A Comparison Of The Paricipants
The Final Four | Florida State | North Carolina | Alabama | UCLA |
Teams | ||||
Overall Record | 17-2-3 | 19-4-1 | 23-2-1 | 20-2-1 |
Conference | ACC | ACC | SEC | Pac-12 |
Conference Record | 8-2-0 | 8-2-0 | 10-0-0 | 9-2-0 |
Regular Season Finish In Conference Play | 1 (tie) | 1 (tie) | 1 | 2 |
Record Away From Home | 7-1-1 | 8-1-0 | 8-1-1 | 8-2-0 |
Coach Years At Helm | Brian Pensky 1st | Anson Dorrance 46th | Wes Hart 8th | Margueritte Aozasa 1st |
NCAA Seed | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
RPI | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
College Soccer News Rank Last Poll Issued | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Total # Shots | 369 | 414 | 528 | 421 |
Average # Shots Per Game | 16.7 | 17.3 | 20.3 | 18.3 |
Number Shots On Goal | 179 | 195 | 224 | 202 |
Shots On Goal % | 0.485 | 0.471 | 0.424 | 0.480 |
Total Goals Scored | 62 | 58 | 76 | 62 |
Average Goals Per Game | 2.81 | 2.42 | 2.92 | 2.70 |
Total Goals Allowed | 17 | 15 | 17 | 12 |
Average Goals Allowed Per Game | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.52 |
Number Shutouts | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Most Goals Allowed In A Single Game | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Corners Taken | 107 | 155 | 191 | 120 |
Corners Allowed | 64 | 70 | 74 | 76 |
Win Streak/Unbeaten Streak | 5/8 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
Last Loss | North Carolina 1-2 10/20/2022 | Florida State 1-2 11/6/2022 | South Carolina 0-1 11/6/2022 | USC 0-2 11/4/2022 |
Strength | Experience/Composure | Momentum/Tenacity | Work Ethic/Grit | Balance/Execution |
How They Beat You | Opportunistic/Persistence Full 90 Minute Shift | Pressure/Balance Possession | Explosiveness/Determination Team Effort | Execution/Consistency Discipline/Composure |
Where The Have The Edge | Up Top | Backline | Midfield | Goal |
Top Goal Scorer | Onyi Echegini (10g, 5a) Senior Midfielder | Avery Patterson (11g, 8a) Junior Forward | Riley Mattingly Parker (17g, 7a) Senior Forward | Sunshine Fontes (11g, 7a) Senior Forward |
# Players With 3 Or More Goals | Ten | Seven | Eight | Seven |
Wild Card The X-Factor | Jody Brown (8g, 9a) Junior Forward | Ally Sentnor (10g, 2a) RS Freshman Forward | Ashlynn Serepca (10g, 3a) Graduate Student Forward | Reilyn Turner (9g, 3a) Junior Forward |
Key Distributor | Jenna Nighswonger (6g, 15a) Forward | Isabel Cox (2g, 8a) Forward | Felicia Knox (7g, 20a) Midfielder | Ally Lemos (1g, 8a) Midfielder |
Key Defender | Lauren Flynn, Junior Heather Payne, Senior | Tori Hansen, Senior Julia Dorsey, Senior | Reyna Reyes, Senior | Lilly Reale, Sophomore Quincy McMahon, Sophomore |
Goalkeeper | Cristina Roque (0.74 GAA) Junior | Emmie Allen (0.59 GAA) RS Freshman | McKinley Crone (0.67 GAA) Graduate Student | Lauren Brzykcy (0.52 GAA) Graduate Student |
Don’t Understate | Beata Olsson (6g, 3a), Forward Leilanni Nesbeth (6g, 2a), Forward | Talia Delaperuta, (4g, 3a) Midfielder Emily Moxley (0g, 6a) Forward | Riley Tanner (5g, 8a), Forward | Ally Cook (5g, 2a) Forward Lexi Wright (7g, 6a) Forward Jayden Perry (1,1) Defender |
Freshmen To Watch | Heather Gilchrist, Defender | Maddie Dahlien, Forward Emmie Allen – Goalkeeper (RS) Tesa Dellarose – Defender Emerson Elgin – Midfielder (RS) | Paul Gianna, Forward | Ally Lemos, Midfielder Sofia Cook, Midfielder |
A Key Element | Leilanni Nesbeth (6g, 2a) Senior Forward | Emily Colton, Midfielder (1g, 5a) Libby Moore, Midfielder (1g, 1a) | Gessica Skorka (2g, 7a) Defender Shasha Pickard Defender | Madelyn Desiano (2g, 5a) Defender Maricarmen Reyes (4g, 4a) Midfielder |
The Glue | Jenna Nighswonger (6g, 15a) Forward Clara Robbins (5g, 5a), Midfielder Cristina Roque Goalkeeper | Tori Hansen (7g, 2a) Defender Emily Moxley (0g, 6a) Forward Libby Moore (1g, 1a) Midfielder | Felicia Knox (7g, 20a) Midfielder Riley Mattingly Parker (17g, 7a) Forward Reyna Reyes (8g, 1a) Midfielder | Lauren Brzykcy Goalkeeper Sunshine Fontes (11g, 7a) Forward Lilly Reale (1g, 1a) Defender |
Player With Most Minutes Played | Heather Gilchrist Defender (1863) | Emmie Allen Goalkeeper (1,830) | Sasha Pickard Defender (2285) | Lauren Brzykcy Goalkeeper (1911) |
Cards: Yellow/Red | 17/0 | 19/2 | 36/0 | 18/0 |
Last Trip To College Cup | 2021 | 2020 | None | 2019 |
Road Traveled Home – H Away – A | FGCU 3-0 (H) LSU 4-1 (H) Pitt 3-0 (H) Arkansas 1-0 (H) | Old Dominion 5-0 (H) Georgia 3-1 (H) BYU 3-2 (H) Notre Dame 2-0 (A) | Jackson State 9-0 (H) Portland 2-1 (H) UC Irvine 3-1 (H) Duke 3-2 ) OT (H) | Northern Arizona 4-1 (H) UCF 1-1 (3-0 PKs) (OT) (H) Northwestern 2-0 (H) Virginia 2-1 (OT) (H) |
Location – WakeMed Soccer Park – Cary, North Carolina
Semifinal #1 – Florida State vs. North Carolina – 6 pm EST – Friday, December 2, 2022
Semifinal #2 – Alabama vs. UCLA – 8:30 EST – Friday, December 2, 2022
National Championship – Monday 8 pm EST – December 5, 2022