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2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game

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2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game
WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the match
Event2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament
Date4 December 2023
VenueWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC
RefereeMeghan Mullen
Attendance3,954
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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.[1]

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.[2][3]

Florida State also finished the season undefeated with a 22–0–1 record, the first in program history.[4] They joined the 2011 Stanford team (23–0). Florida also became the top scoring offense, having scored in 34 consecutive matches.[5]

Road to the final

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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) Round 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

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2023 College Cup
Final
Florida State5–1Stanford
Dudley 29' (p)
Brown 29', 61'
Olsson 58'
Echegini 84'
Report Doms 52'
Attendance: 3,954
Referee: Meghan Mullen

College Cup MVP
Offensive:
Defensive:

Assistant referees:
Katherine Mitchell (United States)[6]
Maggie Short (United States)[6]
Fourth official:
William Steffen (United States)[6]

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

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Overall [6]
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

References

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