2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game

The 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game (also known as the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup) was played on December 8, 2019, at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California, and determined the winner of the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, the national collegiate women's soccer championship in the United States. This was the 38th. edition of this tournament organised by the NCAA.Stanford beats North Carolina in all-time classic for the 2019 women's College Cup title by Spencer Parlier on NCAA.com, 11 Dec 2019

The match featured University of North Carolina (24–2–1), which played its 26th. final, and Stanford University (24–1), which made its 5th. appearance in the final. After the match ended 0–0 throughout regulation and overtime, Stanford defeated North Carolina 5–4 on penalties to win its third NCAA women's soccer title. It was the first time in NCAA championship history that a final finished overtime scoreless.Best of the 2019 women's NCAA soccer tournament: Stanford beats UNC in shootout to take College Cup on ESPN, 9 Dec 2019Stanford wins NCAA Women's Soccer College Cup title, beating North Carolina in PKs on Soccerwrire, 9 Dec 20192019 NCAA College Cup: Stanford Wins Third National Title by RD Welch on WSoccerexpress.com, 10 Dec 2019

Goalkeeper Katie Meyer was the key player for Stanford after two saves in the penalty shootout, while defender Kiki Pickett took the shot for the decisive 5–4 that allowed Stanford to win its third title since 2011.Third Star in a Thriller on Gostanford.com, 8 Dec 2019 This championship also became the 125 NCAA title (151 championships overall) won by the university in its sports program history.

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 Stanford OpponentResultNCAA TournamentOpponentResult Belmont 5–0 (A)First round Prairie View A&M 15–0 (H) Colorado 1–0 (A)Second round Hofstra 4–0 (H) Michigan 4–0 (A)Round of 16 Penn State 2–0 (H) USC 3–2 (A)Quarterfinal BYU 5–1 (H) Washington State 2–1 (N) Semifinal UCLA 4–1 (N)

Match details

GK 0 Claudia Dickey DF 4 Bridgette Andrzejewski DF 25 Maycee Bell DF 23 Lotte Wubben-Moy DF 7 Julia Dorsey MF 10 Rachel Jones MF 14 Morgan Goff MF 8 Brianna Pinto FW 13 Isabel Cox FW 6 Taylor Otto FW 19 Alessia Russo Substitutions: FW 3 Ru Mucherera FW 1 Madison Schultz MF 28 Maggie Pierce FW 12 Alexis Strickland FW 15 Zoe Redei MF 16 Aleigh Gambone DF xx Lois Joel DF xx Tori Hansen Manager: Anson Dorrance

GK 19 Katie Meyer DF 23 Kiki Pickett DF 17 Sam Hiatt DF 2 Naomi Girma DF 15 Kennedy Wesley MF 10 Maya Doms MF 4 Belle Briede MF 20 Catarina Macario FW 9 Sophia Smith FW 3 Madison Haley FW 6 Carly Malatskey Substitutions: FW 24 Abby Greubel MF 16 Beattie Goad FW 18 Sam Tran MF 5 Sierra Enge Manager: Paul Ratcliffe

College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive:

Assistant referees: Deleana Quan (United States) Salma Perez (United States) Fourth official: Sam Bilbo (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 StanfordGoals scored 0 0Total shots 12 21 Offsides x x -->Saves 6 4Corner kicks 3 14Offsides 3 1Yellow cards 0 0Red cards 0 0

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