The 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game (also known as the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup) was played on December 4, 2022, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, and determined the winner of the 2022 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 comebackUCLA women’s soccer pulls off miracle comeback over North Carolina for NCAA title BY EM ADLER on Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec 2022 to defeat North Carolina 3–2 and win their second NCAA women's soccer title.UCLA wins the 2022 national championship in an all-time classic, 3–2 in 2OT on NCAA, 5 Dec 2022UCLA crowned NCAA National Champions to wrap 2022 Pac-12 Women’s Soccer season on Pac 12 Conference, 7 Dec 2023

UCLA forced extra time after scoring in the final 20 seconds, and would win after a goal scored by Graduate midfielder Maricarmen Reyes in the 107th Minute. 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.UCLA storms back, wins second NCAA women’s soccer title UCLA Newsroom, 6 Dec 2022UCLA Women's Soccer Beats UNC in College Cup Final, Wins NCAA Title by Sam Connon on Sports Illustrated, 5 Dec 2022

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 Round UCLA OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult Old Dominion 5–0 (H)First round Northern Arizona 4–1 (A) Georgia 3–1 (H)Second round UCF 1–1 (A) BYU 3–2 (H) Round of 16 Northwestern 2–0 (A) Notre Dame 2–0 (H) Quarterfinal Virginia 2–1 (A) Florida State 3–2 (N) College Cup Alabama 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 MF 20 Libby Moore MF 24 Talia DellaPeruta FW 8 Emily Moxley FW 13 Isabel Cox FW 15 Avery Patterson FW 21 Ally Sentnor Substitutions: FW 5 Maddie Dahlien MF 28 Maggie Pierce MF 16 Aleigh Gambone FW 9 Tori DellaPeruta FW 10 Rachel Jones FW 35 Emily Murphy Head Coach: Anson Dorrance

GK 1 Lauren Brzykcy DF 4 Lilly Reale DF 15 Jayden Perry DF 19 Quincy McMahon MF 10 Ally Lemos MF 11 Madelyn Desiano MF 27 Jackie Gilday FW 17 Lexi Wright FW 26 Bridgette Marin FW 50 Sunshine Fontes FW 66 Reilyn Turner Substitutions: FW 33 Ally Cook MF 9 Sofia Cook MF 24 Maricarmen Reyes DF 34 Brianne RileyHead Coach: Margueritte Aozasa

College Cup MVP Offensive: Reilyn Turner Defensive: Lilly Reale

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 NorthCarolina UCLAGoals scored 2 3Total shots 13 20Saves 9 5Corner kicks 4 9Fouls 9 22Yellow cards 3 2Red cards 0 0

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