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NCAA: 2024 Division I College Cup — TV and Streaming Schedule

On Friday, December 6th, the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer College Cup gets underway in Cary, North Carolina. In the United States, all three matches of the College Cup will be televised live on ESPNU and streamed live via the ESPN+ streaming service.

In the first semifinal, Stanford, which has three national titles (2011, 2017, 2019), will face off against Wake Forest, which returns to its second College Cup after debuting in 2011.

The second semifinal features overall #1 seed Duke Blue Devils taking on the storied North Carolina Tarheels. For Duke, this is head coach Robbie Church’s final College Cup, as he is retiring after the tournament (The Chronicle). While North Carolina has 21 NCAA national titles, in four previous tries, Duke has yet to a win a College Cup, though they have finished as national runner-up three times (1992, 2011, 2015) and twice under Church (2011 and 2015). North Carolina, for the first time in its history, will play a College Cup without Anson Dorrance on the sideline, after his somewhat surprise retirement back in August.

Woso TV/Streaming: November 29 to December 4, 2024 — The USWNT takes on England and the Netherlands, NCAA Quarterfinals

Update (02-Dec-2024): Added matches from the CBS Sports Golazo Network schedule for the week of December 2nd.

In addition to the United States Women’s National Teams matches on Saturday and Tuesday, viewers in the USA will be able to watch several other women’s national teams during this international window, including Mexico, Germany, Australia, Brazil, and France.

At the collegiate level, the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Championship will be played on Friday and Saturday, with some juicy match-ups, including the historically dominant North Carolina taking on Penn State, who won the College Cup in 2015, and a pair of three-time College Cup winners facing off with Stanford versus Notre Dame.

The USWNT’s matches will be televised on TNT and Universo and can be streamed via Max and Peacock. No other matches are scheduled to be televised.

Although most other matches are only available via a paid streaming service, some can be watched for free: Both of Mexico’s matches will be shown on ViX’s gratis tier, while Australia’s matches can be streamed and replayed through their federation’s YouTube channel. The free streaming CBS Sports Golazo Network channel has at least two scheduled matches, including a tape-delayed airing of France vs. Nigeria, on Saturday, December 1st.

In UEFA, 14 teams are competing in home-and-away playoffs for the final seven Women’s Euro 2025 slots, with most matches being played on Friday and Tuesday. Only one of those matches is known to be watchable in the USA: Belgium vs. Ukraine, on Tuesday, December 3rd, via Paramount+. Live scores for these matches can be tracked via UEFA’s website.

NCAA: 2024 Division I Championship — Third Round Schedule with Streaming Details

On Sunday, November 24th, the Third Round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship will be played, with all eight matches streaming live on ESPN+. The first matches get underway at 2:00 p.m. ET, while the last match of the day has a scheduled start time of 9:00 p.m. ET.

The Second Round saw a number of upsets, including #1 seed Florida State falling on penalties to #8 seed Vanderbilt and #2 seed UCLA losing to #7 seed Virginia Tech in regulation. Another #1 seed, Southern California, need extra time to separate itself from #8 seed Saint Louis University via a 4:3 golden goal victory.

The Fourth Round, which will determine which four teams advance to the College Cup in Cary, North Carolina, is scheduled to be played on the Friday, November 29th and/or Saturday, November 30th.

NCAA: 2024 Division I Championship — Second Round Schedule with Streaming Details

On Friday, November 22nd, the Second Round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship will be played, with all 16 matches streaming live on ESPN+. The first matches get underway at 2:00 p.m. ET, while the last match of the day has a scheduled start time of 10:00 p.m. ET.

Based on RPI (as of November 10th), the most competitive Second Round match-ups are…

Ohio State vs. Auburn (RPI difference of 5)
Texas vs. Michigan State (RPI difference of 6)
Penn State vs. TCU (RPI difference of 7)
Iowa vs. Georgetown (RPI difference of 8)

The three lowest RPI-ranked teams still in the tournament are Colorado (#55), Washington (#50), and California (#49).

All Third Round matches are scheduled to be played on Sunday, November 24th, with start times ranging from 2:00 p.m. ET to 9:00 p.m. ET.

