| 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game | |
| Event: | 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament |
| Team1: | North Carolina |
| Team1association: | ACC |
| Team1score: | 2 |
| Team2: | UCLA |
| Team2association: | Pac-12 |
| Team2score: | 3 |
| Details: | (after extra time) |
| Date: | 5 December 2022 |
| Stadium: | WakeMed Soccer Park |
| City: | Cary, NC |
| Referee: | Samantha Martinez |
| Attendance: | 9,531 |
| Previous: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game (also known as the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup) was played on December 4, 2023, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, and determined the winner of the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, the national collegiate women's soccer championship in the United States. This was the 41st. edition of this tournament organised by the NCAA.
The match featured North Carolina (20–4–1), which played its 27th. final, and UCLA, which made its 6th. appearance in the final. UCLA made a historic comeback[1] to defeat North Carolina 3–1 and win their second NCAA women's soccer title.[2] [3]
UCLA forced the extra time scoring two goals with only 10 minutes remaining. The winning goal was scored by Graduate midfielder Maricarmen Reyes in the 107'. UCLA (which had reached the final with a 22–2–1 record) also became the first women's soccer program in the NCAA history to win a national championship with a first-year head coach.[1] [2] This championship became the 120th. title in UCLA athletics program history.[4] [5]
North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance praised UCLA, and stated about the game: "This is one of the greatest finals I've personally ever been involved in" (...) up and back, lots of goals, overtime, the drama of sport — one team goes up, the other one claws their way back."[1]
The NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, sometimes known as the College Cup, is an American intercollegiate soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's national champion. The tournament has been formally held since 1982, when it was an twelve-team tournament.
| Round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | NCAA Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
| 5–0 (H) | First round | 4–1 (A) | |||
| 3–1 (H) | Second round | 1–1 (A) | |||
| 3–2 (H) | Round of 16 | 2–0 (A) | |||
| 2–0 (H) | Quarterfinal | 2–1 (A) | |||
| 3–2 (N) | College Cup | 3–0 (N) | |||
| < | -- starting line ups from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXyMuFpI3UE --> | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 32 |  Emmie Allen | ||
| DF | 7 | Julia Dorsey | ||
| DF | 22 | Tori Hansen | ||
| MF | 6 | Emerson Elgin | ||
| MF | 19 | Emily Colton | ||
| MF | 20 | Libby Moore | ||
| MF | 24 | |||
| FW | 8 | Emily Moxley | ||
| FW | 13 | |||
| FW | 15 | Avery Patterson | ||
| FW | 21 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | 5 | Maddie Dahlien | ||
| MF | 28 | Maggie Pierce | ||
| MF | 16 | Aleigh Gambone | ||
| FW | 9 | |||
| MF | 28 | Maggie Pierce | ||
| FW | 10 | Rachel Jones | ||
| FW | 35 | Emily Murphy | ||
| Head Coach: | ||||
| Anson Dorrance | ||||
| GK | 1 |  Lauren Brzykcy | ||
| DF | 4 | |||
| DF | 15 | Jayden Perry | ||
| DF | 19 | Quincy McMahon | ||
| MF | 10 | Ally Lemos | ||
| MF | 11 | Madelyn Desiano | ||
| MF | 27 | |||
| FW | 17 | Lexi Wright | ||
| FW | 26 | Bridgette Marin | ||
| FW | 50 | Sunshine Fontes | ||
| FW | 66 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | 33 | |||
| MF | 9 | Sophia Cook | ||
| MF | 24 | |||
| DF | 34 | Brianne Riley | ||
| Head Coach: | ||||
| Margueritte Aozasa | ||||
| College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive:
| Match rules:
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| North Carolina | UCLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | Goals scored | 2 | 3 | |
| scope=row | Total shots | 13 | 20 | |
| scope=row | Shots on target | |||
| scope=row | Saves | 9 | 5 | |
| scope=row | Corner kicks | 4 | 9 | |
| scope=row | Fouls | 9 | 22 | |
| scope=row | Yellow cards | 3 | 2 | |
| scope=row | Red cards | 0 | 0 |