| Women's College Cup (semifinals & final) | |
|---|---|
 The Portland players with President George Bush | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States |
| Dates | November 14 – December 8, 2002 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Portland Pilots (1st title, 7th College Cup) |
| Runner-up | Santa Clara Broncos (2nd title match, 9th College Cup) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 177 (2.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 59,410 (943 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Christine Sinclair, UP (10G, 1A) |
| Best player | Christine Sinclair, UP (Offensive) Jessica Ballweg, SCU (Defensive) |
All statistics correct as of 7/5/2015. | |
The 2002 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament (also known as the 2002 Women's College Cup) was the 21st annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas from December 6–8, 2002.[1]
Portland defeated Santa Clara in the final, 2–1 (in two overtimes), to win their first national title. The Pilots (20–4–2) were coached by Clive Charles. This was only the second title match, to date, to not feature North Carolina (the other was in 1998).
The most outstanding offensive player was Christine Sinclair from Portland, and the most outstanding defensive player was Jessica Ballweg from Santa Clara. Sinclair and Ballweg, along with nine other players, were named to the All-Tournament team.
Sinclair was also the tournament's leading scorer, with a record 10 goals. This remains, as of 2015, the most goals scored by a single player during a Women's College Cup tournament.
- ^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 5, 2015.