| 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer championship game | |
| Event: | 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament |
| Team1: | North Carolina |
| Team1association: | ACC |
| Team1score: | 0 |
| Team2: | Stanford |
| Team2association: | Pac-12 |
| Team2score: | 0 |
| Details: | after extra time Stanford won 5–4 on penalties |
| Date: | 8 December 2019 |
| Stadium: | Avaya Stadium |
| City: | San Jose, CA |
| Referee: | Tori Penso |
| Attendance: | 9,591 |
| Previous: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2020 |
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.[1]
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.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Goalkeeper Katie Meyer was the key player for Stanford after two saves in the penalty shootout,[3] while defender Kiki Pickett took the shot for the decesive 5–4 that allowed Stanford to win its third title since 2011.[5] This championship also became the 125 NCAA title (151 championships overall) won by the university in its sports program history.[3]
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.
| Round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | NCAA Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
| 5–0 (A) | First round | 15–0 (H) | |||
| 1–0 (A) | Second round | 4–0 (H) | |||
| 4–0 (A) | Round of 16 | 2–0 (H) | |||
| 3–2 (A) | Quarterfinal | 5–1 (H) | |||
| 2–1 (N) | Semifinal | 4–1 (N) | |||
| 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 | |||
| FW | 13 | |||
| FW | 6 | |||
| FW | 19 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | 3 | Ru Mucherera | ||
| FW | 1 | Madison Schultz | ||
| MF | 28 | Maggie Pierce | ||
| FW | 12 | Alexis Strickland | ||
| FW | 15 | |||
| MF | 16 | Aleigh Gambone | ||
| DF | xx | |||
| DF | xx | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Anson Dorrance | ||||
| GK | 19 | Katie Meyer | ||
| DF | 23 | Kiki Pickett | ||
| DF | 17 | |||
| DF | 2 | Naomi Girma | ||
| DF | 15 | Kennedy Wesley | ||
| MF | 10 | |||
| MF | 4 | |||
| MF | 20 | Catarina Macario | ||
| FW | 9 | Sophia Smith | ||
| FW | 3 | |||
| FW | 6 | Carly Malatskey | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | 24 | Abby Greubel | ||
| MF | 16 | |||
| FW | 18 | Sam Tran | ||
| MF | 5 | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Paul Ratcliffe | ||||
| College Cup MVP Offensive: Defensive:
| Match rules:
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| North Carolina | Stanford | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | Goals scored | 0 | 0 | |
| scope=row | Total shots | 12 | 21 | |
| scope=row | Offsides | x | x --> | |
| scope=row | Saves | 6 | 4 | |
| scope=row | Corner kicks | 3 | 14 | |
| scope=row | Offsides | 3 | 1 | |
| scope=row | Yellow cards | 0 | 0 | |
| scope=row | Red cards | 0 | 0 |