NCAA: 2024 Division I Championship — First Round Schedule with Streaming Details

On Friday, November 15th, the 2024 edition of the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship gets underway. Except for the College Cup, which will be on ESPNU, all other matches of the tournament will stream live on ESPN+.

The bracket for the tournament (NCAA.com) was announced on Monday, November 11th. A printable PDF version (with really small print) can be downloaded from the NCAA.com website.

2019 NCAA College Cup: Stanford Wins Third National Title

Just a quick compilation of highlights from the final and semifinals:

Stanford bests North Carolina on spot kicks (5:4, 6 rounds) after first scoreless draw in Women’s College Cup history
USWNT call-up Sophia Smith nets a hat trick versus UCLA in Stanford’s 4:1 semifinal win over the team from Westwood
North Carolina survives Washington State after 2:1 comeback victory

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2019 NCAA D1 Championship: Quarterfinal Highlights

On Black Friday, Stanford, UCLA, North Carolina, and Washington State punched their golden tickets to this year’s College Cup. Stanford and UCLA cruised to victories over BYU and Florida State, respectively, while North Carolina survived a 3:2 back-and-forth match over USC, and Washington State needed a golden goal to vanquish South Carolina.

Thus, Friday’s (December 6th) College Cup semifinal match-ups will be:

North Carolina vs. Washington State – 7:00 p.m. EST
Stanford vs. UCLA – 9:30 p.m. EST

Both matches will be televised live on ESPNU, as will the Championship match, which is scheduled for Sunday, December 8th, at 8:30 p.m. EST.

Read on for brief recaps and video highlights of all the quarterfinal goals…

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2019 NCAA D1 Championship: Sweet Sixteen Highlights

A quick round-up of the available highlights for the “Sweet Sixteen” Third Round matches in the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship.

Matches are in chronological order:

#2 BYU blanks NC State 3-nil
#1 Florida State with a 2:1 comeback win over South Florida, Castellanos with the game-winner
#1 North Carolina dominates Michigan 4-nil
#2 South Carolina gets past Kansas 2-nil
#1 Stanford scores twice on #4 Penn State, off Macario and Doms goals
#2 Southern California slips past Santa Clara 1-nil
Washington State defeats West Virginia 3-nil
#2 UCLA takes out #3 Wisconsin; Fishel and Villacorta score

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2019 NCAA D1 Championship: Second Round Highlights – Part 2

A quick round-up of available highlights for other Second Round matches in this year’s NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship.

In this post:

Stanford blanks Hofstra 4-nil; Macario (2x), Haley, and Smith score
BYU defeats Louisville 4-nil
UCLA dominates Clemson 5-nil
North Carolina survives Colorado via an Alessia Russo strike
Southern California defeats Texas Tech 2:1, Watt, Hocking, and McKeown score
Florida State fends off Brown, 2-nil; McFarland with another brace
Wisconsin gets past Duke, 1-nil
South Carolina advances 1-nil over Notre Dame
Kansas, via a Katie McClure hat-trick, defeat Xavier

For other Second Round Highlights, see: 2019 NCAA D1 Championship: Second Round Highlights – Upsets and Golden Goals. Continue reading “2019 NCAA D1 Championship: Second Round Highlights – Part 2”

2019 NCAA D1 Championship: Second Round Highlights – Upsets and Golden Goals

A quick round-up of available highlights for the most notable Second Round matches of this year’s NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship.

In this post:

#1 seed Virginia is upset by Washington State
#4 seed Penn State survives Arizona via a Tagliaferri golden goal
West Virginia needed a golden goal to get pass Central Connecticut State
Michigan upsets #4 seed Texas Tech
Carolyne Viens and South Florida take down #4 seed Washington
Santa Clara defeats #3 seed Oklahoma State
NC State knocks out #3 seed Arkansas

For Second Round highlights of the remaining nine matches, see 2019 NCAA D1 Championship: Second Round Highlights – Part 2. Continue reading “2019 NCAA D1 Championship: Second Round Highlights – Upsets and Golden Goals”