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.Florida State wins the 2023 DI women's soccer championship on NCAA.com, 4 Dec 2023
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 claims 4th College Cup title with dominant 5-1 win over Stanford on Soccer Wire, 5 Dec 2023Florida State beats Stanford to win Women's College Cup, ESPN.com, 4 Dec 2023
Florida State also finished the season undefeated with a 22–0–1 record, the first in program history.NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Soccer Wins Fourth National Title in Dominant Win Over Stanford by Stephen Stone on Florida State Athletics, 4 Dec 2023 They joined the 2011 Stanford team (23–0). Florida also became the top scoring offense, having scored in 34 consecutive matches.Florida State beats Stanford to win Women's College Cup on ESPN, 4 Dec 2023
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 Round Stanford OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult Morehead State 5–0 (H)First round Pepperdine 3–0 (H) Texas A&M 1–0 (H)Second round South Carolina 3–0 (H) Texas 5–0 (H) Round of 16 Mississippi State 1–0 (H) Pittsburgh 3–0 (H) Quarterfinal Nebraska 2–1 (H) Clemson 2–0 (N) College Cup BYU 2–0 (N)
Match details
GK 1 Cristina Roque DF 7 Ran Iwai DF 20 Heather Gilchrist DF 8 Lauren Flynn DF 17 Mimi Van Zanten MF 10 Jody Brown MF 13 Leilanni Nesbeth DF 3 Taylor Huff FW 9 Beata Olsson FW 11 Jordynn Dudley FW 6 Onyi Echegini Substitutions: FW 30 Leah Paris MF 15 Kaitlyn Zipay MF 18 Maria Alagoa FW 0 Olivia Garcia MF 16 Sophia Nguyen MF 4 Maggie Taitano Head Coach: Brian Pensky
GK 1 Ryan Campbell DF 8 Mia Bhuta DF 15 Kennedy Wesley DF 2 Elise Evans DF 18 Avani Brandt MF 21 Joelle Jung MF 5 Shae Harvey MF 10 Maya Doms FW 3 Allie Montoya FW 12 Jasmine Aikey FW 20 Andrea Kitahata Substitutions: FW 17 Erica Grillone FW 33 Lumi Kostmayer MF 11 Catherine Paulson FW 24 Maryn Wolf MF 14 Julia Leontini DF 23 Nya Harrison Head Coach: Paul Ratcliffe
College Cup MVP Offensive: Jordynn Dudley Defensive: Lauren Flynn
Assistant referees: Katherine Mitchell (United States)Florida St. v Stanford - report at Atlantic Coast Conference 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 StanfordGoals scored 5 1Total shots 16 5Saves 0 3Corner kicks 7 1Offsides 2 0Yellow cards 0 1Red cards 0 0
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