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2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game

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| title = 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game

| image = SASSoccerPark2.jpg

| caption = WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the match

| 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

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| referee = Samantha Martinez

| attendance = 9,531

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| previous = 2021

| next = 2023

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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[https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2022-12-05/ucla-north-carolina-soccer-college-cup-final-recap UCLA women’s soccer pulls off miracle comeback over North Carolina for NCAA title] BY EM ADLER on Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec 2022 to defeat North Carolina 3–2 and win their second NCAA women's soccer title.[https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/soccer-women/d1/ucla-wins-2022-national-championship-all-time-classic-3-2-2ot UCLA wins the 2022 national championship in an all-time classic, 3–2 in 2OT] on NCAA, 5 Dec 2022[https://web.archive.org/web/20231223220219/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/12/06/ucla-crowned-ncaa-national-champions-wrap-2022-pac-12-womens-soccer-season UCLA crowned NCAA National Champions to wrap 2022 Pac-12 Women’s Soccer season] on Pac 12 Conference, 7 Dec 2023

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. This championship became the 120th. title in UCLA athletics program history.[https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-storms-back-wins-second-ncaa-women-s-soccer-title UCLA storms back, wins second NCAA women’s soccer title] UCLA Newsroom, 6 Dec 2022[https://www.si.com/college/ucla/olympic-sports/ucla-womens-soccer-beats-unc-in-college-cup-final-wins-ncaa-title UCLA Women's Soccer Beats UNC in College Cup Final, Wins NCAA Title] by Sam Connon on Sports Illustrated, 5 Dec 2022

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."

Road to the final

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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 a twelve-team tournament.

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colspan="2" | North Carolina {{small|(ACC)}}

!Round

! colspan="2" | UCLA {{small|(Pac-12)}}

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|Opponent

|Result

|NCAA Tournament

|Opponent

|Result

align="left" | Old Dominion {{small|(ACC)}}

| 5–0 (H)

| bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |First round

| align="left" | Northern Arizona {{small|(BSC)}}

| 4–1 (A)

align="left" | Georgia {{small|(SEC)}}

| 3–1 (H)

| bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Second round

| align="left" | UCF {{small|(Big 12)}}

| 1–1 {{pso|3–0}} (A)

align="left" | BYU {{small|(Big 12)}}

| 3–2 (H)

| bgcolor="#c1e0ff"| Round of 16

| align="left" | Northwestern {{small|(Big Ten)}}

| 2–0 (A)

align="left" | Notre Dame {{small|(ACC)}}

| 2–0 (H)

| bgcolor="#c1e0ff"| Quarterfinal

| align="left" | Virginia {{small|(ACC)}}

| 2–1 (A)

align="left" | Florida State {{small|(ACC)}}

| 3–2 (N)

| bgcolor="#c1e0ff"| College Cup

| align="left" | Alabama {{small|(SEC)}}

| 3–0 (N)

Match details

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|date = 5 December 2022

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|event = 2022 College Cup Final

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|team1 = North Carolina

|score1 = 2

|team2 = UCLA

|score2 = 3

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|goals1 = Patterson {{goal|59||75}}

|goals2 = Wright {{goal|80}}
Turner {{goal|89}}
Reyes {{goal|107}}

|stadium = WakeMed Soccer Park

|location = Cary, NC

|attendance = 9,531

|referee = Samantha Martinez

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GK32{{flagicon|USA}} Emmie Allen
DF7{{flagicon|USA}} Julia Dorsey
DF22{{flagicon|USA}} Tori Hansen
MF6{{flagicon|USA}} Emerson Elgin
MF19{{flagicon|USA}} Emily Colton{{suboff|28}} {{subon|45}} {{suboff|56}} {{subon|67}} {{suboff|79}}
MF20{{flagicon|USA}} Libby Moore
MF24{{flagicon|USA}} Talia DellaPeruta{{yel|73}}{{suboff|28}} {{subon|45}} {{suboff|56}} {{subon|67}} {{suboff|79}}
FW8{{flagicon|USA}} Emily Moxley
FW13{{flagicon|USA}} Isabel Cox{{yel|69}}{{suboff|26}} {{subon|45}} {{suboff|56}} {{subon|67}} {{suboff|77}}
FW15{{flagicon|USA}} Avery Patterson
FW21{{flagicon|USA}} Ally Sentnor{{suboff|38}} {{subon|45}} {{suboff|70}} {{subon|77}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW5{{flagicon|USA}} Maddie Dahlien{{subon|26}} {{suboff|45}} {{subon|56}} {{suboff|67}} {{subon|78}} {{suboff|84}}
MF28{{flagicon|USA}} Maggie Pierce{{subon|28}} {{subon|46}} {{subon|56}} {{suboff|67}}
MF16{{flagicon|USA}} Aleigh Gambone{{subon|28}} {{suboff|45}} {{subon|56}} {{suboff|67}} {{subon|79}}
FW9{{flagicon|USA}} Tori DellaPeruta{{subon|38}} {{suboff|45}} {{subon|70}} {{suboff|74}}
MF28{{flagicon|USA}} Maggie Pierce{{yel|89}}{{subon|79}}
FW10{{flagicon|USA}} Rachel Jones{{subon|74}} {{suboff|78}}
FW35{{flagicon|USA}} Emily Murphy{{subon|84}}
colspan=3|Head Coach:
colspan=4| {{flagicon|USA}} Anson Dorrance

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GK1{{flagicon|HUN}} Lauren Brzykcy
DF4{{flagicon|USA}} Lilly Reale
DF15{{flagicon|USA}} Jayden Perry{{yel|33}}
DF19{{flagicon|USA}} Quincy McMahon
MF10{{flagicon|USA}} Ally Lemos
MF11{{flagicon|USA}} Madelyn Desiano
MF27{{flagicon|NCA}} Jackie Gilday{{suboff|74}}
FW17{{flagicon|USA}} Lexi Wright{{suboff|38}} {{subon|45}} {{suboff|70}} {{subon|74}}
FW26{{flagicon|USA}} Bridgette Marin{{yel|77}}{{suboff|38}} {{subon|70}} {{suboff|84}}
FW50{{flagicon|USA}} Sunshine Fontes{{suboff|67}} {{subon|74}}
FW66{{flagicon|USA}} Reilyn Turner{{suboff|26}} {{subon|45}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW33{{flagicon|USA}} Ally Cook{{subon|26}}
MF9{{flagicon|USA}} Sophia Cook{{subon|38}} {{suboff|45}} {{subon|67}} {{suboff|74}}
MF24{{flagicon|MEX}} Maricarmen Reyes{{subon|38}} {{suboff|45}} {{subon|84}}
DF34{{flagicon|USA}} Brianne Riley
colspan=3|Head Coach:
colspan=4| {{flagicon|USA}} Margueritte Aozasa

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College Cup MVP


Offensive:


Defensive:

Assistant referees:


Kate Wasiak (United States)


Tiffini Turpin (United States)


Fourth official:


Mark Kadlecik (United States)

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Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 20 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Unlimited substitutes, may not return if subbed out in the first half; may return unlimited times in the second half.

= Statistics =

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|+Overall

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! scope="col" style="width:70px"| North
Carolina

! scope="col" style="width:70px"| UCLA

scope=row|Goals scored

| 2

| 3

scope=row|Total shots

| 13

| 20

|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

References

{{Reflist}}

{{NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament}}

{{2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season}}

{{2022 in American women's soccer}}

{{North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer navbox}}

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