illinois, (title later stripped due to ineligible players) would face region III opponent and finals debutants Michigan. Coming into the finals, Illinois would tie their opener to eventual consolation champion Brown but would beat Arizona 1–0 to win their group. Meanwhile, Michigan would lose their opener to North Carolina 3–0 but would win their finale against Colorado State 1–0 and finish second in their group.

In the knockout round, Illinois would win their round of 16 match against Salt Lake Community College 1–0, then would beat regional opponent Ohio 5–4 on penalties in the quarterfinals following a 1–1 score in regulation and overtime, and finally would defeat UC-San Diego 3–1 in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Michigan would win their round of 16 match against Missouri 3–0, then would beat regional opponent Indiana 2–0 in the quarterfinals, and finally would beat Arizona 1–0 in the semifinals after scoring in the 65th minute. In the finals, eventual men's championship MVP, Brent Medema of Michigan, would score in the first half off of a corner in what would be the lone goal of the match, meaning Michigan would claim their first national title.[3] [4] [5]

Women's championship

In the finals, four-time champion Colorado would take on finals debutants San Diego State. Coming into the finals, Colorado would win their opener against North Carolina, tie their second against Texas 2–2, then beat Cornell 3–1 in their finale to claim first place in the group while San Diego State would win their first games against Texas A&M and Penn State, respectively, both by a score of 4–1 but would tie their finale to reigning champions Michigan 1–0 and win their group. In the knockout round, Colorado would beat Texas A&M on penalties following a 0–0 game after regulation in the quarterfinals then would beat Virginia 2–0 in the semifinals. Meanwhile, San Diego State would beat Texas 2–0 in the quarterfinals then beat Michigan State 1–0 in the semifinals. In the finals, the game would be tied 1–1 with four minutes remaining in regulation when freshman Mandy Lenham would score what would be the game winner off a header to lead San Diego State to their first national title. San Diego State's Cassidy Runyan would be named women's championship MVP.[6]

Men's open

In the finals, tournament hosts Arizona State would take on Kansas in what would be the first finals appearance for both teams. Coming into the finals, Arizona State would lose their opener to UC-Berkeley 2–0 but would beat Florida 2–0 then Iowa State 5–1 to win their group while Kansas, in their group of only three, would win both group stage games 2–0 to also win their group. In the knockout round, Arizona State would beat reigning men's championship runners-up Vanderbilt 4–0 in the quarterfinals then beat Colorado "Black" 1–0 in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Kansas would beat Minnesota State-Mankato 2–1 in the quarterfinals then beat Virginia 1–0 in the semifinals. In the finals, Arizona State would go on to win 3–1, claiming their first men's open title. Arizona State's goalkeeper Justin Klum would be named men's open MVP and best goalkeeper.

Women's open

In the finals, 2001 women's open champion Colorado "Black" would face 2004 women's championship co-champion UC-Santa Barbara. Coming into the finals, Colorado "Black" would win all three games while UC-Santa Barbara would lose their finale to JMU after winning their first two matches but would advance as a wildcard. In the knockout round, Colorado "Black" would beat UC-Berkeley in penalties in the quarterfinals following a 3–3 game in regulation, then would beat JMU in penalties following a 0–0 game in regulation. Meanwhile, UC-Santa Barbara would beat Florida 3–0 in the quarterfinals then Illinois 2–0 in the semifinals. In the finals, UC-Santa Barbara would go on to win 3–0 and claim their first women's open title. UC-Santa Barbara's Morgan Tanner would be named women's open MVP.[7]

Format

The competition consisted of 79 teams: 40 championship teams and 39 open teams. The divisions were further divided into a men's and women's division: 24 men's and 16 women's teams in the championship division and 20 women's and 19 men's teams in the open division. The divisions were then further divided into groups: eight groups of three teams in the men's championship, four teams of four teams in the women's championship and five groups of four teams each in the men's and women's open. All four divisions engaged in a round-robin tournament that determined teams able to advance to a knockout stage. Each team played every other team in their group once in pool play which consisted of two 40-minute halves separated by a seven-minute halftime. Pool play utilized the three points for a win system and after pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group in the championship divisions advanced to their respective knockout stage, with the third placed team in the men's championship advancing to a consolation bracket while the third and fourth placed teams in the women's championship being eliminated. In the open divisions, each pool winner automatically advanced in addition to three additional wild-card teams. Positions 1 and 8 were given to first place teams in groups that didn't have a wild-card team in order of tie-breaking procedures, positions 2, 6, and 7 were given to wild-card teams in order of tie-breaking procedures, and positions 5, 3, and 4 were given to the pool winners from the pools of the 2, 6, and 7 positioned wild-card teams, respectively.

