2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game

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2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game
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WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the match
Event 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
Date2 December 2018
Venue WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC
Referee Lance VanHaitsma
Attendance12,512
2017
2019

The 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game (also known as the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup) was played on December 8, 2018, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, and determined the winner of the 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, the national collegiate women's soccer championship in the United States. This was the 37th. edition of this tournament organised by the NCAA. [1]

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The match featured Florida State (20–4–3), [2] which played its 4th. final, and University of North Carolina (21–4–2), [2] which made its 25th. appearance in the final. Florida State defeated North Carolina 1–0 to win its second NCAA women's soccer title, with a goal scored by Dallas Dorosy in the 60th minute after an assistance by Deyna Castellanos. [1]

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 an twelve-team tournament.

Florida State (ACC)Round North Carolina (ACC)
OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult
Loyola (A10)1–0 (H)First round Howard (MEAC)4–0 (H)
South Florida (AAC)3–1 (H)Second round Kansas (Big 12)4–1 (H)
USC (Pac-12)1–1 (5–4 p) (H)Round of 16 Virginia Tech (ACC)3–0 (H)
Penn State (Big 10)1–0 (H)Quarterfinal UCLA (Pac-12)2–2 (4–2 p) (A)
Stanford (Pac-12)2–0 (N)Semifinal Georgetown (BEC)1–0 ( a.e.t. ) (N)

Match details

Florida State 10 North Carolina
Dorossy Soccerball shade.svg60' Report 1
Report 2
WakeMed Soccer Park , Cary, NC
Attendance: 12,512
Referee: Lance VanHaitsma

College Cup MVP
Offensive:
Defensive:

Assistant referees:
Jude Carr (United States)
Maggie Short (United States)
Fourth official:
Becky Pagan (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
Florida
State
North
Carolina
Goals scored00
Total shots88
Saves22
Corner kicks15
Offsides05
Yellow cards10
Red cards00

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