Prior to this, in the group stage, Texas would win all three games by a score of 2–0, first beating Wyoming and Ohio State, respectively, on Thursday then JMU on Friday.
Meanwhile, BYU would also win all three games beating Texas A&M 3–0, Penn State 2–0, and finally, Clemson tournament winners, Georgia, 1–0.
In the quarterfinals, in what was described as wet and rainy conditions, BYU would beat Salt Lake Community College 2–1 while Texas would defeat in-state rival, Texas A&M, for the fourth time that season following a goal from David Sorenson with 10 minutes remaining in the match.
Meanwhile, BYU would face JMU and would open the scoring early in the second half but would concede late which sent the game to overtime.
In the finals, the game would remain deadlocked at 0–0 after regulation meaning a 10-minute golden goal overtime would be required.
Finally, Penn State would defeat Dayton 4–0 on goals from Courtney Davis, Angela Nolfi, and two from Katie Stober.
Penn State's Courtney Davis would open the scoring and Angela Nolfi would double the advantage.
In the second half, Colorado State would score the lone goal of the match and claim their first national title.
In the knockout round, Texas Tech would defeat Colorado State 4–1 in the quarterfinals, then beat regional tournament runners-up, San Antonio College, 5–0 in the semifinals to advance to their second open finals in three years.
In the group stage opening round, Florida would defeat Colorado State "Green" 1–0 while Virginia Tech beat Tennessee 4–1.
While not specifically stated, it appears, based on results, that the three points for a win system was used with head-to-head being the first tiebreaker and goal difference being the second.