2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game

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2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game
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WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the match
Event 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
(after extra time)
Date5 December 2022
Venue WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC
Referee Samantha Martinez
Attendance9,531
2021
2023

The 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game (also known as the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup) was played on December 4, 2022, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, and determined the winner of the 2022 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. [1]

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The match featured North Carolina (20–4–1), [2] which played its 27th. final, and UCLA, which made its 6th. appearance in the final. UCLA made a historic comeback [3] to defeat North Carolina 3–2 and win their second NCAA women's soccer title. [1] [4]

UCLA forced extra time after scoring in the final 20 seconds, and would win after a goal scored by Graduate midfielder Maricarmen Reyes in the 107th Minute. [5] 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. [3] [1] This championship became the 120th. title in UCLA athletics program history. [5] [2]

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." [3]

Road to the final

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.

North Carolina (ACC)Round UCLA (Pac-12)
OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult
Old Dominion (ACC)5–0 (H)First round Northern Arizona (BSC)4–1 (A)
Georgia (SEC)3–1 (H)Second round UCF (Big 12)1–1 (3–0 p) (A)
BYU (Big 12)3–2 (H)Round of 16 Northwestern (Big Ten)2–0 (A)
Notre Dame (ACC)2–0 (H)Quarterfinal Virginia (ACC)2–1 (A)
Florida State (ACC)3–2 (N)College Cup Alabama (SEC)3–0 (N)

Match details

2022 College Cup Final
North Carolina 23 (a.e.t.) UCLA
Patterson Soccerball shade.svg59', 75' Report Wright Soccerball shade.svg80'
Turner Soccerball shade.svg89'
Reyes Soccerball shade.svg107'
WakeMed Soccer Park , Cary, NC
Attendance: 9,531
Referee: Samantha Martinez

College Cup MVP
Offensive: Reilyn Turner
Defensive: Lilly Reale

Assistant referees:
Kate Wasiak (United States)
Tiffini Turpin (United States)
Fourth official:
Mark Kadlecik (United States)

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

Overall
North
Carolina
UCLA
Goals scored23
Total shots1320
Saves95
Corner kicks49
Fouls922
Yellow cards32
Red cards00

References