# 2023 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 42th. edition of this tournament organised by the NCAA.
The match featured Florida State University, which played its 7th. final, and Stanford University, which made its 6th. appearance in the final. Florida State defeated Stanford 5–1 to win their fourth NCAA women's soccer title in a 10-year run.
Florida State also finished the season undefeated with a 22–0–1 record, the first in program history. They joined the 2011 Stanford team (23–0). Florida also became the top scoring offense, having scored in 34 consecutive matches.

## 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 | Stanford (Pac-12) | Stanford (Pac-12) |
| Opponent | Result | NCAA Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| Morehead State (OVC) | 5–0 (H) | First round | Pepperdine (WCC) | 3–0 (H) |
| Texas A&M (SEC) | 1–0 (H) | Second round | South Carolina (SEC) | 3–0 (H) |
| Texas (Big 12) | 5–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Mississippi State (SEC) | 1–0 (H) |
| Pittsburgh (ACC) | 3–0 (H) | Quarterfinal | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (H) |
| Clemson (ACC) | 2–0 (N) | College Cup | BYU (Big 12) | 2–0 (N) |

## Match details

| GK | 1 | Cristina Roque |
| DF | 7 | Ran Iwai | 35' 45' |
| DF | 20 | Heather Gilchrist |
| DF | 8 | Lauren Flynn |
| DF | 17 | Amelia Van Zanten | 69' 81' |
| MF | 10 | Jody Brown | 33' 45' 65' 76' |
| MF | 13 | Leilanni Nesbeth |
| DF | 3 | Taylor Huff | 76' 83' |
| FW | 9 | Beata Olsson | 33' 45' 65' 78' |
| FW | 11 | Jordynn Dudley | 33' 45' 65' 76' 86' |
| FW | 6 | Onyi Echegini | 35' 45' 69' 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 30 | Leah Paris | 33' 45' 65' 83' |
| MF | 15 | Kaitlyn Zipay | 33' 45' 65' 81' |
| MF | 18 | Maria Alagoa | 33' 45' 65' 76' |
| FW | 0 | Olivia Garcia | 35' 45' 69' 78' |
| MF | 16 | Sophia Nguyen | 35' 45' 69' 81' |
| MF | 4 | Maggie Taitano | 86' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Brian Pensky ||
| GK | 1 | Ryan Campbell |
| DF | 8 | Mia Bhuta |
| DF | 15 | Kennedy Wesley | | 86' |
| DF | 2 | Elise Evans |
| DF | 18 | Avani Brandt | | 66' 86' |
| MF | 21 | Joelle Jung | | 35' 45' 76' |
| MF | 5 | Shae Harvey | 86' | 60' 80' |
| MF | 10 | Maya Doms |
| FW | 3 | Allie Montoya | | 36' 45' 69' 76' |
| FW | 12 | Jasmine Aikey | | 69' 76' |
| FW | 20 | Andrea Kitahata | | 28' 45' 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Erica Grillone | | 28' 45' 57' 76' |
| FW | 33 | Lumi Kostmayer | | 35' 38' |
| MF | 11 | Catherine Paulson | | 36' 45' 69' |
| FW | 24 | Maryn Wolff | | 38' 45' 69' 80' |
| MF | 14 | Julia Leontini | | 60' |
| DF | 23 | Nya Harrison | | 66' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Paul Ratcliffe ||
| College Cup MVP Offensive: Jordynn Dudley Defensive: Lauren Flynn Assistant referees: Katherine Mitchell (United States) Maggie Short (United States) Fourth official: William Steffen (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 | Stanford |
| Goals scored | 5 | 1 |
| Total shots | 16 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 3 |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 1 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |