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2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game

The 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game (also known as the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's College Cup) was played on December 12, 2022, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and determined the winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, the national collegiate soccer championship in the United States. This was the 64rd edition of the oldest active competition in United States college soccer.

2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship game
WakeMed Soccer Park hosted the final
Event2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Syracuse Indiana
ACC Big Ten
2 2
After extra time
Syracuse won 7–6 on penalties
DateDecember 12, 2022
VenueWakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
RefereeMatt Thompson
Attendance4,010
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The match featured Syracuse University, which made its first ever appearance in the College Cup final, and Indiana University Bloomington (known athletically as simply "Indiana"), which made its 16th appearance in the final, and its first since 2020.

The match was tied 2–2 at the end of regulation and after extra time. A penalty shootout was held to determine the College Cup winner, which Syracuse won 7–6. The title gave Syracuse their first NCAA title in men's soccer.[1]

Road to the final edit

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The NCAA Division I men'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 men's national champion. The tournament has been formally held since 1959, when it was an eight-team tournament. Since then, the tournament has expanded to 48 teams, in which every Division I conference tournament champion is allocated a berth. It was Syracuse's first title game appearance in school history,[2] and Indiana's 17th.[3]

Indiana (B1G) Round Syracuse (ACC)
Opponent Result NCAA Tournament Opponent Result
Bye — First round Bye —
Saint Louis (A-10) 1–0 (H) Second round Penn (Ivy) 2–1 (H)
Marshall (SBC) 1–0 (H) Third round (Sweet 16) Cornell (Ivy) 1–0 (H)
UNC Greensboro (SoCon) 2–0 (A) Quarterfinals (Elite 8) Vermont (A-East) 2–1 (H)
Pittsburgh (ACC) 2–0 (N) College Cup (Final 4) Creighton (Big East) 3–2 (N)

Match details edit

College Cup
Final
Syracuse2–2 (a.e.t.)Indiana
Opoku   24'
Calov   33'		 Report McDonald   32'
Endeley   80'
Penalties
  • Boselli  
  • Kocevski  
  • Calov  
  • Singelmann  
  • Biros  
  • Rauch  
  • Johnson  
  • Sinclair  
 7–6
  •   Wittenbrink
  •   Henderlong
  •   Mihalic
  •   Sarver
  •   Maher
  •   Bezerra
  •   Helmer
  •   Goumballe
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: Matt Thompson
GK 1   Russell Shealy
DF 2   Christian Curti
DF 3   Abdi Salim   17'
DF 4   Noah Singelmann   35'   45'   94'
MF 5   Amferny Sinclair   35'
MF 8   Jeorgio Kocevski
FW 10   Nathan Opoku   36'   45'
FW 11   Lorenzo Boselli   24'   45'   67'
FW 14   Levonte Johnson   32'   45'   67'   83'
MF 17   Giona Leibold   36'   45'   83'   90'
DF 22   Olu Oyegunle
Substitutions:
MF 7   Curt Calov   32'   45'   67'   83'   94'
FW 9   Julius Rauch   36'   45'
MF 13   Colin Biros   24'   45'   67'   83'
MF 18   Camden Holbrook   36'   45'   83'   90'
DF 23   Jackson Glenn   35'   45'   83'
Manager:
  Ian McIntyre
GK 0   JT Harms
DF 2   Joey Maher   97'
DF 5   Daniel Munie
FW 9   Samuel Sarver
DF 11   Nyk Sessock
FW 14   Maouloune Goumballe   24'   45'   62'   105'
FW 17   Herbert Endeley
FW 18   Ryan Wittenbrink
DF 19   Brett Bebej   105'
MF 21   Jack Wagoner   90'
MF 22   Patrick McDonald
Substitutions:
FW 7   Karsen Henderlong
FW 10   Tommy Mihalic   24'   45'   62'   108'
MF 12   Quinten Helmer
FW 15   Luka Bezerra
FW 26   Nate Ward   108'
Manager:
  Todd Yeagley

College Cup MVP
Offensive: Nathan Opoku (Syracuse)
Defensive: Russell Shealy (Syracuse)

Assistant referees:
Salma Perez (United States)
Albert Escovar (United States)
Fourth official:
Dimitar Chavdarov (United States)

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 edit

Overall[4]
Syracuse Indiana
Goals scored 2 2
Total shots 20 15
Shots on target 8 5
Saves 3 6
Corner kicks 6 7
Offsides 2 5
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Syracuse Wins 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship". theACC.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Syracuse, Indiana face-off in NCAA National Championship Match". cuse.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Indiana Meets Syracuse in National Championship Match". IUHoosiers.com. Cary, North Carolina. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Box Score: Indiana vs. Syracuse (December 12, 2022)" (PDF). theACC. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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