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, therefore if a game was tied at the end of regulation, two five-minute overtime periods would be played to completion. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.[8] [9]

Qualification and selections

Each of the six regions received three automatic bids for the men's championship division and two automatic bids for the women's championship that they awarded to its members. The final bids for each division were considered "at-large", and were given out by NIRSA to teams, typically based on their regional tournament results and RPI.[10]

The remaining teams participated in the open division, chosen on a first-come first-serve basis via online registration beginning on September 12, 2006 with a max of 16 teams per gender division.[11]

Men's championship

Participating teams!Region!Team!Appearance!Last Bid
ICornell7th2005
IPenn State7th2005
IBrown1stNever
IINorth Carolina6th2005
IIMississippi State4th2003
IIVirginia Tech4th2005
IIAuburn2nd2003
IIIIllinois7th2005
IIIMichigan6th2005
IIIIndiana3rd2002
IIIOhio2nd2000
IVTexas A&M7th2005
IVTexas Tech5th2000
IVMissouri2nd2005
IVSMU1stNever
VColorado State10th2005
VColorado8th2005
VMinnesota5th2004
VNorthern Iowa2nd2005
VIArizona6th2004
VISalt Lake CC5th1998
VIOregon4th1997
VIUC Santa Barabara4th2005
VISan Diego2nd2005

Women's championship

Participating teams!Region!Team!Appearance!Last Bid
IPenn State12th2005
IBoston College1stNever
ICornell1stNever
IIVirginia Tech6th2002
IINorth Carolina4th1999
IIVirginia3rd2004
IIIMichigan8th2005
IIIMichigan State4th2004
IIIDayton3rd2005
IVTexas A&M9th2005
IVTexas8th2005
VColorado12th2005
VColorado State10th2005
VISan Diego State6th2003
VIArizona3rd2005
VIUC-Davis1stNever

Men's open

RegionNumTeam
I2UConn, Penn
II5Florida, JMU, Virginia, Florida State, Vanderbilt
III0
IV2Kansas, SE Louisiana
V4Colorado, Iowa State, Colorado State, Minnesota State-Mankato
VI6Weber State, UC-Berkeley, Arizona State, UC-Santa Barbara, Cal State-Long Beach, Central Washington

Women's open

RegionNumTeam
I4Vermont, Penn, Rutgers, Villanova
II4Florida, JMU, MTSU, Vanderbilt
III2Purdue, Illinois
IV2Kansas, Texas Tech
V4Colorado, Northern Colorado, Iowa State, Colorado State
VI4UCLA, Oregon State, UC-Santa Barbara, UC-Berkeley

Group stage

Men's championship

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Texas A&M220031+26Advanced to knockout stage
2Minnesota21012203
3Mississippi State200224−20Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1UC-Santa Barbara220051+46Advanced to knockout stage
2Indiana210123−13
3Virginia Tech200203−30Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Oregon220070+76Advanced to knockout stage
2Penn State210153+23
3Northern Iowa2002110−90Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Texas Tech211010+14Advanced to knockout stage
2Ohio21011103
3Cornell201101−11Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1SMU210132+13Advanced to knockout stage
2Salt Lake CC210121+13
3Colorado210113−23Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Missouri211032+14Advanced to knockout stage
2UC-San Diego210142+23
3Auburn201114−31Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1North Carolina220051+46Advanced to knockout stage
2Michigan210113−23
3Colorado State200213−20Consolation
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Illinois211010+14Advanced to knockout stage
2Arizona21011103
3Brown201101−11Consolation

Women's championship

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1SDSU320183+56Advanced to knockout stage
2Texas A&M320165+16
3Michigan31111104
4Penn State301228−61
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Arizona312054+15Advanced to knockout stage
2Virginia312032+15
3Boston College31115504
4Dayton301224−21
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Colorado State321051+47Advanced to knockout stage
2Michigan State311143+14
3UC-Davis310213−23
4Virginia Tech310225−33
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Colorado321084+47Advanced to knockout stage
2Texas321064+27
3North Carolina310256−13
4Cornell300338−50
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Men's open

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Kansas220040+59Advanced to knockout stage
2Colorado "Black"21012306
3Weber State200214−23
4No team fielded, all teams awarded 3 points and +1 GD
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Arizona State320173+46Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida320162+46
3UC-Berkeley320134−16
4Iowa State300318−70
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Virginia330071+69Advanced to knockout stage
2JMU310234−13
3UConn310235−23
4UC-Santa Barbara "Blue"310214−33
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Florida State312053+25Advanced to knockout stage
2Colorado State "B"31114404
3Cal State-Long Beach30303303
4Penn302124−22
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Minnesota State-Mankato3300111+109Advanced to knockout stage
2Vanderbilt32015506
3Central Washington31023303
4Southeastern Louisiana3003111−100
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Women's open

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Colorado "Black"330070+79Advanced to knockout stage
2UCLA320184+36
3Purdue301224−21
4Vermont3012110−81
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Florida330071+69Advanced to knockout stage
2Oregon State311165+14
3Penn310215−43
4Northern Colorado301225−31
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1JMU330080+89Advanced to knockout stage
2UC-Santa Barbara320183+56
3Kansas310257−23
4Iowa State3003213−110
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Texas Tech330073+49Advanced to knockout stage
2Illinois3201123+86
3MTSU310258−33
4Rutgers3003111−90
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Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Villanova321070+77Advanced to knockout stage
2UC-Berkeley321050+57
3Colorado State "Green"310216−53
4Vanderbilt300307−70
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Tournament bracket

