# 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game

The 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game (also known as the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup) was played on December 6, 2021, at Stevens Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and determined the winner of the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, the national collegiate women's soccer championship in the United States. This was the 40th. edition of this tournament organised by the NCAA.
The match featured Florida State (21–1–3), which played its 6th. final, and BYU (17–5–3), which made its 1st. appearance in the final. After both teams tied on regular time, extra time was played but the score remained the same so a penalty shoot-out was conducted to determine a champion. Florida State leaded the series 4–3 winning its third NCAA national title and its 27th from ACC membership.
Seminoles goalkeeper Cristina Roque, who had two saves in the penalty shoot-out, was named "Defensive Most Outstanding Player for the College Cup". Roque had an average of 1.36 saves per match. On the other hand, Zhao Yujie scored the goal for the 4–3 win on penalties that gave Florida State its third national title.

## 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.
| Florida State (ACC) | Florida State (ACC) | Round | BYU (Big 12) | BYU (Big 12) |
| Opponent | Result | NCAA Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| South Alabama (SBC) | 3–0 (H) | First round | New Mexico (MWC) | 6–0 (A) |
| SMU (AAC) | 5–1 (H) | Second round | Alabama (SEC) | 4–1 (H) |
| Pepperdine (WCC) | 1–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Virginia (ACC) | 1–0 (H) |
| Michigan (Big Ten) | 1–0 (H) | Quarterfinal | South Carolina (SEC) | 4–1 (A) |
| Rutgers (Big Ten) | 1–0 (N) | College Cup | Santa Clara (WCC) | 0–0 (3–2 p) (N) |

## Match details

| GK | 1 | Cristina Roque |
| DF | 11 | Kirsten Pavlisko |
| DF | 16 | Gabrielle Carle |
| DF | 25 | Emily Madril |
| MF | 6 | Jaelin Howell | 32' |
| MF | 8 | Lauren Flynn |
| MF | 12 | Heather Payne |
| MF | 26 | Clara Robbins |
| FW | 2 | Jenna Nighswonger |
| FW | 10 | Jody Brown |
| FW | 30 | Beata Olsson |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 33 | Zhao Yujie | |
| FW | 4 | Kristina Lynch | |
| MF | 17 | Emma Bissell | |
| MF | 18 | Maria Alagoa | |
| Head Coach: ||
| Mark Krikorian ||
| GK | 32 | Cassidy Smith |
| DF | 4 | Grace Johnson |
| DF | 26 | Laveni Vaka |
| MF | 2 | Olivia Smith |
| MF | 8 | Mikayla Colohan | 79' |
| MF | 10 | Olivia Wade |
| MF | 12 | Jamie Shepherd |
| MF | 16 | Kendell Petersen |
| FW | 3 | Makaylie Moore |
| FW | 5 | Brecken Mozingo |
| FW | 20 | Cameron Tucker |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Bella Folino | |
| FW | 19 | Addie Gardner | |
| FW | 11 | Ellie Maughan | |
| FW | 33 | Rachel McCarthy | |
| Head Coach: ||
| Jennifer Rockwood ||
| College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive: Cristina Roque (Florida State) Assistant referees: Rachel Smith (United States) Kristen Patterson (United States) Fourth official: Samantha Martinez (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 | BYU |
| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 5 | 3 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Saves | 3 | 1 |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 2 |
| Fouls | 7 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |