The match featured Florida State (21–1–3),[2] which played its 6th. final, and BYU (17–5–3),[2] which made its 1st. appearance in the final. After both teams tied on regular time, extra time was played but the score remained the same so a penalty shoot-out was conducted to determine a champion. Florida State leaded the series 4–3 winning its third NCAA national title[3][2] and its 27th from ACC membership.[4][5]
Seminoles goalkeeper Cristina Roque, who had two saves in the penalty shoot-out, was named "Defensive Most Outstanding Player for the College Cup". Roque had an average of 1.36 saves per match. On the other hand, Zhao Yujie[6] scored the goal for the 4–3 win on penalties that gave Florida State its third national title.[2]