Men's championship

Sources:[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Men's consolation

Women's open

All tournament teams

Key
MVP
Best goalkeeper

Men's championship

NameTeam
Brent MedemaMichigan
Brian SummervilleIllinois
Ryan WardArizona
Gari MartinouskiMichigan
Nima HakimTexas Tech
TJ KingIllinois
Juan Chico MacklisSan Diego
Tom McCurdyMichigan
Omio AldaghiArizona
Daue BrownIllinois
Julian Moura-BusquetsOhio
Daniel MinkoffSan Diego

Women's championship

NameTeam
Cassidy RunyanSan Diego State
Lindsey YoungSan Diego State
Liz CrossTexas
Kristin GoodTexas A&M
Lauren NufferVirginia
Ashley OmphroySan Diego State
Catie ChaseColorado
Rosie CobionSan Diego State
Katie RohnMichigan State
Lindsay BrownColorado
Jenna MitchellSan Diego State
Breanah GlynnColorado

Men's open

NameTeam
Justin KlumArizona State
Justin KlumArizona State
Devin SchererArizona State
Shawn BryantArizona State
Joe RhodesArizona State
CJ LipinskiKansas
Marcus RiveraKansasa
Harry ByrdVirginia
David NewmanVirginia
Evren OnatColorado
Mike ScanlonFlorida
Brandon SchlichterMinnesota State
Peter MatthewsVirginia

Women's open

NameTeam
Morgan TannerUC-Santa Barbara
Jessica KellerColorado "Black"
Meredith StarkFlorida
Lauren FloydIllinois
Chelsea CurryJMU
Karen KiazekColorado "Black"
Heather AllisonColorado "Black"
Megan HenningColorado "Black"
Carly AllenUC-Santa Barbara
Carrie PetroUC-Santa Barbara
Kate WhitakerUC-Santa Barbara
Hannah SassonUC-Santa Barbara
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 NIRSA Collegiate Soccer Sport Club Championships . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070204041946/http://www.nirsa.org/sports/soccer/sport_club/2006/Default.aspx . 2007-02-04 . NIRSA Collegiate Soccer Sport Club Championships.
  2. Web site: Results: NIRSA Collegiate Soccer Sport Club Championships . 2023-09-10 . NIRSA Know.
  3. Web site: Kaitz . Robert . 2006-12-04 . Club soccer captures crown . 2023-09-09 . The Michigan Daily . en-US.
  4. Web site: Results and Statistics – 2006 Season . 2023-09-09 . University of Michigan Men's Club Soccer . en.
  5. Web site: History . 2023-09-09 . Midwest Alliance Soccer Conference . en.
  6. Web site: Young . Lindsey . 2006-12-04 . CLUB SPORTS: A new sdsu national powerhouse? . 2023-09-10 . The Daily Aztec.
  7. Web site: CLUB SOCCER: Michigan, San Diego State take titles . 2023-09-09 . www.socceramerica.com . en.
  8. Web site: Rules of Play . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071110025459/http://www.nirsa.org/sports/soccer/sport_club/2006/rules.aspx . 2007-11-10 . NIRSA Collegiate Soccer Sport Club Championships.
  9. Web site: Eligibility Guidelines . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071110025428/http://www.nirsa.org/sports/soccer/sport_club/2006/eligibility_guidelines.aspx . 2007-11-10 . NIRSA Collegiate Soccer Sport Club Championships.
  10. Web site: NIRSA Soccer Regional Qualification Opportunities . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311163817/http://www.nirsa.org/sports/soccer/sport_club/qualifying.aspx . 2007-03-11 . NIRSA Collegiate Sport Club Championships.
  11. Web site: Tournament Qualifying Logistics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071110025504/http://www.nirsa.org/sports/soccer/sport_club/2006/tournament_qualifying.aspx . 2007-11-10 . NIRSA Collegiate Soccer Sport Club Championships.
  12. Book: The Illino 2007 . . 2007 . 114th . Champaign, Illinois . 162–163.
  13. Web site: Dalenberg . Alex . 2006-11-21 . Men’s club soccer falls in semis, gain best-ever finish . 2023-09-09 . The Daily Wildcat.
  14. News: Elliot . Jonathan . 2006-11-29 . Sport Clubs . 8 . .
  15. Web site: 2006 Season . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070203100731/http://www.auburn.edu/student_info/mens_soccer_club/ . 2007-02-03 . Auburn University Men's Soccer.
  16. Web site: 2007-03-27 . 2006 Schedule . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070327141409/http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/psuclubsoccer/SCHEDULE.HTM . 2007-03-27 . 2023-09-09 . Penn State Men's Club Soccer.
  17. Web site: History-2006 Season . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100121052405/http://uoregon.edu/~uosoccer/History.htm . 2010-01-21 . Oregon Men's Club Soccer.
  18. Web site: 2006 Post Season . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032130/http://www.goiusoccer.com/seasonschedule.html . 2008-07-29 . Indiana Men's Club Soccer.
  19. Web site: Harvey . Joey . 2006-11-10 . Men's club soccer team earns national bid . 2023-09-09 . The Reflector . en.