Vermont wins 2024 NCAA Men’s College Cup
The University of Vermont is now the 2024 Division I men’s soccer national champion! The Vermont Catamounts made history on December 16th by claiming their first-ever national title with an OT golden goal from Maximilian Kissel to beat Marshall University 2-1 in the NCAA College Cup. The last time Marshall was in a national title game (2020), they won in overtime — this time, it was Vermont on the winning side.
Vermont was down 1-0 in the 67th minute, they battled against Marshall to earn the equalizer in the 80th minute. In overtime, sprinting down the flank, Kissel brought down the long ball out of the back and found himself 1v1 with the keeper, touched around him, and calmly passed the ball into the open net — etching his team into Vermont Catamount history. This was only the third golden goal victory in a national championship since 1985 and Vermont becomes just the eighth team to win a national title in its first College Cup.
Congratulations to the University of Vermont Men’s Soccer Team!
North Carolina wins 2024 NCAA Women’s College Cup
The University of North Carolina is now the 2024 Division I women’s soccer national champion! Olivia Thomas scored on a free kick in the 62nd minute for her fourth goal of the NCAA tournament as North Carolina beat Wake Forest 1-0 on December 9th for the program’s first national championship since 2012. Thomas drew three defenders and was taken down just outside the 18-yard box by Dempsey Brown, who received a yellow card. Thomas found a gap in the wall and curled it past goalkeeper Valentina Amaral for her ninth goal of the season.
North Carolina continues to dominate women’s soccer at the NCAA level. North Carolina (22-5-0) has won 22 of the 43 NCAA women’s soccer titles. The Tar Heels also won the 1981 AIAW title to total 23 national championships. No other women’s soccer team has won more than four.
Congratulations to the University of North Carolina Women’s Soccer Team!