The 2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was a tournament of 48 teams from NCAA Division I who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer . The semifinals and final were held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina . 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 13, 2009 with Virginia defeating Akron , 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out , following a goalless regulation and two overtimes.
2009 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament Men's College Cup (semifinals & final) 2009 Division I Men's College Cup logo
Country United States Teams 48 Defending champions Maryland Terrapins Champions Virginia Cavaliers Runner-up Akron Zips Matches played 47 Goals scored 120 (2.55 per match) Top goal scorer(s) Will Bates (4)
The bracket was announced November 16, 2009. The tournament started on November 19. The second round was played on November 22. The third round was played on November 29. The Regional Finals were played on December 4 and 5.
First round
Second round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
*South Florida (13–3–1)
2
Stetson (14–3–2)
1
South Florida (14–3–1)
0
1
Akron (20–0–0)
2
1
Akron (21–0–0)
2
Stanford (12–5–2)
0
16
UC-Irvine (15–6–0)
0
Stanford (11–5–2)
1
*Stanford (10–5–2)
3
St. Mary's (CA) (10–4–5)
0
1
Akron (22–0–0)
1
8
Tulsa (15–4–2)
0
*Notre Dame (10–7–4)
2
Green Bay (14–2–3)
1
Notre Dame (11–7–4)
1
9
Northwestern (10–4–4)
3
9
Northwestern (11–4–4)
0
8
Tulsa (14–4–2)
1
8
Tulsa (13–4–2)
4/OT
Saint Louis (15–6–0)
3
*Saint Louis (14–6–0)
2
Missouri St. (12–4–2)
1
First round
Second round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
*Brown (10–2–5)
1/2OT
Stony Brook (6–9–4)
0
Brown (11–2–5)
0
5
North Carolina (13–2–3)
2
5
North Carolina (14–2–3)
1
Indiana (12–9–1)
0
12
Butler (14–2–2)
0
Indiana (11–9–1)
1
*Indiana (10–9–1)
2
Louisville (13–2–4)
0
5
North Carolina (15–2–3)
2
Drake (16–6–2)
1
*Boston College (12–8–0)
2/2OT
Dartmouth (10–6–1)
1
Boston College (13–8–0)
1
13
St. John's (9–2–9)
0
Boston College (14–8–0)
4
Drake (15–6–2)
6
4
Ohio State (12–4–4)
0
Drake (14–6–2)
1/OT
*Drake (13–6–2)
2
Western Illinois (8–9–2)
1
First round
Second round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
*Charlotte (11–3–5)
1(1)
UNC-Wilmington (14–2–4)
1(4)
UNC-Wilmington (14–2–5)
1
3
Wake Forest (14–3–3)
2
3
Wake Forest (15–3–3)
4
Duke (14–6–0)
2
14
Michigan State (11–7–2)
1
Duke (13–6–0)
2
*Duke (12–6–0)
3
Winthrop (11–5–4)
2
3
Wake Forest (16–3–3)
2
6
UCLA (12–3–4)
0
*UC-Santa Barbara (15–4–2)
1
Wofford (12–2–3)
0
UC-Santa Barbara (16–4–2)
1
11
San Diego (12–5–2)
0
UC-Santa Barbara (17–4–2)
1
6
UCLA (11–3–4)
2
6
UCLA (10–3–4)
2
Sacramento St. (12–5–3)
1
*Loyola-Marymount (10–8–2)
1
Sacramento St. (11–5–3)
2/OT
First round
Second round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
*Maryland (12–5–2)
2
Loyola (MD) (11–7–3)
1
Maryland (13–5–2)
2
7
Penn State (12–7–2)
1
Maryland (14–5–2)
2
10
Harvard (14–3–1)
0
10
Harvard (13–3–1)
3
Monmouth (18–1–2)
0
*Monmouth (18–1–1)
0(4)
Connecticut (11–4–3)
0(3)
Maryland (15–5–2)
0
2
Virginia (16–3–3)
3
*New Mexico (12–6–1)
1
Portland (10–5–5)
2/OT
Portland (11–5–5)
2
15
North Carolina St. (13–6–2)
1
Portland (12–5–5)
0
2
Virginia (15–3–3)
1
2
Virginia (14–3–3)
5
Bucknell (17–5–0)
0
*Princeton (9–5–3)
0
Bucknell (16–5–0)
1
National semifinals December 11
National Championship December 13
1
Akron (23–0–0)
0(5)
5
North Carolina (16–2–3)
0(4)
1
Akron (23–0–1)
0(2)
2
Virginia (18–3–3)
0(3)
3
Wake Forest (17–3–3)
1
2
Virginia (17–3–3)
2/OT
Host team, or higher seed, is listed on the Left. Away team or lower seed is listed on the right.
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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Kyle Bekker – Boston College
Karl Reddick – Boston College
Kevin Shrout – Drake
Garrett Webb – Drake
Ryan Finley – Duke
Darren Yeagle – Indiana
Billy Cortes – Maryland
Casey Townsend – Maryland
Jack Hillgard – Northwestern
Collen Warner – Portland
James Dice – Saint Louis
Alex Sweetin -Saint Louis
Austin Neil – Tulsa
Tony Tchani – Virginia
Austin da Luz – Wake Forest
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