# 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game

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 to defeat North Carolina 3–2 and win their second NCAA women's soccer title.
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.
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

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) | North Carolina (ACC) | Round | UCLA (Pac-12) | UCLA (Pac-12) |
| Opponent | Result | NCAA Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 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

| GK | 32 | Emmie Allen |
| DF | 7 | Julia Dorsey |
| DF | 22 | Tori Hansen |
| MF | 6 | Emerson Elgin |
| MF | 19 | Emily Colton | | 28' 45' 56' 67' 79' |
| MF | 20 | Libby Moore |
| MF | 24 | Talia DellaPeruta | 73' | 28' 45' 56' 67' 79' |
| FW | 8 | Emily Moxley |
| FW | 13 | Isabel Cox | 69' | 26' 45' 56' 67' 77' |
| FW | 15 | Avery Patterson |
| FW | 21 | Ally Sentnor | | 38' 45' 70' 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 5 | Maddie Dahlien | | 26' 45' 56' 67' 78' 84' |
| MF | 28 | Maggie Pierce | | 28' 46' 56' 67' |
| MF | 16 | Aleigh Gambone | | 28' 45' 56' 67' 79' |
| FW | 9 | Tori DellaPeruta | | 38' 45' 70' 74' |
| MF | 28 | Maggie Pierce | 89' | 79' |
| FW | 10 | Rachel Jones | | 74' 78' |
| FW | 35 | Emily Murphy | | 84' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Anson Dorrance ||
| GK | 1 | Lauren Brzykcy |
| DF | 4 | Lilly Reale |
| DF | 15 | Jayden Perry | 33' |
| DF | 19 | Quincy McMahon |
| MF | 10 | Ally Lemos |
| MF | 11 | Madelyn Desiano |
| MF | 27 | Jackie Gilday | | 74' |
| FW | 17 | Lexi Wright | | 38' 45' 70' 74' |
| FW | 26 | Bridgette Marin | 77' | 38' 70' 84' |
| FW | 50 | Sunshine Fontes | | 67' 74' |
| FW | 66 | Reilyn Turner | | 26' 45' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 33 | Ally Cook | | 26' |
| MF | 9 | Sophia Cook | | 38' 45' 67' 74' |
| MF | 24 | Maricarmen Reyes | | 38' 45' 84' |
| DF | 34 | Brianne Riley |
| Head Coach: ||
| Margueritte Aozasa ||
| College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive: 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 scored | 2 | 3 |
| Total shots | 13 | 20 |
| Saves | 9 | 5 |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 9 |
| Fouls | 9 | 22 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |