(1) Florida State (20-4-3) defeated (1) North Carolina (21-4-2) by a 1-0 score in Cary, NC to win the 2018 NCAA women’s soccer National Championship. It’s the second title for the Seminoles. FSU’s first championship came in 2014 (1-0 vs. Virginia).
Game Recap
North Carolina didn’t take long to get going in this game. In the first minute Dorian Bailey received a pass in the attacking third from Julia Ashley. Bailey turned and tried to slip a pass to Alex Kimball, but there was a miscommunication, as Kimball never made her run. The ball went through and Natalia Kuikka attempted to clear it.