2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game
 WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the match | |||||||
| Event | 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament | ||||||
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| Date | 2 December 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC | ||||||
| Referee | Lance VanHaitsma | ||||||
| Attendance | 12,512 | ||||||
The 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game (also known as the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup) was played on December 8, 2018, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, and determined the winner of the 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, the national collegiate women's soccer championship in the United States. This was the 37th. edition of this tournament organised by the NCAA.[1]
The match featured Florida State (20–4–3),[2] which played its 4th. final, and University of North Carolina (21–4–2),[2] which made its 25th. appearance in the final. Florida State defeated North Carolina 1–0 to win its second NCAA women's soccer title, with a goal scored by Dallas Dorosy in the 60th minute after an assistance by Deyna Castellanos.[1]
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) | Round | North Carolina (ACC) | ||
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| Opponent | Result | NCAA Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| Loyola (A10) | 1–0 (H) | First round | Howard (MEAC) | 4–0 (H) |
| South Florida (AAC) | 3–1 (H) | Second round | Kansas (Big 12) | 4–1 (H) |
| USC (Pac-12) | 1–1 (5–4 p) (H) | Round of 16 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 3–0 (H) |
| Penn State (Big Ten) | 1–0 (H) | Quarterfinal | UCLA (Pac-12) | 2–2 (4–2 p) (A) |
| Stanford (Pac-12) | 2–0 (N) | Semifinal | Georgetown (Big East) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (N) |
Match details
| Florida State | 1–0 | North Carolina |
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Dorossy  60' |
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College Cup MVP
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Statistics
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North Carolina | |
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| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 8 | 8 |
| Saves | 2 | 2 |
| Corner kicks | 1 | 5 |
| Offsides | 0 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b Women's college soccer: Florida State beats North Carolina 1-0 for 2018 College Cup title by Shannon Scovel on NCAA.com, 3 Dec 2018
- ^ a b Florida State soccer wins the National Championship by Akeem Joffer on Tomahawk Nation.com, 2 Dec 2018